Could this be your man? Sometimes when you cannot locate a death it is a good idea to try inquests. Some of the records for this are on line at Prov. More extensive records at Prov. Carmel Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 Query ----- Surname : stephen (17 matches) Given Names : john (21156 matches) Total matching records: 1 -------------------- Surname: STEPHEN Given Names: John Age: Place: Yarra Bend Year: 1868 Reference: 491 Sex: M Cause: Brain Disease Occupation: Inq Date: Nationality: Ship: Notes: -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of margaret mallam hector Sent: Monday, 25 August, 2008 10:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Carlton in the 1860s John Stephen arrived in Victoria sometime before 1863. His daughter was born at Lygon Street, Carlton in that year and I was wondering if anyone had any idea whether there was a hospital in that street at the time. John's address is shown as Ralston Street. It is believed that he owned an engineering shop. Is it possible that there are records relating to businesses in that area during the 1860s? This John died between November 1863 and 1867, but I have been unable to locate a death record. Perhaps lair records may throw some light on the matter, but where were the 'local' cemeteries? Cheers Margaret ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message