I am going through a box of memorabilia from Mum who died last year.. it has the accumulated "treasures" of her, my Dad, and their parents, some as far back as from the 1930 and 40s. Birthday cards, letters of condolence, and so on. I have just found the clipping of the funeral notice of my paternal grandfather, Tom HUNTER, who died about 16 years before I was born. (Alfred Thomas HUNTER.) It was conducted by the funeral directors APPS and SON in St Kilda, Friday 11th September. (1931 according to the Brighton cemetery.) It is a name I remember but is no longer in the white pages. Does anyone know what has become of this company and where any records (if they survive) may be kept? I would like of course to see the records relating to my grandfather - I feel I hardly knew Dad's family as they never talked about things like Mum's did. I THINK the same company "did" the funerals of Tom's parents too, both in the 1920s from memory. APPS is ringing bells in my mind from years ago when I was a young child. Maybe they buried Dad's brother Howard Bruce HUNTER who died April 1949 - he also lived in the St Kilda region. I was 2 aned 6 days old I think, but remember him visiting me to give me an Easter egg - and he died on the way home from that visit. APPS was certainly a name I remember being tossed about when funeral directors were needed for Dad's family. thanks for any help Dawn (Croydon, Melbourne)

Try the State Library of Victoria They have a web site that may answer your enquiry. I know a gentleman just received some information about funeral company that he was looking for and the State Library was helpful... through this mailing list Maria On 5/16/06, Dawn Webb <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > I am going through a box of memorabilia from Mum who died last year.. it > has > the accumulated "treasures" of her, my Dad, and their parents, some as far > back as from the 1930 and 40s. Birthday cards, letters of condolence, and > so on. > > I have just found the clipping of the funeral notice of my paternal > grandfather, Tom HUNTER, who died about 16 years before I was > born. (Alfred > Thomas HUNTER.) > > It was conducted by the funeral directors APPS and SON in St Kilda, Friday > 11th September. (1931 according to the Brighton cemetery.) It is a name > I > remember but is no longer in the white pages. > > Does anyone know what has become of this company and where any records (if > they survive) may be kept? I would like of course to see the records > relating to my grandfather - I feel I hardly knew Dad's family as they > never > talked about things like Mum's did. I THINK the same company "did" the > funerals of Tom's parents too, both in the 1920s from memory. APPS is > ringing bells in my mind from years ago when I was a young child. > > Maybe they buried Dad's brother Howard Bruce HUNTER who died April 1949 - > he > also lived in the St Kilda region. I was 2 aned 6 days old I think, but > remember him visiting me to give me an Easter egg - and he died on the way > home from that visit. APPS was certainly a name I remember being tossed > about when funeral directors were needed for Dad's family. > > thanks for any help > > Dawn (Croydon, Melbourne) > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

The full name of the funeral directors may be "WG Apps & Sons". There are a couple fo references to this funeral director when you google the name. Paul in Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:25 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] funeral directors >I am going through a box of memorabilia from Mum who died last year.. it >has > the accumulated "treasures" of her, my Dad, and their parents, some as far > back as from the 1930 and 40s. Birthday cards, letters of condolence, and > so on. > > I have just found the clipping of the funeral notice of my paternal > grandfather, Tom HUNTER, who died about 16 years before I was born. > (Alfred > Thomas HUNTER.) > > It was conducted by the funeral directors APPS and SON in St Kilda, Friday > 11th September. (1931 according to the Brighton cemetery.) It is a name > I > remember but is no longer in the white pages. > > Does anyone know what has become of this company and where any records (if > they survive) may be kept? I would like of course to see the records > relating to my grandfather - I feel I hardly knew Dad's family as they > never > talked about things like Mum's did. I THINK the same company "did" the > funerals of Tom's parents too, both in the 1920s from memory. APPS is > ringing bells in my mind from years ago when I was a young child. > > Maybe they buried Dad's brother Howard Bruce HUNTER who died April 1949 - > he > also lived in the St Kilda region. I was 2 aned 6 days old I think, but > remember him visiting me to give me an Easter egg - and he died on the way > home from that visit. APPS was certainly a name I remember being tossed > about when funeral directors were needed for Dad's family. > > thanks for any help > > Dawn (Croydon, Melbourne)

Should have looked further, sorry. See http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Apps-W-G-Sons Paul in Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:25 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] funeral directors >I am going through a box of memorabilia from Mum who died last year.. it >has > the accumulated "treasures" of her, my Dad, and their parents, some as far > back as from the 1930 and 40s. Birthday cards, letters of condolence, and > so on.

Check with Genealogy section, State Library of Victoria. I know they have some records of Funeral Directors on micro-film. Pretty sure I have seen Apps. Probably worth a trip to the Library. I think you will find them under the IN series. Ask at the desk. Eric. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dawn Webb <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:25 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] funeral directors > I am going through a box of memorabilia from Mum who died last year.. it has > the accumulated "treasures" of her, my Dad, and their parents, some as far > back as from the 1930 and 40s. Birthday cards, letters of condolence, and > so on. > > I have just found the clipping of the funeral notice of my paternal > grandfather, Tom HUNTER, who died about 16 years before I was born. (Alfred > Thomas HUNTER.) > > It was conducted by the funeral directors APPS and SON in St Kilda, Friday > 11th September. (1931 according to the Brighton cemetery.) It is a name I > remember but is no longer in the white pages. > > Does anyone know what has become of this company and where any records (if > they survive) may be kept? I would like of course to see the records > relating to my grandfather - I feel I hardly knew Dad's family as they never > talked about things like Mum's did. I THINK the same company "did" the > funerals of Tom's parents too, both in the 1920s from memory. APPS is > ringing bells in my mind from years ago when I was a young child. > > Maybe they buried Dad's brother Howard Bruce HUNTER who died April 1949 - he > also lived in the St Kilda region. I was 2 aned 6 days old I think, but > remember him visiting me to give me an Easter egg - and he died on the way > home from that visit. APPS was certainly a name I remember being tossed > about when funeral directors were needed for Dad's family. > > thanks for any help > > Dawn (Croydon, Melbourne) > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >