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Title: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: teragram31510 on Wednesday 18 December 24 19:32 GMT (UK)

Hello and Happy Christmas to all,

I'm trying to find the death of a relative. He was born in Britain in 1922 and since there is a vague chance he could still be alive I can't name him here.
I know he was a radio operator in the Merchant Navy in the war, then married in 1948. Later, with his wife and 4 children, he emigrated to Tasmania (I don't seem to have noted the precise year - presumably around 1960 since he's had 4 children).

I presume he has died in Tasmania but I'm afraid I don't know how to find out.

I have searched ancestry, familysearch, the genealogist, and findmy past to no avail.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction please for a death in Tasmania probably from 1980 onwards?

Margaret

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: manukarik on Wednesday 18 December 24 19:53 GMT (UK)

You are out of luck as the death would be too recent to be online (only available upto 1939).

There is information here about applying for certificates:
https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/researching-family-trees (https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/researching-family-trees)

Without knowing any more details we can't help you further, eg looking for an obituary.

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: Neale1961 on Wednesday 18 December 24 21:27 GMT (UK)

You could try a search in the Ryerson index.
https://ryersonindex.org

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: cando on Thursday 19 December 24 00:21 GMT (UK)

His wife died at Launceston
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/renee-nation-obituary?pid=193056312

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Thursday 19 December 24 01:52 GMT (UK)

Renee NATION - death notices:

https://tributes.examiner.com.au/obituaries/385389/renee-nation/
https://tributes.examiner.com.au/obituaries/385390/renee-nation/
https://tributes.examiner.com.au/obituaries/385391/renee-nation/

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Thursday 19 December 24 01:53 GMT (UK)

Andrew Charles NATION (their youngest son) - death notice:

https://tributes.examiner.com.au/obituaries/380060/andrew-nation/

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Thursday 19 December 24 02:03 GMT (UK)

Immigration 1967:

Nation, C L [accompanied by Renee, J, C, S and Andrew]
Departed from Southampton to Melbourne on 28 April 1967 per SS NORTHERN STAR

https://www.naa.gov.au/
*Names removed as the other children are still living.*

The living children and their families are on Facebook.

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: CassT on Thursday 19 December 24 02:17 GMT (UK)

As the same undertaker was used for Mum and Son's Funeral maybe an email to Finney's asking for the cemetery or Crematorium might lead you to their Memeorials (hopefully there is one) and fingers crossed you might find "Len"

regards  Cass

Title: Re: How to find a death in Tasmania?
Post by: teragram31510 on Thursday 19 December 24 14:09 GMT (UK)

Thank you very much to all those who have replied, including the private message.
Those of you who researched for me, found the right person...thank you.
I have submitted a query to the Tasmania Library Service, so we'll see what they come up with, eventually. As I've said, he might still be alive at 102!

Margaret