Vivienne Olwyn Ward/Bligh/Birch

[sez56]

Hi,
Can someone please fill in some gaps for me?  Vivienne Olwyn was born BLIGH to Martin Bligh (d. 15/10/1956) and Sophie (Sophia) Mummim (Mummin or Mummims/Mummins).  Martin and Sophie/a were married on 10/9/1913.  Vivienne married Ian MACDONALD then John WARD and was married to George BIRCH when she died on 10/6/1974.  Can anyone tell me any details about Vivienne's birth (when, where etc.), siblings etc.
Thanks!

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There seems to be some information on this family:
http://www.cifhs.com/qldrecords/Cherbourg-GenealogiesIndex.html
http://www.cifhs.com/
Vivienne Olwyn Bligh also shows as Olwyn Vivian Bligh and Alwyn Vivienne Bligh
Marriage Qld: 21/9/1939 Maryborough Legal
HUSBAND - Ian Albert McDonald (Born 1/5/1916) Caste -European
WIFE - Alwyn Vivienne Bligh (Born 1916) Half-caste

Death 21/8/1917 Sophie Bligh; Half-caste; Barambah
Martin appears to have remarried 17/12/1919: 1919/C3290 Martin Bligh and Mary Francis Bell
There appears to be a Martin Bligh and a Martin Bligh jnr (see http://www.cifhs.com/ (1)Queensland - (2)Auditor Generals Lists - (7)Cherbourg 1922 - 1940) 
The Martin Bligh death 5/10/1956 shows Father - ; Mother Aggie
Death 30/12/1910 Aggie Bligh; Full Blood; Barambah   
Death 28/ 3/1910 Unnamed; Full Blood; Barambah (Child of Bligh & Aggie)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history research
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vxp/

Stockman Bligh, Aggie Bligh (page 15) http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vxq/
Stockman (Tom) Bligh http://www.cifhs.com/qldrecords/Cherbourg-GenealogiesIndex.html

cheers
cupoflife

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A relative perhaps?
Nominal Roll of Indigenous participation in World War I
C Mummim (Cherbourg) on page 4 http://www.kurbingui.org.au/resources/stories/ANZAC-2005.pdf

cheers
cupoflife

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This collection appears to hold information on Bligh and Mummins families.
Norman Tindale Collection: In 1928, Norman Tindale, an anthropologist and entomologist with the South Australian Museum, began visiting Aboriginal peoples living on missions and government stations. By the end of the 1950’s he had photographed numerous Aboriginal people, collected cultural material and recorded a significant number of family trees (genealogies). http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/177788/Tindale_Index_2ndEd.pdf

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cupoflife

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Might be of interest. "WARD"
http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/FamilyTracingMales.htm (4th from bottom)
http://boards.ancestry.com.au/surnames.ward/11205/mb.ashx

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cupoflife

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There appears to be another marriage for Martin BLIGH.
http://www.cifhs.com/qldrecords/qldeidsvold.html
27/5/1944 Child endowment for the Law children.
Delphi Bligh (nee Law).  Delphi's husband is Martin Bligh in the Forces.
13/5/1954 Mentions
Delphine is married to Martin Bligh who deserted her 7 or 8 years ago. Delphine is 32 years old

NAA Search http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx
Martin Gerald BLIGH: Service Number - QX60389 : Date of birth - 16 Aug 1916 : Place of birth - Murgon Qld : Place of enlistment - Townsville Qld : Next of Kin - Delphine BLIGH

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cupoflife

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September 1935 Issue, “The Australian Evangel” A Monthly Paper for circulation among the colored people of Australasia
BLIGH.—On July 17, Edith Eileen Bligh, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bligh. Safe in the arms of Jesus. http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/missions/evangel_years/docs/v6s2_a.pdf

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cupoflife

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“A dumping ground: Barambah Aboriginal settlement 1900-40” http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:185624  Click on the 7704.pdf link on left of page. (see page 80-81) - Threat of removal to Palm Island, known colloquially as 'Punishment Island' was utilised to regulate behaviour of Aborigines on settlements and missions. Martin Bligh was sentenced to the island for allegedly 'causing a riot at the Murgon races and being the ringleader of the disorderly element on the settlement. Bligh was not given any opportunity to refute the allegations. He and his family were simply deported without warning in the middle of the night…...

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cupoflife

[sez56]

Thanks cupoflife for all your helpful information!  It certainly opens ones eyes to quite a bit of history....as always not always palatable!  Gives some sort of indication as to what sort of a life many of our ancestors led!