This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Sad_Mushroom Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10942.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, As mentioned on your previous post..you have the incorrect message board. This board is for lookups in Victoria AUSTRALIA,,,you would need either the USA or Ireland boards. Kellie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swissmissalps Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10942/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My great grandmother was Catherine (McGroty, McGrotty, or McGrothy) born in Maine in 1838 or 1840. She married John O'Donnell around 1867 and lived in Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, and finally in Wisconsin. Both her parents were born somewhere in Ireland. Would greatly appreciate any info. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks so much.. this is the right one! Hugss ....Liz -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012 6:11 PM To: AUS-VIC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC] Inquest index This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10940.1/ mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Liz You don't mention a year but there is this one? Surname: WHFFEN Given Names: Charles Year: 1961 Reference: 931 Cause: SI bullet Inq Date: 1961-6-6 also Surname: WHIFFEN Given Names: Charles Simeon Place: Kingston Year: 1881 Cause: Epilepsy A few Jelletts but no Chas. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: davidmillan Surnames: Braeter, Bruce, Alexander Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10941/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I wonder if anyone recognises this family. If so I would be interested in exchanging genealogy information with them. I an related the the Alexander family. Regards David 1 Nellie Crabb Alexander Bruce b: 19 May 1884 in Gladstone Cottage, Monifieth, ANS, Scotland, Residence: 1908 in Eaglemont, Green Lane, Carnoustie, ANS, Scotland, Residence: 1930 in Manly, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1933 in Manly, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1936 in Mosman, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1943 in Neutral Bay, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1949 in Darlinghurst, East Sydney, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1954 in Darlinghurst, East Sydney, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1958 in Neutral Bay, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1963 in Neutral Bay, Warringah, NSW, Australia, Occupation: 1908 in Waitress ... Henry John Braeter b: Abt. 1884 in Dingwall, Scotland, m: 11 April 1908 in Eaglemont, Green Lane, Carnoustie, ANS, Scotland, d: 1940 in Manly, NSW, Australia, Residence: 1908 in Toaphall, Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Occupation: 1908: Surveyors Clerk, Draughsman, Occupation: ; Road Surveyor's Clerk ......2 Agnes Millar Alexander Braeter b: 4 October 1908 in Green Lane, Carnoustie, Scotland ...... Douglas H B Adams m: 1927 in Manly, NSW, Australia ......2 Henry John Braeter b: 23 May 1911 in 20 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, Residence: 1942 in Caulfield West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, Residence: 1949 in Caulfield, Higgins, Victoria, Australia, Residence: 1954 in Hampton, Higinbotham, Victoria, Australia, Residence: 1954 in Hampton, Higinbotham, Victoria, Australia, Residence: 1963 in Hampton, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, Residence: 1968 in Hampton, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia ...... Dorothy Gwen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eecs68 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Jocelyn, This is ace.. thanks so much, . I'll try the site again, i though t i was having trouble accessing from England, That makes sense, in 1851 census, Kate is with her Father s sister Mary Ann Bassett (nee Maggs), her husband William Bassett and Rebecca Thomson. Rebecca Wade ( i haven't been able to find that ...brilliant !) was frst married to James Maggs, then John Thomson. So 2 Maggs children and 2 Thomson. So Mary Ann Maggs and Rebecca Thomson have the same mother and different fathers, Mary Ann and rebecca T are half sisters. Mary Ann Basseeet was born 1809 in KEnt, I found someone matching this details on an Oz site, marrying one Obed Woodhams, so wonder if thi is my Mary Ann. This is so good, I am over the moon, i'll have a look at the links if they work today.Thanks very much Emma x Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10939.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Right you are, there is a matching death reg in 1959 for this fellow, spelt Clancey, aged 62. Sorry should have checked that first! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Sylphide Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10939.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks mollipops, I don't think that's him, the one I was after was only 35 years old, so unlikely to be senile already. Sylphide Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10938.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are lots of references to a Burwood Private Hospital and 'private hospital at Burwood' in Sydney newspapers in the 1940s. In the 1920s-1940s it seems it was called Highbury Private Hospital. There is also reference to a Rossmoyne Private Hospital and also Englewood Private Hospital, both in Burwood the 1950s, and a St Bernard's Private Hospital in Burwood in the early 1900s, but not sure if they are all the same place. Hopefully one of these names will jog your mum's memory! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10939.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not in that year, sorry. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mollipops1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10940.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Liz You don't mention a year but there is this one? Surname: WHFFEN Given Names: Charles Year: 1961 Reference: 931 Cause: SI bullet Inq Date: 1961-6-6 also Surname: WHIFFEN Given Names: Charles Simeon Place: Kingston Year: 1881 Cause: Epilepsy A few Jelletts but no Chas. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fireopal61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10940/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could someone please look up in the Victorian Index if the name Charles Jellett or Charles Whiffen is mentioned? Regards Liz C Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Great excitement! I just found Rebecca McCLUSKEY's Will online - she left her money to Kate Eliza and her son. Sadly Rebecca had been blind for a number of years before her death ( she was a widow) You can check it out here: http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_details?searchid=54&id=99503 scroll down to where it says ' find this file in our catalogue',,and click on any of them - the third one is the Will..then when the next page opens click on 'View Digitised Item" at the bottom of the page her friend Sarah CUVET who said she knew Rebecca for more than 50 years, died 1918 - her will is also online..sounds like she fell out with her sister Kitty! Name: Sarah Cuvet Death Place: Hawthorn, Victoria Age: 93 Father's Name: James Rich Mother's name: Sarah Flower Registration Year: 1918 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 5208 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 1918 CUVET. - Friends of the late Mrs. SARAH CUVET are informed that her remains will be interred in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The Funeral will leave the residence of her niece, Mrs. H. A. Hooper, 14 Invermay grove, Auburn, THIS DAY (Thursday, 6th inst.), at 2 p.m. CUVET. - On the 4th June, 1918, at the residence of her niece, Mrs H.A. Hooper, 14 lnvermay grove, Auburn, Sarah, relict of the late Charles Cuvet, late of Footscray, the beloved aunt of Ada Hooper, aged 93 years. Rest in peace. Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Sylphide Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10939/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could someone please check in the VIC inquest index if there was a listing for a James Clancy who died in 1958? Thanks, Sylphide Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: annettemaie Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10938/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My mother remembers a Burwood Private Hospital being opposite the park in the 1940's. I can't seem to locate where it might have been. The one identified previously looks more like Croydon to me. Any takers? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Partita Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10935.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jocelyn has done wonderful work here but for anyone researching the Cowlands and Arnolds in Australia it must be noted that is not possible that my ŽSusan ArnoldŽfrom Charlwood is Susannah Cowland. There are too many discrepancies. My Susan was born in Charlwood, Susannah in Suffolk. Prior to leaving for Australia, Susannah lived next door to her parents and siblings (recorded in the 1851 census). On that 1851 census, her mother is Sarah, not SusanŽs Mary and... this is really the key point... her sister Sarah is alive. SusanŽs sister Sarah died 2 weeks old in Charlwood in 1817. Susannah has a brother named Thomas, SusanŽs is Benjamin. The similarities between the families are there - John- farmer Dad, daughters Susan, Sarah, Mary all born about the right time - but ultimately, they are not the same family. Happy researching, Susan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Emma My head hurt after all that research yesterday - it is not an easy family to trace....also the Pro Vic site seems to be down at the moment - I can't access it either. I did manage to come up with a new way to search on Ancestry.com - lucky I have the exact date of arrival, because ta-da: Name: Rebecca Thomson-james MAGGS half-sister Birth: abt 1818 Departure: London & Plymouth Arrival: 7 Aug 1854 - Melbourne, Australia There is also this.... Name: Maryann Basset Birth: abt 1824 Departure: London & Plymouth Arrival: 7 Aug 1854 - Melbourne, Australia Nearly all the names on this passenger list are spelt wrongly - the record must be very faded or damaged - so Maryann's birth year could easily be the same as Kate's name on the list - hard to read! No original is available yet. I'm glad I checked the 1851 census. Maybe Kate's father was already ill by 1851.. there is this marriage...she was quick off the mark!! Name: Rebecca Thompson Spouse: Michael Mcclusky Marriage: 1854 - Victoria and here is Rebecca's death - now, hopefully you have her mother's maiden name: Name: Rebecca Mcclusky Death Place: Hawthorn, Victoria Age: 84 Father's Name: Thompson Jno Mother's name: Rebecca Wade Registration Year: 1902 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 5806 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 I can't find any children for rebecca and not much to go on for Michael - there was an MM charged with being drunk and disorderly in 1886- the only ref to an MM in Vic....I'm not sure if the marriage lasted. Although to have such accurate parent details on the death cert, Rebecca must had someone close to her when she died Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eecs68 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Jocelyn, thanks so much for all this .. ! I can't manange to get to that link, i'll keep trying though. IIn 1851 census Kate Eliza was with her Aunt Mary Ann BAssett (nee Maggs) her Fathers sister and her husband William Henry Bassett. I can find no trace of this pair either after 1851 census, and am wondering if they are also candidates for being on board. I wqas having a little look round Oz sites and found one Mary Bassett in Victoria born 1809 Kent, which fits the bill, but couldn't get further. So i'll check out if they made it over Thanks Emma Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vcuskelly Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10934.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Alison Thanks for the information, which has helped a lot in clarifying things for me eg. it is interesting to see how Buninyong has been transcribed/interpreted on the free BDM. It helped too when I realised Sandridge is actually in Melbourne - made it much more cohesive. I think Agnes has to belong, even though Harriet's name is given as Smith, given the time and that they are in Buninyong. The Thompsons from Sunbury could well be the correct ones - although Harriet's stated age is 10 years older than reality, that's not unusual. A pity her parents' names weren't included. There was an Andrew Thomson born about 1839 in Paisley, mother Elizabeth, father Andrew - again, not outside the realms of possibility. I found further details on Maggie - married Herbert Matthew Wright 1909 Vic; daughter Marjorie Nell born 1910; Maggie died 1966. Thanks again for your help. Regards Veronica Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Emma In your original post you said you hadn't been able to find any trace of Kate's sisters, Mary Anne or Emily Jane, but then in reply to my post of 2011 you said you had all the information for them.....so in case others try tracing them for you, the Mary Anne who died 1852 was a 54yo, but I can't find your MaryAnn after 1881 and Emily Jane married Thomas William SHARPE after the birth of the son Henry Arthur- I have also found that family in 1871: Household Members: Name Age Thomas W Sharpe 25 -porter at a chemist Emily J Sharpe 23 Henry A Sharpe 3 John Blake 70 Christopher Herring 34 Elizabeth Herring 33 They are living at St Pancras Their son Henry was born before the marriage and went on to marry in Alverstoke, Hampshire in 1917, He died 1938 Henry Arthur Maggs(Sharpe) Birth 28 Apr.1867 in Bloomsbury,London Death 1938 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England he married Helena MAGGS, 1876- 1947 ( daughter of Joseph )- it was her second marriage here is Emily and son in 1881: Household Members: Name Age Emily Sharpe 31-Dressmaker, married Henry Sharpe 14- Errand Boy Street Address: 129 Gt Titchfield St Henry reverted to his mother's maiden name by 1891- I think Thomas William SHARPE went off with a lady by the name of Rosina/Rosetta after 1871 and had a son Thomas with her in 1901: MAGGS, Henry Head Married M 33 1868 Sick Berth Steward Bloomsbury, London MAGGS, Helena Wife Married F 24 1877 St James, London MAGGS, John H Son M 6 1895 London MAGGS, May E Daughter F 2 1899 London MAGGS, Joseph Son M 0 (7 MOS) 1901 Gosport, Hampshire Address: 31, Gladstone Road, Alverstoke County: Hampshire Henry and Helena didn't marry until 1917 - Helena had married in 1895: Marriages Mar 1895 Maggs Helena Elizabeth Westminster 1a 699 Pamplin John Henry Westminster 1a 699: John Henry PAMPLIN died 1918 in Marylebone aged 43. There is a death for an Emily J SHARPE in 1920, but I don't think she is nee MAGGS. There is an Emily Jane SHARPE in 1911, but she was married to William SHARPE, the wood sawyer. Marriages Dec 1917 Maggs Ellen E Maggs Portsmouth 2b 1337 Maggs Henry A Maggs Portsmouth 2b 1337 Deaths Jun 1947 Maggs Ellen E 71 Portsmouth 6b 429 I found Thomas William SHARPE in 1911 - says he has been married 41 years and Rosetta is shown as a servant with her maiden name of JOHNS! Claims he has no children and born Huntingdon- quite different to earlier censuses SHARPE, Thomas William Head Married41 years M 66 1845 Packer Wholesale Druggist Huntingdon St Ives JOHNS, Rosella Single F 61 1850 Housekeeper Domestic Somerset Subverton Parish: St Marylebone Address: 39 -40 Foley St W 1851 JOHNS, John Robert Head Married M 22 1829 Ag Labourer Symford, Devonshire JOHNS, Mary Wife F 24 1827 Silk Warper Brompton Parish, Somerset JOHNS, Rosetta Daughter F 0 (11 MOS)1851 Dulverton, Somerset Address: Lady Street, Dulverton County: Devonshire Marriages Dec 1849 Johns John Robt Tiverton & 10 407 Escott Mary Tiverton &c 10 407 by 1861 they were using the name 'Robertjohns'..making it very hard to find them!They are still in Dulverton.Rosetta was a silk winder. By 1871, she is in Finsbury as a servant 'Rose JOHNS'. By 1881 she is 'married' to Thomas W SHARPE, living in Pancras. Their son Thomas William SHARPE b 1886 married Ruth Rose O'BRIEN b 1886 ( christened Ruth Caroline) in 1906 I am still not sure what happened to Emily Jane after 1881 - there is a marriage in 1883, but there is no parish record to see who that girl married I found some cryptic notes for John Forward KELLY who married Kate Eliza MAGGS in Victoria... JOHN KELLY: Property stolen from his store. (VPG 26/1/1860.) JOHN KELLY: Merchant. High street. Avoca. 1856. (ER). J.F. KELLY: C of E. Storekeeper. patron. Avoca School. 1861-62. (VPP 1862. No 15). JOHN FORWARD KELLY: GLH..... ... It appears John Forward KELLY became insolvent in 1868 and had to part with all his possessions..if you search the newspapers and add 'Avoca' you will find other refs to him: Friday 13 March 1868 ( also spelt FORWOOD) ............... I found Kate and John had another child in 1865: Name: Kelly Father's Name: John Forward Kelly Mother's name: Kate Eliza Maggs Birth Place: Avoca, Victoria Registration Year: 1865 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 19846 The Argus Monday 8 October 1866 WANTED, a FEMALE ASSISTANT, for the Avoca Common School, No. 4. Applications, with testimonials, received till the 20th October, addressed J. F. Kelly, correspondent, Avoca. The Argus Tuesday 25 June 1867 KELLY.-On the 10th inst, at Avoca, Mrs. J. F. Kelly of a son. The Argus Saturday 4 November 1865 AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT (LIFE ASSURANCE) SOCIETY. ' Agents and Medical Referees In Victoria : AGENTS. Amherst .. .. Hy. Robinson, Esq. Avoca. J. F. Kelly, Esq. I have saved the best to last :-)) The closest I can find after spending hours on this, is this one: Name: Kate Elisa Malls Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Age: 12 Arrival Date: 7 Aug 1854 Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia Departure Port: London & Plymouth Ship: Historia Nationality: British and on the Vic Pro website, she is listed as: MATTS KATE ELISHA 12 AUG 1854 HISTORIA B 073 001 I wonder who she travelled with - its hard to search the whole passenger list as the website will only give 50 names and there were 143 on board the ship - I played around by entering just one letter of a surname to see if i could find another related family name...maybe that is something you could do... http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=23 Advertisements & Notices . Daily News (London, England), Friday, March 24, 1854 an advertisement for passage - cost 21 quid per person- new ship, and where to apply for bookings...can send it to you off list if interested There is a lovely , brief, story about the Historia meeting a war ship on the way out..can email it. England was at war at this time ( again!) SHIP NEWS . The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, April 19, 1854; Historia - Sailed for Adelaide South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Tuesday 1 August 1854 Historia, barque, 443 tons, Mowat, master, from Plymouth. August 7.-Historia, barque, 443 tons, T. R. Moffat, from London via Adelaide 2nd Inst. Passengers cslln : Mr. Skinfeel, and one hundred and forty the intermediate and steerage. E. Westby and Co., agents Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1854-5: Historia, barque, 443 tons, owned by Griffiths & Co., registered at London, voyage London for Australia, Capt.T.Mowat. I tried to find unaccompanied children - most came out with families so you might be able to work out who all the kids were - I found John KENNY aged 7 and William GIBB aged 15- Hopefully there is some new stuff here! Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kaeli88 Surnames: Westlake, Heywood, Rodgers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10937/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey everyone, Just wondering if anyone knows the laws back in the 1930's? or can help me out? My great great grandmothers husband left her she then got friendly with a neighbour. As far as our family new when they got their own place together she changed her surname to his and just pretended to be married. Well, i got her death certificate yesterday which says "Second Marriage, 37 years to John James Rodgers" Ive had a look in the indexes and cant find a marriage, but i also noted in the electrol roles she actually lived with a Burnard Rodgers not John James. So im a bit stuck and confused. Oh her name is Dorothy Mildred Westlake, first marriage was to Ernest William Heywood. Thanks :-) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.