My son Matthew has recently come over to the dark side and is currently studying for his Diploma of Family History, which of course has made me very happy! While researching for a recent assignment he uncovered new information on my Grandfathers first wife Marie Rose Thomson who was known as Rose or Rosie to her loved ones. I have previously posted mentioning her here , here , here and here . Matt wanted to find out what happened to Rose after her marriage to his Great Grandfather Mervyn James Donnelly and he has allowed me to share some of his findings. He found that the information that I had been given on Rose's fate by her extended family members some years ago was incorrect. I had been told she died in the 1940's, but her parents death certificates and Family Notices in the newspapers do not reflect this as being fact. In fact she is not listed on either parents death certificate as being deceased prior to their deaths and they died i...
My genealogy journey.