Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Avia

Pages: [1] 2 3 4
1
United States of America / Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Laura Williams between 1883 and 1889 in Colorado
« on: Wednesday 05 April 17 16:01 BST (UK)  »
Hi Bigpotts

Having not found any relevant record in the Colorado Marriage index, I think that the Elizabeth L Williams who married Richard Richards in Racine, Wisconsin in Sept 1885, is worth consideration.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKX-R3M

Richard Richards, a much older man, passed away on the 28 Feb 1887 in Mount Pleasant, Racine.

His probate file dated 9th Mar 1887-1890, Case Number: 70-1289, is available on A*.

A statement in the petition papers towards the end of this file reads:-

"The said deceased left him surviving his widow Elizabeth Richards resident at present at Central City, Colorado and that she has since married and is now Elizabeth Davis."

More info re: Richard Richards:- http://genealogytrails.com/wis/racine/bios3.html[/font]

2
New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: James Declan Keane
« on: Monday 28 November 16 12:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi KiwiHugh

Reference the missing Mary Gilligan you mention in your above post.

Extract from image 41 of Catherine Keane's 1950 probate record

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-PFTF

'.... AND I MARY SCAHILL wife of Thomas Joseph Scahill of Wellington labourer daughter of the abovenamed Catherine Keane deceased with Patrick Gilligan who died at Dunedin on the twelfth day of April 1889..."

On https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/

1915 Marriage - Mary Catherine Philomena Jane Gilligan to Thomas Scahill

1916 Birth - Owen Declan Scahill - Mother Mary, Father Thomas

1954 Death - Thomas Joseph Scahill Aged 79 years

1970 Death - Mary Catherine Scahill Aged 81 years

1994 Death - Owen Declan Scahill born 09/06/1916

Thomas Joseph and Mary Catherine are buried Karori Cemetery - records on following link

http://tinyurl.com/KaroriCemetery-Scahill

3
Canada / Re: Monica Mclean Tindall
« on: Friday 25 November 16 12:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi John

About halfway down the page on the following link, there is an interesting autobiographical note and, further down, info re: Monica's SIL and niece, also authors.  Her SIL was Ursula Marguerite Dorothea Orange 1909-1955, who married Dennis Hamilton Tindall 1934 Marylebone 1A 1727.

http://tinyurl.com/Mrs-Prioleau-Tindall-Family

'Footprints in Paris' by Gillian Tindall, Monica's niece, relates some of the family's history.  A few pages are available to view at http://tinyurl.com/hn6kgvm
 
Following on from the research above, free searches on ScotlandsPeople gives a 1935 marriage RD St Giles for Monica McClean Tindall to an Edward Brian M Campbell and, matching 1999 death entries in RD Dalry (Dumfries and Galloway) for Monica McClean Campbell and Tindall, aged 92, MMN Jacob, which is confirmed on the new GRO index for Monica's 1907 birth.

Her husband was probably Edward Brian Moore Campbell born 1910 Whitehaven MMN Calder, whose parents were Robert William Campbell and Clara Louise Calder.  Their marriage of 21 Jun 1893 can be found at

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/cec0d87556002

The family are in Cleator in 1901

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVL-SRQ

There is a reference obit for Edward in 1993 on the following link, but I haven't located a death record.

http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/9394/030294/all.txt

4
US Completed Requests / Re: Robina Ruxton, formerly McKenzie, m.s. Bruce *** COMPLETED ***
« on: Tuesday 01 November 16 20:18 GMT (UK)  »
Welcome and a pleasure.

5
US Completed Requests / Re: Robina Ruxton, formerly McKenzie, m.s. Bruce *** COMPLETED ***
« on: Tuesday 01 November 16 20:04 GMT (UK)  »
That's brilliant Chiad.

The death notice was easy to miss.  It needed a bit of fuzzy searching and a lot of luck, as the OCR recognised 'beloved wife of the late Hugh Ruxton' as 'be-loved wife of the lale Hujh RUkton'!  :D

6
US Completed Requests / Re: Robina Ruxton, formerly McKenzie, m.s. Bruce
« on: Tuesday 01 November 16 16:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Chiad

From fultonhistory.com, The Herald Statesman, Yonkers NY, Saturday, March 22, 1947

RUXTON - On Friday March 21st 1947, Robina Bruce of 77 Rosslter Avenue, beloved wife of the late Hugh Ruxton.  Resting at the Sheridan Funeral Chapel 73 Lockwood Avenue.  Funeral service Monday at 2pm. Internment, Oakland Cemetery.

7
Australia / Re: Death of Elfrieda Hester Elmslie Brown
« on: Saturday 22 October 16 23:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi Forfarian

This report gives information to suggest that Elfrieda passed away in 1914 whilst on a trip with her mother to Scotland.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120105306?searchTerm=%22elfrieda%20brown%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateDesc

8
World War One / Re: simon family.
« on: Monday 26 September 16 00:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi thenall,

The following should help in your efforts to find family who may like Frank's diaries:-


Frank Simon's marriage notice

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19170510.2.19?query=frank%20simon

A 1925 Electoral roll shows Mamie Simon as a widow of 56 Oriental Parade, Wellington.


Horace Simon's marriage notice

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19180816.2.15?query=horace%20simon

The birth of a son to Horace and Phyllis

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F14-HDD

There are immigration records between New Zealand and Australia for Frank Derek/F D Simon on FamilySearch eg

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDK-X8BF

There is reference to his life story on the following link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/5614396376

Derek, as he was known, married Lorna Gibbs on 21 July 1949

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138504420?searchTerm=%22mrs%20a%20paykel%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateDesc

The birth of a daughter is announced in The Sydney Morning Herald in 1953.

Horace passed away in 1984 and Phyllis in 1989

https://billiongraves.com/grave/HORACE-SIMON/9329185#


Brothers Frank B: 1890 and Horace B: 1894 also had a sister Fanny/Frances who was born to Edith nee Mat(t)hews and Thomas Simon in 1896.

Fanny's marriage notice - note she married 'Abraham' Paykel not Alf as in the notice

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270114.2.3?query=paykel

They made their home in Australia and the 1935 NSW electoral roll gives their address as 2A cooper St., Strathfield.  The birth of a daughter is announced in The Sydney Morning Herald in 1931 and the engagement of their eldest daughter in 1947.

There are immigration records for Fanny/Frances and/or Abraham on FamilySearch eg

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL1R-MLJ

If you click back one page on this one and look at the further details for Abraham, passenger 15, there is a new address of 21 Frances Street, Lindfield, Sydney.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXH4-W3C

Abraham, who worked in the family Paykel Bros Company, passed away in 1956

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVXW-8M9

and Fanny in 1990.

https://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/frances-paykel/773860


Mother Edith Simon passed away on 12 Jan 1948 and father Thomas on 12 May 1955

https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/9103998#

Edith's will is on this link

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-KK8V

and Thomas', which also mentions a named grandson, on this link

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-28S5




9
The Common Room / Re: Canadian arranged marriages?
« on: Wednesday 21 September 16 17:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Groom

So pleased that it looks like we've got there with Mabel.

We can only guess at how much of a leap of faith it would have been for her to move out to a far away country with her children and marry a man that she perhaps had only learnt about from her father's family.

Mabel's cousin William served in England with the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1916-1919 and his extensive service file gives addresses in Exmouth and Folkestone for Eliza during this time.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=403812

It is of course a possibility, depending on when Thomas became a widower, that when they were back over in England, William and/or Eliza may have met up with Mabel and have talked to her about Thomas and, perhaps, even shown a photo.

Pages: [1] 2 3 4