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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

That was initially my thought as well, that he went to live with family, but iI don't know
what family he had, i've not found out that yet

John,
Electoral rolls are available for Australia, and John does not appear in Fern Gully at 1958 ( he was probaby not registered as a voter)
The previous available ER year is 1954, therefore he would not be listed anyway

However, it is likely that John went out to OZ to live with family.
Do you know of any children he may have been living with in OZ?
We could look at previous and subsequent electoral rolls in FernGully in an attempt to identify his family/children

John

If both parents are a match for your man, it's highly probable that this is the correct death. You need to buy the certificate



Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

Name:John Thomson

Death Place:Ferntree Gully, Victoria

Age:74

Father's Name:George

Mother's Name:Mary Scott

Registration Year:1959

Registration Place:Victoria

Registration number:22940

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885

No middle name i'm afraid

Did he have a middle name?

No Dea, thats not him, my John Thomson's date of birth was 14/05/1885

Thanks for checking that for me though

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Name: Mr J THOMSON

Date of departure: 3 March 1955

Port of departure: London

Passenger destination port: Sydney, Australia

Passenger destination: Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth: 1 November 1884

Age: 71 (calculated from DOB)

Marital status: Unreadable

Sex: Male

Occupation: Retired

Passenger recorded on: Page 22 of 30

The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage:



Miss M THOMSON | Page 22 of 30 View transcript

Miss M E THOMSON | Page 22 of 30 View transcript


Does this look like him? - If so, I will take a look at the details.

Dea x

His wife, Jane Orr, died in 1953 in Larkhall, he was from Larkhall as well, sorry, meant to add that

When did his wife die? And where? Where was he from?

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.

Please help