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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Monday 27 September 10 12:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi Andy,

That's a really good point about Spring St being the boundary between Melbourne and East Melbourne. I'll have to squeeze in a visit to the State Library. My husband is getting used to our travels turning into family research jaunts! Oh well, at least this is on his side of the family! Thanks.

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Sunday 26 September 10 08:05 BST (UK)  »

Hi Cando, thanks for the vote for Wangaratta Cemetery. I'll contact the Council and see what I can find out. At first I assumed Albert Ward was in hospital because I'm sure someone told me he died in hospital, but that's the danger of assumptions. Checking up I found that Albert Ward is a ward of the City.

Thanks Sue, Isabella would have been about 4 years younger than Jane, but it looks a bit like 37 to me.

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Sunday 26 September 10 04:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi Alison,

Yes, it could be Gipps, thinking how the old cursive 'p' looked. Very sad, 2 little boys, both died from diphtheria. But Joseph's definitely says 'Albert Ward'.

Thanks,
Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Sunday 26 September 10 04:11 BST (UK)  »
Sorry if that's a bit big!!

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Sunday 26 September 10 04:09 BST (UK)  »
OK, I've never uploaded anything here, so I hope it works!

Sue, I had a look at the link to Wangaratta Cemetery and there is a charge for searching which is to be expected, I'll get on to that this afternoon.

I'll post the 1st bit of the death certificate and the 2nd bit in another post. I think I have his children's names sorted, especially the ones born in England, but I'm struggling with one. There is Eleanor, John, Jane, George, Isabella, ??Joseph, and Matthew. Isabella was the youngest when they arrived, so the last 2 were born here.

Thanks,

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Sunday 26 September 10 00:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi Cando,

All the entries on the page have what looks like a 2 letter notation in the registration number column and they all look similar. The other 4 all say 'Hospital Gibbs Ward City of Melbourne County of Bourke' then one looks like 'Fitzroy', the others have another word which I can't read.

It's hard to read where he was buried, but it could possibly be Wangaratta Cemetery? The first letter looks like a 'W' then something else, the a letter with a 'tail' and maybe an 'r' and a double 't' nearer the end.

Listed as a labourer on the death certificate, he left an estate of 677 pounds, including 2 mortgages listed as assets, so he had lent money out, and apparently the Salvation Army also owed him money. Why would that be I wonder? On the probate notice he was listed as 'gent'. Big difference.......

His debts were listed as 25 pound to a Dr, 4 pound to a nurse, and a bit over 1 pound for a chemist bill, so he was obviously unwell leading up to his death. His will was written at the end of October.

Thanks again everyone for your input.

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Saturday 25 September 10 13:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Sue,

I did as you suggested and searched for Bontherambo and references to the Docker family. It's quite an impressive estate, and Frederick George Docker was the executor of Joseph's will. I'd love to know what the connection was. Might resume the search tomorrow.

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Irene (Nell) CRONIN nee CARRISON
« on: Saturday 25 September 10 12:30 BST (UK)  »
The name CRONIN got my attention, thought I might be able to help, but Cyril Cronin doesn't ring a bell with me. My maiden name is Cronin and my forebears settled in NSW when they came out from Ireland.

Tracey.

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Australia / Re: Sands Directory equivalent in Melbourne?
« on: Saturday 25 September 10 12:23 BST (UK)  »
Just looked at the Probate and he was listed as 'gent'.

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