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He was born in Hartlepool in 1890, emigrated to Australia in about 1912/13, married in Sydney in 1915 to Edith Sarah Hunter and they had 2 children - Maureen Essie and Fred born 1916 and 1918 respectively. They lived in the Bondi area and he was a merchant seaman. I have a death for Edith in 1962 but I can't find one for Charles, or details of his family after that. Is anyone researching the same family?
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Name: Charles Henry Anderson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birthplace: West Hartlepool, Durham
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Boston
Sub-District: Boston
Parish: Boston
County: Lincolnshire

Relatively new poster - friendly message sent on how to return to thread. :-)

Birth year a bit out:

Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

Name: Charles Henry Anderson
Death Age: 77
Birth Date: abt 1888
Death Date: 6 Oct 1965
Cemetery: Ivanhoe
Cemetery Location: Ivanhoe, New South Wales

EDIT: No - I think this one was married to an Alma Agnes per ER.

Romaine - could you tell us where Edith died?

Is this the daughter's marriage?

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

Name: Maureen Essie Anderson
Spouse Name: John Coulston
Marriage Date: 1941
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Waverley, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1941
Registration number: 12426
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Appears to be living alone on this:

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Name: Maureen Essie Coulston
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1949
State: New South Wales
District: Phillip
Subdistrict: Bondi Beach

A stenographer, living 54 Campbell Parade.

EDIT: There's also Edith Sarah Anderson at this address so looks like she may have gone back to mother
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Did she go back to her maiden name?

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Name: Maureen Essie Anderson
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1980
State: New South Wales
District: Warringah
Subdistrict: Manly

living 1001/33 Birkley Road

Edith Sarah Anderson is on the ER 1930 to 1937 at Lamrock Avenue, Bondi North, Wentworth and works as a secretary. She's at 54 Campbell Parade 1949 & 1957.

No mention of Charles Henry on any of the records.

Thank you for replying so quickly. I did have Maureen Essie's marriage in 1941 but the electoral roles have given some useful information. Due to the 100 year rule, I don't know if she had any children. Edith Sarah died in 1962 at 166 Baroom Avenue, Darlinghurst aged 70 - suicide apparently - I have her death certificate. She is described as a widow so Charles would have died prior to this. Thanks again for your help.
Regards, Romaine

Romaine, I'm sure there is more info that could be found but there are two things to do:

1 - if you go to the top of the thread there's a button "mark this as unanswered", click that. By ticking Cynthia's post above it's marked the whole thread as answered so people will think you don't need any further help.

2 - if you click "edit" just above your first post you can get back to your heading to add the word Australia. That way the Australian researchers are more likely to spot it. Some of them have access to records other than those who are just using worldwide subs to other sites.

Thanks Marie, I have taken your advice and corrected the two issues.

Because Edith Sarah appears to be on her own from 1930 could Charles Henry have died before that?

Hi,
I don't think so because from some family hearsay/letters I think he visited his brother who was living in Argentina in the 1940s or '50s. Charles was at sea a lot as a merchant seaman but they might have separated or divorced. I have ordered Maureen's marriage certificate to see if he is mentioned on that as father/witness. Thank you for your help.
Regards,
Romaine