I will check out the Death Indexes. Wills may well be a proposition. Mary's parents stayed in England, but that still does not she was excluded from any Will entitlements etc. Thanks will follow up on that line. As you say if she took off with another man and moved elsewhere out of Qld and remarried, there are two chances of finding her. -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan and Bob Grant Sent: Friday, 25 April 2008 9:22 AM To: aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Brisbane Post Office DirectoryandCountry Guide The National Library has Queensland Death Indexes to 1959 on microfiche. Call Number mc N 1047 Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Raymond" <kerry.raymond@gmail.com> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Brisbane Post Office DirectoryandCountry Guide - 23APRIL08 > The Qld death indexes on microfiche go to 1964, well beyond 1939. But I > cannot say whether or not any library in the Canberra area has them to that > date, although I'd be rather surprised if a family history library or LDS > centre didn't have them. > > However, my guess is that if Mary left her husband, she may have taken up > with another man and may simply have taken his name, regardless of whether > her marriage was formally dissolved or not. If this is the case, it is bad > news because without any clue as her new surname, it will be quite a > challenge to find her. > > And of course she may have moved from Queensland with or without the new > man. > > My suggestion is that you look around Mary's family (siblings, parents). Can > you find out when and where they died. If so, read documents for them like > wills, death notices, etc to see if they mention Mary and what they say > about her, e.g. what surname do they give, is there any address/town > mentioned? If she left her husband and children, she may still have stayed > in touch with her own family. > > Kerry > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug and Jane" <gregh2@iinet.net.au> > To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:40 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Brisbane Post Office Directory andCountry > Guide - 23APRIL08 > > > > Hi Carol > > That is the same information I have. The last born child to Thomas and > > Mary > > was Ellen in 1889, New Guinea Estate, Toowong (commonly known as Ritcher > > or > > Richer Street, Toowong. Family stories suggest that Mary Harding > > Collamore, > > left her husband sometime after the birth of Ellen. My Aunty mentioned > > that > > Thomas brought up the 4 daughters on his own. I have not been able to find > > another marriage in Qld nor a Death ie up to 1939 for Mary Harding. Other > > family members migrated to New Zealand, but my cousin in NZ has not been > > able to find any records of Mary Harding marrying again or a death. Thomas > > James died in 1939, so I'm speculating Mary Harding may have died sometime > > after. However, the Qld released indexes only go up to 1939. If she died > > after 1939, I would have to visit Qld Births, Deaths and Marriages. I > > might > > write to the Registrar to see if I can organize a search over a ten year > > period. > > Doug > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Wood > > Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2008 1:01 PM > > To: aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Brisbane Post Office Directory and Country > > Guide - 23APRIL08 > > > > Hi Doug, > > > > Thomas James Collamore is on the Brisbane electoral rolls from 1903 to > > 1936 > > at the same address, Richer Street, New Guinea Estate, Toowong. As > > Richer > > Street borders the Toowong Cemetery he has not had far to go in 1939. > > Mary > > Harding Collamore is not mentioned on any electoral rolls at all, neither > > is > > there any other wife at the same address, or any adult children. Can't > > find > > her buried in any other Brisbane Cemetery either. > > > > Grave Location Search Toowong Cemetery > > Name Sex Burial Date Age > > Collamore Thomas Henry M 12 / 08 / 1896 18 years > > Collamore Thomas James NR* 06 / 02 / 1939 85 years > > > > Brisbane City Council records show that more than one individual is buried > > in this grave. Their details are shown above. > > > > Also it wasn't that there were no Australian census taken, it was just > > that > > they were all destroyed after the statistics had been collected. Still > > the > > case today unfortunately. > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 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