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Title: DOWNIE
Post by: maltesers on Thursday 26 March 09 17:02 GMT (UK)

William McDowall Downie
b26/9/1911 in Leith Edinburgh Scotland
believed to of moved to Australia

any info greatly received

Title: Re: DOWNIE
Post by: Siouxsie on Sunday 05 April 09 05:43 BST (UK)

Hi maltesers,
I have checked the Australian Electoral Rolls..........there is no William McDowell Downie listed..........however there are lots of William Downie's.....and they are all over the country, which would make it hard to pinpoint him.

I have also checked the Australian war records at the Australian Archives site http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx
but there doesn't appear to be a match there.

NSW BDM's at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm have no William Downie dying up to 1978. However they do have a number of William Downie's marrying.....you would possibly need to get certificates or transcriptions from a transcription service to work out from his parent's details which (if any) are your William. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,300394.0.html

QLD deaths only go up to 1929 https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/DeaIndexQry.m

Tasmanian deaths would not be covered either. http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8

Victorian BDM is on line at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home.

Finally from me, The Ryerson Index lists 3 William Downie deaths http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

There are shipping records which is my achilles heel (eyes glaze over at the thought).....and they are listed at the top of the Australian Board under resouces, as well as cemetery records (listed at the same place).......but until you know where he lived that would be anightmare to tackle.

Cheers
Susie




W.A. deaths go up to 1953, and he is not listed there as a death or a Marriage http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/W/wa_registry_indexes.aspx

Title: Re: DOWNIE
Post by: valerie kehoe on Sunday 05 April 09 07:37 BST (UK)

..in case it helps ..the 'National Archives of Aus.' has a William Downie b 29/7/1912 Uddingston Scotland.  He enlisted at Paddington NSW  ..nok Rose Downie. 

NSW BMD shows one Rose Downie d 1942 (reg no 289/1942.)  'Joy Murrin's Transcription Services' (on-line) could 'search' the d cert. for abt $15 ...it may reveal husband's full name ...and name/ages of their chn.
.....Valerie (WA)

Title: Re: DOWNIE
Post by: maltesers on Monday 06 April 09 00:48 BST (UK)

Thanks both for your reply
He is"finding him"some what of a mystery ???
Thanks again for trying

Title: Re: DOWNIE
Post by: tropicalj on Monday 06 April 09 03:43 BST (UK)

It would be very helpfull if  you  could post his parents names please as we might find  his death if his parents are listed

Jenn