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the record posted by jorose is interesting.

The authorities completing the paperwork for the orphanage admission state Ethel has "deserted" the children while the whereabouts of the father Ernest is known.

He is stated at Autumn Street Geelong which is the address of his parents George Stephen and Julia PONTIN.

The list of relatives to the children shows the exact relationship to them a bit confused and not completely accurate.


Maybe they helped the girls later on?

Sue

Hi Sue,
  Yes I have studied that doc over and over I only had the abstract given to me recently, but it's the same as wording as original. I recall if a relative does collect a child it was recorded, this happened with my own father and brothers their eldest sister collected them when she married. But it seems this didnt happen with the girls they stayed their until they were at the age to work....

Freya, On the marriage certificate of Dorothy PONTIN to Patrick STOREN , 1924, Dorothy I think names her parents.
Is it mentioned there whether mother is deceased?

Sue

Yes it does letter from Father permission to Marry but Im not convinced they knew if Ethel was alive they just name their Mother..

Yes I did find his obit but I'm unable to up load, there
was no info on his children although there was mention of a pallbearer of a Smith which is possibly Ediths Pontins daughter Clarice husband?

Fran

The Victoria  Petty Sessions register 28th May 1906 mentions Ethel Marie Pontin and Ernest James Pontin - It would appear that Ernest left his children without adequate means of support at Geelong on 8th May 1906

Yes I have seen this it seems its the last mention of Ethel I can find...

Ethel was born Ethel, Marie Maurer in 1882 Geelong, Victoria.
She married Ernest Pontin in 1904 Geelong.They have two children, Clarice 1905 and Dorothy in 1904. Both children were placed in care in Geelong Orphan Asylum Victoria in  abt 1906.
Nothing further can be found about Ethel..
 We know Ernest died in 1950 and we can see that the two female babies went on to marry but what happened to Ethel, Any clues?
Thanks