I have just tried to search Qld electoral rolls on ancestry and could not get anything in Qld, only nsw prior to 1902 So thought I was doing something wrong so did a search for someone for whom I had searched before and found several entries, but, nothing Has anyone else had a problem ? Greg

I always use the Old Search. My impression is that all the new improved searches are designed for people who want lots of results and don't care if they are getting the RIGHT results. Perhaps I am getting cynical in my old age lol. Vern On 17 November 2013 15:24, Kim <s_k_douglas@bigpond.com> wrote: > I agree Greg, the new search is tedious and less likely to produce results. > >

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Kerry, Thanks for your suggestions - I found a couple of promising ‘Alexander Morrison’ listings in the NSW & WA death records but can’t be sure without buying each one as they don’t mention his parents (Duncan & Margaret Morrison nee Fraser). I believe none of his siblings in Victoria heard from him again after he visited the one time from Queensland. I will do a search on Trove in NSW and WA just in case he had his own family who may have placed a death notice. Thanks again, Maureen On 9 Nov 2013, at 7:00 pm, aus-qld-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Alexander Morrison, b. 1845, Scotland, son of Duncan and > Margaret Morrison (nee Fraser) (Maureen Upston) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 09:30:53 +1000 > From: "Kerry Raymond" <kraymond@iprimus.com.au> > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Alexander Morrison, b. 1845, Scotland, son of > Duncan and Margaret Morrison (nee Fraser) > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <BE2A809BD02543AD89C7C83678C53D2A@chapelhill.homeip.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I cannot find a Qld death that fits the details (all the deaths of Alexander > Morrison in a plausible time period have parents listed and they aren't the > right ones). Being a prospector, you would expect him to move around a fair > bit, so I suggest checking all the BDMs in Australia to around 1940s. > > If his family knew he died, they may have placed a death notice in their > local newspaper, even if he didn't die locally. So don't rule out sources > local to the family even if he wasn't living there. > > The other place I would go looking is in any family notice in relation to > the death of his parents, siblings, siblings-in-law, etc. Often death notice > list the family members and often a location is noted for those who are not > living locally. Also the failure to mention him might suggest they know he > is already dead. > > As a general principle, I find that when you have a brick wall on someone, > learn as much as you can about the extended family including in-laws, as > often there is a vital clue to be found there. > > > Kerry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Maureen Upston > Sent: Friday, 8 November 2013 8:25 PM > To: AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-QLD] Alexander Morrison, b. 1845, Scotland,son of Duncan and > Margaret Morrison (nee Fraser) > > I am seeking further information on Alexander Morrison who was born in > Crofton, Loch Broom, Scotland and was last heard of as a gold prospector in > Queensland. Alexander was five when he migrated on board the 'Andromache' > to Victoria, Australia with his parents and siblings (Donald 10, William 8 > and Farquhar an infant) in 1848. The family settled to farming life in > Lethbridge, Victoria where several more children were born - Johanna, Mary > Ann and Hugh (as well as four infants who died). > > At some stage later on Alexander departed Lethbridge in Victoria and spent > some time prospecting in Maryborough, Queensland. He made one visit to see > his sibling William who lived in Glenaladale, East Gippsland, Victoria but > Alexander was never heard of again after that visit. I would like to find > out what happened to Alexander Morrison, whether he stayed in Queensland, > had any family and where he is buried? > > Thanks, > Maureen

While looking at death notices on Trove I came across the following notice - ARMSTRONG.-On the 14th February, at Hawthorn,Bulimba, Connie, adopted daughter of M. Armstrong,aged 3 years. Family Notices. (1889, February 23). /The Queenslander /(Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 337. TROVE <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19811625> Because I have ARMSTRONGs and HODGSONs on the tree and 'Connie' was only 3 years old, I decided to do a little research and this is what I have found. Constance HODGSON died 14th February, 1889 and her parents were listed as William HODGSON and Mary STRICKLAND. Constance HODGSON aged 2 years arrived on the Chyebassa in Brisbane 3rd March, 1888. She was listed in steerage and there doesn't seem to be any association with any other passenger; there were males in their 20s and 40s listed before and after her and none of the surnames appear to be connected with the name HODGSON Constance was buried in the Balmoral Cemetery, Portion 1, #168 Then on 25th May, 1934, Mary Florence COOPER was buried in the same grave after she died the previous day and although I have not located her birth, her parents, James COOPER and Eliza MURRAY were married in Brisbane on the 29th of March, 1867. I haven't been able to find any other mention of the couple William HODGSON and Mary STRICKLAND on passenger lists or in the Qld BDM index from 1829 to 1983. I thought that M. ARMSTRONG may have been Mary STRICKLAND but as I said previously, I have not found any connection. I have posted this here in case someone is looking for Connie, Greg

I cannot find a Qld death that fits the details (all the deaths of Alexander Morrison in a plausible time period have parents listed and they aren't the right ones). Being a prospector, you would expect him to move around a fair bit, so I suggest checking all the BDMs in Australia to around 1940s. If his family knew he died, they may have placed a death notice in their local newspaper, even if he didn't die locally. So don't rule out sources local to the family even if he wasn't living there. The other place I would go looking is in any family notice in relation to the death of his parents, siblings, siblings-in-law, etc. Often death notice list the family members and often a location is noted for those who are not living locally. Also the failure to mention him might suggest they know he is already dead. As a general principle, I find that when you have a brick wall on someone, learn as much as you can about the extended family including in-laws, as often there is a vital clue to be found there. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Maureen Upston Sent: Friday, 8 November 2013 8:25 PM To: AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-QLD] Alexander Morrison, b. 1845, Scotland,son of Duncan and Margaret Morrison (nee Fraser) I am seeking further information on Alexander Morrison who was born in Crofton, Loch Broom, Scotland and was last heard of as a gold prospector in Queensland. Alexander was five when he migrated on board the 'Andromache' to Victoria, Australia with his parents and siblings (Donald 10, William 8 and Farquhar an infant) in 1848. The family settled to farming life in Lethbridge, Victoria where several more children were born - Johanna, Mary Ann and Hugh (as well as four infants who died). At some stage later on Alexander departed Lethbridge in Victoria and spent some time prospecting in Maryborough, Queensland. He made one visit to see his sibling William who lived in Glenaladale, East Gippsland, Victoria but Alexander was never heard of again after that visit. I would like to find out what happened to Alexander Morrison, whether he stayed in Queensland, had any family and where he is buried? Thanks, Maureen Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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I am seeking further information on Alexander Morrison who was born in Crofton, Loch Broom, Scotland and was last heard of as a gold prospector in Queensland. Alexander was five when he migrated on board the ‘Andromache’ to Victoria, Australia with his parents and siblings (Donald 10, William 8 and Farquhar an infant) in 1848. The family settled to farming life in Lethbridge, Victoria where several more children were born - Johanna, Mary Ann and Hugh (as well as four infants who died). At some stage later on Alexander departed Lethbridge in Victoria and spent some time prospecting in Maryborough, Queensland. He made one visit to see his sibling William who lived in Glenaladale, East Gippsland, Victoria but Alexander was never heard of again after that visit. I would like to find out what happened to Alexander Morrison, whether he stayed in Queensland, had any family and where he is buried? Thanks, Maureen

For those researchers who can't find someone dying in Qld, try only using one (1) christian name and in the mother's name just the word "born" and a date range, for example 1873 - 1956 and leave all the other boxes empty. You may have a lot of results to go through one at a time, BUT, you never know what you might find, Greg

There are a number of LAMB researchers who have published in the Darling Downs Biographical Register with whom I would welcome some correspondence, Greg

I just put in 'Ferguson' and 1939 - 1942 and it was about the second name. On 8/11/2013 6:37 AM, doug&jan wrote: > Thanks to everyone who took the time to look up the index for me... > > I was using the spelling McKENZIE for the Mother and nothing was comming up > > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Hi I did a quick search of the index and 2 Alexander Ferguson's came up. 1941B53104AlexanderFergusonDonald Mary MacKenzie 1941B53262Alexander McKinnonFergusonDonald Margaret McKinnon You state his father was Donald and his mother was Mary McKenzie. I therefore would order certificate B53104 These are the death of the sons I can find 1928B4568Alexander ThomasFergussonAlexander Dunmore Fergusson Hers Fraser Lawrie Mearns1935B27659HarryFerguson- Gertrude Kathleen Ferguson Marriages 1912C2650Gertrude SophiaSchillingAlexanderFerguson Can't find a marriage for Mearns. Hope this helps your quest Jim Armstrong > From: aus-qld-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 8, Issue 195 > To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 01:00:58 -0700 > > 2. On Line death index (doug&jan) > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:41:17 +1000 > From: "doug&jan" <jst88221@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [AUS-QLD] On Line death index > To: "Aus Qld" <AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <7D2DDD9FC1904E25BE0CCA32D23DD7AB@master5cfb8955> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > I would like to purchase the death certificate of one Alexander FERGUSON who died in the Dunwich Benevolent Assylum he died 5th August 1941. but there is no entry on the online index for him...because he died in the Assylum could his death not have been registered....??? > > >From his Records it states he had a Wife who visited him just prior to his death... and from his Army Records I find he had two sons..... > > The wife in 1941 had a Newsagency in Stanley St. South Brisbane...by 1941 from his Records at the Assylum it states his sons were both dead...Alexander Thomas and Harry Arthur I can find neither of these deaths on the index.... they were alive when Alexander was discharged and applied for a pension from WW1 his address at the time was Stanley St. > > Alexander (again from his hospital records) he is the son of Donald FERGUSON and Mary McKENZIE his wife is Here MEARNS this Christian name is on the Hospital records as well as his Army Records... > > Alexander is not related to me that I know of.... but I have a copy of his Will written in 1938 and it leaves everything he owns to my Mother..no mention of the wife...he was working on the coastal vessels including the Otter...it looks as though he was originally admitted because of injuries to his leg... for which he was in Brisbane Hospital for 5 weeks. > > I dont know yet if there is a connection to our Family or it was just that Mum as a young girl helped out at the Benevolent Assylum kitchen...Mum kept the will for some reason... > > Does anyone have any connection to this Family > > Jan > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-QLD list administrator, send an email to > AUS-QLD-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AUS-QLD mailing list, send an email to AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 8, Issue 195 > ***************************************

Thanks to everyone who took the time to look up the index for me... I was using the spelling McKENZIE for the Mother and nothing was comming up cheers Jan

Hi Jan It is there, I have just checked. Maybe you are putting too much info in there. I only put the name and further down in date of death range, for yours, I put 1940 & 1942, Happy to help Pam in Brisbane From: "doug&jan" <jst88221@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AUS-QLD] On Line death index To: "Aus Qld" <AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com> I would like to purchase the death certificate of one Alexander FERGUSON who died in the Dunwich Benevolent Assylum he died 5th August 1941. but there is no entry on the online index for him...because he died in the Assylum could his death not have been registered....??? >From his Records it states he had a Wife who visited him just prior >to his death... and from his Army Records I find he had two >sons..... The wife in 1941 had a Newsagency in Stanley St. South Brisbane...by 1941 from his Records at the Assylum it states his sons were both dead...Alexander Thomas and Harry Arthur I can find neither of these deaths on the index.... they were alive when Alexander was discharged and applied for a pension from WW1 his address at the time was Stanley St. Alexander (again from his hospital records) he is the son of Donald FERGUSON and Mary McKENZIE his wife is Here MEARNS this Christian name is on the Hospital records as well as his Army Records... Alexander is not related to me that I know of.... but I have a copy of his Will written in 1938 and it leaves everything he owns to my Mother..no mention of the wife...he was working on the coastal vessels including the Otter...it looks as though he was originally admitted because of injuries to his leg... for which he was in Brisbane Hospital for 5 weeks. I dont know yet if there is a connection to our Family or it was just that Mum as a young girl helped out at the Benevolent Assylum kitchen...Mum kept the will for some reason... Does anyone have any connection to this Family Jan

Here it is 1941 B53104 Alexander Ferguson Donald Mary MacKenzie On 7/11/2013 5:41 PM, doug&jan wrote: > I would like to purchase the death certificate of one Alexander FERGUSON who died in the Dunwich Benevolent Assylum he died 5th August 1941. but there is no entry on the online index for him...because he died in the Assylum could his death not have been registered....??? > > > From his Records it states he had a Wife who visited him just prior to his death... and from his Army Records I find he had two sons..... > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hello Jan Perhaps this may be him? 1941 B53104 Alexander Ferguson Donald Mary MacKenzie Regards Stan On 7/11/2013 5:41 PM, doug&jan wrote: > I would like to purchase the death certificate of one Alexander FERGUSON who died in the Dunwich Benevolent Assylum he died 5th August 1941. but there is no entry on the online index for him...because he died in the Assylum could his death not have been registered....??? > > >From his Records it states he had a Wife who visited him just prior to his death... and from his Army Records I find he had two sons..... > > The wife in 1941 had a Newsagency in Stanley St. South Brisbane...by 1941 from his Records at the Assylum it states his sons were both dead...Alexander Thomas and Harry Arthur I can find neither of these deaths on the index.... they were alive when Alexander was discharged and applied for a pension from WW1 his address at the time was Stanley St. > > Alexander (again from his hospital records) he is the son of Donald FERGUSON and Mary McKENZIE his wife is Here MEARNS this Christian name is on the Hospital records as well as his Army Records... > > Alexander is not related to me that I know of.... but I have a copy of his Will written in 1938 and it leaves everything he owns to my Mother..no mention of the wife...he was working on the coastal vessels including the Otter...it looks as though he was originally admitted because of injuries to his leg... for which he was in Brisbane Hospital for 5 weeks. > > I dont know yet if there is a connection to our Family or it was just that Mum as a young girl helped out at the Benevolent Assylum kitchen...Mum kept the will for some reason... > > Does anyone have any connection to this Family > > Jan > > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I would like to purchase the death certificate of one Alexander FERGUSON who died in the Dunwich Benevolent Assylum he died 5th August 1941. but there is no entry on the online index for him...because he died in the Assylum could his death not have been registered....??? >From his Records it states he had a Wife who visited him just prior to his death... and from his Army Records I find he had two sons..... The wife in 1941 had a Newsagency in Stanley St. South Brisbane...by 1941 from his Records at the Assylum it states his sons were both dead...Alexander Thomas and Harry Arthur I can find neither of these deaths on the index.... they were alive when Alexander was discharged and applied for a pension from WW1 his address at the time was Stanley St. Alexander (again from his hospital records) he is the son of Donald FERGUSON and Mary McKENZIE his wife is Here MEARNS this Christian name is on the Hospital records as well as his Army Records... Alexander is not related to me that I know of.... but I have a copy of his Will written in 1938 and it leaves everything he owns to my Mother..no mention of the wife...he was working on the coastal vessels including the Otter...it looks as though he was originally admitted because of injuries to his leg... for which he was in Brisbane Hospital for 5 weeks. I dont know yet if there is a connection to our Family or it was just that Mum as a young girl helped out at the Benevolent Assylum kitchen...Mum kept the will for some reason... Does anyone have any connection to this Family Jan

Hi, My name is Maria from Brisbane. I am researching the family of James Spencer Alexander Sivyer and Rose Adeline Dawson, married in Gympie on 14 June 1880. They had 6 children. Rose Adeline Dawson is the sister of my Great Grandmother, Eliza Ann Elizabeth Dawson. Both born in Middlesox London. If there are any descendants of either Sivyer or Dawson families, would you kindly contact me. I have some Dawson history that might be of interest. I am happy to share what details I have. Many thanks Cheers Maria Sent from my iPad

Hi Sorry typo...that is correct. His death date is 28 Jan 1969 not 1869 lol! I am tired. If you need any further information on descendants I can help. Warm Regards Chris Schmidt On 31/10/2013 7:52 PM, Colin Larter wrote: > Chris thanks for these details. Should "Fritz" birth date be 22/8/1883 > not 28/1/1869????? > > Regards Colin > >> Hi Colin >> >> Notice your posting on RAABE. My mother is a KAPERNICK and I am writing >> family histories on the KAPERNICKS and there is a reunion in a week. >> >> Katherine RAABE b. 26 Apr 1889 Kirchheim, Qld d. 16 Sep 1978 Nanango, >> Qld, Australia >> m. 20 Mar 1912 Marburg, Qld Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" KAPERNICK b. 28 >> Jan 1869 Nanango, Qld >> Father: Wilhelm Friedrich KAPERNICK >> Mother: Hermine Auguste Louise SCHMIDT >> >> Fritz's father arrived in Queensland with his four eldest children >> onboard the "Dunbar Castle". They travelled up river on a barge after >> arriving at Moreton Bay. Another two brothers of his arrived in 1888- >> one of these brothers Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm was my gr-grandfather. >> It was said the Wilhelm, Fritz's father was a bit over fond of wine. He >> used to grow his own grapes and make his own. Hermine used to poison >> some of the vines sometimes, so there was not as much, and water down >> the wines in the bottles. One year, she poisoned all the vines! This >> greatly increased her popularity with her husband- not! >> >> Fritz and Kate- it seems she generally spelt her name Catherine even >> though on her birth certificate it is Katherine. They joined Fritz's >> sister and brother-in-law Fred and Anna KLEVE in being an early settlers >> at Coolabunia near Kingaroy. The Kleve's won the ballot when the land in >> this area was first opened up- the government was giving grants of land >> at a peppercorn lease by ballot to encourage settlement there. Fritz >> applied too and missed out, but a farmer later forfeited his land and >> Fritz was lucky. They were pioneers, clearing the scrub with an ax. They >> were heavily involved in the local community, and on the school >> committee, local hall commitee and were well known in the district. The >> eldest Kleve and Kapernick daughter used to always fight for top of the >> class and one always came first and the other second. Fritz's son >> Walter Harold "Jim" KAPERNICK (called Jim to distinguish him from three >> other Walter KAPERNICKS two of which lived in the South Burnett) was a >> well-known local cricketer and even I believe played for Queensland at >> one time. Bye the time Fritz's son Jim married, Fritz and Kate retired >> to Nanango and Jim took over the property. While Jim is dead, his >> unmarried daughter still lives on the original property with her mum. >> Jim has two sister both well into their 90s still living, one living in >> Victoria. I have visited both of them. >> >> The Kapernick name became well know and respected throughout the South >> Burnett and District. They were very sporty (Descendants have >> represented Australia at Olympic and Commonwealth games levels) and most >> were very community minded. >> >> What is your connection to these RAABE's Colin? >> >> Warm Regards >> >> >> Chris Schmidt >> >> >> On 31/10/2013 1:58 AM, Colin Larter wrote: >>> I need help in sorting out the spouse for the following people >>> >>> Katherina Raabe B abt 26/4/1889 >>> Johannes Raabe B abt 1862 >>> , please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Please like my Facebook page on the family history I am writing http://www.facebook.com/kapernick.descendants.family.history and our online campaign to support the writing and research of the family history. Also go to http://igg.me/at/kapernick-family-history/x/2392948.