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Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« on: Wednesday 09 March 11 14:45 GMT (UK) »
I live in the UK and Frank was one of my early ancestors, but he seems to be a bit of a mystery man and I am looking for some help please.

Born in New Zealand on 10th Sept, 1889, he left for Australia sometime after about 1906/7 and was said to have lived in or around Melbourne for a time and at Leongatha, Victoria and in South Australia. He used the alias Wally/Walter and sometimes the surname Williamson. He is also said to have married twice, once to a Jean Lane and once to an Ada Goodall and to have had two daughters. Their is also a rumour that he might have been involved in crime and may have served time in Pentridge Prison, Victoria!

I've searched where I can but can find no trace of his marriages or death or details of where he lived.

If anybody can help with any information at all, I would be extremely grateful.

Many thanks.

Martin   

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 15:48 GMT (UK) »
There are several mentions of a 'Frank HARROP'  for robbery in 1910 that was sentenced to 3years in the newspapers here:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Also another one in in 1923 for car theft that gives the aliases of Frank HARROP, Frank WILLIAMSON, Walter WILLIAMSON & Wally MEEKIN here:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0c6z/





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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 17:27 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for those Melrin

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 22:04 GMT (UK) »
Longshot, but the National Archives holds an undigitised file under the name WALTER HARROP

I do not know what it contains, but says born in NZ in 1887 (not quite it!) and seems to relate to 1916.

When I search NZ BDM, I do not see such birth.

You can order copy


http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 22:37 GMT (UK) »
may be another long shot:
Springvale Cemetery has:
SPRINGVALE BOTANICAL CEMETERY
HARROP Ada
The Cremated  Remains  Have Been Scattered
Cremated 12/07/1965

http://www.deceasedsearch.com/index.php

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 22:42 GMT (UK) »
DEATH:

HARROP Ada age 84yrs d. 1965 DAND (Dandenong) #14192
Father: Goodale Unknown
Mother: UNKNOWN

Can you give us Frank's parent's names please?

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 09 March 11 23:07 GMT (UK) »
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1630867?searchTerm="walter harrop"&searchLimits=

I suspect this newspaper notice of criminal proceedings in 1916.Melb. against WALTER HARROP relate to the NAA file I have mentioned above.

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 10 March 11 01:28 GMT (UK) »
Merlin,

There is a family tree that has Frank's parents as.
F: Joseph Harrop born 3rd June 1848, Hadfield, Derbyshire. Died 11th Oct 1907 in Auckland.
M: Eliza Ellis born between Oct & Dec 1852, Okengates, Shropshire.  Died 23rd Oct 1928 in Auckland.

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Gerry
 

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Re: Look up request for Frank Ernest HARROP
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 10 March 11 09:16 GMT (UK) »
Merlin,

Yes Frank's parents were Joseph Harrop and Eliza Ellis.

Thanks everyone else for the info so far

Martin