Genealogy Chat

My aunt was known as Dolly, her real name was Doris.

That’s great news Tawny. So glad you got a reply and solved the mystery. Thanks for the update.

Thanks for letting us know.

Good to have an answer to a puzzle - thanks to Rootgatherer's long shot re Mort.

Thank you all for your help. I got a message at 4.30am confirming Esther was Dolly.

I do hope you get a reply from the tree owner. Always good to solve a puzzle. Good luck and if you don’t mind, please come back and let us know how it works out.

:-) :-) :-)

Thank you. I have sent her a message and am waiting to see if she reply's. It will be interesting for my father in law if he finds out he has cousins in Australia.

The same person who has Morton Mendelson on their tree on here also has Victor Evans b. 1910 on her tree. I would think that there is a good chance that Esther is Victor’s sister and your “Aunt Dolly”.

Thank you both

MENDELSON
MORTON BRANARD
M
1921
685/6 803
Newington


First name(s) Morton
Last name Mendelson
Gender Male
Birth year 1921
Birth day 6
Birth month 11
Marital status M
Occupation Fitter
Departure year 1956
Departure day 18
Departure month 5
Departure port London
Destination port Melbourne

Morton's death:

Morton Bernard Mendelson
in the Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
Name: Morton Bernard Mendelson
Death Date: 5 Aug 2004
Death Place: Altona
Occupation: Retired
Grant Date: 22 Dec 2004

He and Esther are on ERs for Altona for many years.

Thank you all I’ll have a look as it all looks promising

Morton Mendelson and Esther Evans are in a GR tree - their daughter's. Try making contact

EVANS
ESTHER
F
1925
685/7 131
Morningside

Bit of a long shot here but you say Dolly married someone called Mort


Surname Forename Spouse Surname Spouse Forename Year Ref RD Name Image View
MENDELSON
MORTON
EVANS
ESTHER
1943
685/4 47
St Giles

The above couple emigrated to Australia in 1956 with their two children.

From the emigration records Esther’s dob is 24.3.25

Could Arthur Edward’s wife Mabel been known as Dolly?

Not sure if this helps but these Evans have mmn O’Brien

Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Year Ref RD Name Image View
EVANS
ARTHUR EDWARD
70
O'BRIEN
1982
734/ 393
St Andrew (Edinburgh)

EVANS
ANNIE
76
O'BRIEN
1993
744/ 251
Morningside


EVANS
ELIZABETH
75
O'BRIEN
1997
732/ 438
Leith

EVANS
TERESA MARY
89
O'BRIEN
2009
762/ 584
Midlothian

my husband had a aunt dolly her name was dorothy

Thank you for finding Mary’s first marriage.

Thomas married in Edinburgh the second time and was a very active free mason which then would have at that time got him excommunicated. He was also a fan of Glasgow Rangers football club.

It is possible he simply changed religion to allow him to marry again. The Church of Scotland has for many years had a more relaxed attitude to divorce. Mr Owl and I married in the Church of Scotland and I’m wife number 2. All the minister asked is that I was not involved in the breakdown of Mr Owl’s first marriage.

I meant how did he wangle the divorce? He was baptised RC


RUSSELL
THOMAS MCFARLAN
PATON
MARY MCDOUGAL M
1929
578/1 71
Ayr
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RUSSELL
THOMAS MCFARLAN
HILSTON
MARY MCDOUGAL M
1929
578/1 71
Ayr

In reality, I doubt if his divorced first wife's child (if there was one) would be known to any of your father-in-law's family................stretching credulity somewhat


HILSTON
MARY MCD M C
PATON
JOHN
1924
578/1 257
Ayr

HILSTON
MARY MCDOUGALL
F
1904
578/2 48
St Quivox

3rd marriage
HILSTON
MARY MCDOUGALL
GARRITY
SAMUEL
1942
578/1 193
Ayr

Death
GARRITY
MARY MCDOUGALL
92
CAMPBELL (MMN)
1997
680/ 10
Ayr

RUSSELL
MARY MCDOUGALL
92
CAMPBELL
1997
680/ 10
Ayr

PATON
MARY MCDOUGALL
92
CAMPBELL
1997
680/ 10
Ayr

HILSTON
MARY MCDOUGALL
92
CAMPBELL
1997
680/ 10
Ayr

He added another name and married as Thomas McFarlane Dale Russell in 1929.

Something I never thought of was first wife was a widow at the time of the marriage and wonder if a child from her first marriage could be aunt Dolly.