Author Topic: Falshaw births -- Innisfail, QL (Read 382 times)

Gadget · « **on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 01:45 BST (UK) »

I'm trying to find any possible Falshaw births between 1933 and 1948. The parents would be:

William Herbert Falshaw (1905-1985 - my relative) and Hilda Mary Dyer (1900-1948)

They married 17 April 1933, Queensland. William was a motor mechanic in Innisfail according to the electoral registers.

As any births would be less than 100 years ago, they are unlikely to be available on the usual birth registers but I was hoping for suggestions of where I could look (local newspaper announcements, etc. )

I have information on William and Hilda and their parents. It's just any possible children that I'm interested in.

I'd be grateful for any ideas or information about my possible kin.

Thank you

Gadget

maddys52 · « **Reply #1 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 02:11 BST (UK) »

Gadget, have you tried trove? Good for family announcements and other newspaper items.
https://trove.nla.gov.au

I can see an obit for Hilda, straight away
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42573376

and a death notice, though it doesn't mention any children
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49646940

majm · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 02:14 BST (UK) »

Hi Gadget,

Maddy's spot on.

JM

maddys52 · « **Reply #3 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 02:19 BST (UK) »

Cheers JM

I'll let you look Gadget - here's an interesting snip about William with a slight accident
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212372950
(middle of the page, 2nd column)

I find Queensland papers in particular were very good at publishing interesting bits of information.

Gadget · « **Reply #4 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 09:01 BST (UK) »

Thank you, Maddy, and hello JM

I'd totally forgotten about Trove and I'd used it extensively a few years ago

I'll have a good look around but, given the report of Hilda's death, it doesn't look as if they had any offspring. William Herbert went on to live until 1985. His mother was the niece of my great grandmother. I found them both leaving Tilbury in 1920 - no sign yet of his step father leaving UK, apart from his death in Brisbane.

Gadget

Neale1961 · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 10:13 BST (UK) »

In case it is of use or interest. Innisfail cemetery.
https://www.angelfire.com/innisfailcemetery/cemetery.htm

Gadget · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday 11 May 21 16:15 BST (UK) »

Thank you, Neale. I've had a look and it's seems to have only one Falshaw listed - William Herbert.

It looks like they didn't have any children.

Gadget

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