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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 07 October 20 06:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Dunscore,
   There is a probate notice packet for an Agnes Urie THOMAS who died in 1950.  Is this your grandmother?
https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ADLIB_RNSW113432202

    I can photograph this for you next time I am at the archives if you don't have it.   It may just mention a bequest to her daughter or give some clues.

Ros

adding : her death notice - she died in South Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18189929
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 07 October 20 06:55 BST (UK) »
Do you have the probate packets for your Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother as they may mention Maude and/or Jane Moss?

Do you know when /where they died?   If they died in NSW and they left wills then their probate packets should be indexed here (unless they died between c1891-c1927 where there is a gap in the online index but I can check microfiche when I am there).

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/
Just type the name into the main search box on home page

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 07 October 20 08:24 BST (UK) »
I do not what you to identify people by name but can you identify them relative to Agnes McDOUGALL please -

"... there was a very close match to me and the only one it could have been through was Agnes, "

Close match between you and ......who?

"...Whether my mother was aware that she had a half sister (two as it turned out!) is something I will never know.  "

Who is the other child, other half-sister?   Born before or after 1896....born where?

"...This lady and I have had contact "    Who are you referring to here.......the other half-sister?

Who was the informant for the death certificate, 1927, Jane MOSS?

Does this certificate say how many years Jane had been in NSW?

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 08 October 20 07:24 BST (UK) »
Hi Rosball & Wivenhoe,

To answer your questions.

Great Grandfather Dougall McDougall died 1924 in Randwick #12660 and his wife Janet McDougall died 1929 in Belmore, NSW #678

I do have Probate packets/Wills for both.  Dougal left his entire estate to Janet and she named most of her surviving children in her Will, although in both, there was no mention of Louisa/Maude or Jane Moss.

Agnes' Great granddaughter (or Maude's daughter) was the relative whose DNA was a close match to mine.

Agnes had a second child, daughter born on 8 April, 1897.  Agnes had married an American in Sydney in August, 1896, only a matter of months after giving birth to Louisa/Maude.  They married in Sydney and were divorced in 1900.

That baby only lived a few weeks.  Her death was May 1897.  She was premature.

I have had contact with Agnes' G. Granddaughter - the one whose DNA closely matched mine.

The Informant on Jane Moss' death certificate was her son in law - with whom she was staying at the time of her death.

She had been in the Colony 50 years (NSW).  There was no mention of her time in Queensland.

I also have Agnes' Probate/Will and the only ones mentioned in that are my mother and her brother.

Perhaps the latter two had no idea of the existence of Jane or Maude.  Agnes died in Adelaide whilst living with my parents but her ashes were returned to Sydney to be scattered at Rookwood.  I also have her husband's Probate (he died in 1938 and Agnes was the only beneficiary).


Hopefully I have answered your questions.

Dunscore


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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 08 October 20 08:04 BST (UK) »

http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/deceased-search-engine

Rookwood Cemetery    Plot: H_Zone C/#/6635
MOSS Jane       buried 13 Jun 1927     
JONES Henry

buried in same plot

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 08 October 20 11:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you Wivenhoe,

Henry Jones was (supposedly) Jane's brother.  However, when Jane's sister in England died (my husband found an article on her death some time ago) her name was 'Roberts' as was Jane's maiden name.  There is some doubt as to whether Henry was being passed off as her brother as it appears that he could have been "a good friend"!

I don't know anything more about Henry other than his existence.  I didn't know they were buried in Rookwood together though.

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #15 on: Friday 09 October 20 01:30 BST (UK) »

Hawkesbury 1 Jan 1904 p3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66356178?
Mrs. A. DAVIDSON came home from Prince Alfred hospital last week after having undergone a serious operation. She is at present staying with her aunt, Mrs. MOSS, at the Vineyards, and is getting along as well as can be expected.

BDM NSW marriage
5019/1903 DAVISON  Albert E  x   JONES Ruth   @ Sydney

death
12494/1950  DAVISON  Albert Edward  parents James / Kate  @ Windsor
55655/1972  DAVISON  Ruth  died at Richmond aged 96 years   @ Richmond

Ancestry Electoral Roll     New South Wales  1913
DAVISON Albert Edward
DAVISON Ruth                      at Vineyard

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #16 on: Friday 09 October 20 06:06 BST (UK) »
just in support of wivenhoe's finding re DAVISON

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/85873785

Death of Henry JONES..

"......and father of Mrs Albert DAVISON of Vineyards......"

Buried at Lidcombe C of E Cemetery .

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Re: Louisa/Maude Moss
« Reply #17 on: Friday 09 October 20 08:20 BST (UK) »
The marriage of Henry JONES in QLD.

Marriage
Name:   Mary Ann HUDSON
Spouse Name:   Henry JONES
27 Dec 1859
Number   B000006a
Page Number   7058

There were a number of children whom you can find for yourself on QLD registry index.

Ruth is included -

Ruth JONES

Birth Date   20 Jul 1876
Birth PlaceQueensland
Father Henry Jones
Mother Mary Ann Hudson
Page Number    7615
Registration Number   001053

This link to an article which you may or may not have seen which confirms Henry JONES and Mrs MOSS were NOT siblings.

Mrs MOSS accompanied the JONES couple on a return trip from England and the story goes on..... ::)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82089951
Wife desertion
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