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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 1 Jul 2016 00:56

Please can someone find the marriage of George Kennard. He arrived in Perth about 1887. Problem is he might have married in South Africa. Any help gratefully received.
It's for my friend
Thank you

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Jul 2016 01:11

I looked at this site ..........

http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx

It states ........... You can search the Western Australian birth, death or marriage indexes by clicking each of the radio buttons below:
BIRTHS (1841-1932)
DEATHS (1841-1971)
MARRIAGES (1841-1936)

No marriages fro a George Kennard between 1887 and 1920

No births with father George Kennard between 1887 and 1920.

I did not check for alternative spellings ............ you can check, it is free to use.

Did he stay in Perth, WA, or move to another Province??

If so, you have check each state separately.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Jul 2016 01:19

urls for other states .......

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history/family-history.aspx

Our search engine allows unrestricted searching, with no identification required for:

Births over 100 years ago
Deaths over 30 years ago
Marriages over 50 years ago

https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html

You are about to search the following Genealogy SA databases:

Newspaper Birth Notices Index from 1960 onwards
Newspaper Death Notices Index from 1972 onwards
South Australia Cemeteries Index
Birth Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1928
Death Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1972 (Certificate transcriptions to 1967*)
Marriage Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1937


https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/


The above 3 are free to search

The following one charges 50p to look at the results of a search

http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/search+your+family+history/



Also possible to search for free ...............

http://www.ryersonindex.org/

Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers


http://austcemindex.com/

Says it has over two million inscriptions and half a million images online

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Jul 2016 01:22

The Cemetery Index has one possible death for a George Kennard IF he was born ca 1820 .............

Kennard George 1820? 29 Jul 1899 79 h/Mary A Wellington NSW Ang E

Spouse name Mary A

There is a photograph of the headstone

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 1 Jul 2016 07:51

The George KENNARD who died in Wellington NSW in 1899 aged 75 (age from newspaper death notice) or 79 (bdm), had 8 sons and was a building contractor. He had been in NSW from c1850s and married there. The family did travel to 'America' for a period.

From his son's obit: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137763745

How do you know he had links to South Africa and where did you get his arrival info to Perth?

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 1 Jul 2016 08:37

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1351676

(George Frederick Kennard)

(does above relate here?, links to NZ)

Chris :)

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 1 Jul 2016 09:58

Thank you everyone for your help.
Yes Chris, George did go to NZ and that is my post from last year. Sorry if I wasted your time again. I went on holiday to England for 2 months after I posted last years thread. I hadn't realised I was asked to look for the same thing so forgive me please