Looking for descendants of Arthur MUTTON

[rosball]

Here http://www.wamarriage.info/ you will see a marriage for the son in 1963 in Geraldton

regards
   Ros

[rosball]

Sadly Ivan Keith Mutton died at age 34 in 1978
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=FC00006842

regards,
   Ros

[rosball]

There is an Ask A Librarian service at W.A. State Library where if you give them the death date (as shown on burial records) they will look up death notices and e-mail them to you.
http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/services/information_services

It was an excellent service that I have used in the past but I believe there may now be a small charge involved.   Cando knows more about this ...

regards,
   Ros

adding : Yes Cando tells me they now charge for this service 

[lordb]

Many,many thanks cando & rosball for the information and links, I will try to use them to dig a bit further.This is my first 'encounter' with Australian FH so am on a learning curve ! 
It must be the birth records I need to get any nearer to 'today'

Thanks again for your time and effort

Byron

[rosball]

Western Australia BDM http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/ only shows births up  until 1932 (and for privacy reason the parents are not shown after 1905) as these people are probably living.

The best way to find current family members is from death notices of the relatives.

The white pages  http://www.whitepages.com.au/ are a possibility.  Hit residential, enter Mutton and location Western Australia.  There are a couple of possibilities for Ivan's wife

regards,
  Ros

[lordb]

Thanks again Rosball, I'll take a look
Ivan had a sister born in 1947 who could be possibly be still with us.
I was wondering if a local paper would be sypathelic in publishing a request for information ?

Byron

[rosball]

Yes  good thinking Byron some  newspapers have "missing friends/relatives" columns but I'm not sure which ones in Perth (I live on other side of Oz)

The West Australian http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/
The Sunday Times http://www.perthnow.com.au/
The Post http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/

There's also this site https://archive.thewest.com.au/index.php where you can get access to the West Australian (July 2004-present) for 24 hours for $8

Or this site which gives free obits http://www.westannouncements.com.au/obituaries/thewest-au from 2011 until present.

There's also a kind rootschatter who sometimes visits the National Library where they hold all newspapers and could look up for you. 

regards,
   Ros

[lordb]

Hi Rosball
I'll certainly contact the newspapers and see what response there is, meanwhile I'll search the other sites. It would be unfair to ask someone to spend time at the Nat. Archives until or when I have some more info and dates,it was very nice to offer.
I'll let you know of any results, if you are interested, perhaps you can let me have your e-mail address thro' the PM.
If I can help in any way with any UK research please let me know.
Thank you again for all your help

Byron

[rosball]

A pleasure to help Byron 

Yes I'd like to know how you get on - and so would others.  You can let us all know.  
(except for details of the living sister - yes I'll send you a pm)

cheers,
   Ros