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Thompson-Boyd
« on: Monday 29 June 20 04:39 BST (UK) »
Hello,
I'm trying to find any information on the family of Edgar Thompson-Boyd.
Born Glascow 1862 / 1863
Died 1942.
Edgar was a dentist who migrated to Australia.
Any replies will be much appreciated

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 June 20 09:19 BST (UK) »
You must surely know more about him than that.

Whom, where and when did he marry?

Where did he train to be a dentist?

Where in Australia did he die? Have you found an obituary in a newspaper?
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 June 20 10:23 BST (UK) »
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Edgar married Elizabeth Ann Ogg 1896 Victoria, Australia.
He died in 1942, I am not certain where at this stage.
Edgar lived in Melbourne, Australia.
I am trying to find the names of his parents.

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 June 20 11:10 BST (UK) »
Are his parents not named on his marriage certificate then?

The thing is that I can't find a likely birth for him at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, which is where any record should be. I wonder if he could have changed his name at some point?

There is a death certificate showing his death in South Yarra, VIC, in 1942, aged 79. Unusually, it doesn't list the names of his parents. There is also a marriage in 1942 to Elsie Irene Jones.
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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 30 June 20 00:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you for taking the time to look. Perhaps his surname was Boyd? Middle name Thompson.
It is possible also that he may have changed his name.
I have read articles from Melbourne stating that he was American, from Philadelphia, yet on a ship manifest from 1915 he gave his details as Scottish, born in Glascow.
Edgar's grandson (also Edgar) married Elsie in 1942.
I'm unable to find any documentation of his parents names, although in 1896 an Amy Thompson Boyd died in Victoria,  aged 52 (making her approximately 20 years older). Edgar put an article in the paper at this time thanking people for their recent cards and flowers during his recent bereavement.
He married Elizabeth Ann Ogg the same year.
Thanks again, your time is appreciated

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 30 June 20 00:46 BST (UK) »
I notice Edgar's registration on his marriage Vic rego as THOMPSON Boyd Edgar, Hyphenated names always present problems in indexes and transcriptions can also make it difficult.

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 30 June 20 00:49 BST (UK) »
This is my first hyphenated name search, and I definitely agree that they are challenging  :-\

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 30 June 20 00:54 BST (UK) »
For information and to save doubling research, some previous threads:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832725
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=833584

And I agree - hyphenated names can be troubling!

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Re: Thompson-Boyd
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 30 June 20 01:39 BST (UK) »
My suggestion would be to get Amy Thompson Boyd's death  cert online They are $20 and have lots of info; Would give when and where married, children and ages, how long in Australia.
Edgars death would not be as reliable as info would be by someone who may not have known actual facts.
Registration number; 8783 / 1896
Family name: BOYD
Given name(s) Amy Thompson
Place of event:
Brtn, Australia [Brighton]
 
Mother's name <Unknown Family Name>, Unknown
Mother's family name at birth UNKNOWN
Father's Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Merryck Edw]
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