HI Val, Well this is certainly a very interesting family you have!!!! I am not sure where exactly Mary died.. however I did find her death registration amongst other details of her life previous to marrying Frederick BLOXSIDGE. I would say it was very unlikely that Fred and Mary had any children as she would have been 54 when they married. Please note she was listed as Agnes Mary BLOXSIDGE (not Mary Agnes) which may explain why she was a bit tricky to find. She died in 1976 and it was a country registration (somewhere out of Brisbane) C927/1976 with her parents listed as George HULCOMBE and Lavinia GRIFFESS. I have checked for a birth reference for Mary.. and found the following. Agnes Mary HULCOMBE born the 10th of October 1894 in Port Frederick, Tasmania. To George HULCOMBE and Lavinia GRIFFITHS. So I presume the name on the death certificate was an error. As you are aware Mary was married previously to William Henry LUXTON. They were married in Murwillumbah in 1914. they had a child this same year ( George W. LUXTON) also at Murwillumbah. (Note to make things tricky... there is another William Henry LUXTON in New South Wales at the same time... who happens to be a Gallipoli Veteran... there is quite a bit written about him in the newspapers.... this sadly is not you chap) William Henry LUXTON (your one) was born in the Tweed River New South Wales (presumably somewhere near Murwillumbah) in 1886 to James LUXTON and Eliza HANFORD. He died in a traffic accident on the 9th of September 1944. (See Sunday Mail 10th September 1944, Page 5) on Trove Newspapers. William was buried in the Lutwyche Cemetery in Monumental Portion 10 Section 80A grave 6. This is where it got interesting! in the Courier Mail newspaper on the 25th of September 1944, Page 6. There is a notice "The FAMILY of the late William LUXTON wish to THANK all the relatives, friends and neighbours for all the telegrams, floral tributes and messages of sympathy in the recent sudden loss of their beloved father. Please accept this as their personal thanks. (now... Mary Agnes or Agnes Mary.. whichever! was still alive.. This made me thing that perhaps they had split) So I checked the electoral rolls... I knew from the newspaper article that William LUXTON lived in Nansen Street, Northgate at the time of his death so I thought I would start there. In 1925 they were living together at Highfields, in Samford. In 1937 William was living at Nansen Street, Northgate... as was their son George William. however Mary was living at Massy's slaughter yard Bootooloo. (which is in Bowen) In 1943 William and George were at Nansen Street Northgate.. And Mary was still at Bootooloo. Near Bowen (Home Duties) Now I haven't figured out if she was living with family up there as yet.. So I will keep digging and get back to you. George (their son ) had an accident in 1940 losing his leg... see (Cairns Post 19th October 1940 page 4.) which makes sense why he was living at home in 1943. I hope that all of this helps somehow.... Kind Regards Sue. On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 12:04 AM, Val Date via <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Am looking for info re Frederick John BLOXSIDGE 1887-1973 and his 2nd wife > Mary Agnes LUXTON nee HULCOMBE please. They married in 1948. Did they > have children, > > where and when did she die (Fred died at Mackay). My main interest is > with > Mary and what became of her please. Hoping someone can assist, regards > Val > DATE > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Am looking for info re Frederick John BLOXSIDGE 1887-1973 and his 2nd wife Mary Agnes LUXTON nee HULCOMBE please. They married in 1948. Did they have children, where and when did she die (Fred died at Mackay). My main interest is with Mary and what became of her please. Hoping someone can assist, regards Val DATE

Not my family- hope it helps someone Weekly Mail - 25 August 1906 MARRIAGES MARDON-STRAKER A Marriage will take place at Minsterworth Church, near Gloucester, on Monday, the 24th September, between Herbert Edward Mardon, of Toowoomba, Cambooya, Queensland, eldest son of Edward Kendal Edmonds Mardon, Esq., of The Graig, near Monmouth, and Sarah Cecilia Mabel Geraldine (May), second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Straker, of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, and Hygrove, Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, after which the bride and bridegroom will sail for Queensland. Regards Bev

Sarmite Mary Garrett is living in Charters Towers in the 1977 electoral roll. Still a nurse, her address is the All Souls School, so presumably working in their boarding house. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian & Margaret via Sent: Friday, 13 February 2015 10:00 AM To: Kerry Young Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Kerry Thanks for that info. It does not look like I can find anything out from the Archives as it appears that access is denied to that record. However that may be him as I was told he joined the RAAF and married a White Russian and I notice on the net the mention of the name Sarmite in an article on Latvia which may be in the White Russia area. Perhaps the Australian Archives record may be an immigration one. Regards Ian From: Kerry Young Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:29 AM To: Ian & Margaret Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Ian On the Australian Archives if you do a search for Martin Garrett an entry for Garrett, Sarmite & husband Martin John pops up http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/Item sListing.aspx At least you may have a wife's name. Regards Kerry (Young) ------------------------------- 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

1968 Martin John Garrett, student, 76 Herston Road, Kelvin Grove, M Sarmite Mary Garrett, nurse, same address, F Regarding the missing on Voyager. According to Wikipedia, the missing were declared dead on 17 February (a week after the collision). People who go missing at sea or in aircraft often end up without death registration if there is no body and no circumstances in which any country/state believe their death registration requirements are met (which usually include having died in that place or on route to it). The relevant ACT legislation http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1963-17/19980625-39338/pdf/1963-17.pdf would suggest that if someone died on a ship on route to the ACT, the deaths would be registered in the ACT by the ship's master (see section 28 1 b) on arrival. But ... Voyager never arrived. So perhaps the criteria for *registering* the death was not met with no body and no arriving ship. Those bodies which were recovered were brought to shore on another ship, the master of that ship could register their deaths. So it may be some crazy technicality in the legislation which is why you cannot find death registrations. Kerry

Hi Bev, a Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE, died in Brisbane approx. March 1998. He lived at 96 Peachey St., Chermside, Brisbane. Claimants on his estate were Maxine Daphne STAFF, P.O. Box 2354, Ayr, Charlotte BOWMAN, 22 Pickard St., Bald Hills, Brisbane & Lesley Ida PECK, 28 Leis Rd., Kallangur. Will dated 11.1.1991. From Courier Mail 20.3.1991. Not the answer to your request, but may be your man. Cheers, Julie. -----Original Message----- From: Maree via Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 2:22 PM To: 'B. Edmonds' ; aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE Bev .. I don't have him .. but I do have Catherine L'estrange .. In NSW ... d. 1851 Bathurst .... not sure if she is connected .. The surname sure seems unusual ... Cheers Maree -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B. Edmonds via Sent: Monday, 9 February 2015 8:35 AM To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-QLD] Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE I am looking for the parents Thomas Bernard L'Estrange who I believed lived in Qld up to until 1980 at least. I have the same name in New South Wales [ see Trove newspapers] so there must be a connection somewhere. Does anyone have the above chap in their tree please? Regards Bev ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Hi Bev I don't have any L'Estrange people in my trees but I used to work on trucks owned by Tommy L'Estrange in the late 70's possible early 80's. He and another fellow, Keith Jakes owned or drove for a company named Munduberra Freightlines and the used to cart all the citrus. Tommy used to drive an old Transtar and Keith a B model Mack. Tommy died in a truck accident and Keith committed suicide a couple of years later. I'm sure Tommy used to live at Coopers Plains in Brisbane - somewhere near Celtic street. I think at the time he had a couple of kids, a boy and a girl but I'm not 100% sure. Funny how a different name gets stuck in your head. Jim Armstrong > From: aus-qld-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 10, Issue 16 > To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 01:00:43 -0700 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE (Maree) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:22:46 +1100 > From: "Maree" <uniimog@internode.on.net> > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE > To: "'B. Edmonds'" <beverley@yourisp.com.au>, <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001c01d048ce$abd0e000$0372a000$@internode.on.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Bev .. I don't have him .. but I do have Catherine L'estrange .. > In NSW ... d. 1851 Bathurst .... not sure if she is connected .. The surname > sure seems unusual ... > > Cheers > Maree > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of B. Edmonds via > Sent: Monday, 9 February 2015 8:35 AM > To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-QLD] Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE > > I am looking for the parents Thomas Bernard L'Estrange who I believed lived > in Qld up to until 1980 at least. I have the same name in New South Wales [ > see Trove newspapers] so there must be a connection somewhere. Does anyone > have the above chap in their tree please? > > Regards > Bev > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 10, Issue 16 > ***************************************

Bev .. I don't have him .. but I do have Catherine L'estrange .. In NSW ... d. 1851 Bathurst .... not sure if she is connected .. The surname sure seems unusual ... Cheers Maree -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B. Edmonds via Sent: Monday, 9 February 2015 8:35 AM To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-QLD] Thomas Bernard L'ESTRANGE I am looking for the parents Thomas Bernard L'Estrange who I believed lived in Qld up to until 1980 at least. I have the same name in New South Wales [ see Trove newspapers] so there must be a connection somewhere. Does anyone have the above chap in their tree please? Regards Bev ------------------------------- 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

Thanks Janet. Yes there were lots of Garretts in Winton but I can't really recall where Martin lived as I did not know him until I went to Abergowrie College at Ingham in 1954. I went to school in Winton for a short while in the late 40s but I went to the State School and Martin went to the Convent so I did not know him then. I did board for a while with some Garretts in Winton and went to school (state) for a very short while but can't even now remember their names or when it was but think it was in Vindex Street. I remember it was Jack Garrett who lived in Elderslie Street. He was my father's best man. Cheers Ian -----Original Message----- From: Janet Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 12:01 PM To: Ian & Margaret ; aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Ian, if it is of any help - in 1934 Garrett families lived in Vindex Street, Manuka Street , Ramsay Street and Elderslie Street in Winton. Maybe you can recall where he lived. Cheers Janet

Thanks Jan but don't worry about it as it was Leo Garrett who was lost on the Voyager and Martin was his brother and I think I can find out what happened to Martin from what I now know. Ian -----Original Message----- From: Doug & Jan Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 11:59 AM To: 'Kerry Young' ; aus-qld@rootsweb.com ; 'Ian & Margaret' Subject: RE: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths My Brother in Law was on the Voyager when it went down..... and my husband is still friends with a few of the fellows who served with my Brother -in-law......they meet up every ANZAC Day ............I will ask if any of them know what happened to Martin GARRETT.. for you Jan

Ian, if it is of any help - in 1934 Garrett families lived in Vindex Street, Manuka Street , Ramsay Street and Elderslie Street in Winton. Maybe you can recall where he lived. Cheers Janet -----Original Message----- From: Ian & Margaret via Sent: 13 February, 2015 09:59 To: Kerry Young Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Kerry Thanks for that info. It does not look like I can find anything out from the Archives as it appears that access is denied to that record. However that may be him as I was told he joined the RAAF and married a White Russian and I notice on the net the mention of the name Sarmite in an article on Latvia which may be in the White Russia area. Perhaps the Australian Archives record may be an immigration one. Regards Ian From: Kerry Young Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:29 AM To: Ian & Margaret Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Ian On the Australian Archives if you do a search for Martin Garrett an entry for Garrett, Sarmite & husband Martin John pops up http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx At least you may have a wife’s name. Regards Kerry (Young) ------------------------------- 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

My Brother in Law was on the Voyager when it went down..... and my husband is still friends with a few of the fellows who served with my Brother -in-law......they meet up every ANZAC Day ............I will ask if any of them know what happened to Martin GARRETT.. for you Jan -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kerry Young via Sent: Friday, 13 February 2015 9:30 AM To: Ian & Margaret Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Ian On the Australian Archives if you do a search for Martin Garrett an entry for Garrett, Sarmite & husband Martin John pops up http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/Item sListing.aspx At least you may have a wife's name. Regards Kerry (Young) ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4284/9102 - Release Date: 02/12/15

Hi Kerry Thanks for that info. It does not look like I can find anything out from the Archives as it appears that access is denied to that record. However that may be him as I was told he joined the RAAF and married a White Russian and I notice on the net the mention of the name Sarmite in an article on Latvia which may be in the White Russia area. Perhaps the Australian Archives record may be an immigration one. Regards Ian From: Kerry Young Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:29 AM To: Ian & Margaret Cc: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Hi Ian On the Australian Archives if you do a search for Martin Garrett an entry for Garrett, Sarmite & husband Martin John pops up http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx At least you may have a wife’s name. Regards Kerry (Young)

Hi Ian On the Australian Archives if you do a search for Martin Garrett an entry for Garrett, Sarmite & husband Martin John pops up http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx At least you may have a wife’s name. Regards Kerry (Young)

Thanks for that info Wynette. I had noticed the Martin John Garrett on Ancestry on the roll in Brisbane in 1968 and intend to check that out when I can get to our local library. He does not appear on the roll ever again in Australia. The Martin Garrett who was married in 1953 would not be the one I went to school with in 1954 at Ingham in Qld. Nor would he be the one who was killed in the crash of the Flying Doctor plane in 1953 near Charters Towers. I remember that crash as I was going to school in Charters Towers in 1953. Regards Ian

Hi Ian, A quick Google brought up an ancestry page with a Martin John GARRETT registered on the electoral roll in Brisbane in 1968. There was only the one entry. I was unable to access the original record from there. You could do so from your local public library with your library card. However, I am wondering if this could be your friend, as he was a pilot. If so, he died tragically young. He had only been married less than a year. I think you would recognise him from the photograph if it is he. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23243657 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2896003 There are more Trove articles on this tragedy. Regards, Wynnette. -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian & Margaret via Sent: Thursday, 12 February 2015 5:51 PM To: Shirlee Cantwell; aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths Thanks all who have replied to my posting re the loss of HMAS Voyager. As Shirlee says the names of the three whose bodies were recovered are on the ACT Death Index but why are they not all on this index? They would have originally been stated as missing but, surely, by now they would have all been declared dead. They are not on the Ryerson Index. I have just sent an email to the Aust. War Memorial asking them if they know anything. It may not have anything to do with them as was not a war. I have been trying to find out what happened to a Martin John Garrett. Martin and I were both born in Winton, Western Qld, in the 1930s and both went to boarding school at Abergowrie Agricultural College, near Ingham, in 1954. I have been told that Martin is dead and perhaps died fairly young. I have also been told he joined the RAAF. His brother was L J Garrett who was lost in the Voyager and I thought it would be a simple matter of looking up L J Garrett on a death index to get his parents' names and then perhaps contacting some organisation (?) in Winton to find out something about Martin Garrett. That is when I found out that L J Garrett does not seem to be on a death index. I have an uncle, Malcolm Nicholson, who was killed on 7 June 1917 in World War 1 in Belgium and his body was never found and his name is on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing at Ypres. Also his death was registered in 1922 and he is listed on the Qld Death Index so why aren't the sailors who went down in HMAS Voyager on a Death Index? Ian Kelly ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9097 - Release Date: 02/11/15 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9097 - Release Date: 02/11/15

Thanks Colin. Pretty amazing after all this time. Cheers Ian

Ian Navy still saying missing in this report and not listed with the dead http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-voyager-ii Regards Colin On 12-Feb-15 5:50 PM, Ian & Margaret via wrote: > Thanks all who have replied to my posting re the loss of HMAS Voyager. As > Shirlee says the names of the three whose bodies were recovered are on the > ACT Death Index but why are they not all on this index? > > They would have originally been stated as missing but, surely, by now they > would have all been declared dead. They are not on the Ryerson Index. > > I have just sent an email to the Aust. War Memorial asking them if they know > anything. It may not have anything to do with them as was not a war. > > I have been trying to find out what happened to a Martin John Garrett. > Martin and I were both born in Winton, Western Qld, in the 1930s and both > went to boarding school at Abergowrie Agricultural College, near Ingham, in > 1954. I have been told that Martin is dead and perhaps died fairly young. > I have also been told he joined the RAAF. His brother was L J Garrett who > was lost in the Voyager and I thought it would be a simple matter of looking > up L J Garrett on a death index to get his parents' names and then perhaps > contacting some organisation (?) in Winton to find out something about > Martin Garrett. That is when I found out that L J Garrett does not seem to > be on a death index. > > I have an uncle, Malcolm Nicholson, who was killed on 7 June 1917 in World > War 1 in Belgium and his body was never found and his name is on the Menin > Gate Memorial to the Missing at Ypres. Also his death was registered in > 1922 and he is listed on the Qld Death Index so why aren't the sailors who > went down in HMAS Voyager on a Death Index? > > Ian Kelly > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Thanks all who have replied to my posting re the loss of HMAS Voyager. As Shirlee says the names of the three whose bodies were recovered are on the ACT Death Index but why are they not all on this index? They would have originally been stated as missing but, surely, by now they would have all been declared dead. They are not on the Ryerson Index. I have just sent an email to the Aust. War Memorial asking them if they know anything. It may not have anything to do with them as was not a war. I have been trying to find out what happened to a Martin John Garrett. Martin and I were both born in Winton, Western Qld, in the 1930s and both went to boarding school at Abergowrie Agricultural College, near Ingham, in 1954. I have been told that Martin is dead and perhaps died fairly young. I have also been told he joined the RAAF. His brother was L J Garrett who was lost in the Voyager and I thought it would be a simple matter of looking up L J Garrett on a death index to get his parents' names and then perhaps contacting some organisation (?) in Winton to find out something about Martin Garrett. That is when I found out that L J Garrett does not seem to be on a death index. I have an uncle, Malcolm Nicholson, who was killed on 7 June 1917 in World War 1 in Belgium and his body was never found and his name is on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing at Ypres. Also his death was registered in 1922 and he is listed on the Qld Death Index so why aren't the sailors who went down in HMAS Voyager on a Death Index? Ian Kelly

Hi Ian & Margaret It seems that there were only 3 bodies recovered from the HMAS Voyager incident and these deaths were registered with the ACT BDM. There is an Historic Death Index which you can access and the 3 are registered. I found this on the Navy website: http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-voyager-ii#VoyagerListOfCasulties Shirlee Wellington, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian & Margaret via" <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> To: "AUS-QLD" <AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 3:08 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] HMAS Voyager deaths > Hi > > Does anyone know in which state the deaths of those who died in the > collision between HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne in 1964 would be > registered? > > I have checked the NSW BDM Index and they are not on that. I emailed the > NSW BDM people and asked them where those deaths would be registered and > they don’t have a clue. > > Cheers > Ian Kelly > Sandstone Point Qld > > > > ------------------------------- > 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