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Re: More on Hiding in Tasmania
« Reply #81 on: Yesterday at 00:08 »
No I haven’t been able to find one. Is there a Probate Registry in Australia?  It’s where we would check here.

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« Reply #82 on: Yesterday at 00:14 »
Yes, they're usually here, but searching for Maydwell has no matches.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates

Oops, sorry, she died in NSW!

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« Reply #85 on: Yesterday at 00:46 »
Christiana Maydwell's father, John WHITFIELD did leave a will in NSW. Made in 1892. In Young NSW
He bequeathed her an annuity of 20 pounds.
Her name then was I'ANSON.

This thread is lengthy and I admit to not being 100% familiar with all its twists so maybe I am repeating information here.

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« Reply #86 on: Yesterday at 01:05 »
Yes John Whitfield left an interesting will. He died in 1892 in the UK. As far as I know he never left there. He left Christiana 12 cottages and a yearly annuity of £20. I think Young, NSW is where Christiana died in 1950. I’m not sure what happened to the cottages ie were they sold or did she just continue receiving the rents once they became hers in 1906 when her mother remarried. They were all very close to her father’s farm, which was split between her two brothers in the will. Her three sisters certainly didn’t do as well as Christiana did from it either.

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« Reply #87 on: Yesterday at 05:21 »
This is possibly the Coach-builder from Richmond, John WILSON.
If so, the Sands Directory listing shows just a work or business address as he does not appear on the Electoral Roll at Church street as given by PatLac.

It may, of course be not the same man.


Marriage
FORTUNE Amy Constance
WILSON, Jno
1906
3800/1906

Victorian Electoral Roll
1909.
457 Swan Street Richmond WILSON, John. Coachsmith
With Amy Constance WILSON.

1913- 1915
2 Brook Street Richmond.WILSON, John. Coachsmith
With Amy Constance WILSON

1925
63 Brighton Street Richmond. WILSON, John. Coachsmith
With Amy Constance WILSON

Where John can be seen remaining to 1942 and Amy to 1963

Amy Constance WILSON died aged 82 in 1963 at Fitzroy F. Jas  FORTUNE. M. Elizabeth JOHNSTON. #19925.


Working with information from Amy’s headstone, this is likely the death of her husband John
WILSON John Graham
M.  Hannah MAHONY
F. WILSON John Graham
At ELSTERNWICK
RICHMOND
Aged 76
9625/1955

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« Reply #88 on: Yesterday at 05:44 »
John William GEORGE a coach-builder lived with Eliza Ann GEORGE from 1912 to 1922 at 203 Lennox street Richmond.
Prior to that he was without others of the surname at 124 Richmond Terrace, Richmond .
After 1922 the couple moved to Riversdale Rd, Glenferrie.

He died
GEORGE Johney Williams
M. Thirza GILBERT
F. Josiah
Born BALLARAT
Died HAWTHORN
Aged 84
3647/1952

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Re: More on Hiding in Tasmania
« Reply #89 on: Yesterday at 14:15 »
We know he left Australia in March 1919 and died in January 1922 so we have a sort of "anchor" to work on.  I think that probably tells us he was neither of those John Wilsons though.

I've had a look at the old census forms and as far back as 1881 he was employing nearly 100 people - he was a major business owner.  Somehow I can't imagine him doing nothing constructive during his years in Melbourne, although, being born in 1840 he was reasonably elderly.  Given his history as a JP, Alderman and mayor I somehow see him being involved in some sort of civic work or general good deeds.

I know he became John Wilson for his passage home and still used that name once he got back to the UK. I know the shipping companies ran no checks at all and relied on a flimsy slip of paper to sign up for the passage and that someone clearly British would have no problem not using a passport to travel from Australia to England, even as late as 1919. Potentially that was him going back for a year in 1910 too, also as John Wilson.  But would he perhaps have stayed as John Vernon?  There must have been complications with bank accounts etc and he had just sold Ringwood for a large sum in the name of Vernon.  I've just been through Trove and see nothing that might be "our" John Vernon though. 

Did he buy a property? It seems to be his usual way...  WWl ended on 11 Nov 1918 and he sailed in March 1919.  Giving him sufficient time to sell a property before he left?  Just one little whiff of a clue would be good, wouldn't it!

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