Don't make that assumption Lyn re mother dead or they would have asked. I have some of mine where the baby born - all details correct on birth cert - dies a day or two later, with - mother unknown etc. I think agents for hospitals or funeral directors or such may not have gathered the information before they went to register the death - or if they ahd the information, coiuld not be bothered writing it out / telling the registrar. Was the informant a close family memmber or someone else? I have a death cert, a different one,where the first wife's maiden name was wrong. Informant came from the second marriage - and actually they did not make too bad a shot - got the first couple of letters right anyway, and the fact she came from Cambridgeshire.. Dawn -----Original Message----- From: Lynne Thompson [mailto:netty@picknowl.com.au] Sent: Monday, 3 April 2006 4:48 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] Place Names Thank you & More help needed Thank you very much to everyone who helped me out with my place name query. I found the abreviations on my CD's and then checked them out on the Historical Index Detailed on BDM. BAMP is listed on Registration No 5290 in the name of John WALKER, died 1855 BLAC is listed on Registration No 2759 same name. I have really hit a brick wall on this couple so any advice would be greatly appreciated. John & Marianne Walker have a child in 1850, John Robert, Reg No 16963 his Birth Certificate is a church Record and does not give much information. Then a daughter in 1852 Reg No 17578 again not much info on the Record. She died aged 1 mth Reg No 21244 We have John Robert Walkers, death certificate who died in SA and all it says father John Walker mother Marianne Unknown. I have searched all the Marianne's, Marian's, Mary Ann's and Mary's in both Vic, NSW and SA for a death and am now trying all the John Walker's. I am sure they stayed in Vic as his son had a shop in Melbourne or rather he was a "Storekeeper". I think Marianne (mother) may have died early as on John Robert's marriage certificate it still says "mother Marianne Unknown" surely he could have ask her if she was alive. Any hints on where I go next? Thanks Lynne -------Original Message------- From: Tom Perrett Date: 04/03/06 09:28:08 To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Place Names > Can any Lister help me with the following place names please, for 1855. > Have looked in Vic Abreviations. > > Place of Death: BAMP & BLAC I thought the last one may have been Black > Rock but not sure if it would have been a suburb in 1855. Can you put up the registration number of the entry in question, I looked on my CD and there are no death REGISTRATIONS in 1855 at a District beginning BAM* ???? TOM _____________________________ ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx