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Hello Carol
Carol you refer to John Brownlow's daughter, Louisa marrying Thomas Kendrick in Notthingham.

Louisa Brownlow/Kendrick is my great great Aunt. She did indeed marry Thomas Kendrick and my information is that Thomas Kendrick was the son of William Kendrick b c 1793 and Sara (surname not known).
 
William and Sarah Kendrick had 3 children,1 Thomas b c 1820, 2 Ellenor b c 1817 m. William Gascoigne (they immigrated to Australia, they belonged to a group of 600 odd people referred to as the Lacemakers of Calais), 3 Ann Elizabeth b c 1828 m William Ward (also immigrated to Australia with her sister).

I am wondering if your Elizabeth Kendrick b 1798 may be the sister of my Thomas b c 1820

Maeeye

Hello
Could anyone help me with this question
Recently I found a marriage announcement where it said the bride was the niece of C.J.Soden. H.M.S., G.P.O. Dublin Ireland.
Does anyone know what the HMS would stand for coupled with the GPO..........I thought HMS was His Majestys Service or Her Majestys Service, but am not sure why they would then put GPO if that was the case.
Is there anyone out there who can clarify this for me.
Thank you
Maeeye

Thank you Maggie,
It was a terrible way for them to find out,,He had a brother in the Police Force and a Brother in Law,,you would of thought they might of been notified.
It is such a sad story.
I do think that the word is "form"...be it in 1923 a lot of expressions used back then are not used now, so that the word "form" seems strange to us, but back then was probably used all the time.
Regards
maeeye

Good Morning all
Firstly let me say thank you once again for all the help given on this issue. It is interesting to read the different ideas on what has been written.
To that end I went back over the other testimonies I have on OBrien's death and found another reference to the issue at hand. I will attach it to this reply. I think it is clear it says "sitting on a ? on the back verandah"
I think in view of all the help given that I would just explain a little of what this all refers to.
It was in 1923 that Constable OBrien was to appear in Court to face Departmental charges of misconduct. It was likely he would of been stood down from the job.
All that saw him on the morning of the Court case testified that he appeared happy and had made plans for the future in case he was stood down.
He went to the butchers at 8 am that morning and got meat for breakfast, he lived in Police Barracks and he dined with at least on other officer that morning.
He had called at 3 hotels that morning and had 1 drink or Brandy at each.
By 10 am he was gravely ill.
Numerous officers saw him on the verandah of the Police Barracks and all heard him say "I've got a bait". "I got a bait" "I have been baited" 
The reports differ slightly in the telling of how he said he had been "baited" (my expression).
He was desperately trying to vomit, to bring up the poison. He was given a salt and water concoction to help him vomit, then the Dr arrived and gave him an injection that would also do the same thing.
However he started fitting and was having trouble breathing and it was decided to take him to the hospital in a motor car.

OBrien was quoted as saying“Doctor, can you get me out of this”? “Yes” the Doctor replied. “This is an injection to make you vomit. You’ve got poison”.
O’Brien then said “This is what a man gets for falling out with people”. He then said again to the Doctor “I will stand my trial for murder when I get over this”
When he was taken to the hospital he wanted them to drive up to the front door of the hospital so he could walk in, but he was too ill and had to be carried in.
He died about 15 mins after getting to the hospital.
So at 10am he appeared fit and well, by 11.40 am he was dead.
The poison was deemed to be strychnine.
His death was deemed a Suicide.
He was buried the day after his death.
His parents were never notified of his death, his mother read in the newspaper about the death of a Constable O'Brien at Cloncurry, she wrote to the Police Force inquiring if it was her son. It was.

I had thought this might be close
"he was dressed in plain clothes, trousers and striped frill? neck silk shirt?........
The word "frill" bothers me I must admit...