Mystery Man Edward Townsend Foley

[Jamjar]

Rennan's death notice, 1923, has father deceased, first column:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16115975

Jamjar

[majm]

Sands 1883  ie as at end of October 1882

20 Exeter Place,  Edward FOLEY ...  I carefully note NO mention of Townsend in his name. 

http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1880-1889/1883-part2.pdf   so page 51 of that pdf, and page 189 of the Sands directory.

off to see if I can figure Mrs MEGAN 

JM

[odysseyov]

Sands 1883  ie as at end of October 1882

20 Exeter Place,  Edward FOLEY ...  I carefully note NO mention of Townsend in his name. 

http://cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1880-1889/1883-part2.pdf   so page 51 of that pdf, and page 189 of the Sands directory.

off to see if I can figure Mrs MEGAN 

JM

The lack of a Townsend has worried me for several years, JM - but I'm really desperate to work the mystery out ...

[mckha489]

deleted. Talking through a hole in my head

[majm]

Without that Townsend there, it is a dashed line, waiting waiting waiting. 

Mrs Megan ... well the informant on a birth certificate gives that info verbally in that era, and the clerk simply records it.    And I cannot find her at first search.   I am getting eye strain,  I will look later today or in the morning.  Sorry,

But the info on the d.c. is given by the funeral director, so likely they were nominated by the funeral director.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13524931 Edward FOLEY,  not E Townsend FOLEY.  SMH 16 Sept 1882

JM

[Jamjar]

Maria's death notice, 1919, states 'at her residence'. So separated, divorced, he deceased. I am beginning to think there was only one Edward Townsend.1st column:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28095854

Jamjar

[majm]

deleted. Talking through a hole in my head

No, you are not, it ought to be against RChat rules to even consider such twaddle.   

JM

[mckha489]

Maria's death notice, 1919, states 'at her residence'. So separated, divorced, he deceased. I am beginning to think there was only one Edward Townsend.1st column:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28095854

Jamjar

Knew you would come round to my way of thinking 

[odysseyov]

I have tried another tack -
Knowing that Mary had separated from her husband and that the infant died of syphillis; and knowing that Mary would be infected herself and that syphillis could lead to madness, I tried the Newington Asyllum.   A Mary of the same age shows up there - but mostly ages are not shown and there are any number of Marys - she didn't use her married name at all after the separation except for the birth/death Certificates.   So if I could find out who were the others domiciled at 20 Exeter place at the same time I might be able to find a connection somewhere - she would have had to be known as a Miss or Mrs something - she was only 33 in 1882