Geddes Family in Australia

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Adelaide Advertiser 14 Apr 1947 - Engagement Notice http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/74635072
GEDDES-HINDES. - The engagement s announced of J*****, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Geddes. Croydon Park, to F****, only son or Mr. and Mrs F. Hindes Royal Park.

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Adelaide Advertiser BIRTHS 3 Feb 1950 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/50200331
HINDES (nee Geddes).— On February 1, at Calvary, to J***** and F**** — a daughter (S***** M***).
Same notice in Adelaide Advertiser 4 Feb 1950 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/50206164
Also in the Chronicle 9 Feb 1950 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/93745765

[cando]

Birth registrations are only available to 1928 in South Australia.

Commonwealth Electoral Roll 1943 
SA
GEDDES Anna Mary  3 Margaret Street, Croydon Park  Home duties
GEDDES William John  3 Margaret Street, Croydon Park  Labourer

Death reg
GEDDES Anna Mary
17 Nov 1971  66 years  Status Married  Relative William John GEDDES [Husband]
Residence Seaton   Death Place Woodville  Hin H* 146A/8611

Symbol H* indicates Anna died in a hospital or place of care.  If it was a hospital it would more than likely be the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Woodville. 

According to this index, there is no headstone for Anna and William GEDDES at Enfield Memorial Park.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deadsearch/enfield_fj.htm

Cando

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Mother of Anna MacGILLIVRAY?

The Mail 3 Oct 1953 Death notice and Funeral notice (North Road Cemetery) http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/58874007
MacGILLIVRAY.— On October 3, at her residence, 63 Hawkers road, Medindie, Jessie Ann, dearly beloved wife of William MacGillivray, and loving mother of Anna, Helen, Jessie. Margaret, Ina, Bill. John, and Mona, and dear grandma of 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild aged 70 years. Peacefully sleeping

[Gregyboy]

Judging by how uncommon their surname is I'd say it's most definitely her mother. I also found that Anna was from Scotland too; born in the Inverness area though I believe her family were from Glasgow. Obviously the daughters were born in Australia it's just that they can't be found in the newspapers. Judging by their marriage dates we can get a rough idea of their age.

I found a death date for a female with the matching forename and married name as the daughter, even buried in the same cemetery as William and Anna but in a different section; the only problem is seems to be that the daughter, M******* A** has a middle name, but the entry just says M*******, do you think this could be the daughter? Judging by her age she'd be old enough to get married. This is the link to the cemetery website here that was previously posted:
http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsSearch.aspx

Thanks,

Greg

[cando]

According to this link, there is a headstone for William and family at North Road Anglican Cemetery
MacGILLIVRAY Jessie 1953, 70 years; William 1968, 84 years and Jessie 1968, 59 years.
 Photo No 6004,  File 4

Photo available on request from website - include cemetery name, photo no and file.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deadsearch/cemetery_index.htm

Not all people could afford to publish birth announcements of their children in the personal notices of the daily newspapers.  According to the electoral roll, William GEDDES was a labourer and he married just before the depression of the 1930's.  Possibly there wasn't money to pay for birth notices. 

I can't help with the electoral listing for the MacGILLIVRAY family as the suburb of Medindie is not in my copy of the 1943 electoral roll.

If you are searching for information on TROVE, Wm MacGILLIVRAY, Member of Parliament is not your man.  He died in 1975.

Cando

[Marie Davies]

There is a William John Geddes age 19
11 Stewart Street, Port Gordon Banffshire
departed London 26 April 1923
Destination Melbourne
Ship name Borda

[claymore1959]

Hi,this is a long shot,but im looking for a Kenny Geddes from Fife  Scotland.Not sure when he emigrated but would think some where in the 1950s.Kenny was a good mate of my fathers and he would be in his 80s now.My father always wondered what became of his m8 Kenny.If any one knows any thing about him i would love to hear from them. Thanks C.F.Cruickshank