Hi all, I have a weird request that I need 1000% help on! The gentleman mentioned above is my great grandfather and my mum and I are having lots of trouble finding him anywhere! Is there anywhere we can try and get info, other then Ancestry.com and rootsweb.com??? Will fill you all in with further info as you want it! Joe Hupp DUBBO NSW

Hi Joe, Some dates and placenames would help us to help you. What country?, for a start. More would be better. :-) Wendy ----- Original Message ----- *From:* "Joe Hupp" <josephhupp@bigpond.com> *To:* genanz@rootsweb.com *Sent:* 01/11/2010 1:53:58 AM +1300 *Subject:* Geard, Arthur Augustine > Hi all, > > I have a weird request that I need 1000% help on! > > The gentleman mentioned above is my great grandfather and my mum and I are > having lots of trouble finding him anywhere! Is there anywhere we can try > and get info, other then Ancestry.com and rootsweb.com??? > > Will fill you all in with further info as you want it! > > Joe Hupp > DUBBO NSW

Born abt 1889 possible birth name Arthur Augustine GEARD Married 1913 Redfern Vic as Arthur GEARD to KANE Violet E, giving his fathers name as Herbert, at Redfern NSW no 5150 marriage also listed under St Clair Arthur A to KANE Violet E at Redfern NSW no 5150 (in other words he gave both surames at time of marriage and it was double listed under same reg no) Enlisted 1917 as Arthur St CLAIR - Next of kin wife Violet St CLAIR, gives birth place as Collingwood Died 1934 Randwick Vic as Arthur St CLAIR father listed as Herbert, mother as Carrie possible children StClair Arthur A, born 1909 - parents Arthur A G and Violet E place Drummoyne NSW reg no 24664 StCLAIR Arthur V born 1913 - parents alternately as Arthur A G and Violet E / Arthur A and Violet E place Redfern NSW reg no 14804 StClair Elvy L born 1913 - parents alternatly as Arthur A G and Violet E / Arthur A and Violet E place Redfern NSW reg no 14805 also 14809 StClair Lillian R E born 1913 - parents alternatly as Arthur A G and Violet E / Arthur A and Violet E place Redfern NSW reg no 14806 also 14810 The multiple registration listings for the births may be misleading, there was one child born in 1909 and three children listed as born in 1913 to Arthur and Violet, explanation for multi-listing could be interpretaion of spellings and/or being registered both by a family member and then possibly midwife or another family member. DEATH StCLAIR Arthur, Index year 1918, father Arthur mother Violet E place Annandale reg no 11568