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Hi all

I hope someone can help.  The attched scan is from an Australian marriage certificate in 1870.

I know that the Fathers name is Nathaniel Blackwell but can only work out the mother as Susan ? 

Any suggestions as to the surname?

Genni   

Hi Everyone

Hope someone can help, if anyone has access to the Victorian Probate Indexes, I need information before Thursday so I can order a will online for viewing Saturday morning.

William ALLEN died Melbourne East 30th January 1923.

The family was fairly well off, so there should be a will.

I just need the reference no. so I can order it at the PROV.

Thanks in advance

Genni

My sister and I are heading to the Melbourne Archives next Saturday 9th April 2005.

If anyone wants any information looked up regarding shipping, probate etc.

Please let me know before Friday 8th.

Cheers
Genni

Hope someone can advise me, with my GRECO family.

I am at a loss as to how to go about tracking down a grandfather.

The gentleman concerned is Reginald Alexander GREGORY.
Reginald said that he arrived in Australia on the “Oruba”, and that he was born at the turn of the century, and went to school in Bendigo.

I have his Australianmarriage certificate which puts his birth about 1898 and the place Forest Gate London. His parents: Ambrose GREGORY and Mary BLACKBURN.  Unfortunately Mary turned out to be his step-mother. 

The shipping list for the “Oruba” arrived in Melbourne in August 1908.
On the shipping list is the GRECO family consisting of: -
Ambrose GRECO, Mrs GRECO and 10-year-old Reginald GRECO (they came from England)
Electoral Roll for 1911 in Bendigo Victoria I have found a listing for:-
Ambrose GRECO and his "wife" Annie.
Annie disappears after this, can't find death.  Ambrose marries Mary BLACKBURN nee BLANDTHORN in 1913. States he is single. 

Somewhere between 1913 and 1920 the family name changed from GRECO to GREGORY.

My problem is I can't find a birth for Reginald Alexander GRECO in the GRO indexes and can't find him listed on the 1901 census.  Ambrose is listed as single and living with his parents in St George's Road, West Ham. 

I have found a Reginald Alexander AITCHISON born Dec qtr 1897 Colchester ESSEX and on the census in 1901 living with a SMITH family with relationship as being Nurse Childs. 
What is a Nurse Childs?  Is he a possibility? Where is Colchester in relation to London?

Hope someone can adivse
Genni

Hi Every one

Trish251 got me thinking, she replied in a message regarding an index she didn't know about. 
I had the same suprise after a visit to my local library and found an Electoral Index on CDRom there.
So I thought I list  the indexes that I know are available for researching, the ones at my local library anyway- there could be more.

Victoria
Deaths 1921 to 1985
Marriage 1921 to 1942
Great War 1914 to 1920
Edwardian 1902 to 1913
Federation 1889 to 1901
Pioneer 1836 to 1888
Immigration to Victoria 1852 to 1879
Inquest index 1840 to 1985
Marine Births, Deaths & Marriages 1853 to 1920

New South Wales
Between Wars Death and Marriage 1919 to 1945
Federation index 1889 to 1918
Pioneers index 1788 to 1888

South Australia
Births 1842 to 1906
Deaths 1842 to 1915
Marriages 1842 to 1916
Marriages 1917 to 1937

Tasmania
Pioneer 1803 to 1899
TAS Colonial Collection 1803 to 1923
Tas Colonial index 1816 - 1889; NFI 1792; NSW 1831 - 1848
TAS Miscelleanous Parish records 1837 - 1953

Western Australia
Pioneers 1841 to 1905
Early Australian Electoral Rolls Vol 1 - NSW 1903 TAS 1903 WA 1901

Queensland
Pioneers 1829 to 1889
Federation 1890 to 1914

Happy Searching
Genni