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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 07:21 BST (UK) »
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52949068
The West Australia 5 Jun 1954

THOMAS MARTIN FITZGERALD, formerly of Eleanor street, GERALDTON, TAKE NOTICE that HANNAH HELENA FITZGERALD has commenced action No. F15 of 1954 against you in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in which the Plaintiff claims for an order that the furniture and personal effects referred to in annexure "A" of an Affidavit of the said Hannah Helena Fitzgerald sworn the 9th day of March 1954 and filed in the above action be declared to be the sole Property of the said Hannah Helena Fitzgerald and that the furniture and personal
effects referred to in annexure. "B" of the said Affidavit be declared to be the property
of the said Hannah Helena Fitzgerald Jointly with you the said Thomas Martin Fitzgerald............

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 07:26 BST (UK) »
Thomas states he was born 1903 Perth and this is the only birth I can find.  Nothing for COWAN.

FITZGERALD    Thomas Joseph       
Father Michael    Mother Johannah Catherine Lanigan     
District Mount Mary    Reg#6263    1903

Probably not him.

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 07:37 BST (UK) »
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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 07:47 BST (UK) »
There are some references to Marion FITZGERALD-COWAN in social announcements in W.A

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40739663 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83002545

adding : I think she married in 1946 as Marion E.F. COWAN.   (maybe the BDM didn't handle hyphenated names too well)
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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 07:53 BST (UK) »
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Not Hannah's husband.

The above man was on the electoral rolls in WA to 1963 when he died.

Burial record
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=FB00022237

So who was Thomas Martin F COWAN/FITZGERALD?

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http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=741806
WW2 service summary has service #WX5425

FITZGERALD Thomas Martin - WX5425 AIF;
Year of Death - 1979; Crematorium - Woongarra QLD

Death
1979   C3578   
FITZGERALD Thomas Martin    No parents detailed.

He had been a POW.

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 09:55 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for searching for me and finding so much Information. :D :D

I do not have a copy of Henry Aubrey's death certificate or had a reply from the Lady who asked me if I could find more information. :(

She did write saying that in 1889 Henry and Jane Aubrey had twin daughters Margaret and Louisa.

As you say I believe that Jane was much younger than Henry; maybe his second wife? :-\

I know that Dudley Seaward Seaton was the son of Leonard George Snook and Dorothy G J Sturman. Leonard George Snook having jumped ship sometime between 1881 and 1891 and in Australia changed his name to Seaton. His marriage in 1895 giving his name as Seaton.

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 10:15 BST (UK) »
Mufffin as there are no marriage or birth registrations the person who compiled the family tree [and possibly copied on by others] obviously had information that is simply not available elsewhere.  Henry's death certificate should include the following info detailed in WA
http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html

The only information I transcribed from the tree is in reply#6.  The rest I researched myself.

Do you need further assistance and if so, what with?

Contact with the local family history group  may yield more information.

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 10:28 BST (UK) »
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SEATON Dudley S   
OLSEN Anna M
District Murchison Reg#38 1939 

In my tree I have Cue, Western Australia, Australia as the place of marriage for them. Are Cue and Murchison not far from each other?

Also I have not found any children for their marriage yet.

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Re: Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia.
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 10:40 BST (UK) »
The marriage was registered in the Registration District of Murchison.  Use google....one of my best research tools ;)

You won't find any births to this couple as the birth index in WA only extends to 1932.

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