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hi

I am helping a friend research her tree and am desperately trying to find information on John Sundah born 11/4/1877 in India John married Janet Kinnersly in 1919 in Warnabool Victoria and he died 3 Feb 1960 in Ararat Victoria.

John and Janet had 2 children that I have been able to find Dorothy May born 1922 and John Kenneth born 1919 both in Geelong Victoria.

I would love to find any information about John's immigration to Australia as well as his parents and siblings if at all possible

Thanks heaps Kerryn (Queensland Aus)

Don't know about Australian records but won't the marriage cert give some details of his father ?

There is a John and Mildred sundah on the electoral rolls

John Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1908
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Grampians
Country: Australia
Residence Address: High St., Ararat
Occupation: Hawker

Mildred is listed as home duties

Still with Mildred
John Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1913
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
Residence Address: High at., Ararat
Occupation: Hawker

On his own now from 1916

Name: John Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1919
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
Occ hawker

With Janet now

John Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1921
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
Residence Address: Ararat
Occupation: Hawker
Address Mcllellan street

Still with Janet


Name: John Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1937
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
Address McLellan street
Occ hawker




This looks like the son
Name: John McLellan Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1943
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
Address McLlellan street occ dairyman

He is with his dad John Sundah occ hawker

Maybe a typo as he is also listed as John Kenneth

John Kenneth Sundah
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1943
Subdistrict: Ararat
State: Victoria
District: Corangamite
Country: Australia
McLellan street. Occ dairyman
With dad John who is a hawker

Janet isn't with them

Edit

Name: Janet Sundah
Birth Year: abt 1880
Age: 61
Death Place: Ararat, Victoria
Father's name: John Kinnehsley
Mother's name: Janet Jenkins
Registration Year: 1941
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 18311

Name: Janet Kinnersly
Birth Date: Abt 1879
Birth Place: Learmonth, Victoria
Registration Year: 1879
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: John Kinnersly
Mother: Jdkins Janet
Registration Number: 17414

Several trees on ancestry has him born India with the date of birth and marrying in 1919 to Janet . No mention of Mildred

Could she have been his first wife or his mum ????


Jno Sundah
Spouse Name: Janet Kinnersly
Marriage Place: Victoria
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Year: 1919
Registration Number: 5044

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj

(you need the Marriage cert., reference on above)

Chris :)

The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954)
Fri 1 May 1942

Engagement Announced
Dorothy, youngest daughter of the
late Mrs. and Mr. Sundah, of Ararat,
Victoria, to Driver Geoff Newitt, A.I.F.,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Newitt,
of Central Avenue, Moonah.
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
Fri 22 Aug 1941
LATE MRS. J. SUNDAH
ARARAT.-Mrs. J. Sundah, 61,
died suddenly. She was bom at
Mininera, and lived practically all
her life in this district.
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The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924)
Sat 12 Feb 1910
The following cases were treated at
the Hospital yesterday:—Mildreth Sundah, of
Ararat, injured hand, caused by running
a hat pin into it.

thank you so much, yes I will ask my friend about buying it. Has anyone found when they arrived in Australia, I have been searching, must be sometime between 1877 when born and 1908

is there any record of daughter Dorothy May Sundah marrying Allan Richard Harris? The marriage date would be a big help thanks
Thanks again Kerryn

(saw below)

Chris :)

Victoria electoral rolls (Find My Past)
SUBDIVISION OF ARARAT, 1946.

Sundah, Dorothy May, McLellan st., home duties, F
Sundah, John, McLellan st., Ararat, hawker, M
Sundah, John Kenneth, McLellan st., Ararat, dairyman,


(wonders if below were Parents of Geoff Newitt)

The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Saturday 27 March 1920

Family Notices
NEWITT (nee WARD). - On March 13, at St. Helen's Private Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Newitt, Derwent-park: a son (Geoffrey Frank).


The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Thursday 24 September 1953

Family Notices
at Royal Hobart Hospital, Margaret Ann, dearly loved wife of Percy David Newitt, of 42 Central Ave (loved Mother, mentions Son Geoffrey)


https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

(probably more items in newspapers above)


https://billiongraves.com/grave/Dorothy-May-Sundah-Harris/8080359#/

(Dorothy May Sundah Harris)

thanks, so much appreciated
Kerryn