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i am looking for some information on my grand father, john alexander paterson b 1879 robe south australia who took part in the Boer War his regiment number was 389 sa fifth contingent, i was…Continue
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Lyn Smith commented on isobel may paterson's blog post john alexander paterson"Don't be too confused by the death certificate. It can only tell you what the informant thought was true after the person died."
isobel may paterson commented on isobel may paterson's blog post john alexander paterson"i think you may be right when it comes to the j a paterson born in robe even though his death cert. says he was born 1879 in goolwa sa?
very confusing"
isobel may paterson commented on isobel may paterson's blog post john alexander paterson"thank you lyn...this john is my father and was married to a lillian beatrice hogarth"
Lyn Smith commented on isobel may paterson's blog post john alexander paterson"Isobel,
Do you have access to Ancestry? There is a family tree there for John, showing him married to Lillian Beatrice Hogarth in Perth in 1905. Correct? Never accept an Ancestry tree unless you can confirm it from records!
Lyn"
Lyn Smith commented on isobel may paterson's blog post john alexander paterson"Isobel,
If you do a basic search at RecordSearch for john alexander paterson, one file which comes up is the file for your grandfather, which you can read because it has been digitised! It is only one page - his attestation. It says he turned…"
Debra commented on isobel may paterson's blog post find?"It looks like your uncle's birth name was Owen Leslie TYTE, but perhaps he preferred Leslie - I believe he was the Navigator.
Some online links for…"
leslie tyte commented on isobel may paterson's blog post find?"MY LATE UNCLE WAS A CAPTAIN ON A PLANE SENT TO BRITON TO FIGHT IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MEMORIAL FOR HIM AND HIS CREW IN FRANCE. his name is LESLIE TYTE my dads service number is NX116734…"
isobel may paterson replied to isobel may paterson's discussion grandfather"elizabeth
the william russell i cannot see as the cousin..but will keep looking."
Elizabeth Allen replied to isobel may paterson's discussion grandfather"Isobel, I know he was unlikely to be related but the connection is South Australia and the Boer War
I thought you may like some information about him for your records as you said you had no idea who he was
Elizabeth"
isobel may paterson replied to isobel may paterson's discussion grandfather"the thing with this fella is he was just a witness on the marriage cert for john alexander paterson no relation really to fit in my tree.
thanks"
Elizabeth Allen replied to isobel may paterson's discussion grandfather"Isobel, Apologies for all these messages but I think I have found the connection of this William Frederick CHALLINGER to your John Alexander PATERSON
I found his death in South Australia in 1925 - he was born there and on his…"
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i am trying to get incontact with a person who put a blog on the national archives by the name of grantandretriffett,?
Posted on April 15, 2014 at 20:23 — 2 Comments
thomas huxtable
i was trying to find out some information on thomas huxtable service number - 419 place of birth broken hill nsw enlistment - blackboy hill. his father was called henry huxtable.
apparently there is a couple of letters that he wrote that i do not know how to view them
could some one let me know where to find them and how can i look at them
thank you
Posted on April 12, 2014 at 2:23 — 2 Comments
john alexander paterson
i am looking for some help to find my grandfather history.
his name is john alexander paterson he was born 1879 one death cert it says robe south australia, but others in the family say goolwa, port pirie or robe, now im totally confused. he did die in kalgoorlie boulder wa in 1955
he went to the boer war
if any one can help with this fella it would be much appreciated a i have hit the brick wall
Posted on April 12, 2014 at 2:09 — 6 Comments
john alexander paterson
i need some help searching for my grandfather - john alexander paterson, he was born 1879 goolwa south australia.
some say goolwa - port pirie or robe sa.
i cannot find a lot on him just his death 1955 kalgoorlie boulder wa.
Posted on April 12, 2014 at 2:03
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