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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Crabby on Monday 19 April 10 00:20 BST (UK)
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Hello Rootschatters
I am trying to locate relatives of mine viz.
the descendants of -
Catherine [nee Halliday] HOFFMAN
Born: abt 1916 Boggabri NSW
Married: abt 1954 North Sydney
Arthur Sylvester Puckering HOFFMAN
Died: abt Sept. 1973 Sydney, NSW
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated
Crabby
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Her death certificate would give you the names of any children ie if known to the informant.
An option to a certified certificate is a transcription - you need the reg number.
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToSearch.htm#TranscriptionAgent
6232/1973
HOFFMAN Catherine
Father Wesley Henry Mother Irene Minnie
District Sydney
Do you need the parents' marriage?
1639/1910
HALLIDAY Wesley H
ROBERTS Irene M
District Gunning
Cheers
Cando
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Hi,
A search here will show you death notices for the two.
http://ryersonindex.net/search.php
ARTHUR SYLVESTER died in 2/10/1984
CATHERINE was living at Warriewood when she died.
Cando has given you the most proper direction to finding their children, if any, but the Ryerson Index does offer lookup service for death notices which may also be revealing.
Possibly it was asecond marriage for ARTHUR SYLVESTER
In 1941 HOFFMAN, ARTHUR SYLVESTER married GOMAN, MARJORIE JOYCE at RANDWICK reg. 13016
Perhaps they divorced.
In 1951 GREEN, FREDERICK married HOFFMAN ,MARJORIE JOYCE at BONDI reg. 14523
Sue
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Hello Cando and Sperrett
Thank you very much for undertaking further research on my behalf. I will follow through on your suggestions.
egards
CRABBY
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Hello Cando and Sperrett
Thank you very much for undertaking further research on my behalf. I will follow through on your suggestions.
Regards
CRABBY
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Hey there! :)
I am also following up on my family history. Arthur Sylvester Hoffman/Puckering is in my family history.
What I have found so far it:
Arthur Sylvester Hoffman born either 1884 or 1885. He had three children, Frederick Reginald Hoffman (1912?), Arthur Sylvester Hoffman (1915?) [to make things simpler, I will refer to him as Arthur Jr.) and Horace Livingstone Hoffman (1918). I have the birth certificate of Horace, and possibly Arthur Jr.
On Horaces birth certificate, it says that his father - Arthur Sylvester Hoffman - was born in Christchurch New Zealand. However I have not been able to find anything more on this.
Arthur Sylvester Hoffman had his three children with Blanche Hoffman (formerly Meale).
Arthur Sylvester Hoffman died in 1963 at age 79 of carcinoma of the stomach. He died in Western Australia. (Death certificate 103584J/1963) and was cremated on the 4th December 1963.
Arthur Jrs birth certificate number is 51512/1915. I found in the National Archives that Arthur Jr served in the military, enlisting in 1939. He was held prisoner of war on possibly two occasions, and also A.W.O.L once. He was eventually discharged as he was medically unfit (due to a head injury he received).
Arthur Jr married Marjorie Joyce Goman in 1941.
If you have any more information about the Puckering/Hoffman/Hallidays, I would love to know more!