Hi Dale I have found lists of children are not always accurate on death certificates. In one case the child of the second marriage was the informant and left off the children of the first marriage!! This could have happened if there had been a family 'falling out' or as you suggest Grandma Dunn did have an aboriginal mother. Do you have any photos of Grandma Dunn that may indicate her parentage? I am enjoying this thread and hope you do find out eventually who was Grandma Dunn's mother. Lynne Hot and muggy Townsville ----- Original Message ----- > > Priscilla Ann Dunn Platt is Marjorie Dunn. . . they are the same person. I > believe Susan brought Marjorie up as her own child as her name isn't > mentioned as being one of Susan's biological children on Susan's death > cert. > > > I still suspect Grandma Marjorie Dunn had an Aborigine mother but to prove > it will be tough! >

Hi Lynne, Interesting thought. I knew Grandma Dunn before she died in 1962. She was also considered "at odds" with her other siblings. Also when my father wanted to join the Masonic Lodge, he was told he'd be refused because of "dark blood". This didn't stop him, btw! My grandma also spoke about her "dilly bag" [a string bag used by aboriginal women] instead of her "handbag". There were little things passed down through the family that now make sense as I try to find her biological mother.She was by no means "dark-skinned" but she had olive skin. Grandma went to her grave taking many secrets with her, unfortunately. Dale In rain-soaked Airlie Beach, Whitsunday. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Kendall" <lynken16@dodo.com.au> To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 6:55 AM Subject: Re: [AVG] Marjorie DUNN > Hi Dale > > I have found lists of children are not always accurate on death > certificates. In one case the child of the second marriage was the > informant and left off the children of the first marriage!! This could > have > happened if there had been a family 'falling out' or as you suggest > Grandma > Dunn did have an aboriginal mother. Do you have any photos of Grandma > Dunn > that may indicate her parentage? > > I am enjoying this thread and hope you do find out eventually who was > Grandma Dunn's mother. > > Lynne > Hot and muggy Townsville > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> Priscilla Ann Dunn Platt is Marjorie Dunn. . . they are the same person. >> I >> believe Susan brought Marjorie up as her own child as her name isn't >> mentioned as being one of Susan's biological children on Susan's death >> cert. >> > >> I still suspect Grandma Marjorie Dunn had an Aborigine mother but to >> prove >> it will be tough! >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Dale, I agree with Lynne about the Death Certificate being the least reliable source of information. It always depends on how well the informant knew the family. I think Marjorie has to be the natural child of Susan Bartlett/Platt/Dunn. DISCLAIMER; what follows is based largely on"feminine intuition"..... In 1879 Thomas was a 32 year old widower ?with a 7 year old daughter, Margaret (??? being cared for by him). Single Dad's & Droving don't seem a good mix, which makes it hard to believe Thomas would take Marjorie away from her natural mother.....especially, if he was already "in the arms of another woman". To register this 1 month old baby, Priscilla Ann Dunn (Marjorie) as Susan's, he would have to know Susan very well. As Susan was already widowed with 2 children, she would hardly want the responsibility of a third if it wasn't hers, or she wasn't being financially supported by someone. This doesn't have to mean Marjorie didn't have Aboriginal ancestors, as we don't know Thomas or Susan's ancestry. There, that's my two penneth's worth! Cheers, Pam

Interesting observation Lynn. When I was working on the transcribing of births in 1889, There was one in particular which took my eye: Birth of the first child to a remarried widow. She had listed all the children she had born to her first husband, and the deputy registrar had put a line through the group with the statement: "Should not appear. These are not children of her husband." So every birth certificate after that for this (and other couples in the same situation) listed only children from the second marriage. It is likely that the daughter from the second marriage you mention was making references from her own birth certificate, where the children of the first marriage would not appear. Could be, too, that the two families never "melded" into the one group, so unknown to her as her half siblings. I remember thinking at the time: I'll be certain to get the certificate of the first born, even if I'm not descended from him /her. Regards Ada Lynne Kendall wrote: > Hi Dale > > I have found lists of children are not always accurate on death > certificates. In one case the child of the second marriage was the > informant and left off the children of the first marriage!! This could have > happened if there had been a family 'falling out' or as you suggest Grandma > Dunn did have an aboriginal mother. Do you have any photos of Grandma Dunn > that may indicate her parentage? > > I am enjoying this thread and hope you do find out eventually who was > Grandma Dunn's mother. > > Lynne > Hot and muggy Townsville > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> Priscilla Ann Dunn Platt is Marjorie Dunn. . . they are the same person. I >> believe Susan brought Marjorie up as her own child as her name isn't >> mentioned as being one of Susan's biological children on Susan's death >> cert. >> >> I still suspect Grandma Marjorie Dunn had an Aborigine mother but to prove >> it will be tough! >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >