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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: c5el on Thursday 22 March 18 17:00 GMT (UK)
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In the UK there has been an inscription "John Taylor died Cranbourne, Victoria" on one of my family grave stones for many many years but no one I asked knew much about him.
After a lot of research I know he went to Australia sometime between 1901 and 1915, as he was living in the UK (Cheshire) in the 1901 UK census. He died on the 1st of January 1915 but the death is registered on the 2nd. I found a newspaper article about his passing (I can post the whole transcription if anyone wants it) which stated he was a farm labourer and collided with a car on Cranbourne Main Street and died "leaving a widow and two young children".
Can anyone assist or offer advice on how I can find out about the widow and the two children?
There are lots of marriage records due to the very common name, I don't know if he married in Australia or the UK, but I'm assuming he married in Australia as I can't find a UK record. Also, no family members are named on the death certificate apart from his parents.
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The inquest record can be viewed from here
http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewItem&entityId=6134246207
His wife was Lillie Ann Taylor
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From Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 on Ancestry
Possible arrival of the family Orama, Brisbane from London, 24 March 1913
John Taylor 34 dairyman
Lillie 32
John 9
Beatrice 6
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add - the outward passenger list (Teylor in Ancestry) has their ages as
John 31
Lillie 32
John 4
Beatrice 6
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oh wow, that's so amazing that you've found those documents, thank you so much. I'll have a read through that report. Now that I know the names I'll try to see if the wife and children stayed in Australia or not
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Here's a possible marriage
Marriages Dec 1904
BRADLEY Lillie Ann
TAYLOR John
Macclesfield 8a/244
The couple can be seen in 1911 in England.
I believe Lillie was enrolled to vote in Victoria in 1918 and 1919 living at High Street Cranbourne and performing home duties.
Sue
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Have you seen this photo,
seems to be a very recent memorial, maybe Cranbourne Cemetery may have information that may be of assistance
http://www.ozgenonline.com/~vic_cem/cranbourne/cranbournehs_images/455.jpg
Cass
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CassT, I found that gravestone plaque picture a few days as well. I looked at a few others in that cemetery from the same time period and some were exactly the same. I wonder if a large number of old gravestones were replaced recently. I found it curious that there's no other family members mentioned on the plaque. ???
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sparrett, I had a look at the electoral rolls after your post and saw what you mentioned. The records seem to stop after 1919/20, I wonder if she moved away or re-married.
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A newspaper report found on Trove about the accident.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lsg/
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sparrett, I had a look at the electoral rolls after your post and saw what you mentioned. The records seem to stop after 1919/20, I wonder if she moved away or re-married.
It is possible she returned to family in England.
Supporting two school age in Australia just after the war would be challenging. There were so many widows and bereaved women.
I do not see a marriage in her name in Victoria after 1920.
Sue
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I can see a likely result in Adlington Rd, Bollington, Cheshire in 1939, which is less than 2 miles from Pott Shringley where the family were in 1911.
PM me for details
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Maybe?
Passenger list Orsova arrived London November 1920
Embarked Melbourne Taylor Mrs L.A. housewife 35; Miss 12; &Mstr 10
Intended permanent residence - England
add - on the Victorian outwards passenger list, it has
Miss B, 12