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Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 13:08 GMT (UK) »
I would be grateful if someone could help with the above request please I am seeking information for the following
Charles A Denton date of death 26/06/1956 resident in Bedfordale HD Western Australia
I don't know whether any information will be in a local paper???
Thankyou & kind regards
Northumberland Haxon Kelsey Oliver Johannsen Johnson Scorer Denton
Durham Scorer Denton King
Yorkshire Denton Kitson Hawkins Taylor
Cornwall Hawkins Thomas Curnow
Derbyshire /Notts Cartwright
Lancashire Taylor

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 20 January 11 13:18 GMT (UK) »

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 20 January 11 13:23 GMT (UK) »
The SLWA have copies of the newspapers & you can request help here:

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/services/information_services#askus

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 20 January 11 13:41 GMT (UK) »
Not sure of coverage etc but it might be worth looking here:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles?state=Western Australia


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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 20 January 11 14:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Merlin - many thanks for info will certainly look that link up
Kind regards :)
Northumberland Haxon Kelsey Oliver Johannsen Johnson Scorer Denton
Durham Scorer Denton King
Yorkshire Denton Kitson Hawkins Taylor
Cornwall Hawkins Thomas Curnow
Derbyshire /Notts Cartwright
Lancashire Taylor

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 20 January 11 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ruskie - many thanks for replying - unfortunately the trove link for the WA paper only goes up to 1954 :(
Kind regards
Northumberland Haxon Kelsey Oliver Johannsen Johnson Scorer Denton
Durham Scorer Denton King
Yorkshire Denton Kitson Hawkins Taylor
Cornwall Hawkins Thomas Curnow
Derbyshire /Notts Cartwright
Lancashire Taylor

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 22 January 11 02:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi Dimply,

I noticed your message as I don't live far from Bedfordale.

Here is a link of his details from the metropolitan cemeteries board - he is buried in Karrakatta, don't know if you had seen it.

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00104976

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Re: Death notice/obituary lookup please WA
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 22 January 11 02:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi Nedda :)

The information has been given on the linked thread.

Cheers  :)
Cando
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