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Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« on: Sunday 22 October 23 23:27 BST (UK) »
Looking for any birth or marriage records for Florence Mary Robertson Williams .
Death records show she was born in Napier NZ 1882 to Alfred Willoughby Williams, Mother:Attrill
Death Parkville Melbourne 2nd Dec 1955
Unfortunately ive been unable to find any records of birth or travel to Aus.
She married a Bertie Cecil Marsh only record is a newspaper clipping stating they married at St Andrew’s Cathedral 27th March 1905 in Singapore but once again I haven’t been able to find proof of this or any record of travel.
She bore a son Robert 1908 with Bertie named as the father. His Canadian Military records all state his marriage to her but it seems he never returned .
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #1 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:00 BST (UK) »
The marriage notice says she was the daughter of "the late A. Willoughby WILLIAMS Esq. of Wales"
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198587420

and another with "niece of Colonel Robertson, Melbourne"
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9894582

Also this item about their intended marriage:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175408802
"Florrie" seems to be travelling with an aunt. Shame the page is not scanned properly so that you can't quite read next to the binding.


Modified to add:
Birth notice for son in 1908:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10165300

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #2 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:05 BST (UK) »
NZ birth: 1882/10986 WILLIAMS Mary Florence; Fanny; Alfred Edward
NZ Marriage: 1874/11890 Fanny ATTRILL and Alfred Edward WILLIAMS


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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #3 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:14 BST (UK) »
The only marriage of an Alfred Williams to an Attrill 1870-1890 in NZ is a Fanny Atrill to an Alfred Edward Williams 1874/11890.
There is a tree on ancestry with these records
daughter
Mary Florence Williams
Birth Date   1882
Birth Place   New Zealand
Father - Alfred Edward Williams
Mother- Fanny Williams
Birth Registration Number   1882/10986

A brother of Mary Florence
Walter Hesketh Williams 1876  NZ
Died 1937 Victoria, Australia








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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #4 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:17 BST (UK) »
Just a note that the item about the intended marriage in 1905 was amended to show the correct date of leaving Melbourne:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175408983 (2nd column under the photo)

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #5 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:21 BST (UK) »
Snap cupoflife  :D

The tree also says that Fanny Attrill was born  5 September 1848, Cook's River, Petersham, NSW so Mary Florence had connections to Oz.

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #6 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:31 BST (UK) »
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18598062/bertie-cecil-marsh
Possible death?: Captain Bertie Cecil Marsh
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 15 Dec 1919
MONUMENT India Gate
New Delhi, Delhi Capital Territory, India
PLOT Face 26.
MEMORIAL ID 18598062

Inscription
69th Punjabis

EDIT: possibly a different MARSH family line

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #7 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:34 BST (UK) »
https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Upholland/stthomas/baptisms_1876-1882.html
Possible Baptism? 11 Aug 1878 St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, Lancs.
Bertie Cecil Marsh - [Child] of Robert Thomas Marsh & Annie Elizabeth
Born: 23 Jun 1878
Abode: UpHolland
Occupation: Lawyer's clerk
Register: Baptisms 1862 - 1894

EDIT: may not be the right family as newspaper re: Bertie Cecil MARSH marriage stated son of W. MARSH

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Re: Florence Mary Robertson-Williams
« Reply #8 on: Monday 23 October 23 00:59 BST (UK) »
https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Upholland/stthomas/marriages_1863-1882.html
Possible marriage? 9 May 1877 St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, Lancs.
Robert Thomas Marsh - 24, Clerk in Solicitor's office, Bachelor, Up Holland
Annie Elizabeth Peet - 19, Spinster, Pemberton
Groom's Father: John Marsh, Deceased
Bride's Father: Joseph Peet, Foreman in Norley Colliery
Witness: D. B. Marsh; Joseph Peet
Married by banns by: Charles Bisset, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1863 - 1882, Page 191, Entry 382
Source: LDS Film 1657546

EDIT: prob not the right family as newspaper re: Bertie Cecil MARSH marriage stated son of W. MARSH