Hi Paul ancestry.com now have death indexes on line. The following entry seems to match your burial - ie the death certificate would appear to be the same as the cemetery records. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985<http://www.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=1779&enc=1> about James Todd Name: James Todd Death Place: Victoria Age: 67 Father's name: U Registration Year: 1873 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 3195 Seems not to be your chap OR the informant did not know the age, he was just guessing - the informant apparently did not know James Todd's father. Under these circumstances not sure how you would link back to your tree but perhaps order the certificate and see. Regards Anne
Hi Paul - more deaths to consider which match your birth date better Name: James Todd Death Place: Victoria Age: 53 Registration Year: 1879 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 8712 Name: James Todd Death Place: Castlemaine, Victoria Age: 53 Father's name: U Mother's name: Isabella Registration Year: 1882 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 4769 The second one has the wrong mother; the first one would seem perhaps to be the right age (born about 1826) but no parents or other details on the index. Good luck with your researches regards Anne On 7 November 2010 20:19, Anne Young <ay.familyhistory@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Paul > > ancestry.com now have death indexes on line. The following entry seems to > match your burial - ie the death certificate would appear to be the same as > the cemetery records. > > Australia Death Index, 1787-1985<http://www.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=1779&enc=1> > about James Todd > Name: James Todd Death Place: Victoria Age: 67 Father's name: U Registration > Year: 1873 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 3195 > Seems not to be your chap OR the informant did not know the age, he was > just guessing - the informant apparently did not know James Todd's father. > Under these circumstances not sure how you would link back to your tree but > perhaps order the certificate and see. > > Regards > Anne >