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Australian Emigration?
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John | Report | 12 Nov 2013 18:49 |
I am currently trying to discover if a relative, John Thomson, emigrated to Australia after his wife died. I have found a possible match for him dying in Ferntree Gully, Victoria in 1959. The mothers name matches what I have as does the Fathers, is there anyway to clarify this is who I am looking for without having to fork out the price of certificate, incase it is not the right person. I have tried contacting Victoria to see if they can check for me but they have not replied and as I have now discovered, they do not reply to email. I have searched on Ancestry but there is not a record coming up for his departure, but there is a possible one coming up on Findmypast.com, its under J. Thomson, year of birth 1884, John was born in 1885, and the record shows he arrived in Sydney in 1955. I have free access to Ancestry at the local library but it doesn't cover findmypast and as I am not a paying member of find my past I cannot check the record. |
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HeyJudeB4Beatles | Report | 12 Nov 2013 18:53 |
When did his wife die? And where? Where was he from? |
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John | Report | 12 Nov 2013 18:55 |
His wife, Jane Orr, died in 1953 in Larkhall, he was from Larkhall as well, sorry, meant to add that |
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Dea | Report | 12 Nov 2013 18:56 |
1890-1960 In association with The National Archives |
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John | Report | 12 Nov 2013 19:01 |
No Dea, thats not him, my John Thomson's date of birth was 14/05/1885 |
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HeyJudeB4Beatles | Report | 12 Nov 2013 19:07 |
Did he have a middle name? |
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John | Report | 12 Nov 2013 19:51 |
No middle name i'm afraid |
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Gee | Report | 13 Nov 2013 07:29 |
John |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 13 Nov 2013 10:39 |
John, |
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John | Report | 13 Nov 2013 11:45 |
That was initially my thought as well, that he went to live with family, but iI don't know |
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John | Report | 13 Nov 2013 15:18 |
I now have a feeling if the person I found in 1959 is indeed the ancestor I am looking for, that he flew to Oz as I cannot find anything in relation to the passenger lists for ships |