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Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« on: Wednesday 06 February 13 12:31 GMT (UK) »
Greetings Rootschatters - hoping someone can help solve a mystery.

Llewellyn "Lyn" Vance Richards was born 1946 in Melbourne and last appears on the 1968 electoral roll as Lyn Vance Richards. I can't find any trace of him after this despite extensive Ancestry searches.

His father Ivor and mother Winsome Jean died in the 1970s.

The family myth is that Lyn died in a bushfire related accident circa 1985 (???)

BDM Vic cuts off in 1985, and he is not one of the Llewellyn Richards listed prior to that.

Any clues or pointers most welcomed.

Regards and thanks

Stoodly

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 22:44 GMT (UK) »
http://www.deceasedsearch.com/index.php
His parents were cremated at Springvale and their ashes scattered.

Did he die in Victoria?

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:05 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Cando, I am not sure where he died. The last clue is the 1968 Victorian electoral roll.

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Diana

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:12 GMT (UK) »
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49319799?searchTerm="winsome jean richards"&searchLimits=

A very nasty accident in Qld involving mother and child.

(No help in your search though)

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:30 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Sue!

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:35 GMT (UK) »
May I ask a direct question please ...

Do you know for certain that your person is deceased, or are you relying on the family myth only...

Is it possible that he moved interstate or migrated overseas, or changed names?

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi JM, you are quite right we don't know for sure what happened to him.

But the family (in England) were informed by another family member circa 1986 that he had died in a bushfire when the wind changed direction.

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 06 February 13 23:51 GMT (UK) »
So he may have been a volunteer fighting a fire and been caught by that wind change.   I wonder if there's any Honour Boards for those lost

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Re: Death by fire - Llewellyn "Lyn" RICHARDS
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 07 February 13 02:23 GMT (UK) »
It seems that he has gone somewhere between c1968 and c1972 though his parents are still enrolled at the same address - Ashgrove Stud Farm (poultry?).

There is an administration of Ivor's estate and a probate for Winsome which might give some clues as to his whereabouts.

http://www.scvprobate.com.au/probate/Search/ApplicationIndex.aspx

Debra  :)
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