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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Australia Lookups completed => Topic started by: SCH on Tuesday 15 August 06 18:11 BST (UK)
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Stanley Williams
Born : O/N/D 1896 : Pontypool
Vol 11a : Page 148
Looking for Descendants of Stanley Williams. Here is what I know.............
Stanley Williams was born in Llanhilleth. Monmouthshire, Wales.
Father - Charles Adrian Williams - born 1860 : Linton, Herefordshire
Mother - Fanny Williams (her maiden name as well !!) - born 1861/2 : Lydbrook, Gloucestershire
Stanley Williams had 8 brothers :- Edgar, Reuben, Evan, Harry, George, Albert, Ron and Len
And 5 sisters :- Maud, Mabel, Harriet, Nell and Lena
Family history...............from his sister Lena (20+ years ago), was that Stanley was in WW1, came back home to Wales on leave and his father was so shocked by what he saw with all the lice (or heard about the trenches) burnt his uniform and sent Stanley off to Australia.
I believe that Stanley Williams might well have married someone called Christine.
Is there anyone out there who has more information ? Sorry, but no idea exactly where in Australia he went. Any information would be great - and if anyone can spare a few minutes and do a check on his details with any Australian sites, that would be absolutely super - and VERY much appreciated.
I've always wondered what happened to Stanley Williams.
I'm the youngest daughter Lena's Grandson.
Thank you
SCH
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Could anyone offer any suggestions as to where would be the best place for me to start trying to look ?
I've posted this Thread up on Genes Reunited as well.
Is there a good Australian site that is popular with Family Historians ?
Many thanks
SCH
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At the top of the page on Emigrants to Australia board there are links for each state which are very helpful for finding family. NSW bdm's are the only state that have online searching for the time period you are looking for.
www.bdm.nsw.gov.au
There are quite a few with the name Stanley Williams so do you know if he had a second name which would help to narrow it down.
If you could find his marriage and the state, this would be a good place to start.
His immigration record would be held at
www.naa.gov.au
but you would need more information to make an enquiry.
As you belong to GR if you click on Records Office on the home page and have a look there you will find some people from Oz offering lookups.
Cazay
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Thank you Cazay for your post.
I only know what I posted up - no idea if he had a 2nd name. I guess really a Birth Cert would be a good idea.........but he's not a direct Ancestor. Hmmm.......only £7.
Will look for marriage details etc etc
Yes, member of GR - posted up a 'please help' already.
Thank you for your time and advice.
MUCH appreciated.
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?homelink=main_military
If you have not already done this, a search for the army record you refer to in his English life might yield something.
just a couple more details like ,as suggested, middle-name.
I am not very familiar with UK seaarching, but there seem to be wiwlling helpers on the Military section of ROOtS C.
Sue
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Hi,
Came across your old post while helping a member of our local FHG research her family. Stanley was her grandfather, here in NSW Australia. If you get this I can fill you in on some details, as well as a mystery at this end.
Lindsay Swadling in Cowra, NSW
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The OP hasn't been logged in since Feb 2011.
Cheers
Cando
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Hi Lindsay,
Welcome to RootsChat :)
Once you reply to a post we send a email notification to the poster. Although it was 2011 SCH is still receiving notifications so I am sure they will be excited to hear from you.
Regards
Sarah :)
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Hi Lindsay,
Welcome to RootsChat :)
Once you reply to a post we send a email notification to the poster. Although it was 2011 SCH is still receiving notifications so I am sure they will be excited to hear from you.
Regards
Sarah :)
I have indeed received an e-mail notification ! So I clicked it and here we are !
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Hi,
Came across your old post while helping a member of our local FHG research her family. Stanley was her grandfather, here in NSW Australia. If you get this I can fill you in on some details, as well as a mystery at this end.
Lindsay Swadling in Cowra, NSW
That sounds pretty promising !
Since posting up the original thread, my life has got busy busy and Family History has been pushed to the back of my life........and all the paperwork into the loft ! And a couple of house moves etc !
However, despite getting married and having a child, I have a pretty good memory, so the information that I started this thread is very handy to me.
So pleased I did a lot of Family Reasearch a few years ago - as there is little time now. However, this will I hope be changing soon.
I would love to know what information you have - can you confirm the link back to Wales ?
And I would be really interested in the 'mystery' ?!!?!?
Quite happy for you to add details onto this Thread - then we can use other methods if there are documents etc.
Many thanks indeed. The me from 2014 really appreciates it.........and the me from 2006 would be amazed !!
Thank you
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Hi again
Yes, Stanley and wife Florence Christabel (Chivers) came to NSW in 1927 via SS Ballarat, with their two children, Hazel Doreen and Audrey Joyce. Florence's parents also came to NSW around this time.
Stanley and Florence married on 27 Aug 1921 at Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales (we have the marriage cert). I have traced Stanley's family back through censuses in Llanhilleth. His father Charles was born in Linton, Herefordshire about 1860, his mother Fanny in Lydbrook, Gloucestershire.
Although there were several Stanley Williams enlisted during WWI, none of them seem to match up with what I know of this Stanley.
The mystery at this end is that Stanley disappeared from his family in the 1930s. Christine (grand-daughter) doesn't know any more than that, as nobody would talk about him. She came to us (Cowra FHG) for help trying to find what had happened to him.
Stanley and Florence appear in the 1930 electoral roll of NSW, but that is his last appearance. So far I have been unable to find any further trace of him. Florence appears in the 1936 electoral roll as the wife of Patrick Coyne of Griffith, NSW (although I have found no marriage for them).
So - what happened to Stanley?
Write to me directly at
lindsay _ swadling [at] hotmail.com
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This man born c1896.
Death
9998/1953
WILLIAMS Stanley 57 years at Cooma
District Cooma
Cando
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Hi again
Yes, Stanley and wife Florence Christabel (Chivers) came to NSW in 1927 via SS Ballarat, with their two children, Hazel Doreen and Audrey Joyce. Florence's parents also came to NSW around this time.
Stanley and Florence married on 27 Aug 1921 at Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wales (we have the marriage cert). I have traced Stanley's family back through censuses in Llanhilleth. His father Charles was born in Linton, Herefordshire about 1860, his mother Fanny in Lydbrook, Gloucestershire.
Although there were several Stanley Williams enlisted during WWI, none of them seem to match up with what I know of this Stanley.
The mystery at this end is that Stanley disappeared from his family in the 1930s. Christine (grand-daughter) doesn't know any more than that, as nobody would talk about him. She came to us (Cowra FHG) for help trying to find what had happened to him.
Stanley and Florence appear in the 1930 electoral roll of NSW, but that is his last appearance. So far I have been unable to find any further trace of him. Florence appears in the 1936 electoral roll as the wife of Patrick Coyne of Griffith, NSW (although I have found no marriage for them).
So - what happened to Stanley?
Write to me directly at
lindsay _ swadling [at] hotmail.com
Sent an e-mail a couple of days ago Lindsay - did you get it ?
I spoke to my father, but he can add no more to what I already knew.
I really need to get up into the loft and dig out the Williams files, that would help a bit. Also very happy to contact my new found Australian relatives.
All exciting stuff.
Thanks