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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: sandgroper38 on Monday 14 March 11 10:51 GMT (UK)
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anyone know if my father was an only child/his name was Edgar Raymond Hayward Pritchard born in Clent/Burmingham,1/11/1905 died 17/9/1966 in West Australia/buried at Karrakatta/ I never knew him /my parents separated after the war/I was born 1938. in Carnarvon WA
thanks sandgroper38.
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hi have you tried to look up the census for before he was born and after he was born that would give you all the people who where there at the time of the census. i hope this helps you
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Pity he was born before 1911/12 - when mothers maiden names were shown in the Birth Index.
Births Dec 1905
Pritchard Edgar Raymond H Bromsgrove 6c 332
Try and find him in the 1911 census Index site - http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/tnaform.aspx
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Hi,
I couldn't find Edgar in 1911 as this might be why,
Ship: ORSOVA
Departure: 06 January 1910 London
Passenger destination: Fremantle, Australia
Wm H PRITCHARD Married Occupation: Engineer
Mrs " " Housewife
Edgar "
There is this marriage which could be his parents,
William Henry PRITCHARD Mar Q 1905 Kings Norton 6c 494
other people with the same reference
Ada Mary HAYWARD
Kathleen MACREADY
William Henry OSBORN
It looks like William Henry PRITCHARD married Ada Mary HAYWARD especially as Edgar had a middle name Harvey.
We can't do transcriptions of the 1911 but in 1901 Kins NortonRD I can see a Kathleen MACREADY age:20 born: Harborne Staffordshire, she appears to be Kathleen OSBORNE in 1911.
You would need to get Edgar's birth certificate to be sure.
Regards,
Daisy
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Nice work 8)
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Sounds like my grandparents alright!! William Henry and Ada Mary Pritchard and son,Edgar, came out to Freemantle WA, about that time/ subsequently moved up to Carnarvon to a job at the Comercial Club /secretary?? i believe?
so it seems as though there were no brothers or sisters . My father, Edgar Raymond Hayward Pritchard ( known as Ray) worked at Dalgheties/??stock and station merchants,before and after the 2nd WW.until he retired ill in the 1960,s
Thanks for all your help. Gerry P.
I will keep communications open for any further info??
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Looks like William Henry Pritchard remarried after Ada died in 1930
Perth 1931
Pritchard William H
Brameld May
I suppose you know that Edgar married a second time
Gascoyne 1927
Pritchard Edgar R H Gascoyne
Woodward Elva V
Perth 1947
Pritchard Edgar R H
Jones Olivia A
There are a few articles about William Henry Pritchard
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper
Cheers Sue
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Thanks Sue, I knew ERH P re married / he married Olive? and my elder Bro /and sis lived with them for a time? I stayed with Mum, my parents separated after the war/and I never met him or knew him till about 1960 /after I was married and he paid a visit to my older sister in perth and i spoke to him for 30 seconds in the driveway?? He completely disowned me and I often wonder if he was my real dad or not??
That info about William Henry remarrying is news to me?? last i heard of my grandparents was they lived at Forestfield/and he was an orchardist?? I dont know when they passed on ??
thanks sandgroper38
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Burial records have William Henry aged 61 of Kelmscott.
Date 9 Apr 1941.
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php
It appears second wife May married again in 1942.
http://www.wamarriage.info/
Essie
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Hi Essie, thanks for that / i never knew anything about my Fathers parents til now/ and obviously I was too young to remember anything about him/Gm having died much earlier.
I guess thats about as far as i can go with ,digging up the past?? I was just interested to know that most of my forebearers all died reasonable young// 60--68 ,even my elder bro was 68,(dec. 1999) so I have managed to set a precedent by reaching almost 73???
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Deaths
PRITCHARD William H
District Perth Reg#750 1941
Re-marriage
PRITCHARD May
UNDERDOWN Thomas
District Canning Reg#15 1942
UNDERDOWN May 80 years
Father Arthur Mother Rosetta A
District Perth Reg#3996/75
Burial record - in the adjacent grave to William Henry PRITCHARD
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00152389
Australian Electoral Roll
1943
UNDERDOWN May Albany Road, Kelmscott HD
1949
UNDERDOWN May Middleton Road, Albany HD
UNDERDOWN Thomas North Albany Retired Farmer
1954
UNDERDOWN May "Newholme" Ulster Road, Spencer Park HD
UNDERDOWN Thomas Albany Highway Albany Farmer
Australian Electoral Rolls
1916
PRITCHARD Ada 514 Hay Street, Perth HD
PRITCHARD William Henry 514 Hay Street, Perth Steward
1925
PRITCHARD Ada Carnarvon Club House duties
PTIRCHARD William Henry Carnarvon Club Steward
1931, 1936, 1937
PRITCHARD May Homestead Road, Gosnells HD
PRITCHARD William Henry Homestead Road, Gosnells Orchardist
1931, 1936, 1937, 1943
PRITCHARD Edgar Raymond Hayward Brown Street, Carnarvon Clerk
PRITCHARD Ella Violet Brown Street, Carnarvon Married
1949
PRITCHARD Ella Violet 76 Thomas Street, West Perth -
1954
PRITCHARD Edgar Raymond Hayward 4 Leonora Street, Como Clerk
PRITCHARD Olivia Amherst 4 Leonora Street, Como HD
and also at
PRITCHARD Edward Raymond Hayward Hummerston Road, Kalamunda Clerk
PRITCHARD Olivia Amherst Hummerston Road, Kalamunda HD
Cheers
Cando
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William H was finded 10/- - parking fine ;D
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ckx/
Ada's funeral notice
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0cky/
William H's death and funeral notice. No mention of [Edgar] Ray's 2nd wife only first wife and grandchildren.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ckz/
Interest obituary for William H PRITCHARD
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ckw/
Cheers
Cando
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Cheers Cando!! very interesting two posts/ I never knew we were mentioned in WHP ,s funeral notices. I am going to contact elder sister W and see if she remembers anything about Him?? :) also a lot of that info re the pritchards all ties in to my known memories.
thanks very much for all this /it does answer a lot of unknown answers??
GP
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It would appear that WHP had a sister Clara and hubby in Aus as well.
Australian Electoral Roll
1954
BRAMELD Clara 30 Cook Street, West Perth HD
BRAMELD George Francis 30 Cook Street, West Perth Butcher
and next door
BRAMELD George Eric 28 Cook Street, West Perth Storeman
BRAMELD Patricia June 28 Cook Street, West Perth HD
Burial records
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php
Have you a copy of your father's WW2 service records
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=751787#summary1
Cheers
Cando
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Cheers again CANDO/ I am guessing that would be his sisterand brother inlaws from his second marriage to M ay Brameld in 1931 se post by SUE:21757
then she in turn remarried after William Henry died in 1941 to a Thomas Underdown.. so they are not biological relatives?? ( is that correct??)
yes I do have some of Edgar(Rays) army records, but i did notice they have missplet one of his second names// Haywood should be HAYWARD,so I have sent them an email to set it right??
Have been trying to contact my sister to see if she remembers any of this new info you have been finding for me?? think she and hubby are away on hols.
when my elder brother passed away 1999/his wife passed some memoriblia of Ray to me/ some personal photos/war records and service medals/ which I in turn passed on to my son, B R P, ex navy submarines, who has had them remounted,and is quite proud of them.
Sandgroper38.
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Yes you are correct about the BRAMELD's.
Pleased your family have some memorabilia from Ray and it is obviously appreciated. :)
Cheers :)
Cando
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hello sandgroper38.
I have just found your posts of 2011. I am a great niece of Ada Mary Pritchard (nee Hayward). Her mother, Elizabeth Warburton is my great-grandmother and her sister, Winifred Beatrice Emma is my grandmother. Elizabeth and two of her children, Winifred and Joseph, came to Queensland where Winifred married Horace Greaves. Another sister, Annie, was already in Rockhampton by the time they arrived. My aunt Beatrice told us about Ada, knew only that she had died quite young (thought to be a riding accident). We only knew her married name was Pritchard and there was mention of an orchard in WA.
Would love to hear from you.
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Hello again sandgroper38
I tried to reply to your reply. I'm unable to do so as this is only my second post and apparently I can't do that until I have 3 posts under my belt.
I too live in Qld 4650 and as soon as I can do so I will send you my email address on PM. Very excited to find you so hope to make contact asap.
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OK not sure how to go about it?? with security?? Maybe i can send you my email add?? cheers Gerry P