Hello Chris, If you find this fellow's death, please let me know as I've been looking for it for years! I have an interest in the Metzenthin side so can fill you in there, including his marriage cert. I think it's possible that he died in the early 1870s and was buried at Harkaway. Few records have survived for this cemetery but we can discuss that off list. best wishes, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: kfarrow <kcfarrow@bigpond.net.au> To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:06:39 +1100 Subject: THOMPSON Dear All, I have had great responses from this group and am asking for a marriage/ death look up please .His name is William Samuel Thompson born 1828 in Holland to (possibly english parents?) Henry Thompson and Anne Victorclifford. He has a 2nd marriage in 1857 to Albertina Sophia Metzenthin at Cranborne,. He was widowed in 1852 so the first marriage takes place before then. Could someone please check for his first Marriage and possible death please. Thanks Chris ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== Practice good internet genealogy - always be polite plus say 'thank you'

Hi Chris, further to the messages from Joan and Jenny, you definitely need some way to narrow the parameters for the death of William THOMPSON as there are so many of them! I would also consider the records for the 8 children that William and his second wife Sophia had. I would get a copy of the death certificate for Paul THOMPSON aged 7 years who died in 1876 (7542) in Berwick. This may indicate whether his father is still alive or if deceased at that time, and may narrow down the date of William's death to a period after 1872 (date of last born child Ester Ruth) and before Paul's death in 1876. Also knowing where Paul is buried may also be a useful lead, as if his father died not long after, they may have been buried close by or at least in the same cemetery. If you draw a blank with this I would also start looking at deaths for William around the Berwick, Packenham, Dandenong area which is where all 8 children were born. Again the place of death for his wife Sophia, and where she is buried may well be a useful starting point to see whether she moved very far away from this area. Her death certificate may also give a few clues. regards, Peter Matthews jnnyb@aol.com wrote: > Hello Chris, > > If you find this fellow's death, please let me know as I've been > looking for it for years! > I have an interest in the Metzenthin side so can fill you in there, > including his marriage cert. > I think it's possible that he died in the early 1870s and was buried > at Harkaway. Few records have survived for this cemetery but we can > discuss that off list. > > best wishes, > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: kfarrow <kcfarrow@bigpond.net.au> > To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:06:39 +1100 > Subject: THOMPSON > > Dear All, I have had great responses from this group and am asking > for a marriage/ death look up please > .His name is William Samuel Thompson born 1828 in Holland to > (possibly english parents?) Henry Thompson and Anne Victorclifford. He > has a 2nd marriage in 1857 to Albertina Sophia Metzenthin at > Cranborne,. He was widowed in 1852 so the first marriage takes place > before then. Could someone please check for his first Marriage and > possible death please. > Thanks Chris > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Practice good internet genealogy - always be polite plus say 'thank you' > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Searchable archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L > >