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The Lighter Side / Re: Transportation
« on: Sunday 24 December 23 05:35 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Shetland Sausage on Sunday 25 July 21 14:15 BST (UK)
Fascinating, thanks. The lady in question was an 18-year-old girl at the time, who had nicked the blanket from the family she was in service to, which may have made it worse for her. I wonder if politics came into play with these sentences - I know the empire was settling Australia at the time, and they needed a good supply of young blood to do the work. Maybe the magistrates were 'encouraged' to dole out transportation for trivial crimes? Just a thought.
Actually Australia was settled as a way for the UK to get rid of some of their huge prison population. The first settlers in Australia were shiploads of prisoners.
Ultimately I think many of them, or their descendants, were better off afterwards. They could own land and run businesses.

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Australia / Re: Death by Poison Covered Up?
« on: Friday 22 December 23 10:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jo,
I would continue on with this thread for Irene, as there will be overlaps of information.

Regards
Jennaya

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Australia / Re: Death by Poison Covered Up?
« on: Wednesday 20 December 23 12:12 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Wednesday 20 December 23 11:45 GMT (UK)
Lengthy newspaper article - Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 30th July 1909 about the divorce etc, presumably you have a copy of that
Could you post a link as it could be useful to others who are helping to find more information.
Regards
Jennaya

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Australia / Re: Francis Davidson/denton/Kearsley
« on: Wednesday 20 December 23 06:17 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: AMBLY on Wednesday 20 December 23 04:58 GMT (UK)
Viola ;D

Margaret Davidson nee Denton,  widow of William Davidson who died May 1899-  wasted no time in remarrying:

Newspaper clip: Maryport Advertister:  Saturday 07 October 1899
James's Church, West Hartlepool, Mr. Joseph Lee, engineer and contractor, to Margaret Davidson, daughter of Mr. Henry Denton, of Cumberland.


Cheers
AMBLY
Unfortunately, back in those days there were few options for widows with children. Remarrying was often the better choice.
Glad we live in better times now.
Regards Jennaya

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Australia / Re: Evelyn Mavis (born Dyer -1919
« on: Monday 11 December 23 06:16 GMT (UK)  »

I wonder if Evelyn was left with the nurse until she was adopted.
It will be difficult to trace her if she went to England.

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Australia / Re: Evelyn Mavis (born Dyer -1919
« on: Sunday 10 December 23 08:08 GMT (UK)  »
Wrong date of birth.

https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F79164&tree=BRADY2008

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Australia / Re: Evelyn Mavis (born Dyer -1919
« on: Sunday 10 December 23 07:50 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: sparrett on Sunday 10 December 23 06:41 GMT (UK)

As a line of thought,
I cannot find a birth for Evelyn Mavis HODGES (or HODGE) who married James BLAIR in 1937 at Yilgarn
They are interred at the Yilgarn cemetery and had lived and worked there through their lives.
It may be worthwhile trying to eliminate her as being nee DYER
Sue

Is this the wedding? Seems to have Mavis' parental info missing.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/259064166?searchTerm=Hodges%20Blair

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Australia / Re: Evelyn Mavis (born Dyer -1919
« on: Sunday 10 December 23 07:34 GMT (UK)  »

We may never know who knew, or didn't know about the pregnancy and birth of Evelyn.
We do know that she appears to have been raised by someone other than her birth mother.
Two women have been suggested as possibilities for the adult Evelyn. Perhaps it would be better to get marriage and/ or death certificates for them to see if they are possibilities. Back in that era most adoptions were by couples who were unable to have children, or have more children after one difficult birth. So, I would be looking for an Evelyn who was an only child.

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Australia / Re: James Thornton
« on: Monday 04 December 23 05:06 GMT (UK)  »
I am just one of the Rootschat members and am not connected to the original poster.
The OP appears to be in the UK, so it's possible they are one of your relatives from the first marriage in England. Hope you get to trade information.

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