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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #36 on: Sunday 20 February 22 10:43 GMT (UK) »
Sparrett.    Apologies mdear.  I got a tad confused. William George Nelson and his wife putting a death notice in the papers.  You said her mother. I thought it was his mother. Nellie.  Wrong.   Also their son was William George Nelson. Born 18 May  1916   Died  3March  1976. His wife was Cora Thelma.  She was born 1915. Died 17 Oct 1988. Buried at Centennial Park. Adelaide.    William George Nelson Snr. His wife was May Cragie.  She died. 17 Dec  1966. 
 Now you know why I get confused.  Sorry to do that to you.  😁

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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #37 on: Sunday 20 February 22 10:50 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: dalek39 on Sunday 20 February 22 10:43 GMT (UK)
Sparrett.    Apologies mdear.  I got a tad confused. William George Nelson and his wife putting a death notice in the papers.  You said her mother. I thought it was his mother. Nellie.  Wrong.   Also their son was William George Nelson. Born 18 May  1916   Died  3March  1976. His wife was Cora Thelma.  She was born 1915. Died 17 Oct 1988. Buried at Centennial Park. Adelaide.    William George Nelson Snr. His wife was May Cragie.  She died. 17 Dec  1966. 
 Now you know why I get confused.  Sorry to do that to you.  😁

Yes. That is correct. By the way, spelling is CRAIGIE.
Helpful to be correct in in record searching.

It will expand your search if you click on the news links provided. You will see other relatives of May CRAIGIE.
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« Reply #38 on: Sunday 20 February 22 12:45 GMT (UK) »

 Thanks Sparrett for the correction of Craigie.  Also. What links below.  Bit confused there.  Sometimes we can’t see the trees for the forest. 😁🙄.   

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« Reply #39 on: Sunday 20 February 22 12:51 GMT (UK) »

 I received four message notices but all the same from Sparrett.    🙄

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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #40 on: Sunday 20 February 22 13:10 GMT (UK) »
 
 I had checked out the possibility of Leslie Nelson being born Leslie Smith. But I have my doubts even though the birth date was the same. I’m sure it would have been in the records somewhere.    I strongly believe that James and Mary Nelson were not his biological parents. Their ages leave one to doubt. Also the gap between my grandmother born in 1881 being the last registered child   Then a big gap to the next son William George Nelson. 1889  then Leslie born 1898. Big gap   Makes one think doesn’t it.

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« Reply #41 on: Monday 21 February 22 01:48 GMT (UK) »
In my reply #29.

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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #42 on: Monday 21 February 22 03:41 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: dalek39 on Sunday 20 February 22 13:10 GMT (UK)
 
 I had checked out the possibility of Leslie Nelson being born Leslie Smith. But I have my doubts even though the birth date was the same. I’m sure it would have been in the records somewhere.    I strongly believe that James and Mary Nelson were not his biological parents. Their ages leave one to doubt. Also the gap between my grandmother born in 1881 being the last registered child   Then a big gap to the next son William George Nelson. 1889  then Leslie born 1898. Big gap   Makes one think doesn’t it.

And a BIG welcome to Cath. 

 
Quote from: cathieg on Sunday 20 February 22 05:58 GMT (UK)
Hi there

I have been helping Dale research this line but have only just joined Rootschat. I have been going back through previous posts to see if there was anything we hadn't uncovered so far.

Leslie Smith, mentioned above, is not a possibility as I contacted a person from this family and he is not Leslie Nelson.



Has anyone compared DNA from descendants of that Leslie Smith with Dale and with her generation  - just in case ...  ?   

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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #43 on: Monday 21 February 22 04:52 GMT (UK) »
Hi from me too Cath,
Just an observation here.

Mary Jane (nee DONOVAN) and her husbad were into what was considered then, advancing years.

They are unlikely to have reached out to a stranger to adopt a baby boy.

To my thinking the mother of the child is likely to be one of the daughters born in the 1870's.

Mother Mary has stepped in to the rescue!  It is a well known story. ;)

I have no  evidence to support this, just conjecture.

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Re: Leslie Nelson.
« Reply #44 on: Monday 21 February 22 08:45 GMT (UK) »
I just had a lightbulb moment.
I talked to someone in Leslie Smith's family who didn't think Leslie Nelson was connected and as she had seemingly done a lot of research into them, I took her word for it and didn't look into it further.

Then this record set suddenly appeared on Ancestry

South Australia, Australia, Destitute Asylum Ledgers and Admissions to Industrial and Reformatory Schools, 1849-1913
Reports-Inspectress of Licensed Foster Mothers and Wetnurses 1881-1909

Leslie Smith - 2 months old
Mother - Catherine Smith
Guardian - Mary Nelson.

About to dive in but this could be what Dale has been looking for! Fingers crossed

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