Finding "lost lost" cousins in Melbourne

[mikematt]

Hi. I'm hoping to track down relatives of George Edward Chandler who died in Williamstown, Melbourne in 1982. He was descended from Alfred Neck who travelled to Australia from Bridgwater, Somerset in the 1840s. I thought maybe I could advertise in a local newspaper but not sure what the best one would be. Any help would be appreciated.

[Treetotal]

Hi Mike and welcome to RootsChat...You could try Trove Newspaper archive.
Carol

[JACK GEE]

Google - TROVE and look thru the newspaper  THe Augus.

[warncoort]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/
Runs lost friends section each week.
Have you checked surnames interest board,at bottom of page?

[DavidG02]

Hi MikeMatt

Dont think its going to be successful. Looks as if George didnt marry but a brother Albert Reuben Chandler (named after father died 1929 obit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69518811 ) did

Albert Reuben Chandler 1911-1986 also in Williamstown married Havis Violet Tucker in 1930. A Herald Sun tribute notice from 2009 states a son died and both parents deceased . No mention of other family and Melbourne people might be able to describe Keilor House and its likely occupants.

Thats the last apart from noting Havis is mentioned as passing in 1995 aged 80. That makes a marriage age of 15. So that seems uncomfirmed. Her cremated remains are at Altona Cemetery.

George Edwards cremated remains are also at Altona cemetery. You can find more at this site
http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search.aspx

You can find an address from 1974 Sands and McDougall Directory for AR Chandler on https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/  search "free journals''

There may be other children but they span the available birth records up to and after 1917

Albert Reuben 1911-1986
Frederick Sinclair 1913-1937
William Herbert 1916- 1916
George Edward 1917/18-1982

So thats an example of the finds you can make from Trove , Vic BDM and associated sites

Good luck

[mikematt]

Thanks everyone for their replies, especially David - some interesting info and good leads there which I will follow up.

[cupoflife]

Albert Reuben CHANDLER Date of grant: 18 Nov 1986; Date of death: 13 Sep 1986; Occupation: Rtd Waterside Worker; Residence: Williamstown
http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewItem&entityId=3150512521
Series title: Wills
Description: 972/695
Date range: 1986 -
Public access: Open
Format: Physical
Location: North Melbourne
This Item is part of
Series number:   VPRS 7591
Consignment number: P0012
Unit number: 56

http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewItem&entityId=5142351489
Series title: Probate and Administration Files
Description: 972/695
Date range: 1986 -
Public access: Open
Format: Physical
Location: North Melbourne
This Item is part of
Series number: VPRS 28
Consignment number: P0016
Unit number: 291

http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewItem&entityId=5169125469
Series title: Probate and Administration Files
Description: 1102444
CHANDLER, Havis Violet
WILLIAMSTOWN
WIDOW
Date range: 1995 - 1995
Public access: Open
Format: Physical
Location: North Melbourne
This Item is part of
Series number: VPRS 28
Consignment number: P0025
Unit number: 224

http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewItem&entityId=6182950248
Series title: Probate and Administration Files
Description: 1321258
CHANDLER, Albert Reuben
Keilor Downs
RETIRED
Date range: 2009 - 2009
Public access: Open
Format: Physical
Location: North Melbourne
This Item is part of
Series number: VPRS 28
Consignment number: P0040
Unit number: 288

http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/2790508/view?random=1532009117612
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Albert-Reuben-Chandler/8390646
https://billiongraves.com/grave/ALBERT-REUBEN-CHANDLER/8404802
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Havis-Violet-Chandler/8451414

[mikematt]

Albert Reuben CHANDLER Date of grant: 18 Nov 1986; Date of death: 13 Sep 1986; Occupation: Rtd Waterside Worker; Residence: Williamstown

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http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/2790508/view?random=1532009117612
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Albert-Reuben-Chandler/8390646
https://billiongraves.com/grave/ALBERT-REUBEN-CHANDLER/8404802
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Havis-Violet-Chandler/8451414

Many thanks for this - doesn't look as though Albert Jnr had a family.