Geddes Family in Australia

[Gregyboy]

Hello,

I'm searching for some relatives who moved from Scotland to Australia.

William John Geddes was born on 11th October 1903 at 22 Lennox Place, Portgordon in Scotland to John Geddes and Jessie Geddes (also her maiden name). I'm going to assume that he emigrated to Australia in the 1920s since he would have been a reasonable age then.

I'm unable to find when he died though I'm hoping someone could help me with this seeing as I have the details of his wife and daughters. I won't post the daughters names' since there is a chance they are living, but I've found that he married a woman named Ann McGilvray. The daughters initials are M and J. I believe he lived in the Melbourne area, but I'm not entirely sure.

I'd quite like to find when he married his wife, when they died and if they had more family over there.

Thanks in advance,

Greg

[Ruskie]

Presumably you have already looked for his marriage to Ann in Scotland?

If you know about Ann and their daughters do you know if they were born in Scotland or Australia?

I had a very quick glance but couldn't see William or Ann's deaths here:
http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/search+your+family+history/
(it looks like deaths only go up to 1988)

[cupoflife]

SA Marriage Index
1928 317/859 William John GEDDES and Anna Mary MACGILLIVRAY; Adelaide

Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsSearch.aspx
Name: Geddes, William John
Date of Death: 07 October 1981
Age: 77 Years
Last Abode: LITTLEHAMPTON
Service Type: Burial
Section: General; Row: BB; Site Number: 59

Adelaide Advertiser: GEDDES, William John (Bill) 1981

Also at Enfield Memorial Park
Name: Geddes, Anna Mary
Date of Death: 17 November 1971
Age: 66 Years
Last Abode: SEATON PARK, SA
Service Type: Burial
Section: General; Row: BB; Site Number: 60
SA Death Index
1971 146A/8611 GEDDES Anna Mary; William John GEDDES [H]; Hindmarsh   

[cando]

And from my resource....

GEDDES William John  25 years  Status Single  Father William John GEDDES
MacGILLIVRAY Anna Mary  24 years  Status Single  Father WIlliam MacGILLIVRAY
At the Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Adelaide   Ade 317/859

I will have a look at the 1939 and 1943 SA Electoral Rolls later.  I have to go out for a while.

Cando

[Ruskie]

Very good cupoflife and Cando. 

[Gregyboy]

Hello,

Thanks for providing the death details; I was sure he was living in the Melbourne area, I didn't realise he went to South Australia.

I'm assuming his daughters were born in the 1920s/1930s, obviously if they're living then their details cannot be put up, though are there any resources I could use which could help me trace their births?

Also, for the marriage, are you able to get the full date as I noticed it only had the year '1928'

Regards

Greg

[Gregyboy]

Using the Adelaide Cemeteries website I think I may have found a death date for daughter, M, though I can't confirm it yet. I have her married surname (O'Reilly), and the age would match up with the birth date after the parents marriage.

[Wiggy]

 - 22 December 1928 there is a marriage of William John Geddes to Ann McIllivray found in Trove

Wiggy

[cupoflife]

Adelaide Advertiser 20 February 1954 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/47583960
GEDDES — O'REILLY. — The marriage of M******* A***, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Geddes. of Croydon Park to K**** A*****, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. O'Reilly, of Woodslde. will be solemnised in Scots Church. North terrace, on February 27. at 5.45 p m.

Engagement notice of the above daughter:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/48930744
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/93990614