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Title: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: Christine Benfield on Tuesday 31 May 16 10:13 BST (UK)
Trying to find birth and death info on my Uncle and Aunt.  Born around 1909 in Victoria Australia
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: ev on Tuesday 31 May 16 11:49 BST (UK)
Hi ,

Is this them ?
Sara Annie Benfield , born 1909 , father Albt Ernt , mother Alice May (Clayton)    , Reg. no28445.

Duncan Wm Stewart Brabender , born 1909 , father Duncan Weir , mother Kate Isabell (Aber) ,   Reg. no23008.

http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/search+your+family+history/



ev
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: Christine Benfield on Tuesday 31 May 16 13:53 BST (UK)
Yes Ev that is them. Thanks. Now hoping for a death year and place. Last lived down around Yarram Victoria but cant find any pathways to them at all.

Christine.
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: cando on Tuesday 31 May 16 23:44 BST (UK)
Christine it would appear they possibly retired to McLoughlins Beach.  I suggest you contact the Yarram Cemetery Trust for possible burial records.  Neither of them had a will probated in Victoria.
http://www.ccav.org.au/membername/yarram-cemetery-trust/

An online tree has his death c1999 at Yarram.

For your records
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=889320


Cando
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: Christine Benfield on Wednesday 01 June 16 13:19 BST (UK)
Thank you so much Cando. I contacted Yarram Cemetry Trust and now have my answer:
From Anna.
They are buried at the Yarram cemetery. They are in section 4a lot 402. Sarah Annie, buried on 4/11/1996 and Duncan William Stewart, buried on 16/9/1998
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: cando on Thursday 02 June 16 01:13 BST (UK)
Wonderful :)  I've heard from others that the lady at the trust is most helpful.

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: sparrett on Thursday 02 June 16 09:42 BST (UK)
Did you have this obituary from 1920? I think he is the father of your uncle?

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212063977

Sue
Title: Re: BRABENDER Duncan William Stewart & Sara Annie nee Benfield (Victoria Australia)
Post by: Christine Benfield on Tuesday 17 January 17 07:33 GMT (UK)
Thanks. I have since made contact with their daughters Fay and Joyce. They are my first cousins that I have never really met. We were a generation youger than them. It is amazing hearing their stories. Thanks rootschat.