Nambucca and Bellinger News

For “Died” 7 APR 1917 of Richard Crossingham

Last Saturday the death of Mr Richard Crossingham, of Manning River, occurred at his residence, Moorland, after a few week's illness, at the age of 82 years. He leaves a family of nine children, three of whom are well know on the Nam bucca Mr. H. Crossingham, in the employ of the Shire Council, Mrs. Pullen, Jellicoe, and Mrs. E. J. Dalley of Nambucca Heads.

Nambucca and Bellinger News, 'PERSONAL', quoted as the Trove OCR stands. The rest of the notice reads: 'Deceased came from the Hunter River some 40 or 50 years ago to the Manning River, and carried on mixed farming and also the timber industry until 15 years ago, when he retired on his property at Moorland ... His partner in life pre-deceased him ten years ago.' The last sentence dates his wife's death to about 1907-08 and is one of the pins on Harriett Maria's 23 August 1908 death. Note the death occurred at Moorland, not at Taree (the registration district); Moorland has no place row in this tree. Trove's clipping PDF is locked for this title (HTTP 423), so no image could be captured.

For “Married” SEP 1877 of William John Nelson & Harriett Rebecca Barber

Golden Wedding. -Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Nelson, of Nambucca Heads, will toe celebrating their golden wedding shortly. They were married by the late Rev. Samuel Giltoy, at Kemp-sey, and resided at Tinonee, where.i Mrs. R. Robertson, of Oxley Island, was born. The celebration will toe held about Christmas time, when all members of the family hope to toe present.

Trove OCR as it stands; 'toe' is the scanner's reading of 'be' and 'Giltoy' of 'Gilroy'. Fifty years before December 1927 puts the wedding in late 1877, matching registration 3316/1877, and it names the town and the celebrant, neither of which the index carries.

For Harriett Maria Field (1838–1908)

His part ner in life pre-deceased him ten years ago.

From Richard Crossingham's death notice in the Nambucca and Bellinger News, quoted as the Trove OCR stands. Dates his wife's death to about 1907, consistent with 23 August 1908.