hi all
looking for a death of alice maude stewart may have married again though
first marriage to john Coleman 1878
married james alexander Stewart 1896
Alice maude's parents james jackson and janet may I have searched bdm nsw and queensland not Vic Alice had a birth james in 1898 newcastle
thanks gene
Hi genefinder,
Lots of questions from me, I'm afraid!
Did all of the above events take place in NSW?
Do you have the
certificates (or transcriptions of them) for all of the above events?
There is an 1862 birth:
278/1862, Birth, JACKSON Alice M, father James W, mother Jeanette V, place Sydney
And the probable marriage of Alice M's parents in the previous year:
208/1861, Marriage, JACKSON James W, MAY Janette V, place Sydney
Is this your family??
Do you know
for certain that your Alice M JACKSON married at least
twice - once to a Mr COLEMAN and once to a Mr STEWART (i.e. do you have the certificates)?
There is an 1878 marriage as follows:
1582/1878, Marriage, COLEMAN John, JACKSON Alice M, place Glebe
Does the certificate prove that this is "your" Alice M?
When did John COLEMAN die?
If Alice was a widow, her second marriage would
normally be expected to be in her previous married name i.e. COLEMAN. However, I can find
no marriage between a male STEWART and a female COLEMAN in NSW between 1890 and 1900.
Did the second marriage of "your" Alice M take place in NSW?
And does the certificate prove that it is "your" Alice M?
Assuming that Alice might have re-married under her maiden name, I searched for marriages between a male STEWART and a female
JACKSON in NSW in 1896. There was only one - and the bride was listed as Alice M JACKSON. However the groom's given name is
John not James.
4264/1896, Marriage, STEWART
John A, JACKSON Alice M, place Sydney
Also, I can find only one 1898 birth of a James STEWART in NSW but the father's given name is
John not James.
32947/1898, Birth, STEWART James B, father John A, mother Alice M, place Newcastle
Here is a death which
might be of interest:
14332/1958, Death, COLEMAN Alice Maude, father James Woolcott, mother unknown, place Katoomba
Best of luck with your research.
Kind regards,
JAP