Edward James Carr was born in an unknown place and date. He passed away in 1936 in Willoughby, NSW, at the age of 78.

Question

Edward James Carr was born in England -unknown place and date. Married to Agnes Dewar in 1887 DUBBO NSW He passed away in 1936 in Willoughby, NSW, at the age of 78.

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I have added some tags and amended the profile link so it goes to Edward's profile

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On electoral rolls and in his death notice his name is given as James Edward Carr

Answer 1

Possible Birth:

General Register Office UK: Name: CARR EDWARD JAMES | Mother's Maiden Surname: MULLEN | GRO Reference: 1855 December quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 252

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Free UK BMD: Name: CARR EDWARD JAMES | Born December quarter 1855| MANCHESTER district, LANCASHIRE, England | Volume 8d Page 252

You need to be signed in the the GRO UK to view the record but it is freely available from Free UK BMD.

Comments

The free index from FreeBMD is just that: an index, and it is exactly the same as the entries you have quoted above, nothing more.

If you sign into the GRO website, you will have the opportunity to pay-per-view an online certificate.

Answer 2

Hi Sue, have you considered purchasing the marriage and/or death certificates for Edward? The marriage doesn't always have the age, occupation, names of the parents or the place of birth, but can include that information. The information in the death certificate is not always reliable (it depends on the knowledge and reliability of the informant), but often can have details about the person's age, parents, place of birth and length of time in the colony/state. The full details from those two records can assist in locating the correct birth record.