Comments on Rose Cartwright

Question

On 18 Jan 2023 Carol-Lynn (Finch) Harke wrote on Cartwright-1504:

Are there two different Rose Cartwrights? One was engaged to William Sharp in Victoria, Australia and the other lived near Victoria, British Columbia Canada. The one in BC has different parents on records than the ones attached here; see research notes. Changes have been made to dates and locations etc. by several people over time. I have no personal knowledge, I was sourcing records for available dates and parents don't match.

Answer 1

Hi Carol-Lynn. What source is there for the engagement to William Sharp?

Here is a probable death record for the Australian Rose:

<ref>[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Victoria BDM] death registration number 13517/1943. Name: Rose Cartwright; father: Ludlow Charles Edward; mother: Howard Theresa Fanny; place: Collingwood; age: 46; birthplace: Collingwood. Accessed 18 January 2023.</ref>

This Rose (Ludlow) Cartwright died in 1943 aged 46. Here is the birth record:

<ref>[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Victoria BDM] birth registration number 2390/1918. Name: Rose Ludlow; father: Chas Edwd; mother: Howard Theresa Fanny; place: Collingwood. Accessed 18 January 2023.</ref>

The birth was not registered until 1918, but in fact it took place in 1897.

Here is the marriage record you mention, in 1919 not very long after the birth was registered.

<ref>[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Victoria BDM] marriage registration number 11144/1919. Rose Ludlow; Jas Cyril Cartwright. Accessed 18 January 2023.</ref>

Comments

Thank you for the star, Carol-Lynn. I hope these details help to clear up the question.

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You were a great help!  The source of the engagement is Margaret's grandmother's account when she received the photo. She details the story in the comments.  I messaged the manager of one of the husbands Richard Holmes to let him know to take a look at the sources.  Hopefully this will get untangled soon.

Thanks, Carol-Lynn