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From: "Irwin & Donna McAleese" <>
Subject: Re: Help with Cressy Cemetery & a missing Marriage from Warrambine
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:01:38 +0800


Dear Dianne,

Thanks for the info, will check it against my records and see if any of it
fits.

>
> There wasn't a church at Warrambine so they may have been married at
Shelford,
> which is the closest town and only has a Presbyterian Church.
> <snip>
> Warrambine is half way between
> Shelford and Rokewood so I suppose they may not have got around to
registering
> births.
>

I think that as births before and after were registered, and that I suspect
at least one "missing" registration may have been for a twin (both boys
named Malcolm, one of whom died close to birth), so a mistake might have
occurred.

>
> I'm not sure that Geelong is any worse than any other areas for the non
> registration of births, deaths or marriages.
>

Neither do I, but there were a number of problems outlined in the article,
which were all quite valid in their own way. However, one of the main
reasons for "missing" entries appears to be due to the time constraints
written into the law itself, especially when applied to outlying districts
and the travelling Deputy registrars. If you haven't read the article
already, I'd recommend getting a copy of it!

>
> We do believe there are marriages
> records missing for Geelong, we think Presbyterian. The registrar for
births and
> deaths the Leigh District was at Teesdale and I believe he was very
thorough.
> Marriages I have no idea though that of course is up to the local
minister.
> I don't know if this is of any help to you.
>

This might be the reason, as the burials were conducted be Presbyterian
ministers.

>
> There are
> MacGillivray's at Meredith and Lethbridge. I have a John & Annie (Fraser)
> MacGillivray buried at Meredith, any relation?
>

I know that there is a distant connection at Lethbridge, but I'm not sure
about the Meredith connection. However, most of the MacGILLIVRAY and
McGILLIVRAYS in Victoria & NSW were connected in some way, by cousin ties,
so they probably are. Can you give me some more details of which John this
was?

Regards,
Donna MCALEESE (nee CUSACK)
"Tiliqua" 49 Hume Road
Thornlie W.A. 6108
Australia


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