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Thomas Joseph Darcy
« on: Monday 17 June 24 10:13 BST (UK) »
Thomas Joseph Darcy BIRTH 20 FEB 1870 • Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
DEATH 27 FEB • Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 1907
his wife Clara May Olive

just found out he may have marriage another lady
  also can someone help point out Thomas's parent name

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 June 24 10:44 BST (UK) »
The NSW BDM is undergoing maintenance until tomorrow, so can't look up atm.

Findagrave has this Thomas Joseph DARCY born 20 Feb 1870, died 27 Feb 1907 - spouse Julia SCOTT. They married 1892 at Surrey Hills, says he was a bachelor, born Sydney, according to the marriage certificate which is attached.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251506450/thomas-joseph-darcy

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #2 on: Monday 17 June 24 10:50 BST (UK) »
An obituary just says a widow and 2 sons:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61432940

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #3 on: Monday 17 June 24 10:55 BST (UK) »
the full marriage certificate is on Ancestry - his parent's are Thomas DARCY and Catherine [...]. Not sure of Catherine's family name, attached here.


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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 June 24 10:56 BST (UK) »
So who Clara may olive in some of family tree by look of the marry Clara so i need to work out if two boy half-brother who their parent

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #5 on: Monday 17 June 24 11:10 BST (UK) »
I can't check these with the NSW BDM, however according to Ancestry marriage records:

Clara May OLIVE married Thomas DARCY at Grafton in 1895.

Clara May DARCY married Frederick SMITH at Grafton in 1907.

Clara May SMITH married Frederick HOPE at Manly in 1920. (Marriage certificate on Ancestry - her parents: George William OLIVE (grazier, dec) and Thurza COLLINS.

Modified to add:
Tricky without the NSW BDM, but I can't see a death for Julia DARCY  between 1892 and 1895. Also, the 1892 marriage does say Thomas was born Sydney (not Grafton).

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #6 on: Monday 17 June 24 11:45 BST (UK) »
Also, the 1892 marriage does say Thomas was born Sydney (not Grafton).

There is a birth certificate posted to Ancestry for Thomas DARCY 20 Feb 1870 at Grafton, parents Thomas DARCY and Catherine nee HOULAGHAN (again, hard to read). So I guess this is the same man, not sure why he says born Sydney on his 1892 marriage, or why he was in Sydney.

I'll look at the NSW BDM tomorrow for the children's birth registrations to see which mother is stated.

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #7 on: Monday 17 June 24 12:40 BST (UK) »
Thomas' death certificate names 2 children, Wilfred aged 11 and Harold aged 9.  They were registered in 1895 and 1898 as the sons of Thomas and Clara.

Debra  :)

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Re: Thomas Joseph Darcy
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 18 June 24 03:16 BST (UK) »
It seems that Julia DARCY nee SCOTT died in 1903 - there is a death notice:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14583010

The NSW BDM has he indexed under Julia DE ARCY , Julia DEARCY, Julia De ARCY (12672/1903) parents Adam A and Betsy, which fits with the 1892 marriage in Sydney.

So were they divorced, separated?  Was Thomas a bigamist?