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The (WA) Library could check John Richard O'Dea's newspaper death notice/s (from given date) 19/2/1962 -for family names. (They can check on Lorna too).

Valerie
(Albany -400kms from Perth)

There are 10 O'dea's listed in WA telephone directory. There may/may not be a connection. Worth a letter to each or even a phone call.

Photos are so precious as they are irreplaceable - once lost, they are lost forever along with them history or family desperately being traced in future years.

We have all found this out.

Good luck,
Sappho

Name:Lorna O'Dea <<Teacher

Gender:Female

Electoral Year:1949

Subdistrict:Moore

State:Western Australia

District:Moore

Country:Australia

Living with John Richard




Lorna appears on the ER to the 1980s



Name:John Richard O'dea

Birth Year:abt 1898

Age:64

Death Place:Western Australia

Father's name:John

Mother's name:Eliza

Registration Year:1962

Registration Place:Canning, Western Australia

Registration Number:16

This must be the marriage in 1941


Name:John R O'dea

Marriage Place:Western Australia

Registration Place:Northam, Western Australia

Registration Year:1941

Registration Number:29

cont:

The 'Reverse Marriages' site (ignore its' peculiar name!) shows Lorna Maitland married John R O'Dea 1944 at Northam.

I noticed on another site her birth is shown as 1900 in Northam.

I also noticed on 'National Archives of Aus' a John O'Dea had enlisted -showing next of kin as Lorna. (John's initials vary).

John Richard O'Dea d 19/2/1962 age 64yrs Kelmscott. (can't see Lorna O'Dea)

Valerie

The 'West Aus State Library' (on-line) has an 'Ask a Librarian' service - they will check electoral rolls past & present. They MAY even check newspaper death notices -if given approx. dates.
Valerie
Albany WAus

Thanks Gins that does look good ,I would dearly love to give this family all the photos that have come my way ,I would kill for them if they were my family ...there are heaps all in albums.

I will check Electoral rolls .

Thanks :-D

Sue

You could try tracing this name through the ER's


Name:Lorna Maitland

Marriage Place:Western Australia

Registration Place:Northam, Western Australia

Registration Year:1941

Registration Number:29


Name: Stanles Gable (oops missed his surname)

Marriage Place:Western Australia

Registration Place: Northam, Western Australia

Registration Year:1941

Registration Number:29

Good pick up Beverley,I did not look on the Trove ,found a bit about the two sisters

travel arrangements while requesting Silver Chain badges ,I did find a lot of travel

things on Ancestry for them but they did get around the world a lot,Egypt Germany

France England Italy Austria

The 1941 Marriage is the only one I could find. :-) :-)

Are you sure she married in 1941?
It's too recent for the record to be on line but Trove has an article of 19th June 1942 (the South Western Advertiser):
"Miss Lorna Maitland of Kelmscott and of the Education Department has taken up an appointment at the Burakin State School."

Trying to help a friend here.

I know Lorna married in Northam,WA 1941...only one I could find? ,But I do not know who too,Ancestry is not telling me who,until I know that I cannot find any desendents of hers,I have a truck load of family photos and Bibles for this family if only I could find any of them .

Lorna's father was Robert lindley maitland bn 1868 London .
Lorna's Mother was Ira Jenny Muller bn 1869 Germany,died 1956 Kelmscott WA
Lorna's Sister Enid Erika Maitland bn 1905 Perth Western Australia.Died 1977,Kelmscott WA.
Another Sister mavis bn and died 1896

Enid Erika married George N G Armstrong 1932 Canning WA,George died 1979 Armadale WA,I can find no children for that union.

Lorna Married late in life so Am hoping she had some children,to pass this lot onto,wish it was my family ,there is a wealth of Photos to give to someone :-(

Thankyou for any info you can come up with.


Edit
Lorna and her Mother were living together in 1937 River Rd Kelmscott.