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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Vic look up please
« on: Thursday 07 August 08 04:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello Jenn,
                  yes i have visited her grave and have corresponded with the staff at Melbourne General Cemetery and unfortunately she is buried alone.

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Family Bibles / Re: Who should the Family Bible be handed down to?
« on: Thursday 07 August 08 04:47 BST (UK)  »
My Irish side of the family had a Bible that came from the old country with them, and was passed down to my Gran's mother, Gran being the eldest daughter by 10 years is the only one in the family who can remember it.

Vanity does strange things to people and my Gt grandmother was unfortunately one of those people. She was about 6 years older than her husband, but told her family that she was only 2 years older, the real date of birth being in the family bible. Through her vanity she didn't want her children knowing how old she really was so she gave the bible away to a cousin not even in the family.

The good thing is my mother used to play with the cousins son so, if i find him i may find the bible.

Its just really sad when someones vanity gets in the way of family heirlooms and history. If i ever find it, which i intend to do, a promise i made to my Gran, who is in her 81st year.  It would be something she would love to have and see before she passed on.

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Vic look up please
« on: Thursday 07 August 08 03:56 BST (UK)  »
I knew i forgot something, thank you for bringing it to my attention

John's parents were John Wilson and Jane Morrison

Thank you

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Australia Lookups completed / Vic look up please
« on: Thursday 07 August 08 03:09 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
          I am appealing to all those wonderful researchers out there in the hope that someone can help me with my most difficult ancestor yet. I have found his birth and marriage certificates but not his death.

So this is what i an looking to you fine people for, a reference number to his death certificate.

JOHN WILSON. b.1833, St Andrew, Fifeshire, m.1863, to Mary Maria Delarue, b.1839, d.1902, at Scots church Melbourne, Vic.

Now I have it fairly narrowed down to between 1878(year last child was born) to 1902(Wifes death cert states husband is deceased)

He was also a sailor/Master Mariner, so that could also help you all.

I have already pulled 6 death certificates of John Wilson's, but to no avail.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Matt

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Occupation Interests / Mariner Help
« on: Wednesday 06 August 08 12:34 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
         I'm running out of ideas on how to go about finding information on these gentleman so I'm trying here.

My gt gt gt grandfather was John Wilson(b.1804, d.1885) who was a Pilot at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

My gt gt Grandfather, John Wilson Jr(b.1833) was a sailor who I believe sailed to Australia. John was on the 1841 Scot census age 7 but after that no trace until he married in Australia in 1863

4 of his 5 brothers all went on to become Sailors/Mariners, all ending their careers as Masters.

Now how or where can I find information about Maritine services in Scotland(Fife) from 1841-1901, or information about these gentlemens maritime services, (IE: Vessels sailed on, destinations and so on)?

Thanks for your time.

Matt

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