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From: "Pamela Pipe" <>
Subject: [AUS-Tas] CORDLEY obit - Zeehan & Dundas Herald 1918
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 15:55:33 +0100
References: <3EB247B6.90302@bigpond.com>


Thank you Peter, how wonderful - but can I do that from the UK? Any
suggestions?

Regards Pam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Cocker" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] CORDLEY


> Have a look in the Zeehan and Dundas Herald paper 12 Jan 1918, there is
> an Obit for Thomas CORDLEY
>
> Margaret Nichols wrote:
>
> >Hello Pam
> >
> >I checked the Carr Villa (Launceston) death records - no Cordleys at all.
> >The area where you found him is in NW Tasmania and was populated by many
> >ex-servants of the Van Diemen's Land Company, who owned much of the area.
I
> >have a relative who also lived on Murray's Road - Samuel Atkins, a VDL
> >employee from Norfolk. As suggested, the Archives Office of Tasmania
have a
> >card index of early Tasmanian inhabitants - and the VDL company servants
are
> >amongst them - so a quick peruse by someone who is visiting the Archives
> >could find a reference. Sorry, I don't live in Tasmania but I'm sure
> >someone will take up the challenge!
> >
> >Cheers, Margaret
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ray Hayes [mailto:]
> >Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2003 7:36 PM
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] CORDLEY
> >
> >
> >Hi Pam,
> >
> >I checked the Tasmanian Pioneer Index CD (Births, Deaths and Marriages to
> >1899), but no listing for that surname.
> >
> >Someone with acess to the Deaths 1900-1919 on microfiche may be able to
> >check that for you.
> >Also someone with access to the TAMIOT burials or Carr Villa burials etc
on
> >microfiche may be able to check those.
> >
> >The Archives Office of Tasmania could check their shipping arrival cards
> >for you, or any other listing for him.
> >
> >http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/
> >
> >Ray
> >
> >At 09:01 AM 29/04/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> >>I am seeking more information on Thomas CORDLEY, living Murray Road,
> >>Tasmania, in 1866 [Circular Head Residents 1866. taken from Directory of
> >>Tasmania 1866] and 1891 [ELECTORAL ROLL, Legislative Council, DISTRICT
OF
> >>WELLINGTON, TASMANIA for the year commencing April 1891].
> >>
> >>I have found these two nuggets from on-line information. However from
the
> >>UK it is difficult to know where I go from here. Can SKS please tell me
> >>where I might be able to expand on this information?
> >>
> >>Particularly want to know when and where he was born, and how he came to
> >>Tasmania. Did he have family? Is there any census information I might
be
> >>able to find?
> >>
> >>Regards to all,
> >>
> >>Pam
> >>


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