RootsChat.Com
Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: CarlyMaree11 on Monday 15 November 21 22:42 GMT (UK)
-
I'm chasing down information on my great grandmother Muriel Victoria WEEKS. I've had not much luck in tracing her or her family down, and family members I have left have very limited knowledge of family background. But this is the information I know;
Muriel Victoria WEEKS
born 1920
Died 1998
Married Bruce Reginald STUART in Sydney 1942. I have a few census records of them living together after that and know their children ect so am after information on her birth and parental lines.
From what information I could get from my grandmother, Muriel's mothers maiden name was CARLINE though I am not 100% on spelling as my grandmother is mentally ill and it's quite hard to get any information.
From what my mother remembers nana CARLINE and poppy WEEKS divorced/separated.
I don't even know for sure where the family originates from so it's making my search quite difficult!
-
You need to purchase a copy of the 1942 marriage certificate. It should name both sets of parents and birthplaces. The cheapest way to obtain a certtificate in NSW is to use a transcription agent.
Details are here, scroll down to 'hire a transcription agent':
https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support
Debra :)
-
This is likely her birth, a late registration in 1935:
WEEKS, Muriel Victoria
415/1935
Father: Herbert Nelson
Mother: Elsie May
You can work out the date of birth using the 'from' and 'to' fields on the search page.
https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search
Debra :)
-
This is the original birth registration.
SNAREY, MURIEL V
54005/1920
Mother: ELSIE
No father named
Registered: PADDINGTON
Marriage
1368/1924
WEEKS, HERBERT N
SNAREY, ELSIE M
Registered: ST LEONARDS
Debra :)
-
Ryerson Index has the death of Muriel Victoria STUART, Newcastle Herald 19 November 1998
https://ryersonindex.org/search.php
But as to the other people identified in the Opening Post .... it may well be that there are living people being named and identified.
It is a No No to name living people in posts at RChat. Please may I ask for confirmation that you already know that all the people named in the Opening Post are no longer living. Otherwise, please use the modify button to remove their names.
JM
-
James SNAREY at Junee - the father of Elsie.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143499139?searchTerm=%22James%20SNAREY%22
Elsie M. S. GODDARD born at Narrandera to Mary GODDARD
Reg. S5657/1901
Mary GODDARD married James SNAREY at Narrandera.
Reg. 9695/1901
Mary SNAREY died in 1903
Reg. 14835/1903
Essie
-
Thank you all so much! I will have a look through now.
Yes all are deceased, thank you :)
-
As an Aside, may I share a snip of one of the posts on this thread. There's a Advertisement in the middle of it that seems to be separating an important tip from Dundee and the live link to the Official Transcription Agents. :-X :-X :-X
JM
-
Thanks, I have had certificates transcribed so just waiting on them :)
Is it odd that there would be no father listed on her birth certificate, or that it was registered some 4 years later when her mother married WEEKS?
-
Did you find out about your ancestor?
Herbert Nelson Weeks married Elsie Mary Snarey in 1924, Reg: 1368.
-
More from Trove:
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser Fri 15 Nov 1901
Mary Goddard : James Snarey. child
desertion.
Mr. Quirk for plaintiff, No appearance
of defendant. '
The PJM. said he had received a letter
from ' defendant, stating that he was
shearing and could not possibly attend.
The P.M. ordered a warrant for the arrest
of defendant to issue, and on his finding
bail the case to stand adjourned to Tuesday
next.
—
LOCAL AND GENERAL
NEWS.
Wagga Wagga Express Tue 19 Nov 1901
WAGGA POLICE COURT.
At the Wagga Police Court yesterday,
before Mr. George Martin, P.M............
James Snarey, alias
Burns, on a charge of disobeying an
order of the court for the support of his
illegitimate child, was remanded to the
Narrandera Court. Bail was allowed,
self in £30, or two sureties in £15 each.
A number of municipal cases came on for
hearing, but the majority were with
drawn on the payment of the costs. In
others small fines were inflicted.
----
Wagga Wagga Advertiser Sat 14 Nov 1903 Coolamon
DEATH.
The wife of Mr James Snarey, after a prolonged illness, died here yesterday morning,
leaving a young family behind.
November 12.
—
The Sun, Sun 11 May 1919
Condition of Patients
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Elsie Snarey, improving.