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From: "Glynis Turner" <>
Subject: Re: [NSW-W] Cross posting surname WOODFORD
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:57:47 +1100
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A few thoughts:

Try searching in BDM NSW for death of Woodford no christian name with the
names of her parents in case her name was misspelt in a way you havn't
tried.

have you looked for her death in Vic Records?

The birth record of the last child may have clues if her mum died before she
was recorded. A transcription agent is a cheaper alternative to purchasing
certificates.

maybe a cemetery record of her exists in Broken Hill.

Is it possible to find Charles' Will or deceased estate records. Maybe he
gives clues about her in them.
Did they divorce?
NSW State Archives
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/the_state_archives_945.asp
are the place to look for these. They have a number of indexes online
There are people who will look for you for a fee and maybe a kind soul who
is going there could have a quick look for a particular item you have
identified from the idexes.
I also am remote from Sydney and have a list a mile long of things to check
out at NSW records one day.

Good luck
Glynis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Moore" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [NSW-W] Cross posting surname WOODFORD


> Dear Evelyn,
>
> From http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au ............
>
> Registration Number Last Name Given Name(s) Father's Given Name(s)
> Mother's Given Name(s) District
> 38535/1892 WOODFORD WILLIAM G CHARLES S RENNIE B WILCANNIA
> 37473/1894 WOODFORD EDWARD T CHARLES S RENNIE B WILCANNIA
> 7980/1896 WOODFORD RENNIE E CHARLES S RENNIE B TIBOOBURRA
> 17378/1898 WOODFORD CHARLES E CHARLES S RENNIE B WILCANNIA
> 20549/1900 WOODFORD MAY E CHARLES S RENE BROKEN HILL
> 30339/1901 WOODFORD EVELYN C CHARLES S RENNIE B BROKEN HILL
> 21357/1905 WOODFORD RAINNIE B CHARLES S RAINNIE B BROKEN HILL
>
> All these death records:
> 1099/1920 DODDS MINNIE JAMES REENIE BALMAIN NORTH
>
> 995/1900 DODDS JESSIE S BROKEN HILL ??????????
> 11945/1900 DODDS WILLIAM JOHN RANNIE BROKEN HILL ??????????
>
> 12994/1903 DODDS JOHN F EDMUND K MINNIE BALMAIN NORTH
>
> 21352/1927 WOODFORD CHARLES S CHARLES E MATILDA E BROKEN HILL
> I think Charles stayed around Broken Hill until his death.
>
> Something strange appeared to happen in the relationship around 1899
> / 1900 . Who is Jessie S DODDS no parents? Who is William DODDS son
> of John & Rannie ? Who is John (perhaps DODDS)
> or is a coincidence in close spellings.
> I suspect this may be a reason why Rennie/ Rannie /Reenie / Rene was
> estranged from the family.
>
> Maybe the stories were deliberatly mangled and hence the strange
> death record in 1920.- The informant took a wild guess.
>
> I cannot find any birth record after 1905 on-line so don't know who
> was " Minnie" Dodds
>
> In my family we had an aunt who was Martha known as "Minnie"
>
> If it so happens that Charles S Woodford was a prospector, then by
> the very nature of some prospectors I have known, they are very
> secretive people in order to keep their findings soooo secret to make
> it impossible for anyone else to "cash in" prematurely on his
> findings. They become experts at leaving false trails.
>
> Another thought which seems to be a habit among the women of my
> extended family is that when things go wrong, it's go home to Mum' to
> help sort órt the problem. Did Reenie / Rennie/ Rene / Rainnie /
> Irene go home to Cobden, Victoria and start again ?
>
> Sorry, but like you, I'm too remote to check on records, except on-
> line
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony Moore
> (Balgo, Western Australia)
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> On 20 Nov 2005 at 10:11, Evelyn Harding wrote:
>
>> Having been frustrated finding my woman by my own means am now seeking
>> help from list members and my apologies for the cross posting. the
>> following is what I know:-
>>
>> Rannie Bowmaker DODDS was born in Cobden Vic 1873
>> She married 1890 at Wilcannia NSW to Charles Samuel WOODFORD. They had
>> 8 children born NSW West, the last named after herself in 1905 in
>> Broken Hill. From there she has disappeared. I have searched under her
>> maiden name also married name in several states but unsuccessful.
>> Apparently her husband didn't mention her to family as they grew. Did
>> she die in childbirth? Where do I get that info if not on BDMs? Would
>> she appear on Electoral rolls? None of those here in Cairns apart from
>> local. Help please! Evelyn
>>
>>
>> ==== AUS-NSW-WEST Mailing List ====
>> Have you registered your surnames on the NSW-WEST home page??? Go to
>> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/ and from there to
>> Surnames for further details.
>>
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