Frances Beatrice WHITTICOMBE

[Tarzan]

Searching for a Frances beatrice WHITTICOMBE born c1860 supposedly in South Australia. No details can be found for her. Have been 25years searching. Parents Catherine TOWNSEND and William WHITTICOMBE. Went to SA and searched but nothing.
She married a James Patrick CLARKE around 1884 and had 6 children.On all certificates she listed her maiden name as the above.
Cannot locate her parents either. Any clues as to where I can look.
Buried in 1935 with different Surname in Melbourne.No marriage can be found either.

[alison2763]

Hello Tarzan,
I also cannot see a birth of Frances or any siblings or a marriage of those parents in SA.

I can't see a marriage for James Patrick CLARKE and Frances Beatrice WHITTICOMBE
Some children :
James Raymond CLARKE b 1885 Prahran # 5242
Jessie Beatrice b CLARKE 1887 Melb # 13018 { d Jessie Beatrice GLEESON 1970 aged 83 Moonee Ponds # 15659}
Maud Frances CLARKE b 1889 S Melb # 33178 d 1899 aged 9 Melb S H H # 6867
Lindsay Sam  CLARKE b 1891 Melb South # 35086
Charles Lawrence CLARKE b 1893 Brunswick # 29457 d 1913 aged 19  Melb E # 10340
Alice Marion  CLARKE b 1896 Brunswick # 1366 { d Alison Marion BREACHER- also  registered as NEILL 1972 aged 74  Melb # 8313}

Is this the death you are talking about ?
Fanny WHITTAKER d 1935 aged 74 Malvern E - William WHITTICOMBE and Catherine TOWNSEND # 4902

What does the death certificate say ??
Who was she married to , where and when ?
Who is the informant ?
Where is she buried ?

regards
Alison

[Tarzan]

Thanks,Yes that is her. My Grandmother.My mother buried her it seems,in a shared grave for  Margaret  Elizabeth Campbell . No idea who she was also. I viewed unmarked grave.
 Margaret's Certificate says unknown to everything except Birth Armstrongs Victoria. Died year before Frances.
Frances died "Brightside" Sanatorium Malvern was Senility/heart.Informant signature possibly W.R Hurst(Hussl?) Authorised agent Prahran Vic Hard to work out some letters.
 To whom married,James Whittaker deceased. married aged 30
  Cannot find that either.
 Thank you. Thought Brightside would help ,but had no luck with that info either.Records  do not seem to be there for her.

[Dundee]

Perhaps won't make make much difference, but the most commonly used spelling of this surname is WIDDICOMBE.

Debra 

[Tarzan]

Thank you. tried every version.
Thanks for your help though Ellen

[sparrett]

I have some questions about your quest which I wonder if you can help with.

If your mother "buried her", presumably she was the daughter of FRANCES, why did she not register the burial in her full and correct name ie FRANCES BEATRICE? and why was she not providing information to the informant if she knew it.

Did your mother furnish the details of JAMES WHITTAKER being the husband?

How do you know you have the correct parent's names on the certificate??
Was that from your mother?

FRANCES was still having children with CLARKE when she was 30

Sue

[Tarzan]

Do not know answer to this,but know other family members did not seem to know the Mother well either.
I assume she may have split from marriage perhaps in the late 20s
.
I thought the surname could have been registered wrong,that does happen now and again,when registrar or whomever spell things wrong.

[sparrett]

Hi Tarzan.

It may be helpful to chatters if you would type out as fully as you can the details which are on the death certificate you have.

If your mother is the  daughter of FRANCES ( which you have not yet confirmed for us!) perhaps her name is on the listing of children born to FRANCES and JAMES.

Who supplied  the names of the parents of FRANCES?

Sue 

[Tarzan]

Yes Alice is her child.
No idea if my Mother gave details as only shows informant as W.R.Hurst Authorised Agent Cecil st Prahran.Vic

15th JUne 1935 Died at Brightside Sanatorium.

 Lived in Oakleigh and that appears to be residence of my mother(but whether before or after her Death i am not sure) Fanny Whittaker  which is short for Frances.
Lived in Strathalbyn South Australia 6years 68year Victoria
Parents William Whitticombe and  Catherine Whitticombe formerly Townsend (Farmer)
Married to James Whittaker deceased.   
Married at aged 30
Melbourne
Details on children Birth Certificates  marriage has 2 different dates.
 Sydney and Strathalbyn SA so obviously we think maybe never married 1882/83