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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: winona on Saturday 30 January 21 01:10 GMT (UK)
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We have inherited a beautiful photo album from the Ladner family. We believe it belonged to Arthur Ladner who lived in Horsham about 1900-1930. The photos do not have any writing on them, so identification is almost impossible.
Arthur worked at Horsham on the railways and for a short time worked at North Melbourne. His mother used to operate the gates at Horsham. They both lived in the Horsham gate house.
Normal Ladner died 7/10/1910 in Charteris Towers Queensland.
Also there is a thank you death card for William Benson who died 4/6/1897 aged 29 years.
Would anyone have any idea who these people were please?
Link to https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=843620.new#new.
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Arthur LADNER was born 1868 (15730 / 1868) to parents Edward James LADNER and Harriett Fran BE(A)TTY. He died 1937 (15045 / 1937).
Death notice (with siblings mentioned) here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203868034
Obituary here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73112056
Moving to North Melbourne in 1898:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73042429
Edward and Harriet also hadthe following children:
1866 William Edward
1868 Arthur
1870 Frederick James
1872 Harriett Frances
1873 Claude Francis
1875 May Maude
1877 Ada Frances
1878 Howard Thomas
1881 Norman Oswald
1883 Edith Louisa
Harriett died in 1885 aged 40 (8875 / 1885) and Edward James remarried to Maria Jane HARVEY (1565 / 1886), they had th efollowing children:
1886 Hedley Victor
1888 Edwrd Ernest
1889 Ralph Robert
1891 Frank Hammer
1894 Leslie Gordon
1896 Elmy Mabel Theresa
Norman Oswald married Harriett PARK in 1905:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79074217
and died 7th October 1910:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80267862
William BENSON - I'm assuming this is him - an engine driver who died 1897, though this is October?:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9774076
Modified to add:
The only William BENSON I can see who died in 1897 in Victoria was 25 years old according to the Vic BDM index, with parents' names George BENSON and Mary Ann CHAMPNES. Can't see a birth for him in Victoria.
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Article about the death of mother Harriet and brother Claude (of typhoid):
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72861177
(LH column, towards the bottom of the page)
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Death of Maria LADNER:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75065409
From Qld BDM: died 10 June 1900 (1900/C/2416), parents - Robert Stone HARVEY and Rebecca LEWIS
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Edward James LADNER died 1896 registered at Horsham (6248 / 1896), parents - Edward LADNER and Rebecca LOWE.
Obituary here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75265220
(4th column, in the centre)
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Sorry I got the spelling wrong. It is Benison not Benson.
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Can you further explain what is a "thank you death card?"
Sue
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Sorry I got the spelling wrong. It is Benison not Benson.
In that case it is probably this sad death:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99423685
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54497337
Can you further explain what is a "thank you death card?"
Sue
I assumed it was a thank you for your sympathy type of card that is sent out after funerals. :-\
Modified to add:
William BENISON death registration at Dimboola (4884 / 1897) parents - John BENISON and Rebecca LEIGH
and death notice:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190658463
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I would agree Maddy,
Horsham and Dimboola are not far apart and perhaps the 2 families, LADNER and BENNISON were friends or acquaintances.
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Hello everyone. Thank you for your help - it has been much appreciated. We have been extremely busy with tradies coming and going.
The death card I mentioned is a post card size properly printed memorial card with the person's information, plus a very sad poem. It is brown with gold printing. I have another from another side of the family so am assuming these were the "thank you" cards of the day sent by the family to friends and relatives who either attended the funeral or sent written condolences.
The lists of names with dates have been very useful also. Winona