BAWDEN South Australia

[~MERLIN~]

John, did some of their children move to Victoria?

I can see some BDM's of Bawden's that were born Mootna SA & married Victoria also children being born & given the name of 'Josepha' 

[LoganH]

This may help with the families movement

Births
Mary Emma 4/12/1858, Henry BAWDEN,Josepha MATTHEWS, birth place Victoria Township, dist Kap, book 14, page 607
Frederick Henry 10/1/1864, Henry BAWDEN, Josepha MATTHEWS, Wallaroo, District Adel, sym C, book 31, page 105
Joseph Matthews BAWDEN 14/3/1866, to Henry BAWDEN,Jospehine MATTHEWS, Moonta, Adel, book 542, page 160.
Henry Cornelius 28/5/1867 to Henry BAWDEN, Josepha MATHEWS, Moonta, District Dal, book 53, page 306
Josepha 19/8/1868  same parents, Moonta, district Dal, book 66, page 216

[JAS1]

Thank you, LoganH, this is certainly the family and showed where they lived.  I understand Josepha to be the last born, but what happened to Josepha (the mother) after this?

Merlin - yes, one son Frederick Henry moved to Victoria (had a daughter Josepha Eliza); also their grandson, my grandfather Henry (had a daughter Katherine Josepha).

Thanks for all this,

John

[cando]

The death notice of Henry BAWDEN in 1909 does not mention Josepha only the children so one would assume she was deceased.
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5757252?searchTerm=henry+bawden

Cheers
Cando

[JAS1]

Thanks, Cando - I have been told she predeceased her husband Henry which would fit in with the assumption one would make from this notice.  Therefore Josepha must have died between the birth of her last child in 1868 and 1909.  I have no reason to believe she ever left SA, so where and when did she die?  It is very frustrating!

John

[Aussie1947]

Here is Frederick's Funeral Notice Thursday 13th Aug 1936 Argus.

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11902625

Bit hard to read.

Gerry

[JAS1]

Thanks for this, Gerry.

John

[JAS1]

I have just had a thought!  I wonder if Josepha Bawden died under circumstances which necessitated an inquest?  Does anyone know of an index of inquests in South Australia for the period 1868 -1909?  Perhaps I should make this a separate post?

[cando]

Thanks, Cando - I have been told she predeceased her husband Henry which would fit in with the assumption one would make from this notice.  Therefore Josepha must have died between the birth of her last child in 1868 and 1909.  I have no reason to believe she ever left SA, so where and when did she die?  It is very frustrating!

John

John I there are many bdm records missing in SA.  There is a book on the topic and have been meaning to chase it up.  

Graham Jaunay has written about it in one of his newsletters.
http://www.jaunay.com/newsletter/newsletter30.html  

There were many opportunities for events to be not registered or the registration to be lost in the chain of reporting.
and 
....the published BDM Indexes for SA record the references produced by the Principal Registrar and these do not relate to the District Records. Not all District records are indexed....
Some of the problems you may encounter include: .........


I had already searched Inquests 1880-1942...no Josephine BAWDEN.  I have also searched other resources as well Coroner's Reports, Deaths in Mental Institutions...nothing.  

Cando

Edit to remove some of the quoted info....