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Title: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 25 October 06 13:43 BST (UK)
Hi everyone.  I need to find a birth in the state of Victoria, Australia.  Is it possible to do this on-line?  Not sure of the year though - at a guess it is somewhere between 1920 and 1930.  Thanks.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 25 October 06 13:56 BST (UK)
Hi Silas,
If you supply the names and place if you have it we may beable to help you

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:04 BST (UK)
Thank you Raels.  The child's name was Doreen Stannard.  Parents Ellen and Tom Stannard.  Possibly born Queenscliffe in Victoria.  Not sure when though, but must be between 1920 and 1930.  Sorry to be so vague, but haven't a lot to go on.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:07 BST (UK)
Hi Silas I have a bdm disc will see if I can find it for you,
By the way I live not far from there. I am in Geelong
Queenscliff is about 15 minutes away

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:09 BST (UK)
Cheers Raels - very grateful and wish I lived over there !!

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:29 BST (UK)
Hi Silas,
Just checked my disc's but was unable to find an entry my disc's only go to 1920
all so checked vic deaths for 1920-1985 no entry there either...sorry

have you tried the vic BDM site you can look for an entry there by searching but it is a pay by view site

this site has a few links which may be handy

http://www.gsv.org.au/links.htm

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:33 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for trying Raels.  I will try the site you suggest.  Cheers.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:37 BST (UK)
Hi everyone.  I need to find a birth in the state of Victoria, Australia.  Is it possible to do this on-line?  Not sure of the year though - at a guess it is somewhere between 1920 and 1930.  Thanks.

Silas

http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home

this is the Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages web site, you can search for births only up until 1924 - then privacy laws kick in.  It is free to search but costs 99 cents to look at a page of results. 

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 25 October 06 14:56 BST (UK)
Thank you Christine - I will take a look at it.  Cheers.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:10 BST (UK)
Hello  there

I dont  know  if  the parents came  to Australia

but  here  are  two deaths  that  may be applicable

Thomas William Stannard  died 1983 Geelong reg no 03622
parents listed as John Thomas He  and Mary

Stannard Ellen died 1985 Geelong reg no 14741 parents U Wirigglesworth and Fanny

regards Jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 25 October 06 23:47 BST (UK)
Hi
Inaddition to Jenn's finds there, I can see 2 other burials by the name Stannard at Geelong cemeteries- making 4 all together.

Ellen 1985
George 1970
Rebecca 1941
Thomas William 1983

http://www.zades.com.au

will give you further details

Sue
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Thursday 26 October 06 00:12 BST (UK)
hello  there Sue

are  any of them  buried together

rgards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Thursday 26 October 06 11:21 BST (UK)
Thank you Jen, Sue and everyone.  Yes Thomas and Ellen Stannard were Doreen's parents.  Ellen met Tom Stannard in England and came out with him to Australia after marrying him in England.  Yes, Ellen's mother was Fanny Clarkson, her father was Joseph Wigglesworth (illegitimacy).  Anyway, Doreen was born in Victoria, just would like to know when.  Have had no joy so far in trying to find out, but will keep trying.  Thank you for your help.

Silas.
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Thursday 26 October 06 13:09 BST (UK)
Hi Silas
 If you want pics of the graves i can take them for you and post them on this thread just let me know

Geelong cemetery 5 minutes away from me

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Thursday 26 October 06 13:36 BST (UK)
Raels thank you very much for the offer of photos, and yes, that would be lovely, thank you so much.  Cannot make out who Rebecca is, but it might say on the grave.  I know they had a son George and if the George in the grave is him, he must have died quite young, as he pre-deceased them by the looks of it.  Thank you again.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Thursday 26 October 06 13:55 BST (UK)
Silas
Stannard, Ellen buried 1985 Geelong West Cemetery also Stannard ,Thomas William 1893.

Stannard, Rebecca 1941 Drysdale Cemetery

Stannard, George 1870 Birregurra Cemetary

I can get the the Drysdale and West Geelong Cemetery other one is near Colac fair distance from me

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Thursday 26 October 06 14:36 BST (UK)
Hi Raels.

I think the only 2 graves I am sure of and interested in are:-
Ellen Stanard who died 1985 and Thomas William Stannard who died 1983.  I am not too sure about George and Rebecca - they may be totally unrelated to me, just cannot be sure.  I do know that Ellen was related for definite and that her husband was Thomas William, so would love a photo if at all possible, but don't go out of your way to get one. Thank you once again.

Silas.
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Thursday 26 October 06 15:07 BST (UK)
There is a digital war service file on the National Archives site for George, he came from Tatura at the time, his father is Thomas William Stannard.  It says he was born Camperdown.

http://www.naa.gov.au/The_collection/recordsearch.html

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Thursday 26 October 06 15:12 BST (UK)
Thanks Christine - I'll take a look at that.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Thursday 26 October 06 15:19 BST (UK)
Hi Silas,

hopefully I can get to the cemetery this weekend if all goes well...If not it will be later in the week.

Cheers Raels  ;D
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Thursday 26 October 06 15:25 BST (UK)
http://www.ansonic.com.au/marrtronics/BIRREGU.HTM

the link to Ian Marr's web site - South West cemetery headstones
with details of George's burial at Birregurra Cemetery.

I could not find a death index entry for the Rebecca - her death may be registered under another surname. 

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Thursday 26 October 06 16:52 BST (UK)
Thanks for that Christine.  I looked at Ian Marr's site and at George Stannard.  He can't be my George Stannard as the dates don't fit in with my research, but thank you anyway.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 00:03 BST (UK)
hello  there

I checked  the  Victoria  death indexs but  could only  find

George Stannnard died 1970  aged 49  reg no 5589
parents  Thomas Stannard  and Ellen goodall

no  sign  of Rebecca

regards Jenn

Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: sparrett on Friday 27 October 06 01:09 BST (UK)
Hi
A little more on Stannard men
At the Birregarra cemetery the following
George Stannard. b. 21/4/1920 d.1/3/1970  VX111845 H.Q.3 Aust Division.

On the WW2 nominal roll site -
George Stannard b. Camperdown, 1920 lists as Next of Kin Thomas Stannard

Also on same site
Thomas William Stannard b. Camperdown in 1895 NOK Ellen

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au

So I think a connection here to each other.
Sue
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Friday 27 October 06 02:55 BST (UK)
It suddenly occurred to me to look up the birth on my cd..

George Stannard
birth registered Camperdown 1920
father - John William
mother - Ellen CLARKSON
reg number: 10010

cheers
ChristineR  :)
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 03:02 BST (UK)
Thank you Jen, Sue and everyone.  Yes Thomas and Ellen Stannard were Doreen's parents.  Ellen met Tom Stannard in England and came out with him to Australia after marrying him in England.  Yes, Ellen's mother was Fanny Clarkson, her father was Joseph Wigglesworth (illegitimacy).  Anyway, Doreen was born in Victoria, just would like to know when.  Have had no joy so far in trying to find out, but will keep trying.  Thank you for your help.

Silas.

So  thi  birth  that Christine  has  found  one  would  assume only  that  it is  the crorrect son George
BUT

Thomas William Stannard  war record  says  born Campberdown    1895 and  he has served in WW1 in Australia

so  is  there two  families with  extremly similar names or what

regards Jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Friday 27 October 06 10:46 BST (UK)
Jenn - you have the correct George Stannard in :-

George died 1970 Reg. 5589 - his parents are the correct ones - do you know his date of birth please?  His mother was originally Ellen Wigglesworth-Clarkson, reason being she was illegitimate and her father's name was Wigglesworth, mother Clarkson.  Her mother then married a man by the name of George Goodall, so she obviously took on his surname.  It looks like George was born out of wedlock then before Ellen married Thomas Stannard.

Silas

Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 11:28 BST (UK)
hello  there


well thats good  that the birth  that Christine  found  is  the correct  one 
no  unfortunately the  index  only  have  the  year  not  the actual  date  you would  have  to obtain a copy of the certificate

have you estimated or  now what  year  the family  came  to Australia

was thomas standard born  in Australia  or the UK??

regards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 11:46 BST (UK)
Jenn - you have the correct George Stannard in :-

George died 1970 Reg. 5589 - his parents are the correct ones - do you know his date of birth please?  His mother was originally Ellen Wigglesworth-Clarkson, reason being she was illegitimate and her father's name was Wigglesworth, mother Clarkson.  Her mother then married a man by the name of George Goodall, so she obviously took on his surname.  It looks like George was born out of wedlock then before Ellen married Thomas Stannard.

Silas



hello
I am a bit lost with  your  comment  about  him  being born out  of wed lock  did  they  marry  after  they  arrived here? 
bit  confused

checked  the war record  married  in uk  in 1919  he was an aussie  so  george  would be legitimate

regards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Friday 27 October 06 13:09 BST (UK)
So  thi  birth  that Christine  has  found  one  would  assume only  that  it is  the crorrect son George
BUT

Thomas William Stannard  war record  says  born Campberdown    1895 and  he has served in WW1 in Australia

so  is  there two  families with  extremly similar names or what

regards Jenn
Quote

This would be George's brother, not his father?

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Friday 27 October 06 16:26 BST (UK)
Yes Jenn, they left for Australia in about 1920, but why are the parent's names on the birth certificate different, eg. Goodall for mother and Stannard for father if they were married?  That's why I thought George was born out of wedlock.  Haven't yet found out where Thomas Stannard was born, but think it was Australia (not 100% sure though).

Christine - I will have to think about your query - not very experienced at all this yet - sorry.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 22:15 BST (UK)
hello  Christine

cant  figure this comment  out  "George"S  brother ?

also silas  the birth certificate  has  fathers name and  mother maiden name on  them  hence her not being Stannard

It  looks  like  Thomas Stannard was an aussie  and went
  to enland  either during  the war or  just after married  the  marriage certificate details are on  the  war record and brought  his bride  back  to australia  where  they  had George  in 1920
He  may  have come back  with  the Australian forces  and she  has come a  bit  later  have a  good read  of Thomas William Stannards war record I can give  you  his birth details
the birth of  george  has  the mothers  name  as Clarkson  but  the death has  Goodall

Now  if  you  want Dorrens details  you could get a copy of either Thomas or Ellen death certificate  and it  will list  the details of children  living and deceased

regards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Friday 27 October 06 22:53 BST (UK)
hello  there Silas

John Henry Stannard  born  england  married Mary Elizabeth Ward born Kingstown ireland in Victoria 1894 reg no 2745

children born  to  this couple at Camperdown

John William  reg no 1586  (this appears  to be Thomas William he may  have allways  been called Thomas )   

Elsie born 1898 reg no 16919 died camperdown 1983 reg no 18902 died as Stannard so may be not married

Mary Elizabeth Reeves  born 1896 died 9594 died as Cooper 1966 reg no 26732

Mary Elizabeth Stannard died aged 86  1947 at lismore reg no 20937
parents John William Ward and Mary Peat

John Thomas Henry Stannard died aged 77 at Lismore reg no 14532
parents Thomas William Stannard and Eliza Louise Reeve

by the war record for Thomas William Stannard  he was born  in Camperdown  in 1895 and  his  father was John

regards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: sparrett on Saturday 28 October 06 00:49 BST (UK)
Sorry if I am being repetitive, but George's birth date which everyone wants to know is in my reply no. 23. from his headstone at the cemetery.
21/4/1920
Isn't it?
Sue
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Saturday 28 October 06 04:20 BST (UK)
hello  Christine

cant  figure this comment  out  "George"S  brother ?...regards jenn

 ;D
moment of dumbness - there is 25 years gap there between ages.
They both went to war in WW2 - not uncommon.

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Saturday 28 October 06 04:31 BST (UK)
Yes Jenn, they left for Australia in about 1920, but why are the parent's names on the birth certificate different, eg. Goodall for mother and Stannard for father if they were married?  That's why I thought George was born out of wedlock.  Haven't yet found out where Thomas Stannard was born, but think it was Australia (not 100% sure though).

Christine - I will have to think about your query - not very experienced at all this yet - sorry.

Silas

Forget the brother comment  ;D moment of dumbness!

Now, (as Jenn says) I think you have got the death of George mixed up with the birth index entry - the birth says his mother's name is Ellen CLARKSON, the death says Ellen GOODALL.  Death entries are commonly wrong on mother's maiden names.

George Stannard
birth registered Camperdown 1920
father - John William
mother - Ellen CLARKSON
reg number: 10010

The index is recorded with the mother's maiden name - nothing to do with being married or not.  Also there is the added confusion of his father's name being down as John Stannard, not Thomas - but that could be a transcription error - Thos can read like Jno in the old handwriting. 

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: ChristineR on Saturday 28 October 06 04:41 BST (UK)
It  looks  like  Thomas Stannard was an aussie  and went
  to enland  either during  the war or  just after married  the  marriage certificate details are on  the  war record and brought  his bride  back  to australia  where  they  had George  in 1920
He  may  have come back  with  the Australian forces  and she  has come a  bit  later  have a  good read  of Thomas William Stannards war record ....regards jenn

Silas,

http://www.naa.gov.au/The_collection/recordsearch.html

you better read the war record - everything is explained! even a copy of the marriage particulars - they married Sept 1919 - his father is John Stannard, butcher.  She was Ellen Wrigglesworth Clarkson, father's details Nil.
On on the very last page - it says he returned to Australia on discharge WITH his wife - this was November 1919 - names the ship.

ChristineR
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Saturday 28 October 06 05:03 BST (UK)
hello  there

yes  sue  you  have  given  the  birth date 

ditto  for  everyting  else  christine as  I said  read  the war  record  it is all there  just to reinterate

should  give  Silas  quite a  bit  to  go on with



regard jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Robert Coble on Saturday 28 October 06 05:53 BST (UK)
Hi There,

lookThomas William Stannard Camperdown VIC (Father) STANNARD John:
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=8091977&I=1&SE=1

Look Thomas William Stannard Record born 31 Jan 1895 Camperdown VIC.:
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=6271204&I=1&SE=0
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Saturday 28 October 06 10:47 BST (UK)
Gosh everybody - don't know how to thank you all enough - you have certainly been busy.  Sorry to be so long in replying, but got delayed by visitors.  I am now going to look at the war records, can't wait!!  Be back later and thank you so much.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Saturday 28 October 06 11:46 BST (UK)
Well, read the war records - fascinating !!  Especially the letter from Ellen prior to her marriage pleading for Thomas to be discharged in England and about her elderly mother depending on her, etc.  Thank you again all of you for your kind help.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Saturday 28 October 06 12:23 BST (UK)
Forgot to tell you all that Ellen's grandmother who she talks about in her letter asking for Thomas' discharge from the army was my mother's grandmother (my gt grandmother).  You can find out more about Ellen's birth in a thread of mine in the West Yorkshire board entitled 'Illegitimate birth' which I have just added to today.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: tropicalj on Saturday 28 October 06 13:31 BST (UK)
hello  there
silas

well  i am glad  you  have had a success full  outcome 

sorry  we cannot  find  doreen or any other children at  this stage but if you can download a death certificate  you should  find  how  many children  they had

also  John Henry Stannard was born in 1862 in Poplar London he is on  the 1871 census with  his family

regards jenn
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Saturday 28 October 06 14:32 BST (UK)
Thanks Jenn - will now take a look at the 1871 census.  Cheers.

Silas
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 01 November 06 08:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Silas,

Made it to the cemetery today.
Took some pics if you want the
rest pm me with your email
and will forward them on to
you.

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 01 November 06 08:32 GMT (UK)
here's more
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Wednesday 01 November 06 08:35 GMT (UK)
and more  ;D

cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Raels on Thursday 02 November 06 08:40 GMT (UK)
Hi Silas,

Out of curiosity, I went to the Drysdale cemetery to see if i could find the grave for Rebecca Stannard.
Unfortunately I had no success as this is only a small cemetery I was able to search all the graves but there is quiet a number of them unmarked or in such disrepair you were unable to read the head stones.
I also made a call to the Geelong District cemeteries Trust and asked them to check on their computer but they were unable to find anything. I then rechecked my disc for deaths but it doesn't show on there only Ellen, Thomas and George..it does show on the index site so must be a record somewhere. Not sure where else to look maybe someone on here may be able to help..

Cheers Raels
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: stanlaw on Monday 11 April 11 13:27 BST (UK)
Dear Silas just wondering who you are? I am the daughter of Doreen Stannard and my grandparents were indeed Ellen and Thomas Stannard. My grandmother was born in England and my grandfather brought her back to Australia, she was whats known as a "war bride".
Looking at your ongoing messages you were looking for details back in 2006, hope you come back on line soon, it was very exciting to come across someone looking for my mother who by the way is still alive and well, we live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Waiting in anticipation of a reply.
Cheers
Stanlaw.
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Monday 11 April 11 21:21 BST (UK)
Hi Stanlaw.

I have sent you a personal message.
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: stirfry on Monday 25 April 11 03:19 BST (UK)
Just to clarify the difficulty over Thomas Stannard 31/1/1895 - 13/2/1983 - his birth name is John William Stannard but he was always known as Tom.
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: jackielegs on Wednesday 15 January 14 08:39 GMT (UK)
I am the 4x Great Grandson of Thomas William Stannard (circa 1830). I currently reside in geelong, here's what i know so far:
Thomas William Stannard       -Married-        Eliza Louise (nee reeve)
date/place of birth: Unknown                  date/place of birth: Unknown   
                                   
Son: John Thomas Henry Stannard    -Married (1894) -   Mary Elizabeth (nee Ward)
date/place of birth: Poplar London, UK 1862                   date/place of birth: Kingston, Ireland

Son: Thomas (John?) William Stannard    -Married-   Ellen (nee Wigglesworth Clarkson [illegitimate])
date/place of birth: 31/01/1895 Camperdown, Vic     date/place of birth: Castleford, UK

Children: (George, May, Tom, Doreen) Son: George Stannard -Married- Ethel (nee Cripps)
date/place of birth: Camperdown [now at: birregurra with ethel died 1970]                       date/place of birth: Sydney 1919 [now at birregurra cemetery with george died 2011]

Children: (William [bill], Robert [bob/chopper][d], Helen [d]) Helen Stannard had a son (my father) unmarried named Daniel who took her husbands name williams. Helen Stannard (kept name) -married- Frazer Prentice Williams and had a son isaac williams.

Children: (Daniel, Isaac) Daniel Charles Williams - Married - Natasha Jane (nee McMahon)
date/place of birth: Geelong, Vic 1971                               date/place of birth:Preston, Vic 1974

Children: Jack (Me)                          -&-                    Harry
             date/place of birth: Kilmore, Vic 22/1/1998    date/place of birth: Bundoora, Vic 5/9/2001


i have further information on the children and grandchildren of Ethel and George Stannard also war records of George and his father Thomas.

I am looking to find the births and deaths of the listed family members and any further relations.

 :) - Jack
Title: Re: Australian birth
Post by: Silas on Wednesday 15 January 14 10:50 GMT (UK)
All I can tell you Jackielegs is that Ellen Wigglesworth-Clarkson was my maternal grandmother's neice.  Ellen's father was a Joseph Wigglesworth and was married to Emily Clarkson (my gran's sister).  Joseph, shortly after his marriage to Emily had an affair with Emily's sister - Fanny Clarkson and as a result, Ellen was born.  I do not have the date of Ellen's death, but, as you know she went to Australia and died there.  Sorry, but I have been having a rest from doing my tree for a long time, so my memory of all this isn't too good at the moment.