SA Birth lookup please

[deeiluka]

Sorry Jenn - were you meaning because William Archibald senior was given as the father on the marriage certificate of the daughter in 1925 he was still alive?  I have marriage certificates where the father is deceased but no mention is made of that fact - the certificate lists him as the father.

Hope I am making sense - think it is time I stopped - too tired......dee

[tropicalj]

hello   there Dee

no  on  the death details  for william henry  in 1925 you  have  the  father as  william archibald  thats why  I  asked did  they  list father  on  these  indexs  or was  it  relative for  the death  if  so  then  his  father was still alive

regards jenn

[deeiluka]

I'll get there in the end, Jenn - it actually has the relative entered as William Archibald  -and yes, he could still be alive.

But - because it says "Relative" I have found that sometimes the person actually giving the information has said the father's name for relative, even if the father is dead.

In other words, William Archibald senior - could be alive or dead by 1925. Either way his death is not listed in SA indexes up to 1972. It would be quite surprising if he was still alive by then.

........dee

[deeiluka]

Here's Margaret's second marriage. Interesting to note that she was recorded as a widow and married in Holy Trinity Church. Wouldn't that be unlikely at that time if she was divorced?    ......dee

William Ellis RICHARDS aged 37 Single
Married 17 Sep 1921 at Holy Trinity Church Adelaide
Margaret Ellen MCEWAN aged 39 Widow
Fathers: Sampson RICHARDS & William Henry SAMMELLS
Ref: Ade 288/813