Eliza HAMPTON (born 1866)- death details

[north01]

I am trying to locate the year and place of death of my great great grandmother, Eliza Hampton (married name May) who was born in Orange in 1866 (NSW BDM 12632/1866) Eliza was the daughter of William Henry Hampton (1835-1911) and Eliza Stevens (1840-1903).
Eliza had 8 siblings that I have identified, all of which have had their birth and death years recorded on various forums and on NSW BDM- Eliza is the one exception.
From my great grandmother's marriage certificate, she appeared to be still alive around 1920- Eliza's husband, William May is recorded as being deceased. I cannot find any evidence of re-marriage or moving interstate.
William and Eliza's 5 children were born around the Bourke and Cobar districts from around 1893-1904 and Eliza may also have lived in Nymagee. Cemetery records from all these areas have no record of her.
Any ideas on this would be greatly appreciated. 
Regards
Paul

[judb]

You probably have all of this.

Is this her marriage? 

1883, Reg at  COBAR, #4057
William MAY        Eliza HAMPTON   

The children I see listed on NSW BMDs with parents William MAY and Eliza are:

1884, reg at Nymagee, #18957
Eliza H MAY

1889, no place of registration noted
Joseph H MAY, reg no: V188901369 160

I note that her birth registration is for Eliza J HAMPTON

There is another child with parents William and Eliza J but registered at Sunny Corner. Given that William Henry and Eliza HAMPTON's deaths are registered at Sunny Corner it would seem feasible.

1888 reg at Sunny Corner, #15994
Alice M M MAY, parents WILLIAM and ELIZA J   

Austcemindex has a photo of the grave of William and Eliza HAMPTON at Meadow Flat General cemetery.  (There is no mention of either Eliza or William MAY that I could see.)

http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=2755650

None of this helps find Eliza's death but does appear to show that she had connections in a wider area.

Judith

[majm]

Hi there,

Re SUNNY CORNER as noticed by Judith

From the 1903 Electoral Roll, Sunny Corner (in the Macquarie Electorate) has the following people surnamed HAMPTON

Joseph, a labourer at Badger Brush
Louisa Jane, domestic duties, at Sunny Corner
William Henry, a miner at Badger Creek

NONE listed with surname MAY .... 

The 1889 birth for Joseph H May with the V reference is interesting, the V shows it is based on a parish record rather than a civil registration.  It may be worthwhile following up on that, for a transcript of that V record would give the names of the parents, the place of that baptism including the denomination, and the occupation of the father.   Volume 160 and line 01369 for 1889 ....   Volume 160 is the interest .... it is outside the usual range, (usually stops around 123) and suggests to me it was perhaps a very late registration.

Cheers,  JM

Edit to Add these links re NSW BDM
Early Church Records (the V series)
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/short-guide-4/short-guide-4
and
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/short-guide-2/short-guide-2

[majm]

Re Joseph H May

From a commercial online website with an index of NSW BDM registrations they have indexed
his parents as William May and Eliza
the registration place as Nymagee, New South Wales
the year of registration as 1889
and the reference as Volume Number:V188901369 160

that same online index has a death for a Joseph May in 1892 with his parents recorded as William and Eliza with the death registered at Nyngan NSW.  (Ref # 10073)

I notice that there is NO middle initial on that death registration, so I would hesitate to draw any conclusion as to if this would be for an infant death.

PS, I still have not found Eliza Hampton or May on any of the 1903 NSW Electoral Rolls that I have access to... but I am still looking 

Cheers,  JM

[sparrett]

I note in regard to the child ALICE M M MAY listed above by judb, that there was a death in NYNGAN

REG 10074 In1892 MAY ALICE M
    Father WILLIAM
    Mother ELIZA
    NYNGAN


Also with a consecutive number to this is

Reg 10073 In 1892 MAY JOSEPH    
Father WILLIAM    
Mother ELIZA    
NYNGAN

Sue    

[Essie]

Hi Paul

The MAY children born at Cobar and Bourke did not have William named as father which suggests Eliza was with another partner?

Birth records appear to me as if Eliza had ten eight children - the first five three from 1884-1892 with William named as father. Twins registered in 1892 at Nyngan did not survive. Sorry got births and deaths confused.

Essie

[majm]

NSW Electoral Roll 1903,  Nymagee polling place  (The Darling Electorate)

Joseph MAY, a miner
Margaret Bessie MAY, at her domestic duties

NONE at the Nymagee polling place with surname HAMPTON

Still looking 

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Perhaps 

NSW 1903 Coonamble (The Darling Electorate)

William MAY, a carpenter at Calga


Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Hi there,

Thinking "outside the square" but there's a marriage registered Cobar in 1920 for Amy MAY to Charles S SMITH, Ref # 2306 and earlier there's a birth for Amy MAY with mother recorded as Eliza (no father's name displayed at the online index)...  this was for 1902 and registered at Cobar #2272

If this elusive Eliza May nee Hampton was Amy's mother, then that 1920 m.c. should show Eliza's then current surname.  ..... of course that would depend on if that information had been provided to the clergy.

Edit to Add I mention this because IF this bride was born 1902, then in 1920 she would have required the consent of a parent to marry, as she was not yet 21 years of age. 

Cheers,  JM