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Australia / Nedlands address visit
« on: Thursday 09 June 11 21:18 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I was wondering if there was anyone here on the message board who lives in Nedlands, WA and would be willing to hand deliver a letter. 

Through the kindness of another member, I now have an address which may possibly be the home of the late Kingsley Austen.  I was wondering if I could email you a letter to be hand deliverd to the current occupier in the hope they may have a forwarding address for a relative.  It is a long shot but perhaps worth a try? 

Thank you all for being so helpful to me in this research.  I am amazed by the generosity of people on here.

Lucy

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Australia / Re: Hit a wall...need help please
« on: Thursday 09 June 11 13:44 BST (UK)  »
I just wanted to quickly post a message just to say thank you to all of you.  I am amazed by how helpful and generous everyone has been on this forum.  I will start working through the ideas once my 2 year old is in bed!!  I will let you know the outcome.  :)

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Australia / Re: Hit a wall...need help please
« on: Wednesday 08 June 11 21:17 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jen56johns on Wednesday 08 June 11 20:27 BST (UK)
Be sure to check the funeral notices in the days following his death. It may be that the man did not have any friends or family to place notices but the funeral directors usually do.

Thanks again, think I'm out of luck.  I've checked through every issue from the day he died to a month later and nothing.  I'm beginning to wonder whether I can do anything else...it seems like the trail has ended :(

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Australia / Re: Hit a wall...need help please
« on: Wednesday 08 June 11 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the suggestion.  I've been looking through the two weeks after his death but haven't found anything so far... :(


Quote from: jen56johns on Wednesday 08 June 11 14:11 BST (UK)
I can't find anything for him in the immigration records in the National Archives, but I guess it might depend on when he immigrated.

If you have a credit card and are willing to spend $8 you can search The West Australian newspaper.  As you know the date of death, it's quite easy to find the death notices and $8 gives you access for 24 hours.

https://archive.thewest.com.au/index.php

Let us know how you get on!

Best wishes,

Jenni.

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Australia / Re: Hit a wall...need help please
« on: Wednesday 08 June 11 10:51 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your replies.  Thats what I thought about the death certificate...we won't be able to get access to it.  So I just don't know quite what to do next?  How about marriage info after 1960, would that be possible?

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Australia / Hit a wall...need help please
« on: Wednesday 08 June 11 09:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I desperately need some advice/help as I've hit a brick wall with my research and don't know where to go next.

I am trying to help an elderly lady locate her brother whom she lost contact with over 40 years ago.  She believed he emigrated to Brisbane.  His name was Kingsley Austen, born Kent England 24/09/1934.  He served in the Navy as a Radio Electrician on the RSS John Biscoe and HRS Shackleton when he was about 25 years old involved in the Antarctic Survey.  He went to Beckenham-Penge Grammar School in Kent.

I have found a death that may fit:

KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Western Australia
First Name KINGSLEY
Last Name AUSTEN
KC00159704
Aged (Years) 70 Date of Death 16/11/2004
Suburb NEDLANDS

However, because it is a cremation and it also indicates that "Ashes Request: TAKEN BY ADMINISTRATOR AT KARRAKATTA CEMETERY"., someone told me there would be no memorial to look at.  I was hoping to verify it was him by birthdate or perhaps surviving relatives.

As I have no info once he reached Australia I do not know what to do next.  Does anyone have any good advice?  I really want to be able to tell this elderly lady his fate but need to know for sure first.

Thank you

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