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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Wordtaster on Monday 26 May 14 18:08 BST (UK)
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A shot in the dark here guys....
Do we have anyone here researching the name Harrop, maiden name Thompson?
My research goes back from my paternal aunt and one I never met, a Lillian Harrop born Wharfedale 15 December 1920, deceased c2007 and whose family hailed from the Leeds area of west Yorkshire in England. Lillian had two brothers, and one sister - Joe, George and Mary and emigrated to Queensland Australia probably on an assisted passage back in the early 1960's. Lillian's husband went by the name of Norman.
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The family arrived on the "Orontes" in 1959 as assisted passengers.
He husband's name was Leonard and they arrived with 5 children , 4 boys and 1 girl.
Cheers Sue
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Marriages Jun 1944
HARROP Leonard Warfedale 9a/381
THOMPSON Lilian J Warfedale 9a/381
Mr L HARROP, Tannery worker born ****,
Mrs L J HARROP wife, born ****;
Mr G Harrop, son born ***,
Mr N HARROP son, born ****,
Mstr D HARROP, son born ****,
Mstr D HARROP son, born ****,
Miss G HARROP dau, born ****.
Embarked from London on the SS ORONTES on 10 Jun 1959. Ticketed to Melbourne, Australia. Last address in UK 25 Parkwood Gardens, Calverley, Ne.Leeds
Australian Electoral Roll
1968 Victoria
HARROP Leonard 31 Cameron Road, Croydon East Driver
HARROP Lilian Josephine 31 Cameron Road, Croydon East HD
1977 Vic
HARROP Leonard 2/19 Elizabeth Street, Bayswater Security Officer
HARROP Lilian Josephine 2/19 Elizabeth Street, Bayswater HD
1980 Queensland
HARROP Leonard 20 View Street, Birkdale Security Officer
HARROP Lilian Josephine 20 View Street, Birkdale HD
http://www.ryersonindex.org/
HARROP Lillian (Lil)
Death notice 25 Oct 2007 88 years Published in the Herald Sun (Melbourne) 29 Oct 2007
Buried at Fawkner however the dob is different to the passenger record and the given name is spelt with 2 l's.
HARROP Lillian
Location R/C*ZC***34 Area Roman Catholic
Date Of Birth 3 Mar 1919
Date Of Death 25 Oct 2007
Cando
Edit to highlight address in 1980
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The Ryerson Index has a number of deaths for men named Leonard HARROP. I would suggest that the ones with notices placed in the Melbourne papers would be your man, given Cando's finding and as the age seems to fit. However you'd need to see further records.
I see this cremation but nothing on that site for Lillian
Springvale Botanical Cemetery,
Leonard Mowat HARROP, Cremated 20/07/2012
The cremated remains have been collected
http://sbc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/
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I don't think it is the correct Leonard as Leonard Mowat HARROP also appears on the electoral rolls.
Cando
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And this tribute http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/3104691/view shows a different wife
regards,
Ros
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I have my doubts that it is the correct Lilian Josephine HARROP who died in 2007 unless of course the OP has definite information that the 2007 death is correct.
There is a listing on whitepages for a Mr L HARROP in Qld. Perhaps the OP could search and make contact.
http://www.whitepages.com.au/?entryType=R#
Cando
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This looks like the correct man....
HARROP Leonard
Death notice 11 Dec 2000 late of Birkdale
Published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane) 12 Dec 2000
Cando
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You can search here for the five HARROP births with mother THOMPSON from 1944 at District Wharfedale.
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
The eldest son appears with them on the Victorian Electoral Roll and their dau on the Qld Electoral Roll.
I would mention that Lilian Josephine THOMPSON/HARROP is consistently spelt with one "l".
Births Mar 1921
THOMPSON Lilian J BRENTON Wharfedale 9a/229
The 2007 death of a Lillian HARROP in Melbourne is this lady
Australian Electoral Roll
1980
HARROP Edward Thomas 268 Victoria Road, Thornbury
HARROP Lillian 268 Victoria Road, Thornbury HD
Husband Edward Thomas is buried at the same location as Lillian at Fawkner.
HARROP Edward T 63 years 10 Nov 1981.
R/C*ZC***34 Area Roman Catholic
Cando
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Pleased to eliminate some of the HARROPs anyway - good finds, Cando and Ros.
Judith
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Many thanks guys, a lot to look at and hopefully I can link up with somebody doing the research and to whom I may be related!
Appreciated.
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This looks like the correct man....
HARROP Leonard
Death notice 11 Dec 2000 late of Birkdale
Published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane) 12 Dec 2000
Cando
There is a Leonard Harrop - Buried 13 Dec 2000 Aged 80 and Alberta Harriet Caroline Harrop - Buried 17 Jan 2008 Aged 89 Buried together in Cleveland Cemetery Grave LB. L. 85. I can get photo if required.
Also a Lilian Josephine Thompson (aka Lila) who is Buried in Cleveland also Died 16 Mar 1993 aged 72. ( I have photo of this grave - check Find-a-grave for details.
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Can we contact the searcher as this is my wife's family long time estranged
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Greetings David, the post was started mid-'14 and there was no reply by the original poster to the last reply - mid-'15 - so they may not still be contactable.
Yet, there is always hope. ;)
Jamjar
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Poster John Winterbotham seems to be the person responsible for adding a photo of the headstone on the find-a-grave site.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148544957&ref=acom
If you click on Alberta's name in the site you will be sent to a page with a family death notice for Alberta.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148545027
The site also has an email contact and a profile for John Winterbotham (previous post) who lives in Cleveland and has taken photos and done some research on burials at Cleveland, Hemmant and Dunwich.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&GRid=148545027&MRid=48166878&
Judith