and the mystery continues...
So I decided to bite the bullet and pay for May Louisa Betts's death certificate.
It starts the she was married twice.
the first marriage was to Thomas Henry Boik in London, England when she was 26 years old (around 1884) and the issue were
Thomas Henry, aged 53 (or it could be 58)
Martha, deceased
Maud, deceased
James, decreased.
Second Marriage
East Melbourne, Victoria
36 years old
John Joseph Smithwick
Issue - not any
I still believe that Martha and Maud's father is Frederick John Lucking
if looking at the dates it is likely that Thomas Henry Boik (Lucking) is the son of Thomas Henry Boik. However this is not what it says on the his Marriage Certificate.
and James's father is James Williamson.
Now I just need to prove this!