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From: "Dianne" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Jessie Melville THOMSON
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:55:08 +1000
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Hi, me again, I was wondering do you think that David could have sent Jessie
back to family in Scotland when Mary Ann died? that could explain why there
are no certificates in Victoria. It's just a thought but maybe worth looking
at.
Dianne
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From: Challenge Press <>
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: [GEELONG] Jessie Melville THOMSON


> Hi all - I'm reposting this query about my mystery lady, Jessie Melville
> THOMSON.
>
> Jessie was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland on March 19, 1863. She came
to
> Australia with parents David THOMSON and Mary Ann (nee ANNAL) and four
> siblings on the "Sam Cearns" in October 1864. The family settled in the
> Little River/Lara area near Geelong.
>
> Her next appearance is as a 14-year-old on her mother's death certificate
of
> 1877, which lists all issue living and deceased. BUT she is not listed on
> her father's death certificate of 1879. This certificate does not list
> deceased children, only living. The information on this certificate was
> given by a family friend of 40 years standing, who presumably would know
the
> deceased's children.
>
> Did she die between 1877 and 1879? Did she go to another state to marry?
> There is no record of Jessie Melville THOM(P)SON dying, marrying, or
having
> children in Victoria. I've looked under every possible permutation of all
> her names, even just looking through all names starting with J*, no
surname,
> year by year. I've searched indexes for SA, WA, NSW and Tas as far as I
can,
> and while there are many Jessie THOMSONs marrying and having children at
> about the right time, none have the distinctive middle name and are not
> conclusive enough to warrant buying hundreds of certificates!
>
> There are several other instances of the given names JESSIE MELVILLE but
> I've tracked them through the indexes and they're not my Jessie.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on where I might look next?
>
> Thanks,
> Loretta Thomas
>
>
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