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I believe John Gaughan (1880 Ireland) emigrated & died between 1922 (his youngest son's birth year) and 1947 (wife Norah's death cert shows deceased) somewhere in South Africa? Can anyone help with South Africa emigration & deaths?? I believe he was working for McAlpine contractors in the UK & South Africa.

Try changing your heading now to South African deaths.

Catherine

Maybe get some hits. Not sure of time difference in SA. Good luck.

Cath

Thanks Cath!

I thought John Gaughan died in South Africa (through word of mouth in family) but my heritage has just shown me a possable match where John died in Gold Coast, Africa around Oct/Nov 1926? Can anyone point me in right direction for Gold Coast free bmd's?

I wonder could this be your John Gaughan ?



National Archives of South Africa (NASA)
Database: All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records
NAAIRS - Result Details

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE 3/CT
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 4/1/3/74
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE D79/3
PART 0
DESCRIPTION EXPIRED AGREEMENTS WITH OFFICIALS: NO 30: JOHN GAUGHAN, PIPELAYER.
STARTING 1902
ENDING 1902


http://www.national.archives.gov.za/index.htm

click 'Search National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System'
click 'All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records'

there is also this in 1905


DEPOT KAB
SOURCE DOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 4/1/1113
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 1155
PART 1
DESCRIPTION MORTGAGE BOND. JOHN GAUGHAN.
STARTING 19050000
ENDING 19050000


I'm sorry I haven't really got the timeline clear so I'm not sure whether that is a possibility


there is also this in 1922


DEPOT KAB
SOURCE CSC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 2/2/1/378
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 261
PART 1
DESCRIPTION RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF PROVISIONAL CASE. EXECUTOR OF ESTATE LATE HESTER ELOISE FLETCHER (BORN ELLIOTT) VERSUS JOHN GAUGHAN.
STARTING 19220000
ENDING 19220000


unfortunately I doubt that there is such a thing as bmds for Gold Coast let alone free :-)

conversely could this be his passage to Gold Coast

GAUGHAN J 1878 M 1925 Liverpool Ghana (Gold Coast) Sekondi-Takoradi

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action

someone who has a subscription to findmypast could look up the details

Thanks Chrissiex, I have him in Glasgow in 1902 & 1905 and his youngest was born 1922, so I would have thought he left around 1921/22 at the earliest :-S Unless he worked away from home?

you saw my second post ? :-)

Sorry, yes more likely :-D think I might subscribe to find my past!