Helen Beatrice Varley née Womack in Adelaide?

[cando]

Well I certainly don't have a SAGenealogy membership

Cando

[bugbear]

Hi BugBear

Maybe Helen left Adelaide after the death of John, unless the married ended sooner?

John VARLEY aged 73y resident at College Park died in Adelaide 1 Jul 1963.
Matches this birth...
John VARLEY born 6 Nov 1889
Parents Hiram Wentworth VARLEY and Alice Agnes KELLY
Kensington Road (Norwood?) given as birthplace/residence
Reg  Nor/448/269

Found it;

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Norwood+SA+5067,+Australia/@-34.9266081,138.639582,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ab0cb687046538f:0x5033654628ebb20

WW2 service record for son John
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/NameSearch.aspx

Birth of daughter
Helen Josephine VARLEY  b. 2 Oct 1923 at Willaston (Gawler)
Reg  Bar/123A/260


Essie

Very helpful - thank you.

 BugBear

[cando]

You have found the suburb of Norwood not the Registration District of Norwood

Only Kensington Road is noted as the place of the birth which is in the registration district of Norwood.  The birth could have been in any of the suburbs through which Kensington Rd passes as the complete area would have been in the Norwood registration district in 1890.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128935407
The News  11 August 1931
"WORSE OFF THAN IN AUSTRALIA"
Farmers in England Suffer "People in England appear to be worse off than they are here. and this applies particularly to farmers in Norfolk and Suffolk," said Mr. J. Varley, sheep farmer, of Harrogate, near Nairne on disembarking from the steamer Hobsons Bay at Outer Harbor. He had been on a six months' holiday trip to Britain.
"A visitor to Britain is immediately impressed with the harmful effect of the dole system," said Mr. Varley. "The system calls for no labor in return for the money. It is having a serious effect on farmers. Married men are not prepared to work for 30/ a week when £2 10/ may be secured from the dole. The result is that farmers have had to offer more attractive wages. which generally are more than they can afford.
"Everywhere are farms for sale and to let. Many can be secured almost at unimproved valuation. A wet spring has made conditions even worse."

Cando

[cando]

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73853624

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54174693
Adelaide passengers booked for the Largs Bay which leaves Outer Harbour for London on Monday are: — Mr. and Mrs. J. Varley.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article109398279
ARRIVED ON THE JERVOIS BAY
The following passengers disembarked at Adelaide from the "Jervois Bay" which arrived on January 12:….. Mrs. H. B. Varley, Master J. W. and Miss H. J. Varley.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74085108
NOTES FROM BRIGHTON
Mrs. John Varley. Miss Josephine Varley and Master John Varley have returned to their home at St. Peters after a holiday at 'Elwood.'

Cando

[bugbear]

Well, I now have a fairly rich set of facts on that generation of Womacks.

Interestingly, some dates and locations overlap.

I now need to look at the data I've built up "in the round" and see what I can see.

Thanks to all - I couldn't have got to this point without you.

 BugBear

[cando]

Interestingly, some dates and locations overlap.

Which dates and locations?

Perhaps you may like to do a search on TROVE for more snippets.

Neither John nor Helen appear on the 1939 or 1943 South Australian Electoral Rolls however not all rolls survived.  John advertised his farm for sale in 1931 so may have retired sometime after his return from England and moved to the suburb of St Peters or he may have kept his farm. He died at College Park which is also a suburb in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide.

Cando

[cando]

Miss Helen WOMACK, 33, spinster embarked for Australia on 3 Jan 1920 on the MANUA, ticketed to Brisbane.

Mr John VARLEY, 41, Farmer embarked Southampton on 8 Jul 1931 on the HOBSONS BAY, ticketed to Sydney.  Last address in UK Bank of Adelaide, Leadenhall, Street, E1.

Mrs Helen B VARLEY, 44, housewife; John W 10 years, Helen 7 years embarked on the JERVIS BAY from Southampton on 9 Dec 1931, ticketed to Adelaide.  Last Address in UK 101 Southtown Road, Grt. Yarmouth.

VARLEY Helen Beatrice dob 23 Mar 1887, Helen J dob 2 Oct 1923, nurse, embarked on 10 Oct 1957 from London on the STRATHNAVER. Last address in UK The Hall, Fulham Market, Diss and also on the 15 Nov 1957 on the HIMILAYA.  Neither record has been struck out.

Index of Wills and Admons
VARLEY Helen Beatrice of The Beeches Pulham Market Norfolk died 14 March 1965 at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital Norwich  Probate Norwich 14 June to Helen Josehine Varley spinster  £2215.

Cando

[bugbear]

Interestingly, some dates and locations overlap.

Which dates and locations?
 

Sorry - what I meant was dates and locations of other members of the extended family, back in the UK.

There's also an interesting sequence for John Varley:

Jan 1931: Sell 551 acre farm and 6 bedroom farmhouse at Harrogate
Feb - Aug 1931: visit UK
Aug 1933: buy 400 acres near Mount Barker

So he moved around 30 miles NW. I wonder why?

   BugBear