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From: Ada Ackerly <>
Subject: RE: Question about probate
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:25:54 +1100
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In-Reply-To: <MABBLDPJMHFGBBAMCLANEEGODNAA.donnamarie@optusnet.com.au>


Hello Donna,

Well, this is a strange one!

The Probate fiche give the death as 25/5/1898, probate at 8/7/1898, yes.

No death in cdroms for 1898, but a death for 1899 of
Elizabeth CASTLEY died 1899 No 2345 age 80 years of Lexton, father Alex
NORRIS, mother Elizabeth unknown

Because I am also an old researcher, I have "old technology" and so I went
to the death microfiche which I bought many years ago (very expensive):

Listed in 1898 was CASTLEY John, father Thomas, mother Elizabeth SLEIGH, of
Lexton age 74

BUT !!!
THE ORIGINAL NUMBER FOR 1898 OF 8307 HAS A LINE THROUGH IT, AND IN THE
PREVIOUS COLUMN IS WRITTEN:

2304 / 03

And, as you have discovered already, his death is re-recorded in 1903,
number 2304 !

If this was my bod, I'd say, to hell with the expense, and get both
certificates.

And you want the real image, not a typed computer transcript.

I've never come across this before.

I'll leave it with you to solve, and could you get back to me on it? Even
if you only get one of the certificates? I'd love to know the answer, and
when I have time I'll go through a few microfiche to see if this type of
entry occurs elsewhere.

Regards Ada

At 15:57 19-11-02 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi Ada
>
>The name is John Castley who came from Lexton in Victoria and my rellie said
>the Probate fiche she looked up said he died in May 1898. I could only find
>one from Lexton dying in 1903.
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>Donna
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ada Ackerly [mailto:]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 10:03 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: Question about probate
> >
> >
> > Hello Donna,
> >
> > Would you mind sending me the full name & year so I can double check the
> > probate/death /place link to be sure?
> >
> > Then I can offer a reply from the record, rather than speculate. Most
> > enquiries to the lists include a "name". Genealogists are "name
> > driven", so
> > even though you ask a general question, often the name adds interest for
> > those prepared to make the effort on your behalf.
> >
> > Regards Ada
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:48 19-11-02 +0000, wrote:
> > >X-From_: Mon Nov 18 22:23:33 2002
> > >Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 04:23:28 -0700
> > >X-From_: Mon Nov 18 04:23:28 2002
> > >From: "Donna" <>
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> > >Hi
> > >
> > >I am helping out a NZ relative chasing another family line.
> > >
> > >She has found a probate entry for a death in 1898 in Lexton but I cannot
> > >find the death in the Digger index. I have tried different
> > spellings etc.
> > >
> > >If a Victorian dies interstate or overseas (c1898) does probate get
> > >processed as normal in Victoria?
> > >
> > >Thanks for any help on this.
> > >
> > >Donna O'Mara
> > >Glenlyon Victoria
> > >
> > >Researching: Lindsay, Cartwright, Horan, Howell in Lamplough and Avoca
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > regards,
> > Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia
> > formerly Ackerly DocuSearch
> >
> >

regards,
Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia
formerly Ackerly DocuSearch


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