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Hi,
I'm hoping there is someone out there with access to Australian records who may be able to help me.

I am trying to trace marriage(s) and death of Dorothy Winifred STANBRIDGE, born 1896 St Pancras.

She emigrated to Fremantle, Australia 3rd December 1920 with her whole family -
Father - Albert Ernest 1874 -1951
Mother - Florence nee Webb 1874 - 1955
Sister - Gladys Irene 1902
Brother - Eric Ivan 1904 - 1931

Father/ Mother and Brother are buried in Karramatta cemetery, Perth, W. Australia.

I would really like to find what happened to Dorothy after she emigrated, whether she married or had children.

Thanks
Deb

Dorothy married in Perth in 1930.
Husband Stanley R Hughes.

Some searchable info on
www.dotag.wa.gov.au

Jim

Thanks Jim, I'll have a look now x

Check out - http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php

There's some of your guys there

Thank you x

Does anyone know how much the worldwide sub is on Ancestry? Would it let me search bmds in Australia I wonder?

Free online searching of Western Australian birth, death and marriage indexes is available for the following ranges of years:

Birth indexes - 1841 to 1932
Death indexes - 1841 to 1965
Marriage indexes - 1841 to 1936.

Ancestry doesn't have access to WA bmd.

There's a Stanbridge in Fremantle in the phone directory online white pages.

Perhaps someone may be able to look at the historic electoral roll for you. Give West Aussie people a bit more time to come online. It's still early over there, 5.20 am.

Ozi

Thanks Ozi x

Also at the NLA Trove site, Mr A. E. Stanbridge is named as the resigning president of the British Settlers Association in Dec 1921, who met in Perth.

Gladys Irene Joyce married Augustus SCOFIELD in Perth in 1922 (reg 127). They divorced in Dec 1942 on the grounds of desertion. She remarried in 1961 to Leonard ADAMSON (reg 45, East Coolgardie).

Dorothy Winifred also remarried; in 1950, to Lionel Eric THOMPSON in Perth (reg 1719).

The West Australian, Saturday 20 June 1931
MR. and MRS. ALBERT E. STANBRIDGE, Rene (Mrs. A. Scofield). and Miss Dorothy Stanbridge, desire to THANK all kind friends for floral tributes, telegrams, letters, cards and personal expressions of sympathy in their recent sad and sudden bereavement in the loss of their only son and brother (Blossom); especially do they thank Dr. K. H. Tepper, Dr. Blackall and Dr. Stubbe and Dr. Welch, the Sisters and nursing-staff of the Devonleigh Private Hospital for their untiring and sympathetic attention. Will all friends accept this notice as a token of their gratitude.

At the time of their son's death, the family lived in Lillian St, Cottesloe. Albert Ernest was an optician at Neilson's in Perth.

Monday 18 June 1951
STANBRIDGE (Albert Ernest Egerton): On Sunday, June 17, dearly loved and devoted husband of Florence Winifred, and cherished father of Dorothy (Mrs. Eric Thompson, Narrogin), Irene (Mrs. Adamson, Norseman). Eric (deceased). loving father-in-law of Eric and Len, darling grandpa of Joyce, Leslie, Eileen and Sonia; also sweetest memories of our dear Eric, only son and brother, June 16, 1931. How we will miss you, darling dad.

Tuesday 19 June 1951
STANBRIDGE: Loving grandfather of Joy and Ray, great grandfather of Terry and Kevin. Goodbye, grandpa dear.
STANBRIDGE (Ernest): At Fremantle on June 17, dearly beloved grandfather of Les and Rhoda and great-grandfather of Janice Scofield. Ever remembered.

At the time of his death he was living in Forrest St, Palmyra.

Gladys, Leonard & Augustus are all interred at Fremantle cemetery and can be found at mcb site already given. (Augustus also remarried; his 2nd wife, son Leslie and daughter-in-law Rhoda are also interred there.)

Dorothy's 2nd husband Lionel Eric THOMPSON died in 1958 aged only 50 - he is also at mcb site, at Karrakatta.

Dorothy remarried again, in 1963 to Reginald KEAST. It was his 2nd marriage; his first wife Gracie died in 1956.

Dorothy's death is also at mcb at Karrakatta. She died on 3rd Dec 1980 aged 84. Reginald is there too (died Dec 1969 aged 71).

:)

WWI enlistment
SCOFIELD Augustus : Service Number - 1414 : Place of Birth - London England : Place of Enlistment - Blackboy Hill WA : Next of Kin - (Brother) SCOFIELD C H

This is their daughter, WWII:

SCOFIELD JOYCE LILLIAN WINIFRED : Service Number - 99628 : Date of birth - 08 Mar 1924 : Place of birth - COTTESLOE WA : Place of enlistment - PERTH : Next of Kin - SCOFIELD AUGUSTUS

and son:

SCOFIELD LESLIE AUGUSTUS : Service Number - WX22622 : Date of birth - 15 Sep 1925 : Place of birth - MOSMAN PARK WA : Place of enlistment - KARRAKATTA WA : Next of Kin - SCOFIELD AUGUSTUS

WWI enlistments

THOMPSON LIONEL ERIC : Service Number - W72771 : Date of birth - 05 Oct 1907 : Place of birth - COTTESLOE WA : Place of enlistment - LAVERTON WA : Next of Kin - THOMPSON DOROTHY

Interesting - the papers say Eric was aged 17 when he died in 1931, so this must be his birth (i.e. he was not born in 1904):

Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
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Stanbridge Eric E I Webb Pancras 1b 50

Deb,just sent you a PM with possible living rellies. Hope there is a good lead there.

:)
Cherilyn

Cherilyn, this is absolutely fab! Thank you so much for all your time and kind help,
Deb xx

Thank you everyone. Could I be an absolute pain and ask if someone would check to see if Dorothy had any children?

Could have been as Dorothy Winifred Stanbridge, Hughes (Married 1930), or less likely as Thompson (married 1950).

Thanks, Deb

Hi Deb

Sorry can't check births that 'recent.'

But Albert's grandchildren are listed as Joyce, Leslie, Eileen & Sonia.

Joyce and Leslie were Scofields as seen above; the marriages I sent you confirm this. For Eileen, I think maybe Gladys E M Scofield b. 1927 was known by her 2nd name - there are very few births with this surname.

So it is *possible* that Sonia was Dorothy's with Stanley HUGHES.

Dorothy is unlikely to have had any chn with Lionel Eric THOMPSON, as she would have been about 54 when they married. (Note he was about 10-12yrs younger than she).

Also note Irene did not formally marry til 1961 but she is shown as his 'wife' in Albert's 1951 death notice :)

Your best bet would be to contact the possible living decendants whose details I sent to you by PM

Good luck!

Thanks Cherilyn,

I came to the same conclusions about Sonia (prob being Dorothy's with Stanley Hughes) but was just after some reassurance that I'm on the right lines.... ie - i don't always get the bloomin' obvious!

Thanks again,
Deb xx