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Title: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: KerriC on Friday 06 July 12 04:00 BST (UK)

Hi All,
Hoping someone maybe able to look up a death in the years 1900- 1928 for James Thomas / Thomas James Williams. He was born in1874 in Victoria son of Joseph Sloburn Williams and Harriet Barnett.He married in1896 to Lily Amelia Mc Nally and they had 3 children in Victoria.I have recently found Lily Amelia Williams remarrying in 1929 in Victoria.Stating a widow 16 Dec 1902.
On Trove there is a notice in the Launceston Examiner 22 May1920 asking him to come home ? He is a bit of a mystery so any help would greatly appreciated
with thanks Kerri

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: cando on Friday 06 July 12 04:52 BST (UK)

Nothing for your WILLIAMS death in Dec 1902...also checked to see if registered 1903.

There is this one :-\

WILLIAMS Thomas James
At Zeehan 2 Feb 1914  Reg#986

Unfortunately information on certs is not always reliable.

Cando

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: sparrett on Friday 06 July 12 04:59 BST (UK)

The advertisement seems to say your mother is dying, but she was already dead in 1920 ???


WILLIAMS Harriett
 Father: Barnett Jas
 Mother: Louisa SCALL
Age: 80
 Death Place: Wahgunyah
Year  1917
Reg. Number 14351

This is the ad placed May 1920

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ohr/

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: cando on Friday 06 July 12 05:19 BST (UK)

Sue I think it means that Lily's mother is very ill as his mother and Harry are deceased.

MISSING FRIENDS. - Thomas James WIILLIAMS, late Rutherglen, please come home. Mother very ill. Your Mother and Harry dead.

Cheers  :)
Cando

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: sparrett on Friday 06 July 12 05:22 BST (UK)

Yes, yes, that makes sense now.
Well sort of ::)
It is 3 years after his mother died so he had been gone a while!

Sue

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: cando on Friday 06 July 12 05:28 BST (UK)

Kerri what was his occupation?

Cando

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: Dundee on Friday 06 July 12 06:11 BST (UK)

Thomas and Lily are at Rutherglen on the 1903 electoral roll, Thomas is a miner.  By 1909 the rest of the family is still there but Thomas and Lily aren't.

Debra  :)

Title: Re: Look up death in Tasmania
Post by: KerriC on Friday 06 July 12 07:28 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone,

Only A guess but thought he may have been mining in Tassie re Add.On his marriage cert at his occupation was a carter. Also a bankruptcy at Rutherglen.
(On Trove)
I also wondered  if the date was wrong at the 2nd marriage hence the time frame for the look up.I havent found Lily's death, (which would help) her married name was Adams.Her second Husband was William Edward Adams and he is buried  with his 2nd wife at fawkner. (DEc 1938) Have his death cert.
Kerri