Christian St Clair - Able Seaman - which ship?

[ladybirdno1]

Ethel Maria Dinning my Great Aunt married Uncle Percy St Clair as we knew him in 1951 i have more info if you want it. Photos- Uncle Percy and his dog Spotty.

[velly]

Hello,

Thank you for the photos, they're great.  I have photos of him as a young man but nothing later.  What year were the photos taken?

If you have more information that would be fantastic.  I have been trying to trace him back to the UK - his birth certificate but have been able to find nothing.  Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much
Vickki

[ladybirdno1]

Uncle Percy was born in Brisbane about 1878 and married Amy Scruse maiden surname Skyring 1908 she died 1947, Percy died 1950 of TB and is buried Toowong Cemetary Brisbane, my Great Aunt knew Amy used to visit lived around corner in High St Milton Brisbane Percy lived Heussler Tce. he and Aunt Etty as we called her married for convenience, she owned her own home she was a spinster and was 54 he was very naughty he said he was sixty odd when really he was in his seventies, my Father gave her away.Photos Aunt Ethel St Clair and Wedding photo from left Uncle Percy and Aunt Ethel, andhis son who died six weeks before him the could not tell Percy as he was dying in hospital it was tragic Aunty said he kept saying why isn,t he coming to see me.

[velly]

Thanks for the extra info. The photos you referred to didn't appear in the post.  Perhaps I'm not doing something right? Very sad about his son Harold...  Are you sure he was born in Brisbane?  All the records I hold show his parents as being Thomas St Clair and Violet Thurman and that he was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, England...He is a curious man to track. 

Thanks so much. 
Vickki