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A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« on: Monday 26 May 14 18:08 BST (UK) »
A shot in the dark here guys....

Do we have anyone here researching the name Harrop, maiden name Thompson?

My research goes back from my paternal aunt and one I never met, a  Lillian Harrop born Wharfedale 15 December 1920, deceased c2007 and whose family hailed from the Leeds area of west Yorkshire in England. Lillian had two brothers, and one sister - Joe, George and Mary and emigrated to Queensland Australia probably on an assisted passage back in the early 1960's. Lillian's husband went by the name of Norman.

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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 03:25 BST (UK) »
The family arrived on the "Orontes" in 1959 as assisted passengers.
He husband's name was Leonard and they arrived with 5 children , 4 boys and 1 girl.
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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:13 BST (UK) »
Marriages Jun 1944
HARROP Leonard Warfedale  9a/381
THOMPSON Lilian J  Warfedale  9a/381

Mr L HARROP, Tannery worker born ****,
Mrs L J HARROP wife, born ****;
Mr G Harrop, son born ***,
Mr N HARROP son, born ****,
Mstr D HARROP, son born ****,
Mstr D HARROP son, born ****,
Miss G HARROP dau,  born ****. 
Embarked from London on the SS ORONTES on 10 Jun 1959. Ticketed to  Melbourne, Australia.  Last address in UK 25 Parkwood Gardens, Calverley, Ne.Leeds

Australian Electoral Roll
1968 Victoria
HARROP Leonard  31 Cameron Road, Croydon East  Driver
HARROP Lilian Josephine 31 Cameron Road, Croydon East  HD

1977 Vic
HARROP Leonard  2/19 Elizabeth Street, Bayswater  Security Officer
HARROP Lilian Josephine 2/19 Elizabeth Street, Bayswater  HD

1980 Queensland 
HARROP Leonard  20 View Street, Birkdale Security Officer
HARROP Lilian Josephine  20 View Street, Birkdale   HD

http://www.ryersonindex.org/
HARROP Lillian (Lil)   
Death notice 25 Oct 2007 88 years Published in the Herald Sun (Melbourne) 29 Oct 2007

Buried at Fawkner however the dob is different to the passenger record and the given name is spelt with 2 l's. 
HARROP Lillian
Location   R/C*ZC***34     Area   Roman Catholic
Date Of Birth    3 Mar 1919
Date Of Death   25 Oct 2007

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Edit to highlight address in 1980
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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:26 BST (UK) »
The Ryerson Index has a number of deaths for men named Leonard HARROP.  I would suggest that the ones with notices placed in the Melbourne papers would be your man, given Cando's finding and as the age seems to fit.  However you'd need to see further records.

I see this cremation but nothing on that site for Lillian
Springvale Botanical Cemetery,    
Leonard Mowat HARROP, Cremated   20/07/2012
The cremated remains have been collected   
http://sbc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/

DYER - Wilts, London, Somerset, MIDLANE - Hants, Wilts, SONE - Hants, WRIGHT - London, Hants, SEAGER - Deptford, DWYER, FERGUSON - Victoria, MASON - Woodford Vic, BALLARD - South Wales, GOULDBY - Lowestoft
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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:27 BST (UK) »
I don't think it is the correct Leonard as Leonard Mowat HARROP also appears on the electoral rolls.

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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:32 BST (UK) »
And this tribute http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/3104691/view shows a different wife

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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:38 BST (UK) »
I have my doubts that it is the correct Lilian Josephine HARROP who died in 2007 unless of course the OP has definite information that the 2007 death is correct.

There is a listing on whitepages for a Mr L HARROP in Qld.  Perhaps the OP could search and make contact.
http://www.whitepages.com.au/?entryType=R#

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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:42 BST (UK) »
This looks like the correct man....

HARROP   Leonard   
Death notice 11 Dec 2000   late of Birkdale   
Published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane)   12 Dec 2000

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Re: A shot in the dark for Harrop/Thompson
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 27 May 14 04:54 BST (UK) »
You can search here for the five HARROP births with mother THOMPSON from 1944 at District Wharfedale.
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

The eldest son appears with them on the Victorian Electoral Roll and their dau on the Qld Electoral Roll.

I would mention that Lilian Josephine THOMPSON/HARROP is consistently spelt with one "l".

Births Mar 1921   
THOMPSON    Lilian J    BRENTON    Wharfedale    9a/229

The 2007 death of a Lillian HARROP in Melbourne is this lady

Australian Electoral Roll
1980
HARROP Edward Thomas  268 Victoria Road, Thornbury
HARROP Lillian 268 Victoria Road, Thornbury  HD

Husband Edward Thomas is buried at the same location as Lillian at Fawkner.

HARROP Edward T  63 years  10 Nov 1981.
R/C*ZC***34   Area   Roman Catholic

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