Genealogy Chat

Help!!!!! bought a death cerificate from Australia and do not think it was the correct? one how can I find him have tried various links just about to give up!!!!!
Any Australian Geneologists want to lend a hand
Love
Janie

Hello Janie,

How about giving us some details and we will give it a go

bye Helen

Not alot to go on Helen name Ronald Yates DOB 2/9/1930 Yorkshire left UK MIF 1960S never returned to UK presuming he must be dead now as he was in Crimrean war before he married and was left with shell shock, I have tried UK People Finder and wrote to every R Yates with a NSW Postcode UKPeople finder provided me with the info to do that bought death cert as parents were listed as unkown just a needle in a haystack!
Thank you for your reply
Janie

Hi Gordie
Are your dates correct? The Crimean War was 1853-1856 but you say Ronald was born in 1930.
If he was born in 1930 he's likely to still be alive and could be living anywhere in Australia.
I'd offer to check the electoral rolls for you but with a popular name like Ronald Yates there will be many.
Do you have a middle name for him to narrow the search down... does he have any children that you know off?
Cheers Gerry

You mean the Korean war, don't you? Shell shock wasn't even part of the vocabulary at the time of the Crimean war!

Hi,

Like Gerry I am a little confused with the dates you have given us. Can you tell us why you think he came to NSW, and did he come with his wife &/or family in 1960s.

I this is the death certificate you ordered from NSW ?

5580/1973 YATES RONALD
Both parents listed as UNKNOWN UNKNOWN District SYDNEY

Although this death certificate does not state his parents names, it should list his spouse's name, is it the right one?

The only Ronald Yates I could find on the National Archive website (1955- 1975) was a Ronald Vincent Yates departing UK July 1963. However this person's dob is 24/7/1931.

YATES Vincent Ronald born 24 July 1931; Joan Mavis (nee Simpson) born 3 July 1934; Ronald Denis born 12 June 1953; Susan born 22 June 1955; travelled per aircraft departing UK on July 1963 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme
Series number
A1877 Control symbol
JULY 1963 YATES V R Contents date range
1962 - 1963

If you could give us a bit more background info that would be great.

bye Helen

Hi Janie
I kept thinking I know that name Ronald Yates... that's because I've already done an electoral roll search for you (I've done a few so you'll have to excuse me being a bit thick :-)
You've obviously had no luck with the names I gave you.
Good Luck with your search. Hope others can help.
Cheers Gerry

Hiya Thanks for the replys regarding death cert that was the one I purchased his death was registered by a neighbour and he was not the correct age he was51 on certificate no spouse details or anything, he emigrated after my parents split up in 1961 do not have a date of departure no middle names have his birth certificate dob 2/9/1930 sorry about the confusion with the wars he was suffering from blackouts as a result of the war he was in just thought he maybe dead by now and is not in UK I have an Aunt (Ronalds Sister) in Australia and two cousins who I also have had no contact
Thanks
Janie

Hi Janie
Have you thought about approaching the Salvation Army here in Australia?
http://salvos.org.au/need-help/family-tracing/
Hope this helps.
Cheers Gerry