Sketchy information

[clarah]

Hi I am looking for information on a great granduncle who went to Australia and died there. The only definite I have is his date of birth but there may have been a will as money was sent home after he died and I dont believe he was married.  I dont know what area he lived in although i have done a few searches on the deaths in each district that had online records to no avail.  What do I do next?

[Siouxsie]

Hi Clarah,

Can you give us his name, his birth, when he came to Australia and the approximate time he died...the Aussie Rootschatters are remarkable detectives and I am sure one of them will be able to track him for you. 

Cheers
Siouxsie

[clarah]

Hi Thanks for your reply.
I have very little detail except he was John Murphy born around  18 July 1885 in Dublin. His fathers name was Christopher and mothers maiden name Higgins. That is about all I know of him. He died bedore the 1950's and I have no idea when he went to Australia but I guess it was as a young man, possibly c 1905.I don't think he married.  I think it is a bit of a  shot in the dark. But its worth a post.
Thanks

[LoganH]

Alot of John Murphys ' appear'  on many bdm searches in Australia, an example is just in WA between 1905 - 1950 their over 30 who are listed as having died.  Do you have anything else to help narrow the field?

[Aussie1947]

A middle name would be good because there are a many persons named John Murphy in the WA Post Office Directories.

Gerry

[johnat]

NSW BDM search for John  Murphy deaths between 1900 and 1960 gives just one where the father's given name was Christopher.

The link would be to  http://www.rootschat.com/links/09v3/   

(if that link doesn't work, PM me and I'll see what else I can do)
Cheers
John

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[clarah]

Thanks for all the help, I have given the NSW a go and ordered it, it may be the wrong one as I have no idea where he lived. I think I had seen that record before and I know I had previously looked at any online district and it probably was the closest match.  :'(I ll know in three weeks if I have the right person or not!!

[tropicalj]

Hello there Clarah

just in case you need to get any other certificates from NSW


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,300394.0.html

this link tells you about transcription agents in NSW  they are quicker and cheaper to use

Jenn

[johnat]

@ Clarah,

Let us know how things turn out ... when you eventually get the certificate, that is

3 weeks turnaround is a right pain, true! Not much that can be done about it though!