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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: BGB on Sunday 15 June 08 18:40 BST (UK)
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NicK Driver born England 1934 died in Melbourne, Victoria 20 June 1980 aged 46 - a young age. He was married with two children. He was a former Royal Air Force friend of mine and I should very much like to know the reason for his death at so young an age. Can anyone help?
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Hi BDB - welcome to rootschat.
You can purchase for $17.50 and immediately download an image of the death certificate of Nicholas DRIVER from
http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria
after first obtaining the registration number - cost .99 cents.
I searched just using Nicholas DRIVER, death and 1980 and it brings up 1 result on 1 page.
iMany forum members have the bdm disk that covers deaths in Victoria 1920 to 1985 and can give you the registration number.
Cheers
cando
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Here are the Index details containing the Registration number.....
Nicholas Frederick DRIVER died in 1980 at BRIG
Reg = 02144
His parents names were John Edmund Driver and Gwendoline.
......dee
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Hi BGB welcome from me as well :)
If Dee found the death you require , you can use her reg number and go directly to the certificate image, saving 99 cents 8) 8)
Trish
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Dear Trish251,
Thanks for your kind reply. But what do you mean by Dee, please?
Regards
BGB
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Dear Trish, again,
I am new to Rootschat - didn't expect such a rapid response to my query. I now see who Dee is!
BGB
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Hi BGB
As you have noticed - Dee is the doting grandmother - lots of Babe pictures ;D
Do hope you return if you have other queries on Australian family research.
Trish
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I'm brand new to this forum and desperate to get in touch with BGB.
Nick Driver was my father and as much as he'd like to know about how he died and his life in Melbourne, I'd dearly love to know what Dad was like - he died when I was 7.
So...how can I get in touch? Is there a way of sending him a message through this forum?
I've been trying to track down my cousins and my British clan through Google with no luck. This is the first 'lead' I've had and I'm hoping I won't have to just cross my fingers that BGB checks this thread!
Any help would be appreciated,
Kate (nee) Driver
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Kate, if you reply to messages on this thread a couple of times, you will then be able to send what is called a Personal message to BGB.
In the meantime, it would be best if you modify your first post by clicking on the Modify button and remove your email address. Otherwise a moderator will do so.
Welcome to Rootschat. There are lots of people here who will try to help you.
Dee
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Thanks for the tip (and the welcome) Dee.
Apologies for including the email - just a little overexcited!
xxx kate
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Hello there Kate
and welcome to roots chat
if you are able to you can also purchase and download your father's death certificate.
Itt should say his parents names that is if you don't allready have them
good luck
Jenn
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Post another message on here, Kate, and then I think you should see a little scroll under BGB's username. If you click on that you will get a window for a PM or personal message open, and you can send your email direct to BGG.
You should also have a personal message link of your own in the top right hand corner of your screen. It should say Welcome scarlettcat.
You have O messages or something like that.
Dee
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Here is the details of your grandparents marriage
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John E Driver 1926 district of Strood & Hoo Kent 2nd Quarter of 1926.
Gwendolyn R Rayner 1926 Strood & Hoo Kent "
jenn
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Thanks everyone - I very much appreciate all the help :-*
xxx kate
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HI Kate
I am researching Driver and mine was a convict from Norfolk. I have a John Driver in my line but much earlier and because they all named their children after each other I am wondering if we are looking at the same family. Please let me know and i help you with what I can here. All my Drivers were from Melbourne.
Ella
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I don't know how long ago the original message was posted but came across it just now.
Nicholas was born in Nottingham and has an older brother in the UK who is still alive.
Cofidentiality prevents me from giving that person's details of course.
I am related to them both as second cousins through my grandfather's line. My grandfather's family name is Keywood.
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Nicholas was an old RAF friend. He died in Australia a number of years ago. Through RootsChat his son and daughter made contact with me. Their father sadly had died when they were very young and I was able to tell them what a fine fellow he had been.They never mentioned Nicholas's elder brother so I wonder if they knew of him. I will endeavour to contact them to find out.
BGB
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Thank you for that.
I'm pretty sure that, since it's so unusual a name, it must be the same person. Although deceased he was technically a cousin. I only made contact with his brother a couple of years ago. As a result of rather strange family circumstances surrounding my deceased mother's parentage they didn't know anything about us.
My grandfather was his uncle Charles. Nicholas would have been unaware of my mother's existence.
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I have e-mailed Kate Driver in Australia to see if she knows of an uncle.
On the assumption she does not, because I think she would have told me otherwise, how do you suggest she contacts her uncle who must be approaching the age of 80?
Regards
BGB
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Yes, Nicholas' brother is 80 ish but of course I cannot let you have his e-mail address because of my concerns about his confidentiality.
He has done family history research himself for many years so I think he may well have contacted his Australian relatives at some point. He's a very intelligent man.
I just saw the messages about Nicholas when I decided to log into RootsChat and do a surname check.
It is so good of you to want to help. Thank you very much :).
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If you send me their e-mail address I will pass it on to their uncle of course.
Thank you again.
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My mother knew the family well. She may be able to respond to any unanswered questions or provide information to Nick's children. Please advise.
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I have spoken to my mother, and she would be very pleased to communicate with Kate, BGB, celiabk, etc. re: Nicholas Driver. She knew him very well before he emigrated to Australia, and has photographs, etc., of him and his family. My mother is now 79 and emigrated to Canada in the 50's. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Welcome to Rootschat, akd4043. :)
If you post one more message on this thread, you should then be able to use the Personal Message system on this site to exchange email addresses etc, which can't be posted on the thread.
Hope that helps,
Dee :)
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When I was in the Royal Air Force with Nick Driver there was a school teacher friend of both of us who went off to Canada from England. Annette Lewis was her name.
It also happens I remain in touch with several RAF friends from those days and would therefore be glad to hear from your mother.
BGB
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Thank you Dee. I am so pleased that I stumbled on this website.
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I'm Nick's niece. Just discovered this thread by complete chance -- don't normally use sites like this. Sorry Kate that you've lost touch with us. Contact me if u want to be in touch with family in the UK.
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Hello Plumbuddle,
If you don't hear from Kate as she may no longer subscribe to RootsChat I have her recent e-mail address.
Regards
BGB
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Yes I saw this was old and that she had only used the site for a short while. That would be kind of you to let me have her address, thank you, I haven't worked out how to PM on this forum or would have tried that. Do send it to me. I did find it rather odd to read about family members as if they were strangers! Hope the RAF friend got help too.
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Sorry BGB I see you ARE the RAF friend, just went through the thread so quickly did not notice you had started it. Thanks for doing so. He was a really lovely man.