Adding to my BURDEN family tree.

[NZKate]

majm ......how many times do I have to write that the ONLY  information I have is three of the children's birth years. As far as I know the mother died in 1915 so the oldest child could possibly be 101 years old.

[majm]

majm ......how many times do I have to write that the ONLY  information I have is three of the children's birth years. As far as I know the mother died in 1915 so the oldest child could possibly be 101 years old.

So please modify your opening post and remove the names of the children that you cannot confirm are no longer living.

ADD
Tasmania's BDM does NOT have online indexes, so it is NOT possible to look up online birth registrations to determine when the children were born, or if their parent/s were Alfred and Lydia. 

Cheers,  JM  R2M 1530 AEDST

[sparrett]

......  I would like to find out more about the children of Alfred and Elizabeth Burden........

.......  I am interested in finding out any information about their children....... but I will be very grateful if anyone can help...... Thanks

http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/resources/detaile2dd.html?ID=HBFH_30461
Florence May nee BURDEN died 1967.  She was the widow of Peter Campbell and his second wife. He was the father of nine children.
Obituary Peter CAMPBELL
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26406727

 MI link
http://www.ozgenonline.com/~riacaroline/Koonya/Campbell,%20Peter%20(koo).txt

In Loving Memory of

Peter loved husband of Florence M  CAMPBELL

Died 12^TH May 1947.  Aged 84 years

AT REST.


Sue

[sparrett]

Effie Edith BROWNE

http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/2963643/view?random=1452648737202


Debra 

Effie Edith BURDEN was enrolled to vote in WA from 1931 to 1937 .

She married there in 1939
Burden Effie E    
Browne Herbert T G
Reg 5 1939 At Canning

WW2 summary Herbert Thomas Geo BROWNE who enlisted 1942
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=1224521

The couple were on Victorian Electoral Rolls from 1954 to 1980.

Herbert died in 1987 and Effie as given above.
Both were cremated at Springvale.
Effie seems to have been born in 1901

Sue

[NZKate]

Sparrett - thank you for that information. I was so excited to see Florence May as I've not been able to find much for her BUT this one is her aunty, a daughter of Reuben and sister to her father Alfred. The Florence I am looking for was born maybe 1901-3 and was referred to as May Florence as well.  Thanks again.

[majm]

http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/get-help/Pages/help-finding.aspx   

Perhaps you could consider asking about

These documents would be useful - http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=I&id=SWD1/1/712

(start date 2 Feb 1916 and end date 17 August 1934)

Cheers,  JM
 

[mollipops1]

Agreed, the children's papers would be very informative. Unfortunately this would require a visit to Hobart in person!

I note there was a Frederick BURDEN with wife 'Lizzie' in Nubeena - he died in 1921 aged 48. Any connection?

It seems curious to me why all but two of the children were taken into care after the death of their mother in 1915. Effie who by all accounts would have been 14 or 15, and David born c1904 (if the shooting accident at age 18 was him) are on that records list. But Arthur & Clarence, the two who seem to remain with their father, weren't the youngest (Arthur was born c1905).

[majm]

I am amazed that with the number of adult relatives in that district that the children were not raised within that extended family.  To me, it is a sticking point for joining the dots to put those children as the children of Alfred (Frederick) and Elizabeth (Lizzie/Lydia).  Hopefully there will be birth certificates or similar official documents to give their personal details in those files.

Frederick's death notices read as though Elizabeth is still alive at the time.  I think it is unusual not to include "the late Elizabeth" or  "the late Lizzie" especially as he signed off as Alfred in his 1916 In Memoriam to her.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/23500157
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/23469837
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1053285

Cheers,  JM
 

[sparrett]

 
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/

Pitiful conditions of father Fred Burden in 1915 at the time of the death of his wife Lizzie.His nine 
children and him very unwell.

Sue