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Title: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: bryn394 on Saturday 15 December 12 07:55 GMT (UK)
Elizabeth WOODS married Walter HEAD, 14th Aug 1893, Echuca, Vic. Her details; age 26, father William Woods, mother Nancy Qusick, & that she was born Castlemaine, Vic. A search of Vic bdm's returns, a nil result, as does NSW bdm's. one of her grand daughters said she thought there was something about Elizabeth being Irish & that the WOODS raised her.       Bryn...
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: cando on Saturday 15 December 12 08:34 GMT (UK)
Birth -
CUSACK Elizabeth Wood
Father not recorded  Mother Nancy CUSACK
At MUCK Muckleford (near Castlemaine)  1864  Ref#1336

There is no marriage for a William WOOD to a Nancy  on the Vic indexes.

Cando
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: rosball on Saturday 15 December 12 08:53 GMT (UK)
Not sure if this is relevant but it does involve a Nancy Cusack getting married near Castlemaine in 1858.

The husband William Seal is being charged with bigamy in 1861 as he then intermarries an Annie Taylor while Nancy was still alive

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87378903

regards,
   Ros
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: cando on Saturday 15 December 12 09:23 GMT (UK)
CUSACK Nancy
SEAL William
1858  REg#560

Cando
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: tina morana on Saturday 15 December 12 09:51 GMT (UK)
Hi  :)
They are listed as Walt & Elizth in their marriage 1893 Victoria.
T.M
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: bryn394 on Saturday 15 December 12 10:05 GMT (UK)
Thank you all, I suspected an illegitimate birth, & with the diggings covering a large area it could have been anywhere.
The spelling of Nancy's was obviously a sticking point.    Bryn......
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: cando on Saturday 15 December 12 10:38 GMT (UK)
Nancy's marriage cert would give you the names of her parents.

Cheers
CAndo
Title: Re: Elizabeth WOODS
Post by: bryn394 on Saturday 15 December 12 23:55 GMT (UK)
cando; i now have her birth certificate, it verifies everything. Nancy stated that she was born in Belfast, Ireland.
And yes, i am well aware of the need to verify everything. Far too many don't.
      bryn......