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Australian Look up please. Joseph Duncanson b.1901

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 21 Mar 2016 18:53

Gins ................

out of interest, where did you find his death record?

Jean

Jean Report 21 Mar 2016 13:26

Thank you to everyone for the information.

Found that Annie and Joseph had at least 1 daughter named Isabella Smith Duncanson b. in Partick 1927, which was the area Joseph and Annie married .
The name Isabella Smith being Annie's mother's name .

So checked for a marriage on Scotlandspeople and found one for her to William Mc Gowan Adair, the name Chris found, so Joseph must have gone to Australia after his wife's death to be with his married daughter.

Thank you all once again, there is a lot to go on.

Gee

Gee Report 21 Mar 2016 09:11

Hi died in 1985

27692/1985 DUNCANSON JOSEPH LEYDON. JOHN (father) CHRISTINA (mother)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 20 Mar 2016 21:23

Also this in same year - moved house during the year, maybe??

Joseph Leydon Ouncanson
in the Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Name: Joseph Leydon Ouncanson
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1977
Subdistrict: Blacktown
State: New South Wales
District: Chifley
Country: Australia
Residence Address: 2 Elanora St, Blktwn 2148

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 20 Mar 2016 20:02

Joseph Leydon Ouncanson

(there also 1977. 37, Manila Road)

Chris :)

(other names at 37, 1977 below)

William Adair, Isabella Adair, Paul Reed Adair

Jean

Jean Report 20 Mar 2016 19:16

Thank you all very much for the help and information.
I have no idea when Joseph went to Australia, I presume after his wife Annie died, I did find her death from scotlandspeople late last night.

I will take a look on the links you have given and see what if anything else I can find.

thank you again

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Mar 2016 03:34

NSW bmds go upto 1986

SA bmds to 1972

VIC to about 1984

WA to 1971

Valerie

Valerie Report 20 Mar 2016 03:27

I checked too - even the 'RYERSON INDEX' which has deaths up to present day.
Suggest you use the 'Ask a Librarian' service at 'NSW State Library' (on-line)-seeing that he was in NSW. They will trace him from last address you have -from electoral rolls (past & present).

Valerie
WAus

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Mar 2016 03:25

This is a site where there are death notices taken from Australian newspapers. It covers all states. It is of course not comprehensive!

http://ryersonindex.net/search.php


There are reports of 75 (!!) Duncanson deaths up until about 2007, but NO Josephs

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Mar 2016 03:18

bmd records in Australia are kept by State .............. I've just checked the NSW ones, but they only go up to 1986, and there is no death record for him up to that point.

Of course, he could have moved to another State

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Mar 2016 03:03

I looked at the Australian National Archives, which does shown the admittance of immigrants to Australia whether by ship or plane, but I couldn't see Joseph, although the records may only go up to the late 1960s.

This is the site, if you wish to double check

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

register as a guest

Click on either Name Search or Passenger Arrivals Index

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 19 Mar 2016 22:18

His wife died in Scotland:

1971 DUNCANSON ANNIE
Other surname: MCLUSKEY F 69 GLASGOW GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/02 0345



Their marriage, for good measure:

1923 DUNCANSON JOSEPH LEYDON
MCCLUKSEY ANNIE PARTICK GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/22 0479



Presumably Joseph flew to Australia, so there won't be any record available to us online. Some time between 1971 and 1980 - unless perhaps they had separated earlier?



There's no sign of Joseph having died in the UK, so it looks as if he must have stayed in Australia and died there.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 19 Mar 2016 19:55

Have you any idea when Joseph went to Australia???

I note that a family tree on ancestry says his wife died in 1971 ............... was that before or after Joseph left the UK?

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Mar 2016 17:42

it came from findmypast
maddie

Jean

Jean Report 19 Mar 2016 17:18

Yes thank you maddie,

I think this mist be him, on his marriage certificate in 1923 in Partick, Glasgow his occupation was ship's caulker.
Did you find this on Ancestry ?

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Mar 2016 17:14

don't know if this is relevant


Britain, Trade Union membership registers Transcription

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First name(s) Joseph L
Last name Duncanson
Birth year -
Admission year 1925
Age 22
Trade Boilermakers & iron shipbuilders
Union name United Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders
Union branch Partick 1
Union branch as transcribed Partick 1
County Lanarkshire
Country Scotland
Archive Modern Records Centre
Archive reference MSS.192/BM/2/2/19
Title Registration Book
Dates 1920-1922
Information contained Members 118943-128946
No of volumes 1
Notes Most later entries are not in the date range
Record set Britain, Trade Union membership registers
Category Education & work
Subcategory Guild & Trade Associations
Collections from Great Britain

Transcription © Findmypast

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Mar 2016 17:10

can't see anything sorry

Jean

Jean Report 19 Mar 2016 17:03

Thanks very much Maddie,
I was hoping it might show who else was living at that address with him .

Is there any chance you could find him on a passenger list, sorry i don't have full access to Ancestry .

Thank you

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Mar 2016 17:00

Joseph Leydon Duncanson

in the Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
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Name: Joseph Leydon Duncanson
Electoral Year: 1980
Subdistrict: Mount Druitt
State: New South Wales
District: Chifley
Country: Australia

37 miller road

Jean

Jean Report 19 Mar 2016 16:48

Could someone with Ancestry please look at the record for Joseph Leydon Duncanson b.1901 in Partick, Glasgow.

The record is for the Australian electoral roll for1980 for NSW.

thank you