Drummond Brick Wall

[meggles]

Hi All
I have a Arthur James Drummond that married a Clara Jane Donnelly in Adelaide in 1898.
Their children all born in Adelaide are:
Leslie 1898-1970
Arthur Albert - 1899-1960
Alice Pretoria - 1900-1986
Violet Linda - 1903-1972
Frances Gladys - 1906-1986
Arnold Lawrence - 1907-1982.

Clara died in 1944 and is buried in west terrace cemetery in the same plot as her mother Julia.
Clara was a nurse.
From Arthur James Drummond and Clara Donnelly's marriage certificate I can conclude that Arthur was born abt 1872 (he was 26 when he married in Dec 1898) and his father was James.
But that is all I can find on Arthur James Drummond.  I can't find his birth, or his death.  I can't find any mention of him in any papers, electrical rolls etc.
Any ideas??
there are trees on Ancestry connecting him to a James Drummond from Scotland and died in Victoria, but this James is not correct, I have followed that James right through and have his death certificate as well, he is Not Arthur James Drummonds father.
hoping someone can help.
cheers
Megan

[sparrett]

In this announcement for the marirage of son Arthur, A, J, DRUMMOND is described as "the late"
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165864333
1925

And this (perhaps Frances Gladys) the youngest daughter.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54874567
1926

Sue

[meggles]

Thanks Sue - I did a Trove search, but didn't get these come up.  I should make my searchers broader maybe
So now we know that he died before 1925.
cheers
Megan

[matthewj64]

Do you know what his occupation was?

M

[meggles]

No, I don't know anything about him.   One Family story is that he was Polynesian.
I figured if I could find his death I could work my way back from there.
cheers
Megan

[wivenhoe]

SA BDM birth
1898   DONNELLY   Leslie Drummond   parents Arthur DRUMMOND / Clara DONNELLY
Port Adelaide   617/365   

The Advertiser 8 Jan 1944
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48780672?
death notice for Clara Jane DRUMMOND......mother of Alice, Violet, Gladys, Bert, Arnold and Leslie..

What church did they marry in?

Who are the witnesses?

What occupation for Albert James DRUMMOND?

[majm]

 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=368744.0

headings on S.A. marriages 1868-1907
Date and Place of Marriage; Bride and Bridegrooms Names, Ages and Rank;  Condition; Trade; Residence; Father's names

JM

[meggles]

they married: Res Of Rev J J Drawin North Adelaide
unsure of his occupation and don't know the witness as yet
cheers
Megan

[majm]

they married: Res Of Rev J J Drawin North Adelaide
unsure of his occupation and don't know the witness as yet
cheers
Megan

If you scan your copy of the document, and upload snips of the sections that are hard to read, I am sure there's RChatters who will help you decipher the hard to read sections.

JM