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James Ralph Matthews married Lillian Tiffen in Broken Hill NSW June 1891.
They were married at The Manse ,Sth. Broken Hill according to the rights of the Baptist Church. The marriage certificate says James was a contractor and that his parents are unknown.
Hoping that James' death certificate would provide his parents names also proved fruitless.
James died in Ascot Vale in Victoria 23 May 1922,aged 61.
It says he was born in Longford Tasmania.
His wife Lillian is still living. The children listed are;
Nettie May 32   (Nettalie May)
James Robert 30   (James Robert was informant)
Ivy Lily 28
Dorothy 25   (Mary Ann Dorothy Louisa)
Herbert 23   (Herbert William)
Walter 20  (Walter Clem)
Nora 19   (Nora Ellen)
Violet 17   
Olive 16
Ernest 13   (Ernest Ralph)
Elsie 11   (Elsie Elizabeth)
Tyrill 6   (Tyrill Evelyn)
 
James met Lillian in Wilcannia NSW. He held an Engine Drivers Certificate according to his son Walter Clem and was working on digging dams on large outback properties. It's understood that James returned to Tasmania to start work with the Emu Bay Railway, most certainly before October 1898 as Herbert William was born there.
James' son believed that his father had 6 or 7 brothers and that he didn't know where they were.
James' first 4 children were born in Wilcannia and Broken Hill NSW.
His remaining children were born in and around Emu Bay Tasmania.
The Emu Bay Estate included Ridgley which is about 15 km. south of Burnie and formed part of the Van Diemens Land Company.
Walter Clem,known as Clem and his sisters Violet and Netallie, known as Nellie were pupils at Ridgley School.

So James Ralph Matthews is our brick wall......we cannot find a record of his birth in Tasmania.
Any help would be so very much appreciated please, before I go loopy.
   Kindest regards,
                     Peggle

I am wondering about Scottish service personal who may have been in Germany in the Second World War. I'm trying to identify someone in a photo I've had for many years but I don't have a name.There is some pencil writing on the bottom right corner of the photo mount which says Tasma Studios Woolwich or Westwick. The man is wearing a heavy woollen looking coat with a collar and large breast pockets with  scalloped flaps. The jacket is open at the neck exposing a shirt and dark  tie. The back of the photo mount has Walsh written on it in blacklead pencil.
Any ideas that may help me put a bigger picture around this photo would be greatly appreciated.
cheers from Peggle.

Anyone able to help me locate info re. marriage of Frank PERKINS (1896-1949) to Elsie HYDE? They had a son Frank born in 1930 in Leicester.
As a newbie I've been stumbling around online hitting brickwalls without success. Thanks to Rootschat members who have kindly helped get me this far!
cheers from ozzie...Peggle

I have a death certificate copy for Frank PERKINS b.about 1896. He died in 1949 aged 53 at 'Hillcrest', 2 Swain St. could be Leicester? He was a hosiery trimmer. His mothers name was Elsie and as far as I know he only had a child also named Frank. I have'nt been able to find him anywhere in the resources accessed on-line. I'm just a newie at this and would be so greatful for any ideas if anyone out there is willing to help this Aussie novice.... cheers, Peggle.