Canterbury- NSW- 1920`s- Smith-

[D.G.Smith]

Greetings -
I'm starting a search for  my fathers sister in the huge country of Australian and some what like a lost sheep at the moment . I`am looking for
 " Edna Smith "  Born - 1897- Ramsbottom - Lank.
Father - Thomas Smith - Policemen
Mother- Jessie Margaret McInroy.
Brothers- Roy and Cecil.

She appears to have gone to Australia after  WW1- 1920 or later..
and went to  "Canterbury" . I think - NSW -??
 She was not married at the time and if she was like her brother she was well educated and deeply independent - giving rise to her departure to Australia, as her brother  "Roy"- ( my Father)  moved to Canada in 1920.  Other than this info  I have no idea of where she would be .

Any suggestions of how to locate her would be greatly appreciated.

Thanking You

David

[Jaki]

Hi David

Yes Canterbury is in NSW. It is on the outskirts of Sydney. Not sure exactly where as i am not from Sydney.

Had a look at  www.bdm.nsw.gov.au and did a search on Edna Smith as a bride and came up with over 9 pages of results. When i narrowed it down to just the district of Canterbury i got 6 results. I don't know if any of them would be your
Edna as it does not list parents names.

Once you have narrowed down the possibles you can order the certificate through the site. Certificates ordered through the site are A$24 at the moment but you can use a transcription agent which is cheaper .... there is a link on the site. Also a transcription agent can check details for you before you purchase the transcription.

Good luck

Jaki

PS Electoral rolls also might be the way to go. Not sure how to access them. Maybe someone else knows.

[D.G.Smith]

Hi Jaki
Thank you for your reply.
There is indeed a lot of Edna`s and will take some time and big Bucks$$$ .  I think I will go with the transcription agent as you suggest or buy a Airline Ticket  .
In the mean time I will keep looking.

Regards

David