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Hi I am looking for my dad john hill who married a margeret davies in hackney london then moved to tasmania 1995 I have looked for them and can not find them no where regards Kim

nudge

Hi Colin

I can't see them in bdms in Vic but could this be arrival?

Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
BAXTER E MRS 28 JAN 1883 SORATA B 412 010
BAXTER J MR 30 JAN 1883 SORATA B 412 010

Ages aren't quite right and no sign of Thos so perhaps not.

If this is them they must have moved on as no further trace in Vic.

Sorry

Hi Jamie

Sorry almost forgot - this is the additional info on parents


Marriages Jun 1867 (>99%)
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Blockley John Leicester 7a 319
KIRK Mary Jane Leicester 7a 319



Births Dec 1869 (>99%)
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Blockley John Henry Leicester
7a 163


Surname: BLOCKLEY
Given Names: Jno Hy
Event: D
Father: Blockley Chas
Mother: Elizth MANGER
Age: 52
Death Place: Melb E H
Year: 1904
Reg. Number: 5858

Surname: BLOCKLEY
Given Names: Mary Jane
Event: D
Father: Kirk Wm
Mother: Fran MOORE
Age: 60
Death Place: Ncote
Year: 1911
Reg. Number: 6330

The Argus, Tuesday 23 May 1911, p.1
BLOCKLEY.- On the 22nd May, at her residence, 4 Dally street, Northcote, Mary Jane, relict of the late John Henry Blockley, beloved mother of John Henry Blockley, aged 60 years. English papers please copy.

1881
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
John H. BLOCKLEY
Head M Male 33 Leicester, England Shoe Rivitter
Mary J. BLOCKLEY
Wife M Female 35 Leicester, England Shoe Machinist
John H. BLOCKLEY
Son Male 11 Leicester, England Scholar
_______________________________________
Source Information:
Dwelling 49 Birstall St
Census Place Leicester St Margaret, Leicester, England
Family History Library Film 1341754

Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3163 / 32
Page Number 5


BLOCKLEY JOHN 38 APR 1888 ORIENT B 496 003
BLOCKLEY M J MRS 38 APR 1888 ORIENT B 496 003

BLOCKLEY JOHN H 27 SEP 1890 LUSITANIA B 534 004

(I suspect John's age has been mistranscribed as 27 for 21 - common error)


:-)

Hi iki

So sorry I really can't help to find your dad. If only the surname was more unusual, but with so many Davies even electoral rolls and phone directories are difficult.

But if you think he is still in Tasmania, there are 8 J Davies listed in the White Pages online. Also, no J & M, but 2 that are M & J.

Seems your only choice might be to make some phone calls. Not easy.

Good luck
Cherilyn

Cherilyn

I will do as you suggest re the Ryerson look-up. I t was wonderful receiving the one in the email that you suggested earlier.

Many thanks

Pittsy :-)

Hi Cherilyn, I did find some of this info for myself after I posted this actually, but I only managed to find a few of the children that they had and only one of their mariages so this has certainly helped!

Any more info you have would be greatly appreciated thanks very much!

Hi Jamie

This is the marriage:

Surname: BLOCKLEY
Given Names: Jno Hy
Event: M
Spouse Surname: DAVIS
Spouse Gvn Names: Louie [b. Carlton]
Birth Place: LEICESTER
Year: 1894
Reg. Number: 6911

Children's births show her as Louisa Beatrice or Louise Beatrice. She was born in 1876 (reg 14410) in Carlton to Edward Samuel (or Edwin Samuel) DAVIS and Harriet[t] LUCAS, who married in Victoria in 1875. Her father was born in Liverpool and her mother in Adelaide. Louisa died in Fitzroy in 1936 (as Louise) aged 59 (reg 3106).

Chn of Jno Hy & Louisa Beatrice:
1. Chas Wm b. 1896/9658, m. Kathleen May KEANE 1919/10847, d. 1964/26314 Heidelberg aged 68
2. Harriet Frances Louisa b. 1898/3993, m. Jno Girvan BROWN 1921/902, d. 1960/6697 Fair aged 62
3. John Henry b. 1900/27288 Hotham West, m. Ethel Victoria OBREE 1922/1734, d. 1974/24851 Preston aged 73
4. Annie Mary Jane b. 1902/28449 Northcote, m. Arthur Ernest YOULTEN 1923/7389, d. 1962/16312 Preston aged 59
5. Louisa Beatrice b. 1904/27857 Northcote, d. 1910/4592 Carlton H, aged 5
6. George Ernest Moore b. 1907/5211 Northcote, d. 1983/17981 Hey aged 76
7. Laura May b. 1909/5324 Northcote, m. Wm Lenard SUMMERS 1931/3110 [as Laura Maurice BLOCKLEY], d.?
8. Nellie Lillian b. 1911/13924 Northcote, m. Geo Hy STEELE 1942/16016, d.?
9. Edward Samuel Adam b. 1913/15289, m. Myrtle Ivy MOUAT 1942/7309, d.?
10. Albert Kenneth b. 1915/15284 Northcote, m. Margaret Scott DOBSON 1940/7877, d. 1980/08371 Kew aged 64

WWI enlistment -

Youlten Arthur Ernest : SERN 7622 : POB Brunswick VIC : POE Melbourne VIC : NOK F Youlten Martin Ernest
[Arthur was a bootmaker]


WWII enlistments -

STEELE GEORGE HENRY : Service Number - 41126 : Date of birth - 10 Aug 1921 : Place of birth - THORNBURY VIC : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - STEELE NELLIE

BLOCKLEY EDWARD SAMUEL ADAM : Service Number - V110720 : Date of birth - 10 May 1913 : Place of birth - NORTHCOTE VIC : Place of enlistment - PRESTON VIC : Next of Kin - BLOCKLEY WILL

BLOCKLEY ALBERT KENNETH : Service Number - VX145129 : Date of birth - 21 Apr 1915 : Place of birth - NORTHCOTE VIC : Place of enlistment - ALICE SPRINGS NT : Next of Kin - BLOCKLEY MARGARET


This is Jno Hy snr's death -

Surname: BLOCKLEY
Given Names: Jno Hy
Father: Blockley Jno Hy
Mother: Mary Jane KIRK
Death Place: PRESTON
Age: 70
Year: 1940
Reg Number: 3257
Event: D

Both his parents also died in Victoria. Not sure if you already have details, but let me know if you need this (have found UK marriage, 1881 census, immigration, deaths and alsomothers death notice).

Not sure what you already have :-) but hope this adds to it!

Oh that's a shame.

I'm not sure where you live but NSW residents can register as a State Library user and this gives them online access to search Sydney Morning Herald Archives.

If not, try the Ask a Librarian 'Information Request' service. You can fill out a form online and they will spend up to 2 hours on your request, so that should be do-able.

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/ask/index.html?HomeLink=Ask_A_Librarian

Good luck! Let me know how it goes.

Cherilyn
Trying to request a look-up at Ryerson Index but receive a message no-one available to do the look-up ? I found them very helpful last time. Tried request for both newspapers.

Pittsy

MOTT Frederick Death notice 05JAN1961 Death 85 late of Padstow Sydney Morning Herald 07JAN1961
MOTT Frederick Death notice 05JAN1961 Death 85 late of Padstow Goulburn Post 10JAN1961

Helen and Cherilyn

What a nice surprise when I got home today. Thanks for all of this information on the Motts.

Regards

Pittsy :-)

Hi Pittsy

The are SA Genealogical Society database

http://www.saghs.org.au/graves.htm (newspaper deaths)

see also

http://www.centennialpark.org.au/burial_memorial_search/

:-)

Nudge

Helen & Cherilyn
Thanks for your help. Helen what are the entries below from ?

Surname: MOTT
Given name(s): Cecilia Katherine
Source date: A 1973

Surname: MOTT
Given name(s): Roy Frederick
Source date: A1984

Thanks
Pittsy :-)

Hi Cherilyn

I'm actually looking for a few marriage and births in the state of Victoria.

The first marriage I'm looking for is between John Henry Blockley and his wife Louisa Beatirce (surname unknown). I think the marriage will have taken place somewhere between 1903 and 1906, certainly no later than 1906 but could have been before 1903.

I am then looking for their children. I believe they may have had a few sons - John Henry, Charles William and Edward Samuel - I'm afraid I don't have rough dates for these.

Thanks very much!

Also from Helen

Surname: MOTT
Given name(s): Cecilia Katherine
Source date: A 1973

Surname: MOTT
Given name(s): Roy Frederick
Source date: A1984



:-D :-D

Hey Pittsy

Helen has come to the rescue on this one - thanks, Helen! :-)

Yes they did end up in SA.

Surname Given Names Date of Death Age Last Abode Cemetery
Mott Frederick Augustus Roy 12/11/1977 77 Years PORT NOARLUNGA Enfield Memorial Park

Cherilyn

Thanks for this. Does it say what the warrant was for. Perhaps he died in jail or ? I have not been able to trace him. If he was in SA in 1940 that is where he may have been.

Pittsy :-(

Of course, silly me, you did say he was born in Cobar.

So he had middle initials A R. No matching deaths in NSW.

From electoral rolls he must be Frederick Augustus Roy, with wife Cecelia Katherine Mott, in Darling NSW 1930-43.

There is a result in Google that is rather mysterious, supposedly from the SA Police Gazette of 1940 - it was regarding a warrant issued.
Mott, Frederick Augustus Roy, alias H. E. James

So it seems possible he changed his name. No WWII enlistment.

Cherilyn

His parents were John Joseph Mott and Alice Irene.

Pittsy