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Australia / Re: Thomas Richard HUNTLY or HUNTLEY 1853 to 1911
« on: Sunday 25 February 18 06:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, thanks Jamjar and majm

Thomas would have been 54 when his father died in 1907.

I had hoped his death cert would have provided a conclusive answer. But no!

I initially thought asthma would be the answer myself.  I can understand if he had bad asthma all his life. It would be difficult to hold down a job back then, or even have a complete education with time away.  Maybe he did have asthma all his life and the death cert is incorrect. How could that happen   ;D

But to have him a guardian, incapable of tending to his own affairs?? Mystery.

Hoping someone in RootsChat world just happened to have spoken to someone ........

Thanks
Davlen


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Australia / Re: Thomas Richard HUNTLY or HUNTLEY 1853 to 1911
« on: Sunday 25 February 18 05:43 GMT (UK)  »
He was 58 when he died. His death certificate says he had asthma for 15 years.

He is the 2nd child of John Lockyer and Ellen. There are a few unregistered early births even the marriage of John and Ellen. I was lucky enough to be at MacArthur in 2014 and the historical society gave me the transcript of the family bible and it has his birth on it. He isn't on the Port Fairy Baptism records either but then neither is my GG father George.

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Australia / Thomas Richard HUNTLY or HUNTLEY 1853 to 1911
« on: Sunday 25 February 18 02:59 GMT (UK)  »
Why did Thomas have a guardian?

Born Port Fairy (Belfast) Vic. Birth is not registered. Info from transcript of family Bible. He is my GG Uncle.

In the will of his father (John Lockyer Huntly) he was the guardian of James Hunt and Arthur Patrick Huntly. He died at Hay, NSW on 31/07/1911. My GG father (his brother) George Huntly was living in that area at the time.

The death cert gives no information as to why he needed a guardian. Asthma 15 yrs, heart failure 1 week.

Thomas and George shared a grave at Hay Cemetery.


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