Thanks Rose, I appreciate your looking it up for me. I knew it was a bit of a long shot, but sometimes you get lucky!! Thanks again Jo ----Original Message Follows---- From: Rose <ozegirl56@bigpond.com> Reply-To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Inquest index Victoria 1840-1985 Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 10:20:51 +1100 Hi Jo, I found a Mary Robinson below but no record of Mothers death unless she was called by another name. Below are the only deaths in 1869 for that spelling and none for Robertson. I hope this helps Rose These are the only Mary Robertson on the index... Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 Query ----- Surname : robinson (574 matches) Given Names : mary (7463 matches) Age : 3 (653 matches) Total matching records: 1 -------------------- Surname: ROBINSON Given Names: Mary Ann Age: 3y 8m Place: Keilor Plains Year: 1859 Reference: 4 Sex: F Cause: Fall Into Boiler Occupation: Inq Date: Nationality: Ship: Notes: Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 Query ----- Surname : robinson (574 matches) Year : 1869 (1596 matches) Total matching records: 3 -------------------- Surname: ROBINSON Given Names: Kate Age: Place: Kobarra Creek Year: 1869 Reference: 17 Sex: F Cause: Drowned Occupation: Inq Date: Nationality: Ship: Notes: Found Drowned Surname: ROBINSON Given Names: John Age: Place: Ballarat Year: 1869 Reference: 432 Sex: M Cause: Lung Disease Occupation: Inq Date: Nationality: Ship: Notes: Surname: ROBINSON Given Names: Emily Age: Place: Durham Lead Year: 1869 Reference: 90 Sex: F Cause: Exhaustion Diarrhoea Occupation: Infant Inq Date: Nationality: Ship: Notes: jo prejza wrote: >Hi there, >I was looking at the list archives and saw that there was an index for >inquests in Victoria from 1840-1985. I f someone could please look up the >following I would be extremely grateful >Mary Robertson (nee Sked) died in 1869 in Inverleigh? aged 38 >Mary Robertson died aged 3 in Inverleigh (daughter of the above) >Thank you >Jo > >_________________________________________________________________ >Need more speed? Get Xtra Jetstream @ >http://www.xtra.co.nz/products/0,,5803,00.html ! > > >==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== >Geelong Family History Group : >http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== Geelong and District web site : http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/ _________________________________________________________________ Surf the net and talk on the phone with Xtra Jetstream @ http://www.xtra.co.nz/products/0,,5803,00.html !