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Australia / Re: Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Tuesday 19 May 20 05:01 BST (UK)  »
This is marvellous!  Thank you all so much.

I now have lots to look up and find out.

It's terrific to be able to flesh out the details of someone about whom you previously knew nothing at all.

Thanks again, everyone, for your help.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Julie

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Australia / Re: Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Tuesday 19 May 20 02:24 BST (UK)  »
Sue,

Thank you so much, I really appreciate this - she's starting to come To life for me now!

Cheers,
Julie

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Australia / Re: Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Tuesday 19 May 20 01:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sue,

Thank you, I would most be grateful if you would type it up - as long as it's not too much trouble.

As for young Dorothy, I think I will try and contact the archives for the Foundling Hospital which wa run by the SSOJ. The nuns usually have a good handle with the archives of their various institutions so I might be lucky.

Thanks again for your help with this.

Cheers,
Julie

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Australia / Re: Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Tuesday 19 May 20 00:59 BST (UK)  »
Me again,

I can't thank you all enough for these leads. I've been out of the action for a few years now (you know how life can get in the way!) and I was having trouble getting started. Thanks for the kick start. I'm really grateful.

Eileen was always a bit of a mystery. I was only 8 when my grandfather died (her older brother) so I had no idea about anything really. I only found out anything (and it was only hints at that) at all when my mother passed and I inherited all her papers and photos.

I guess what I'm trying to say is she's seems like a good one with which to restart my research.

I'll let you know how I get on.

 :) Julie

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Australia / Re: Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Monday 18 May 20 04:45 BST (UK)  »
Thanks All!

I got the same in results. She apparently married the twice (Richard Duncan Neil AVERY and Jonathan Kent, although somewhere I have the name Eric Bosher as well). She died on 5 July 1980 so was abt 90 when went.

William, the father, was a very lucky man in that he didn't spend much time in gaol. As well as the son running away after being neglected, and the daughter pregnant at 16, he was then prosecuted for receiving stolen goods and disposing of same. The last being after he coerced his second eldest eldest (Thomas my grandfather) into stealing 5, or thereabouts, gramophones from his place of employment.

I can see that this may be one of those unsolvables, however, I will try the archives for the Foundling Hospital at Broadmeadows and see if I have any joy.

Thanks again!

Cheers,
Julie

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Australia / Eileen Mary SPILLANE - can't find her child
« on: Sunday 17 May 20 06:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

I am looking for any trace of my great-aunt's child. I came by this information through an article in Trove and it has me stumped. The article reads as follows:

FALSE REGISTRATION OF BIRTH.
A charge against Wm. S. Spillane, grain broker, of making a false statement in registering the
birth of his daughter's illegitimate child was investigated at the St. Kilda police, court on Friday. Spillane pleaded guilty. Considerable public interest was exhibited in the prosecution, the accused being the father of a youth of eighteen years, who, after being shockingly neglected, ran away with the intention of killing himself, but fortunately fell Into the hands of the police. The youth is now -In the care of the Christion Brothers at Geelong,
Eileen M, . Spillane, a young girl wearing A short dress, said she gave birth to a illegitimate. child at the residence of Nurse Arscott, Inkerman St., on 19th June, 1906. Her father took
her to the place, and afterwards went with her to Broadmeadows, where the child was given over to the Foundling Hospital authorities. Witness went under the name of Moon at Nurse Arscott's. Nurse Arscott said that in May last year accused introduced himself to her as .Mr. Moon, and arranged for the accommodation of his daughter. Blanch Manly, registrar of births, deaths and marriages, St. Kida, stated that on 22nd June a child was registered in the name of Dorothy Maloney by a man who gave the name, of Wm. Maloney, and signed the register as the father. Before registering witness read the caution that any. false statement would be perjury.
Detective Coonan deposed to accused having on 12th inst. admitted registering his daughter's child in the name of Dorothy Moloney, so that the family should not he disgraced. Witness reminded him that, he made a. false. registration, and lie answered, "I know I did." He then stated that he did not know the name of the father of the child. Until-. Detective Sainslmry told him, accused was not aware that- the child was dead.
Accused. was committed for trial

Now, I have searched Vic BDM, plus everywhere else I can think of chasing info in this article but cannot seem to find anything at all.

As you can see from the first paragraph, this was not the first time that year that this family was under scrutiny (and there's more...but that is not for today).

Can't find a birth or a death, in any combination of names.

If anyone can suggest anything at all I can try, I would be most grateful.

Cheers,
Julie

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Australia / Re: Passenger list - "John Renwick" - Anne BRENNAN
« on: Friday 15 December 17 03:44 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bruce,

Welcome to Rootschat. You'll have already noticed that the people on here are lovely, and very helpful. Sorry I haven't replied earlier but I've just got the chance.

I believe that the replies you've had so far are correct in that my Anne remarried in 1855 (after Michael Blakeney died in 1854). However, I would really like to know whether your Anne's first marriage to a Michael Blakeney is in any way related to my Blakeney's. If you would like to PM me with any information you would be ok with sharing, I would be more than happy to share what I have with you.

Good luck with the hunt!

Cheers,
Julie

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Australia / Re: Pink Hats.......
« on: Monday 29 August 16 05:00 BST (UK)  »
Thanks jaybelnz. I'd forgotten that fact - it's been a little while since I was on rootschat.

Cheers,
julie

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Australia / Re: Pink Hats.......
« on: Monday 29 August 16 04:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Daniel,

So sorry for my tardy reply - I've been interstate and only just come home.

The reason I wanted a copy of the book was that my great-aunt, Bridget Ellen Keating, married Lloyd William Burdett Smith and I wanted to have a rounded view of the family. I have been in touch with their grandchildren (the Farrells)by their daughter Pamela. My mother Dawn Spillane was very close to Pamela and Marie, and also had a lot of contact with Lloydette and her family when my brothers and I were young.

I was able to obtain a copy from the State Library of Victoria, and found it a fascinating read, as well as filling i a number of gaps in the family history.

I would be very interested in the update you are doing! It sounds like a big job but I'm sure you're having a fine time with it. If there is anything I can do to assist you, please don't hesitate to ask!

Cheers,
Julie

PS: I will PM you with my email address

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