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Re: Help needed
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 18 October 09 23:03 BST (UK) »
the dates are the Electoral Roll Registration years.
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday 18 October 09 23:04 BST (UK) »
They are from the A.C.T Electoral Rolls 1916 — 1967- so I would imagine the dates are the year that the names appear on the electoral roll  ;)

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Re: Help needed
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 10:06 BST (UK) »
I look after the Canberra Electoral rolls site. I have some potential new leads Karen1960 about your relative if the information the info the roll is  correct. I understand I need to post three comments before I can send a private message.

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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 10:18 BST (UK) »
Nudist( love the name ;D)

I'm sure Karen will be pleased to hear from you.

Reply to this and you'll have your 3 postings!

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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 07:08 BST (UK) »
I have had a look through the Electoral rolls that I have for Canberra and have found only one Thomas WB Scott who was a likely one - he lived for a time at 20 Westlake with his wife, Eileen and mother-in-law Mrs Leech. The couple were killed in a level crossing accident on 2.8.1945.  Thomas was 39 and his wife 37 - they are buried in the Woden Cemetery in Canberra in the Methodist section.  I had a look at 1928 which was the first electoral roll after WW1 and he is not there. But he could have been here and not regisitered - it wasn't compulsory at that time.  He may also have been in nearby NSW - Queanbeyan and come to work here.  The Great Depression started in Canberra after the opening of parliament in May 1927 and by 1920 many had left.  Will keep an eye out for your Thomas - Ann

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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 07:11 BST (UK) »
One more thing - the BDMs for NSW are on-line - the deaths I think go up to around the 1970s and the marriages quite late too - births on-line only until 1905 - however, Canberra which is the Australian Capital Territory - registered BDM in NSW until facilities became available and the various laws etc in place in 1930 - so go on line and check BDM for NSW - may help. Ann

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« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 08:13 BST (UK) »
Westlake was a suburb of Canberra set up for workers during the building and expansion of Canberra from about 1920s and no longer there.

Ann, may I ask where this accident was - I can't find deaths for that date in NSW or ACT - but only had a quick look so could have missed it.


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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 09:09 BST (UK) »
Hi,
A Thomas William Scott is listed as dying in Canberra  31/12/1968.

No other details shown.


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The couple were killed in a level crossing accident on 2.8.1945.  Thomas was 39 and his wife 37 - they are buried in the Woden Cemetery in   CANBERRANN reply#13


Just ADDING

The Cemetery details show the burials of these two people to be
5/8/1955 not 45

This would  ALTER the calculated birth date and rule him out of Contention I think .
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« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 17:56 BST (UK) »
Hi Everybody
Gosh i'm overwelmed with the response thank you all so much.
I think the couple killed on the level crossing may not be him if the accident was 1955 and he was 39yrs of age which means he would have been born 1916 which is to late.

My dad thinks it would be around 1906 he was born and the only name had was Thomas Scott and the other was Thomas William Scott.
He think he emigrated 1928-1930 thats all we have i'm afraid

Thanks again
Karen
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