Help please: William Tomsey CREECH

[sharon rothery]

I am trying to trace William Tomsey CREECH,he was born 1849 Marylebone London UK,  He is later listed in Australia as marrying Mary Louisa Power in Victoria.  Mary Louisa remarried in 1889 in Victoria and was listed as widow and previous husband deceased in 1887.  I have some of Williams navy record from England but the details are few and far between,I have been unable to trace him,William and Mary had 3 children together the last ebing born in 1886 in Victoria.  His life and death in Australia are a complete mystery.  Any help would be appreciated.  I have no subscriptions to ancestry or any other sites .

Many Thanks
Sharon.

[Neil Todd]

Link to BDM Registry in Victoria.
https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria

Welcome to Rootschat Sharon, we will help where we can.
I am a little befuddled by your post. "I have been unable to trace him,"You have his Birth, his marriage his children, his death year. What are you after? I have had a look through "TROVE" and cannot find any reference to your William CREECH. The bdm certs in Victoria can be quiet good with information and with a little bend in your plastic you can have it emailed direct. Victoria does not have a free BDM search but records can be checked for a minimal fee of $0.99.

Neil

[rosie17]

Hi and Welcome to Rootschat ....Don't know if you have him on the census forms his birth date 25/8/1849 Marylebone father Francis Creech mother Anne Maria Morgan
Here he is on the 1851 census at 4,Walmer Street Marylebone
Francis Creech b Bath Somerset 1829 age 22 occupation Boat Manufacturer
Anna Creech b 1826 Marylebone age 25
William Tomsey Creech b 1850 Marylebone age 1

1861 Census he is living with his grandmother at Tipton Grove ? Marylebone
Susan Creech b 1794 Ashcott Somerset age 67 lodging house keeper  widow
Francis Creech age 33 looks like widower Boat Maker
William Creech 12
Elizabeth Alice Tomsey Creech b 1849 age 12
Susan Tomsey Creech b 1853 age 8
Anne Tomsey Creech b 1856 age 5

1871 Census
He is on Vessel Royal Oak ...He is able seaman in the Royal Navy

[rosie17]

Not having much luck finding a death record was he still in the navy ? maybe he died at sea

[sharon rothery]

Hi
Thanks for the replies,Neil I wasn't very clear there >.< I am unable to find anything on his death I would hope to be able to find a death place and maybe burial site.  I have searched many find a grave sites etc but to no avail.  Rosie yes I have seen those details,I am currently looking into his family over here in the uk,his siblings records etc.  William was married to Mary Louisa (she is my great great grandmother) Mary went on to marry twice after William,Thomas Hambley was next in line in 1889 and she gave birth to my Great Grandfather Claude Harry,I have managed to find many details on her other children and their families and have managed to make contact with distnat relatives.  Even though William is not my blood relative,it would be nice to put him to rest as such rather than feeling that he just vanished.  Williams children were Laura Tomsey Creech,William Frank Bernard Creech and Louige(Lonige) Louie Creech.  The latter being quite a character,many articles on trove about him nd his Aus army record makes quite a read.(the children dont bring any light to his life and death,but some people enjoy reading about history and ancestry,like myself)

Once again
Many Thanks for the input

Sharon

P.S. No that I am aware of Rosie,I can find no military records for him in Australia,His service record from the uk has no information on duties etc,not sure if they have survived or not,or that maybe they are not public reading?.

[Neil Todd]

I would have to assume that all the children remained with their mother? Odd there is a marriage in South Australia in 1882 for a William CREECH, not a common name.
William CREECH = Margaret TYRRELL AT Clare Sth Aus 1882   REF # 132/171
I can find no further reference to this chap, no children and no mention of any CREECH Births marriages or deaths deaths up to 1940, I didn't go any further. There are some Births marriages and deaths of CREECH in WA but I cannot see any connection.

Neil

[Neil Todd]

Do you know if this is just a transcription error or a coincidence.
A death in Victoria.
Charles CREECH   Father Frank Mother - Laura TOUSSEY 1887 REF # 1736

Neil

[sharon rothery]

Hi Neil,
Laura Tomsey Creech Married a John Christian Monson,Laura died circa 1945 in Avro hospital,here is a link to her obit. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44835195?searchTerm=%22laura%20monson%22&searchLimits=
they had 5 children that I have seen,Dorothy,John,Ronald Austin,Beryl and Allan, (i think these are her children,my notes are all over and could be a little jumbled),Ronald Austin went on to become quite famous,http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44835195?searchTerm=%22laura%20monson%22&searchLimits=

Sharon.

[sharon rothery]

Sorry inccorect 2nd link
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/monson-ronald-austin-11149