William Leonard NASH - NSW/VIC

[philnash]

I'm stuck here, as I don't have a library card and can't use online searches that need one.

WL Nash was born 25th May 1897 in Sydney, the son of Sidney Herbert Nash and Ellen May nee Kernohan.  At some point he married a Sylvia Marie, and they are buried in Emerald Cemetery, indexed here http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausgbc/emerald%20a%20to%20z.htm.

Having been through records such as I can find for NSW and VIC, I can't trace a marriage, or in announcements in trove.nla.au newspaper archive. It seems to me that this grave must have been at least updated in 1986 to include Sylvia by a child, but as yet I've no trace of any.

Can anyone help please?

[~MERLIN~]

As Sylvia Marie doesn't appear on the electoral rolls until 1954 with William Leonard it's possible that he could have either married late in life (after 1942 in VIC) or possibly a second marriage.

Your best option would be to purchase his death certificate to find the correct information.

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=purchaseImage

Death:

NASH William Leonard age 81yrs d. 1978 EMER #26434
Father: Sidney Herbe
Mother: Ellen May  KERNOHAN
Death Place: EMER

On the burial of Sylvia Marie it shows she was born in 1902.
So this is probably her birth in Victoria:

FERGUSON Marie Sylvia b. 1902 HOTH W #26999
Father: Fran Thos
Mother: Angelina BARDI

Found to be deceased in 1904 

[sparrett]

In 1919 WILLIAM LEONARD was with his parents at-
 
69 Williams St. Brighton, Vic

Sue

[philnash]

My thanks to both of you for such a quick response- this will give me something to work on tomorrow. Once I have a marriage, I think any children will be easier to find.

[Jamjar]

I was having a look on NSW BDM and I can't see any birth for a Nash to a Sidney and Ellen from 1860 to 1911. Am I missing it, or isn't it there?

Jamjar

[philnash]

I was having a look on NSW BDM and I can't see any birth for a Nash to a Sidney and Ellen from 1860 to 1911. Am I missing it, or isn't it there?

Jamjar

I've had to piece this together from press cuttings. It's probably in the BMD index for VIC as they were married there in 1896. I think the North Brighton in the birth notice refers to Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney, rather than the similarly named place in Adelaide, SA, because I have no evidence that Sidney Herbert ever lived there.

[~MERLIN~]

WL Nash was born 25th May 1897 in Sydney, the son of Sidney Herbert Nash and Ellen May nee Kernohan. 

I don't know where you got your information from but he was born in Victoria:

NASH Wm Leonard b. 1897 BRIGHTON #16969
Father: Sidney Herbt
Mother: Ellen May KERNOHAN

[Jamjar]

Or, could he have been born in NSW, and not registered until they got to VIC, as they may have thought it was touch and go with him being premmie.

What year was the newspaper clipping?


Jamjar

[~MERLIN~]

Parents marriage in VIC:

NASH Sidney Herbert (born ENG) m. KERNOHAN Mary Ellen (born MELB P)1896 #6385