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« on: Thursday 26 December 24 03:20 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou Sue, I will look into it further. Any bit of info helps.
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« on: Monday 23 December 24 14:01 GMT (UK) »Ellen YENCH née NORMAN has a divorce file on PROV dated 1934. I’ll leave you to read and digest.hmm, interesting. It seems Ellen is a mystery! There is no mention of her in any record I've come across for Christina May, not in her divorce, nor a birth record.
Ellen stated she had eleven children and named them but no Ellen born 1928.
I doubt she raised Ellen born Warrnambool 1928.
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« on: Monday 23 December 24 13:55 GMT (UK) »Mel,No, I don't know any Hosking's, thankyou
Is the surname HOSKING ringing any bells please?
Per the contributions above.
Sue
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« on: Sunday 22 December 24 07:17 GMT (UK) »
Christina Yench having given birth to a daughter Ellen Yensch in 1928 I a little confusing. I've seen many family tree entry's listing Ellen as her daughter but also her sister? There is no mention of her daughter in the divorce records. I'm wondering if Christina had her adopted, possibly to her Mother Ellen Norman Yench
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« on: Sunday 22 December 24 07:14 GMT (UK) »Just wondering if Jimmy on Dorothy Olive COX’s headstone and James on Alexander Cyril BROWN’s are the one and same person?Yes, same person. (DAD)
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« on: Saturday 21 December 24 16:15 GMT (UK) »A online tree mentions Christina May Yench/Yensch gave birth to a daughter Ellen in 1928. The daughter is deceased.From what I can gather yes, there was a daughter, however I'm not entirely sure on the year of birth, either that or her Dad is listed incorrectly. Downey Ellen's married name. Christina married Geoffrey Fraser in 1949. He was born in 1923, can't possibly be the father to Ellen. It's a little confusing
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157634679/ellen-downey
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Australia / Re: Searching for Grandads family (Alexander Brown)
« on: Saturday 21 December 24 16:12 GMT (UK) »Hi Mel,Hello,
Just to summarise
So before he met Ms COX, Alexander Cyril was already married to Dorothy who had several children from a previous marriage (see headstone where he is their stepfather)
He met Ms COX and there was a birth in HAY.
Your father.
Alex was aware of and acknowledged this boy when he was 27 visited him from time to time.
Presumably Ms COX raised the boy while Alexander Cyril had more children with his wife.
You have not met any of Alexander's other children.
Do I have this right?
It's somewhat right, however i don't know for certain if Alexander. C was married first or after. I do know Alexander had 1 other biological child that I'm aware of, a daughter, Pauline whom passed away, I don't know anything at all except her married name was possibly Taylor or Tyler. Dorothy Cox was married and had 5 children with her husband, she lived in Hay her entire life. Dorothy it seems had an affair, and chose to use her married name on the birth certificate of child number 6, instead of Brown.
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« on: Friday 20 December 24 23:18 GMT (UK) »There are a number of stories with pics about the droving trip to Melbourne in 1954.This is an awesome find! Thanks
https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/newspapers?keyword=%22fred%20till%22&l-decade=195&l-year=1954
Debra
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« on: Friday 20 December 24 12:54 GMT (UK) »Just wondering if the OP has a small but private tree on Ancestry? If so could it be made public for a time?Hello,
I’ve been following this thread but unable to connect via my PC to the internet. Typing on my iPhone is not my favourite past time!!!!
So there were two partners of Alexander Cyril both named Dorothy?
I've just changed my ancestry tree to public. It's Cox, Brown, Till, Carter Wales tree