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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: Kiwigal on Wednesday 04 January 23 11:11 GMT (UK)
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We are trying to find Pearl Hesba Elizabeth Ray, b1905 Westport, New Zealand. Aka Ettie McCabe
After giving birth to a daughter in 1923, who she leaves behind. She disappears.
Family lore has her marrying a James McCabe in 1929 and having three children, Audrey, James and Micheal. Also that she went to Australia
There is no record of a marriage here in New Zealand, or any births for the children. No death record either
Her father George died in 1946 nz, and she is mentioned in his obituary as Ettie McCabe.
We are nor 100% sure of anything after the 1923 birth.
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Ettie is often a diminutive for Henrietta, or Julietta (less common)
I thought if she had carried on using Ettie she might have used the long form somewhere.
I have not had much luck finding the death notice for George Ray from 1946 in Papers Past.
Are you able to link please..
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The Westport papers haven't been digitalised yet.
The obituary notice is transcribed on Family search.
The Ettie, name is referred to there.
There are two researchers that have researched her family but Pearl just disappears.
I'll post the links when I get home from work
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"After giving birth to a daughter in 1923, who she leaves behind."[/b]
1923/7545 RAY Molly Pearl Esther Elizabeth Father NR
Death 1923/3523 RAY Molly 8W
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Perhaps Ettie is a familiar for Esther?
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Is this your Ettie RAY in 1924 "spending a few days in Invercargill and Winton"
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19241004.2.139?
(under Riverton Gossip)
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Her father George died in 1946 nz, and she is mentioned in his obituary as Ettie McCabe.
Is there a mention of her in any of her siblings obituary's? Might help narrow some dates down to find a death for her and or a definite surname if she remarried etc.
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Did her father, George Ray died 1946 have a will. Might have mentioned her and or her place of residence.
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"After giving birth to a daughter in 1923, who she leaves behind."[/b]
1923/7545 RAY Molly Pearl Esther Elizabeth Father NR
Death 1923/3523 RAY Molly 8W
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Perhaps Ettie is a familiar for Esther?
Yes good point.
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Unfortunately no will or probate has been found.
No obituaries for any family members either found as yet.
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"After giving birth to a daughter in 1923, who she leaves behind."[/b]
1923/7545 RAY Molly Pearl Esther Elizabeth Father NR
Death 1923/3523 RAY Molly 8W
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Perhaps Ettie is a familiar for Esther?
Yes, they are both the same person. Esther seems to be a mistranscription of Hesba
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These are Ettie's siblings
1900/15629 Ray Robert Cecil Harriet Annie George -
1901/12509 Ray Arthur Royston Neil Harriet Annie George -
1903/4462 Ray William George Harriet Annie George
1905/8674 Ray Pearl Hesba Elizabeth Harriet Annie George -
1908/9738 Ray Ralph Eldon Harriet Anne George -
1914/22093 Ray Annie May Harriet Annie George -
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Her father George died in 1946 nz, and she is mentioned in his obituary as Ettie McCabe.
Is there a mention of her in any of her siblings obituary's? Might help narrow some dates down to find a death for her and or a definite surname if she remarried etc.
None of the obituaries are on line or digitalised at this stage unfortunately. no wills or probates at archives found either at this stage
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Is this your Ettie RAY in 1924 "spending a few days in Invercargill and Winton"
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19241004.2.139?
(under Riverton Gossip)
of this we are unsure. None of her family lived that far south, but possible...
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https://lisaandroger.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2169&tree=Roger
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1946 Obit
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19461129.2.55.5 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19461129.2.55.5)
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We are trying to find Pearl Hesba Elizabeth Ray, b1905 Westport, New Zealand. Aka Ettie McCabe
After giving birth to a daughter in 1923, who she leaves behind. She disappears.
Family lore has her marrying a James McCabe in 1929 and having three children, Audrey, James and Micheal. Also that she went to Australia
There is no record of a marriage here in New Zealand, or any births for the children. No death record either
Her father George died in 1946 nz, and she is mentioned in his obituary as Ettie McCabe.
We are nor 100% sure of anything after the 1923 birth.
After seeing her Fathers 1946 obituary above, I think you need to search Victoria, Australia birth, death and marriage records.
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Thankyou. Yes that's her father and yes we have searched and searched again the Victoria bdm indexes also Trove.
The hunt continues...
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Can she be picked up on the electoral roll either as Ettie / Pearl McCabe?
Not sure if coming from NZ if she would be on it.
I dont have access otherwise i would check.