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Title: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:25 BST (UK)
Looking for information on Ronald Kitchener Makin Born ? died 2001 Canberra, Australia. Married Heather Eileen Liddiard and later remarried Doreen ?
Ronald and Heather had two children together. This is all the information that I have. Any help would be appreciated. :D
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:33 BST (UK)
Married Doreen Heather at Wolongong Ref# 16162/1939 Then DOREEN MAY AYRES  at Marrickville ref# 24572/1957

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:37 BST (UK)
It would be best to remove the names of any possible living members in your posts. ::)

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:38 BST (UK)
Policy on Living Persons:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,368728.msg2632620.html#msg2632620
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:39 BST (UK)
http://www.ryersonindex.org/
MAKIN Ronald (Ron)   
Death notice   28 Jan 2001   82 years      
Published in the Canberra Times29 Jan 2001   

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:40 BST (UK)
http://www.ryersonindex.org/
MAKIN Ronald (Ron)   
Death notice   28 Jan 2001   82 years      
Published in the Canberra Times29 Jan 2001   

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:42 BST (UK)
The son is appearing as a living person  ::)
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:44 BST (UK)
Having problems posting....

MAKIN, Ronald Kitchener
Cemetery -   Woden    S
Died Sunday, 28 January 2001    
Interred Wednesday, 31 January 2001    Lawn    Anglican    AN/L/F/137

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cupoflife on Wednesday 19 June 13 04:49 BST (UK)
Death Doreen May MAKIN 17/11/2010 age 92 Canberra Times 20/11/2010   
Probate notice Doreen May MAKIN late of Hughes ACT Canberra Times 16/2/2011

cheers :)
cupoflife
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Wednesday 19 June 13 05:03 BST (UK)
Sorry didn't realize that you can't add living relatives but have now updated my first post. Thank you for letting me know this. Was also trying to find Ronalds mother and father too if anyone can help
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 05:10 BST (UK)
Australian Electoral Roll
1949 NSW
MAKIN Heather Eileen 10 Lancaster Street, Punchbowl  HD
MAKIN Ronald Kitchener 10 Lancaster Street, Punchbowl  Gardener

1958 NSW
MAKIN Heather Eileen 140 Karne Street, Punchbowl  HD
MAKIN Ronald Kitchener 140 Karne Street, Punchbowl  Gardener

1963,  ACT
MAKIN Doreen  94 Causeway  HD
MAKIN Ronald Kitchener  94 Causeway  Gardiner

ACT 1968, 1972, 1977 1980
MAKIN Doreen  43 Kitchener Street, Hughes  Switchboard operator
MAKIN Ronald Kitchener  43 Kitchener Street, Hughes  Concrete inspector
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 05:14 BST (UK)

17329/1959    
GREEN Arthur Roy
MAKIN Heather Eileen   
District  Hurstville

GREEN Heather Eileen   
Death notice 7 Aug 2001   Funeral      
Late of Nowra
Published in the Illawarra Mercury 6 Aug 2001   

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 05:17 BST (UK)
Australian Electoral Roll
1958
GREEN Arthur Roy 140 Karne Street, Punchbowl  Moulders assistant

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 05:22 BST (UK)
http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Search.aspx
2796/1953    
Item    Divorce papers Ronald Makin - Heather Eileen Makin, Arthur Green    
16 Jul 1953 ~ 10 Jan 1956

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: mariona on Wednesday 19 June 13 06:00 BST (UK)
Hi!
A Robert K Makin was born in 1918 at Wollongong #24486. Mum was Alice but no father listed.
Mariona
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 06:41 BST (UK)
This is the strangest group of births I have ever seen on NSW BDM :o

Mary Makin had 10 children in one year 1910. ??? All born Wollongong, Thought I better put the other L in. :P

See: http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&cgiurl=%2Fcgi-bin%2FIndex%2FIndexingBirth.cgi&sname=Makin&gname=&fname=&mname=Mary&event=births&frange=1910&trange=1910&place=&SessionID=40214776&x=37&y=10

Neil :o
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 19 June 13 08:42 BST (UK)
Hi!
A Robert K Makin was born in 1918 at Wollongong #24486. Mum was Alice but no father listed.
Mariona

MAKIN Ronald K
Mother Alice
Yr 1918
At Wollongong
#24486

Sue
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 19 June 13 09:02 BST (UK)
A possible marriage

REG 2250 In 1930 ENTWISTLE JAMES A.
To MAKIN, ALICE
RANDWICK

A death

REG12219 In 1934 ENTWISTLE JAMES A
Father THOMAS
Mother ANNIE
At REDFERN

Electoral Roll
1933
Address- 15 Clarendon Street ,Vaucluse
ENTWISTLE James Albert- Gardener
ENTWISTLE Alice-Weaver

1937
Address 138 Newington Rd. Marrickville
ENTWISTLE, Alice-weaver

Sue

 
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 09:14 BST (UK)
Or this death.

ALICE M A J  MAKIN  FATHER THOMAS MOTHER MARY A AT WOLLONGONG Ref # 12576/1924

There are sveral other births to this lady with no father shown.

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 19 June 13 09:33 BST (UK)
This is the difficult to read funeral Notice for JAMES ENWISTLE

In part it says..."Friends and relatives of Mrs Alice Entwistle of 15 Clarendon Street Vaucluse and Friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs Green of Randwick ------ invite--- their husband and brother and brother-in-law-----."

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0upx/ 
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 10:24 BST (UK)
Umm I went to school with a ?? Makin born 1948/9 from the area that Ronald lived. He now as far as I know, lives in SA as I regularly hear him on National talkback radio or television :o

I wonder if connected. ???

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Wednesday 19 June 13 11:45 BST (UK)
Possibly either both or one of Ronald's parents were born somewhere in China and migrated to Australia but can't confirm this. I do know that Ronald had quiet a few brother's and sisters as per Neil Todd's comment so maybe this is connected.
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 19 June 13 15:22 BST (UK)
Hi!
A Robert K Makin was born in 1918 at Wollongong #24486. Mum was Alice but no father listed.
Mariona

MAKIN Ronald K
Mother Alice
Yr 1918
At Wollongong
#24486

Sue

Neil mentioned a number of births at Wollongong with no father and mother Alice.

Possible birth of mother
22531/1876    
MAKIN    Alice Mary A J    
Father Thomas  Mother Mary Ann
District Wollongong

Births of possible siblings
27218/1896    
MAKIN William T H E           
Mother Alice    
District Wollongong      

38522/1904    
MAKIN    Ruby E   
Mother Alice M A    
District Wollongong
     
42013/1907    
MAKIN     Alfred C         
Mother Alice M A
District Wollongong

and these two registered only a few years ago - possibly a birth cert was needed for ?legal reasons ?probate.      

180215/2005    
MAKIN Emma R A
Mother Alice M A   
         
180372/2005    
MAKIN Edward R
Mother Alice M A J   

Deaths
15797/1899    
MAKIN Emma R A         
Mother Alice M A    
District Wollongong   

6881/1916
MAKIN    Alice     
Mother Alice    
District Wollongong
      
7554/1959    
MAKIN    William Thomas H E        
Mother Alice   
District Wollongong

And then this death
Quote
ALICE M A J  MAKIN  FATHER THOMAS MOTHER MARY A AT WOLLONGONG Ref # 12576/1924
Neil

If you think a father would be mentioned on either of Ronald's marriage certs than you could purchase transcriptions from one of these accredited agents
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Wednesday 19 June 13 22:42 BST (UK)
 :) thank you Cando this information I will follow up. It's very frustrating when you have little information to go on but hopefully these people are siblings to Ronald  :D
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 19 June 13 23:19 BST (UK)
Who was the Heather MAKIN that was doing a Trade of Dressmaking at Wollongong Technical College in 1936 when Heather Lilliard had not married Ronald MAKIN until 1939?

Neil ???
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Thursday 20 June 13 01:24 BST (UK)
 :) Hi Neil. I have no idea if this is the same person. It is very frustrating  >:( trying to do the research. It is known that Ronald came from Chinese but it is also thought that he was aboriginal decent too? Unsure of where to go from here. :D
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Thursday 20 June 13 01:40 BST (UK)
:) Hi Neil. I have no idea if this is the same person. It is very frustrating  >:( trying to do the research. It is known that Ronald came from Chinese but it is also thought that he was aboriginal decent too? Unsure of where to go from here. :D

Some sound advice has come from Cando in regard to where to go from this point.  The certificate may contain clues which you will probably not find elsewhere.


HEATHER LILLIAN MAKIN lived at 49 Kenny Street Wollongong in 1949.
There are three others of the surname at the address. There are other groupings of people with the surname in the area.

I do not think she is relevant at the moment to your search.

Sue
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Thursday 20 June 13 02:05 BST (UK)
As Sue and previously suggested by Cando.

If you think a father would be mentioned on either of Ronald's marriage certs than you could purchase transcriptions from one of these accredited agentshttp://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent

I was digressing a bit. :-X

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: majm on Thursday 20 June 13 02:18 BST (UK)
Hi there,

You mention that Ronald’s parentage may have an Aboriginal or  Chinese heritage, but you are unsure.   

The information at NSW SRO’s index to the Unassisted Arrivals NSW 1842-1855 includes at “remarks” that the crewman by the surname MAKIN was a Lascar and from Calcutta.

Lascars crewed many of the sailing ships that came into Sydney during the colonial times.   You may well find that the heritage you are speculating about is from earlier generations.
 
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/lascar_lives_and_the_east_india_company.page   

The index entry also gives:
MAKIN, (no given name), aged 22, on the Coromandel, C(rew) arriving Sydney 24 Oct 1854 from London.
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43


Cheers,  JM
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: mariona on Friday 21 June 13 02:24 BST (UK)
Hi!
 My apologies I meant to write Ronald not Robert. Had just found out I was  a great granny
so my mind must have been away with the fairies.
Mariona
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Friday 21 June 13 03:00 BST (UK)
This in response to MaJm post re Lascar's.
From WIKI
"Lascars were also used by ships plying other routes. For example, the New South Wales government record of the ship Massilia en route from London to Sydney in 1891 lists more than half of its crew as being either Lascar or Indian."

Neil

PS congratulations ;D GGranny
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Friday 21 June 13 04:41 BST (UK)
 :)
Thank you all for your input without your help I would be stuck but am slowly making progress.
 :D Mariona  :D Congratulations on becoming a Great Granny.
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Tuesday 25 June 13 22:09 BST (UK)
 :) Have found out that two of Ronald's brothers names were Keith and Charlie but apparently one of Ronald's brothers changed his name and I am hoping that it wasn't Keith or Charlie as there was quite a few brothers and sisters. :D
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Wednesday 26 June 13 01:37 BST (UK)
Looking for information on Ronald Kitchener Makin Born ? died 2001 Canberra, Australia. Married Heather Eileen Liddiard and later remarried Doreen ?
Ronald and Heather had two children together. This is all the information that I have. Any help would be appreciated. :D

:) Have found out that two of Ronald's brothers names were Keith and Charlie but apparently one of Ronald's brothers changed his name and I am hoping that it wasn't Keith or Charlie as there was quite a few brothers and sisters. :D

Is  your information coming from a reliable source?  Sometimes family stories can lead research way off track.  I suggest trying to build on facts that you already know.

You could search here for possible death notices for "Keith and Charlie".
http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

Have you purchased these marriage certificates?

16162/1939    
MAKIN Ronald    
LILLIARD Heather Eileen    
District Wollongong

24572/1957    
MAKIN Ronald
AYRES Doreen May
District Marrickville

Transcriptions are a cheaper option to purchasing certified certificates and the information is the same.
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent

If I was researching this family I would also consider purchasing this death certificate...it could be the Alice who had many illegitimate children in the Wollongong area.

12576/1924
MAKIN Alice M A J
Father Thomas Mother Mary A
District Wollongong

We can only help you so much and you need certificates to validate what has already been found.

Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Friday 28 June 13 06:50 BST (UK)
 :) thank you for all your help. I have been able to get in contact with Keith's (Ronald's brother)grandchild and they also cannot find information due to a lot of confusion with their father name. He is on the understanding that their mother used her surname of Makin and that she died in childbirth and the boy was called Eric Lee who was registered with only the fathers name. All too confusing and a lot of headaches ???
I will be looking into the history of the Ununderra railway crossing as their sister worked there as a gatekeeper so hopefully can find some information from there. Will keep soldiering on slowly and hopefully can find some information. Thank you for everyone who helped me  :D
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Friday 28 June 13 08:30 BST (UK)
I would suggest the contents of ALICE's death certificate would reveal more information of genuine use to you than the records of the Ununderra Railways.

What was the name of the wife of Keith, the grandfather of the person you have contacted?

Sue
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Friday 28 June 13 11:04 BST (UK)
Having spent some time in the area around Unanderra I believe as Sue suggests it will not be of any consequence in your search. I travelled over the crossing many, many times in years gone past. In fact my Uncle owned much of the land around there. There is no crossing there anymore it has been replaced by an adjacent high level bridge over the rail at 5 Islands Road. I don't even think the crossing house is there anymore, however I do remember it as a child.

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: Neil Todd on Friday 28 June 13 11:24 BST (UK)
These may help in your search.
http://www.mundia.com/au/Search/Results?surname=MAKIN&birthPlace=Australia

While this crew may not have been directly connected it could explain many of the babies being under one name and no father.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Sarah_Makin

Also a whole family tree.

http://colinus.tribalpages.com/

And a bit from Fairfax Wollongong.

http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=033FD78556DF329550B7A62EBDC07A2C?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=165&clsPage=1&docID=...130206HH3MS7FTI9I

Neil
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: kshelley on Friday 12 July 13 07:14 BST (UK)
 :) Good news I'm pretty sure I found one of his brothers who is Eric Lee born 18 February 1913 and died 30 December 1994 as the photo that I found is very simular in looks and have some resembulances.
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: judb on Friday 12 July 13 08:25 BST (UK)
You may already have done this but if you look at The White Pages for ACT you will see that there is still a MAKIN listed at the address given on the electoral roll.  There are others also in ACT who may be your relatives.

http://www.whitepages.com.au/?entryType=R

Judith
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Saturday 13 July 13 03:16 BST (UK)
:) Good news I'm pretty sure I found one of his brothers who is Eric Lee born 18 February 1913 and died 30 December 1994 as the photo that I found is very simular in looks and have some resembulances.

May I suggest that this is not a very sound way of researching your family. 

It has been suggested that Ronald K MAKIN 's marriage certificates would give you the information you are seeking and the names of his parents should be noted on the certificates.

Information on marriage certificates in NSW -

Bridegroom's full name, occupation, place of residence, conjugal status, place and date of birth, age, father's name and mother's maiden name

Bride's full name, occupation, place of residence, conjugal status, place and date of birth, age, father's name and mother's maiden name

Celebrant's name and witnesses

Quote
Have you purchased [either of] these marriage certificates?

16162/1939   
MAKIN Ronald   
LILLIARD Heather Eileen   
District Wollongong

24572/1957   
MAKIN Ronald
AYRES Doreen May
District Marrickville

Transcriptions are a cheaper option to purchasing certified certificates and the information is the same.
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent

Cheers  :)
Cando
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: cando on Saturday 13 July 13 05:06 BST (UK)
May I also suggest you re-read reply#22 and then make a new topic requesting  a lookup to 1918 NSW births in the name of MAKIN with mother Alice.  At least you may find some of Ronald's younger siblings.  Please link this thread to avoid chatters doing duplicate searches.

We can only help you so much.  You need to purchase certificates.

Cando

Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Saturday 13 July 13 06:53 BST (UK)
May I also suggest you re-read reply#22 and then make a new topic requesting  a lookup to 1918 NSW births in the name of MAKIN with mother Alice.  [/u] At least you may find some of Ronald's younger siblings.  Please link this thread to avoid chatters doing duplicate searches.

We can only help you so much.  You need to purchase certificates.

Cando




To 1918 there is the birth for Ronald K MAKIN with Alice  as mother as previously noted.

Also a birth for the death noted by Cando in Reply #22

MAKIN, Alice
Yr 1916
Mother ALICE
Wollongong
#17845

Sue
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: sparrett on Saturday 13 July 13 07:04 BST (UK)
Family history can be fun and enjoyable. The research into existing  records can bring very unexpected findings.
 
For some people a bit of a "probable family history" is quite enough and this is the sort you are destined to have, kshelly, without getting proper reliable records of you own.

But with only a "probable family history" based on family chat and a few old photos, you cannot truly say you have a family history.  You need reliable documents. These are rarely free, and we here can only  advise you on the correct steps forward.

I wish you every success with your searches.

Sue

 
Title: Re: Ronald Kitchener Makin
Post by: majm on Saturday 13 July 13 07:17 BST (UK)
Hi there,  Me again  ;D
Hi there,

You mention that Ronald’s parentage may have an Aboriginal or  Chinese heritage, but you are unsure.   

The information at NSW SRO’s index to the Unassisted Arrivals NSW 1842-1855 includes at “remarks” that the crewman by the surname MAKIN was a Lascar and from Calcutta.

Lascars crewed many of the sailing ships that came into Sydney during the colonial times.   You may well find that the heritage you are speculating about is from earlier generations.
 
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/lascar_lives_and_the_east_india_company.page   

The index entry also gives:
MAKIN, (no given name), aged 22, on the Coromandel, C(rew) arriving Sydney 24 Oct 1854 from London.
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43


Cheers,  JM

May I ask if you have followed that up at all?    The NSW SRO's archives are fantastic, and the reading room facilities are simply "tops".     

May I also support the comments re getting reliable documents ......  In doing so, may I share some info....   Within one branch of my family tree there's a particular medical condition that has been passed down through several generations.   By looking carefully at my family tree, and then looking at the various NSW BDM death certs, I can clearly see which particular line the condition comes down, which generations it appears to skip and etc.  Medical history is of course vital to those of us who are LIVING as our GPs thrive on knowing as much as possible.    To me, aside from my love of family history, the info I can glean and share with my living family members re our shared medical history is simply PRICELESS ..... so I don't mind spending pennies on the occasional "wallpaper" dud certificate/transcription.     

Cheers,  JM