Hello again, I wonder if I worded this previous post badly? Big apologies if I did. The death I'm looking for would be Horace LANCASTER. He was Scarr originally.He was alive in Nov 1947. snip>> I'm looking for a death/burial of a Horace Lankester Scarr, (later Horace LANCASTER), b. 1877, son of William Scarr and Helen Lankester. Horace changed his name from Horace Lankester SCARR to Horace LANCASTER by deed poll in 1925. At that time he was living at Sandgate, and was an Optician.His wife was Ruth Jessie Albury,<<< Many thanks for any help available, Cheers, Jill

They were on the 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL as SCARR but not on the 1949 Roll at all If he changed his name in 1925 then he went back to using the old one on the 1934 Electoral Roll perhaps he is buried as SCARR Jan > The death I'm looking for would be Horace LANCASTER. He was Scarr > originally.He was alive in Nov 1947. > > snip>> > > (> Horace changed his name from Horace Lankester SCARR to > Horace LANCASTER > by deed poll in 1925. At that time he was living at Sandgate, and was an > Optician.His wife was Ruth Jessie Albury,<<< >

Hi Jan, Thank you for looking up the electoral rolls for me. Don't you wish the rellies would stick to their 'given' names? Cheers, Jill

I'll put my hand up to misunderstanding your original post. Have you tried looking for a War Grave - he would have been entitled to a headstone, although that depended on whether NOK/whoever knew that. http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/OAWG/about_OAWG/Pages/ask%20OAWG.aspx Have you looked at Judy Webster's site at http://www.judywebster.gil.com.au/ You might get some more ideas on where to search. I've also been wondering about the c/- Brisbane GPO address he gave in 1947, and if he was living a transient lifestyle at the time. His letter of November, 1947 says that he had not previously got his 1919 discharge certificate "having knocked around the country ever since". If he was still 'knocking around the country' he could have died anywhere (and he didn't get back to the GPO to pick up his letter), and the name on his death registration dependent on what papers he had on him, or on someone who knew him on the road perhaps. Perhaps looking for an inquest might be fruitful. Cheers Barbara

Hello everyone, Well, what a goose I feel, though this mistake has not been of my doing at all. Apologies to all who have gone out of their way and spent time looking for Horace LANCASTER. That was the name I was told Horace Lankester SCARR had taken by deed poll in 1925. I have been sent a copy of the Deed Poll Document, and he changed his name to Harry LANCASTER!!! Shows how easily errors occur in info passed on. Given this new, documented info, could I please have a look-up for a death of Harry LANCASTER, b. 1877 as Horace Lankester SCARR, his parents were William SCARR and Helen LANKESTER. He was married to Ruth Jessie JOSEY nee ALBURY. They separated. He was alive for the ER in 1949, and an optometrist. I don't know if he ever divorced, but that will be another step to take. I do have him on the 1934 and 1949 Electoral Rolls. Many thanks and I'm sorry that you went to so much trouble to help me with the wrong name, Cheers, Jill

Actually his wife was Ruth Jessie JOSEY. It was her second marriage. Her first marriage was to William ALBURY (a relative of ours) and ended in divorce. She had children from both marriages. I have some information on Ruth & Horace's descendants if you are interested, but not any information on their deaths. I have Ruth's birth details but not Horace's. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jmglover Sent: Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:59 PM To: AUS-QLD list Subject: [AUS-QLD] Fw: Horace Lankester Scarr later HoraceLancaster--reworded Hello again, I wonder if I worded this previous post badly? Big apologies if I did. The death I'm looking for would be Horace LANCASTER. He was Scarr originally.He was alive in Nov 1947. snip>> I'm looking for a death/burial of a Horace Lankester Scarr, (later Horace LANCASTER), b. 1877, son of William Scarr and Helen Lankester. Horace changed his name from Horace Lankester SCARR to Horace LANCASTER by deed poll in 1925. At that time he was living at Sandgate, and was an Optician.His wife was Ruth Jessie Albury,<<< Many thanks for any help available, Cheers, Jill Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- 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

Do you know why Horace changed his name? Looks as though he might have been a bit upset with his father perhaps? This NSW reg is sorta close - 29117/1949 LANCASTER HORACE VICTOR GORDON WILLIAM HORACE MARIE MAYFIELD

Jill, Found these, but still no sign of Horace. Ruth Jessie SCARR, died 2911.1940, aged 64 (1964/B050305), daughter of James JOSEY & Harriet Catherine HARRIS. Frank George SCARR, died 14.2.1950 (1950/B025802), son of William SCARR & Helen LANKASTER. He is on the Brisbane City Site. Cheers, Jules. Warren, NSW. (But, still a Queensland girl) julie.dern@bigpond.com http://derngenealogy.tribalpages.com

Hi Jules, Thanks for those records, they solve one problem for us, the death of Frank George SCARR. There is another Frank SCARR we are tracking to see if he is related, he was a surveyor and explorer, and died in Sydney in 1905. I haven't been able to find a death notice or obit, do you have any suggestions, he has a few articles etc written about him, so should at least have an obit. We think he was born in 1845 in NSW. Best wishes, Jill