Vera NICHOLS

[DaveHam9]

Death 19849/1963 JOHNSTON DAVID LESLIE - WILLIAM JOHN - ELEANOR - BALMAIN

The Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 20 July 1963 p.72
DEATHS
JOHNSTON, David Leslie.-July 18, 1963, of 52 Glebe Street, Glebe, dearly loved husband of Vera, loved father of Veronica, David and Leslie and fond brother of Eleanor and William, aged 56 years.

This would seem to be the marriage although a bit late:

18982/1948 JOHNSTON DAVID LESLIE - NICHOLS VERA - GLEBE ** 24 July


There are several possible births so is this the right one?

38000/1904 NICHOLS VERA M - CHARLES T - ESME I - WATERLOO ** 7 Oct

Can Vera be found in E/R?

Can a death be found?

Anything ?

Thanks,

Dave

 

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Possible..

Vera Maud Nichols
Electoral Year: 1930
State: New South Wales
District: Cook
Subdistrict: Mascot
[Add: Tosca, Brussells St. Tobacco worker. With a Norman Charles, tobacco worker. Alst at 13 Brussell St. Charles Thomas, Tanner & Emma Ila]

Unsure whether Norman would be a bro. or spouse

Geoff

 

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Also this..

Vera May Nichols
Electoral Year: 1930
State: New South Wales
District: South Sydney
Subdistrict: Redfern
[On her own]

Geoff

 

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Possible..

Vera Maud Nichols
Electoral Year: 1930
State: New South Wales
District: Cook
Subdistrict: Mascot
[Add: Tosca, Brussells St. Tobacco worker. With a Norman Charles, tobacco worker. Alst at 13 Brussell St. Charles Thomas, Tanner & Emma Ila]

Unsure whether Norman would be a bro. or spouse

Geoff

Not sure how I missed this...

Bessie Esme b. 1906, sibling of Vera is also at the Tosca add. Tobacco worker.

Geoff

 

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Looks as though Norman is a bro.

Norman C Nichols
Birth Date: 1908
Father: Charles T Nichols
Mother: Esme I
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1908
Registration Place: Waterloo, New South Wales
Registration Number: 9584

I'll stop there in case wrong family..

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Geoff.

All I really have is the death notice for David with spouse listed as Vera.

If it's the right birth for Vera then either a very late marriage or 2nd marriage for one or both of them.

I also, for some reason, had Vera's middle name as May.

Dave

 

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I also, for some reason, had Vera's middle name as May.

Dave

Post #3, perhaps worth following her for now..

 

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I can't see a Vera May after 1943...

 

[DaveHam9]

So a Vera May and a Vera Maud.

Several other births for Vera NICHOLLS but none with middle initial M. No sign of another birth up to 1913 for a Vera M. So either a middle initial missing or in error for the second one born NSW before 1909 or one born outside NSW.

 

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So a Vera May and a Vera Maud.

Several other births for Vera NICHOLLS but none with middle initial M. No sign of another birth up to 1913 for a Vera M. So either a middle initial missing or in error for the second one born NSW before 1909 or one born outside NSW.

There's also a Vera Mary in the E/R's

 

[DaveHam9]

1930 & 1933 NSW Electoral Roll - West Sydney - Glebe
JOHNSTON David Leslie, 52 Glebe st., storeman

1937 NSW Electoral Roll - West Sydney - Camperdown
JOHNSTON David Leslie, 258 King street, labourer


Three children born after 1948. We have no idea how old Vera was in 1948. No middle initial or middle name in marriage or death notice.

 

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Also a this, I haven't backtracked on it yet ..

David Leslie Johnstone
Electoral Year: 1980
State: Australian Capital Territory
District: Canberra

 

[DaveHam9]

Not

Death 933/1971 JOHNSON VERA MAY UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SYDNEY

JOHNSON Vera May Death notice 27JUN1971 Death late of Maroubra SMH 28JUN1971

... 813 Anzac Parade ... late William Edward JOHNSON ... mother of Bill (& Jean)


I can't find that marriage.

 

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Oh!

David Leslie Johnston
Electoral Year: 1963
State: New South Wales
District: bradfield
Subdistrict: Chatswood
[On his own. 183 Victoria Ave. Box maker]

There is a Vera May at 97 Ashley St.

Geoff

 

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Three children born after 1948. We have no idea how old Vera was in 1948. No middle initial or middle name in marriage or death notice.

Possible son, close for Age...

David Leslie Johnston
Electoral Year: 1968
State: New South Wales
District: Kingsford-Smith
Subdistrict: Maroubra
[With a Gwenyth and a Mervyn Leslie. David is a draughtsman. Add. 112 Paine St]

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

I don't know where we are Geoff.

A box maker in Chatswood in 1963 and a death in Balmain in 1963. ?

If that is a son in 1968 then Mervyn can't be David junior's son.


Marriages:

22118/1959 JOHNSON DAVID LESLIE - DOYLE JOYCE EILEEN - SYDNEY

25339/1963 JOHNSTON DAVID LESLIE - ALLEN NANCY MAY - SYDNEY

 

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I don't know where we are Geoff.

If that is a son in 1968 then Mervyn can't be David junior's son.

I suppose could be an uncle, but getting complex

 

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Marriages:

22118/1959 JOHNSON DAVID LESLIE - DOYLE JOYCE EILEEN - SYDNEY

25339/1963 JOHNSTON DAVID LESLIE - ALLEN NANCY MAY - SYDNEY

Hmmm... at least 2x David Leslie, though one is Johnson

 

[DaveHam9]

I have several in my tree with and without the 't' or the 'e' on the end you have to consider all.


I've got the right death and the right siblings:

The Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 20 July 1963 p.72
DEATHS
JOHNSTON, David Leslie.-July 18, 1963, of 52 Glebe Street, Glebe, dearly loved husband of Vera, loved father of Veronica, David and Leslie and fond brother of Eleanor and William, aged 56 years.


We might have to rely on tracing the children.

 

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David Johnston
Electoral Year: 1954
State: New South Wales
District: Watson
Subdistrict: Kensington West
[Labourer. With a Vera May. Add: 69 Yarra Bay Road]

Geoff