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It was worth a try as normally notices have more information.

:-)

oh well it was a long shot, thanks :-)

Published in the Sydney Morning Herald 15th June 1961

Death Notice

COTTON, Rowland Augustus – June 14, 1961 of 199 Franklin Street
Matraville, dearly loved father of Lydia aged 87 years. At Rest

Funeral Notice

COTTON, The relatives and Friends of the late ROWLAND AUGUSTUS
COTTON are kindly invited to attend the funeral to leave our private chapel
240 Oxford Street, Paddington. This morning at 9.15 o’clock for the Crematorium Easter Suburbs



Gai :-)

http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

COTTON Rowland Augustus Death notice 14JUN1961 Death 87 late of Matraville Sydney Morning Herald 15JUN1961

Gai where was the Amy May Alben obituary published?

I wonder whether there might be one for Rowland Augustus Cotton that might possibly name siblings ... long shot ...

the other Cotton deaths in the NSW index with parents Rowland and Elizabeth are daughters Clara and Edith who died in childhood

I wonder about these births

4717/1898
COTTON Arthur Ronald
mother Maud
Warringah

32008/1899
COTTON GEORGE A B
mother MAUD
MANLY

it seems both those certificates have been digitised for download


if the Maud with parents Rowland and Elizabeth is the right Maud, as seems quite likely, this would be a brother of hers

15037/1961 death
COTTON ROWLAND AUGUSTUS
father ROWLAND
mother ELIZABETH
PARRAMATTA

and in fact that couple had a slew of children

4745/1870 COTTON ADORAH MATILDA
8178/1871 COTTON CHARLOTTE E
7936/1873 COTTON RUFFUS BURTEN
8373/1875 COTTON ROWLAND AUGUSTUS
8844/1876 COTTON CLARA AMELIA
9081/1877 COTTON ROBERT
14923/1879 COTTON MAUD
26014/1880 COTTON JANET
22834/1882 COTTON ALICE M M
26394/1884 COTTON BEACH AGNES

(father was also Rowland Augustus)


Maud Cotton 1879 Mattuma NSW is in two trees here, one belonging to one of the posters AustinQ linked to

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/tree/results/cotton/maud?yearofbirth=1879&yearofbirthrange=2

Terry did you send an email directly to that person as well as leaving a reply to that old message? (click the person's name and do the capcha to see the email address, which may well be outdated of course, as the email address in the account here may be)

(actually the two posts AustinQ linked to are by the same person)

... if you are researching for Amy's niece then you know about at least one of Amy's siblings?
but not the sibling's parents' names?

one of the couples named in the obituary are listed in the white pages

http://www.whitepages.com.au/searchRes.action?name=alben&location=&initial=

not a common name

you haven't said your connection but presumably you are not in touch with descendants?

Thankyou Gai, for the Sydney Morning Herald Publishing.

Published on the Sydney Morning Herald 12th April 1977

ALBEN, AMY MAY – APRIL 11, 1977, at hospital, and late of Northmead
Much loved wife of the late Mark Alben, loved mother and mother in law of
Mark and Myrtle, John and Bev, Barbara and Roy, Ann and Brian, and loved by all their families. Aged 76 years At Rest

ALBEN – The relatives and friends of the late AMY MAY ALBEN of Northmead
Are invited to attend her funeral to leave the chapel at Perth House, 85 George Street, Parramatta (Thursday next), service appointed to commence at 9am at the conclusion of the service the cortege will proceed to the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.

May be Maud Cotton? Note the name of her father.


New South Wales Births Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) Maud
Last name Cotton
Birth year 1879
Registration year 1879
Denomination -
Registration district Cootamundra
State New South Wales
Country Australia
Father's first name(s) Rowland A
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Registration number 14923

The marriage certificate I have is for Belfast Victoria and it has both parents

Jude

Old post- but may be related?

Subject: Amy May ALBEN (nee MORRIS)
Looking for any info on my grandmother, cannot locate a birth cert for her, she was born Narrabeen N.S.W 1901 according to her Marriage certificate, mother Maud Cotton/father George Morris, brother george older/brother Rowland younger, as family talk goes mother left children when young and went to New Zealand.

http://www.voy.com/40913/7/346.html

Also this re Mark Howard Alben by a different poster:
http://www.voy.com/40913/6/440.html

Thankyou for your assistance. I have already contacted Edmund Thorpe with respect to his tree in Ancestry, but has not additional information. I appreciate the reference to the marriage certificate, but have found New South Wales (Sydney) marriage certificates to be wanting in information with a lot only have the bride and grooms information. A Merry Christmas to you all, and thankyou for your help, when I ask for it.
Regards terry Norman. (p.s, 44 degrees celcius in Adelaide South Australia today. Thank goodness for airconditioning)

Amy May Alben
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1930
Subdistrict: Milson's Point
State: New South Wales
District: North Sydney
Country: Australia


Amy May Alben
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1968
Subdistrict: Northmead
State: New South Wales
District: Werriwa
Country: Australia
Residence Address: 5 Beaufort street, Northmead
Occupation: Home Duties

Matches what you already know but is in a members tree on ancestry

Matching Person (from family trees)

Amy May Morris
Edmund Stephen Thorpe
Birth: Abt. 1902
Marriage: 09 Oct 1924 (9 Oct 1924) - Sydney, NSW (New South Wales)
Spouse: Mark Howard Alben

Tree owner is an Edmund Thorpe

For the registration number of marriage certificate:-
13596/1924 ALBEN MARK H MORRIS AMY M SYDNEY

This one was born in 1900?

23664/1900 MORRIS MAY A M EDWARD S JOSEPHINE T C F MARRICKVILLE

Father:- Edward S.
Mother:- Josephine T.C.F.


This would look to be a sibling to above:-

7126/1903 MORRIS LILIAN V P EDWARD S JOSEPHINE T C ST PETERS

Buy the marriage certificate - I think Australian ones show both mother and father

Jude

I am trying to find any clues to the family of Amy May Morris.
I believe she was born in Narrabeen (Sydney) New South Wales. Australia on the 6 August 1901. But am not sure of the birth date to attempt to purchase a Birth certificate.
I know that she married a Mark Howard Alben in Sydney NSW Australia on the 24th October 1924.
Have found her death at the Northern Suburb memorial Gardens. North Ryde NSW and passed away around 11 April 1977.
She may have had two brothers Ronald and George.
I really need her parents names to go forward.
Many Thanks terry.