I have applied for Birth record for William thank you, I have also applied for service records for Kenneth. I am hoping both of these will lead me back to the next line of ancestors you have assisted so much. The NZ BDM is great works well.
Are yes also I will be clearer but I didn't know how much I could unwind. What you have done though is help me to stay straight with correct information also with how to get records. I am still hoping others will assist as they see a flaw or a link in my chain of events
You have also helped with direction on what to post. New nothing of a hotel and only know of Marys death through others
Nanine does not exist any more I have been able to get the odd photo from archives.
I have a possible birth place of Leith Scotland for Mary Ann nee Thomas so with the death notice of age 37 I might have a further run with this.
As we currently have it
The NZ site
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/ says they will e-mail printouts to you (new service).
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18800923.2.15&srpos=10&e=--1880---1899--10-WCT-1----2john+ellis--http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18800811.2.6&srpos=1&e=--1880---1899--10-WCT-1----2john+ellis--ELLIS Kenneth, his Service Number - WX5503 his DOB 17 Nov 1910 in NANNINE WA : He enlisted at Northam, WA . Next of Kin is ELLIS Mavis
Kenneth Ellis 17 Nov 1908 Nannine, Western Australia Died 14 May 1982 Hollywood Hospital
Mavis Maria Ellis (wife of Kenneth) died in 1941. Death notice gives names of children
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47156330James Henry Murchison Ellis died 5-12-1976 aged 76 and here is his burial and this is his wife's burial (Grace Bridgid Ellis)
ELLIS John Newell, his Service Number - 80240 his DOB 04 Oct 1902 in NANNINE WA Next of Kin is ELLIS Jocelyn
http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspxHere is her burial record (date of death 17-4-1962)
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00119146The grantee for the burial gives us some middle names for a son (probably)
Another useful W.A. link is the reverse marriage index
http://www.wamarriage.info/where we see he married in 1925 to Grace B Maloney
William Henry Ellis Born 8 June 1868... He jumped ship in Geraldton when 14 years old and walked to Nannine. Married Margaret Amelia FEWSTER 11 Nov 1899.
I have a William Henry Ellis Born 8 June 1868 Greymouth New Zealand Died 1938 Brunswick Junction, Australia.
William Henry was stable hand for horses being shipped to India.
He jumped ship in Geraldton when 14 years old and walked to Nannine. Married Margaret Amelia FEWSTER 11 Nov 1877.
When older he started a cordial factory there and also had a mail run to Star of East banintha, Quinns, Barrambu.The run took 4 days.
After Nannine collapsed, he worked on the rabbit proof fence with camel and dray and lived on it.
Parents John ELLIS ?1832, Cornwall, England Mary Ann THOMAS Leith Scotland died 10 Aug 1880 Arahura New Zealand.
