I am hoping I have the right list for this post. Searching for any ancestors or anyone with additional information on this couple: Alexander CUMBERFORD and Margaret HILL They were married 1892 in Lanark Scotland and emigrated to Australia between 1907 and 1913. I found them in the online 1913 Queensland Electoral Rolls Index, Div-Oxley, Sub Div-Brisbane on Brighton Rd In the 1922 Electoral Rolls they were in Oxley-Burando - Fleurs Rd In the 1934 Electoral Rolls in Griffith-Cooparoo I have found other Cumberfords which may be children and subsequently their wives - not really sure - see additional information below: Additional information: _Parents_ were John CUMBERFORD and Mgt GIBSON AND John HILL and Margaret TORRANCE _Children_ of Alexander and Margaret were John b abt 1894 in Bellshill LKS SCT, Alexander b abt 1896 in Bellshill LKS SCT, Isabella b abt 1898 Holytown LKS SCT and died Jul 1907 in New Cumnock, AYR., and David b abt 1900 in Holytown LKS SCT. Other names mentioned in the Electoral Rolls: Margaret Louise Torrence CUMBERFORD Agnes Hill CUMBERFORD Alexander Hill CUMBERFORD William Neilson CUMBERFORD In the 1934 rolls, Div Moreton, SubDiv Mount Gravatt... Isabella Ewan CUMBERFORD (possibly the wife of David Cumberford) John CUMBERFORD and Margaret McKay CUMBERFORD - 1934 at 60 Gertrude St in Griffith, S Brisbane - also there in 1949 Evelyn Cecelia CUMBERFORD and in 1949 with William Neilson CUMBERFORD Antoher address in 1949 is 208 Kelvin Grove Rd for Alexander Jr and Elizabeth Jane Cumberford Hope I did not provide too much information but I thought the locations might help. Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. Feel free to contact me direct or through the list. Barbara Nellesen USA

Hi Barbara, Hope this small snippet helps - Mount Gravatt Cemetery (Records available online at Brisbane City Council website) Monumental 2E 2 114 Cumberford Margaret 21 / 02 / 1975 78 years Trask Ellen Catherine 21 / 02 / 1975 80 years Ryan John William 21 / 02 / 1975 83 years Mansfield Dorothy Mildred 21 / 02 / 1975 82 years I would guess that this is a Government grave as the persons buried seem to have all been on the same day and unrelated. >From the National Archives of Australia website John Cumberford (born Scotland) joined the Navy in 1939 and a brief record is online http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx Carol

Hello Carol, How kind of you to go to the trouble to get that information for me. I so appreciate your efforts (from both emails!) If you need any lookups in Scotland...I have the 1881 census CD's and some of the MI booklets. Thank you again, Barbara Carol Wood wrote: > Hi Barbara, > > Hope this small snippet helps - > > Mount Gravatt Cemetery (Records available online at Brisbane City Council > website) > > Monumental 2E 2 114 > > Cumberford Margaret 21 / 02 / 1975 78 years > Trask Ellen Catherine 21 / 02 / 1975 80 years > Ryan John William 21 / 02 / 1975 83 years > Mansfield Dorothy Mildred 21 / 02 / 1975 82 years > > I would guess that this is a Government grave as the persons buried seem to > have all been on the same day and unrelated. > > >From the National Archives of Australia website John Cumberford (born > Scotland) joined the Navy in 1939 and a brief record is online > > http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx > > Carol > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.4/1976 - Release Date: 02/27/09 13:27:00 > >

Hi Barbara (yet again) This may or may not be of interest, but I *think* two of the Cumberford boys may have played football (soccer) for Australia. The first matches Australia played were in 1922, against New Zealand. In the team for that year were Jock and David Cumberford, and in fact Jock scored the first ever goal for Australia (in a "B" international). http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1922A.html http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1922B.html I don't even know Jock's real name, but obviously he was a Scot :) and I did find that his club was Grange Thistle, which is in Brisbane (and also has evident Scots connections). In the immigrant list, there is a David who would be 21 in 1922; possibilities for Jock would be John (28) Alex (25) William (18). I could try to find out if you are interested. It does seem likely the footballers are the same Cumberfords, as the BDM search did not find any others of the same name in that era. Regards Steve