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Australia / Re: William Woods- bathurst nsw
« on: Wednesday 07 June 17 12:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sue,
it was simply a case of believing what someone else in my family had done as being correct.
Thank you for pointing this out.
I have now found who I believe is the correct William Woods. He died in 1859 at Windsor, which fits better, as this was the area that the family lived in.
Have sent away for a transcription of this death.
Regards,
MB

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Australia / Re: William Woods- bathurst nsw
« on: Wednesday 07 June 17 00:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
William Woods was my great, great, great, grandfather.
I have his death certificate, which I tried to attach to this post, but the file was too big.
He died in Bathurst Hospital 26 Jan 1884 from Broncho Pneumonia (6 days). It shows his parents as "unknown" which raises the question of where was his wife Eliza, as she would have known these details for the death certificate.
William was buried at Bathurst on 27 Jan 1884 by an undertaker named N S Hodge.
It also states that he was born in England and had been in the colony for an "unknown" time. Marriage details & children are also shown as "unknown." Again, Eliza would have known all this if she was present.
I also have Eliza's death certificate, so if you are interested in receiving a copy of these certificates, let me know and I can email them to you.
Would be interested to know how you fit into this family.
Cheers,
MB

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Australia / Re: John HODGES & Mary GILMORE
« on: Tuesday 01 December 15 11:00 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks JM!
That is Lucy's baptism. I have a transcription, which also shows her birth date.
I will do as you suggest & will contact the Diocese.

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Australia / Re: John HODGES & Mary GILMORE
« on: Tuesday 01 December 15 10:23 GMT (UK)  »
Yes. I got that wrong. What I meant to say was that the parents probably could not have gotten married in the Catholic Church, at the time - 1855. The Church is much more relaxed about this now.

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Australia / Re: John HODGES & Mary GILMORE
« on: Tuesday 01 December 15 09:35 GMT (UK)  »
Lucy Hodges is my great grandmother also. Her daughter Alice Maud is my grandmother. I also have been trying to work out the correct people regarding Lucy's parents, so far unsuccessfully! According to Lucy's marriage certificate, they are James Hodges & Mary Gilmore, but there is a notation on the certificate, stating that this information was added in 1931, some 76 years after the event. I question the accuracy of this information. Lucy's birth & baptism transcription also states his name as "James." However, on Mary Gilmore's marriage transcription he is shown as "John." This "John" & Mary Gilmore were married in the Catholic Church at Bathurst in 1855. But, Lucy was born in 1851 & baptised in the Catholic Church 1853! As far as I know, Lucy could not have been baptised a Catholic if she was illegitimate. Her brother James was born in 1852 & baptised the same day as Lucy in 1853. My take on this is that the "John" Hodges & Mary Gilmore married in 1855 are not the parents of Lucy. I believe "James" is her father's correct name, but there appears to be no record of him marrying Mary Gilmore. Maybe "Gilmore" is incorrect for her mother's maiden name!!

I think I may have added some more questions, rather than getting any answers.

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