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