tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1753676537371815925..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: In search of Oliver Alfred RaysonTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-49233981555610221282012-03-21T22:11:18.747+13:002012-03-21T22:11:18.747+13:00Hi Timespanner, I am the great grandson of Oliver ...Hi Timespanner, I am the great grandson of Oliver Alfred Rayson and he has always intrigued me as family folklore was that he was from the USA which is obviously incorrect and I have found out since he was from england originally if you get an opportunity I have some details about him on ancestry.com under mclennan family tree including a photo (only known one that I am aware of) he died of Mr Mum for two and a half monthshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185377219695444589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-17822560396630308022010-05-09T01:06:46.429+12:002010-05-09T01:06:46.429+12:00Cheers, John.Cheers, John.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-1008006148800242502010-05-08T19:08:09.713+12:002010-05-08T19:08:09.713+12:00Lisa, thank you for the invitation to share. I hav...Lisa, thank you for the invitation to share. I have done some research on a couple of people that I'm sure would be of interest so I might just take you up on that!! Will report back on Rayson soon, JohnJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-7601893200956422992010-05-07T17:20:54.189+12:002010-05-07T17:20:54.189+12:00The fingers are crossed, indeed, John! Thanks agai...The fingers are crossed, indeed, John! Thanks again -- looking forward to hearing about your findings. Also, any time you'd like to share some of those Blue Mountains-EnZed connections here -- feel free! Cheers.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-88034085849283500182010-05-07T11:44:32.293+12:002010-05-07T11:44:32.293+12:00I should be able to get to the State Records some ...I should be able to get to the State Records some time in the next couple of weeks so will report back as soon as I've had a look at his file. Some times they have lots of information, some times not much at all. So, keep your fingers crossed! Yes, the Blue Mountains are a wonderful place to live and with a rich history. There are about half a dozen historical societies within the region. I&#Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-70113674839848147382010-05-06T19:17:53.311+12:002010-05-06T19:17:53.311+12:00Looks like the info is coming through wonderfully ...Looks like the info is coming through wonderfully on this. John the Blue Mountains are stunning. Love to visit there again some time. Thanks for helping Lisa on this. And you too Jayne!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-3937879424918766322010-05-06T18:36:22.561+12:002010-05-06T18:36:22.561+12:00Hi John,
Thank you! That would be fantastic if yo...Hi John,<br /><br />Thank you! That would be fantastic if you have a chance to look into his records as well. It would hopefully clear up the question as to whether the Sydney O A Rayson is the same as the Whau/Avondale one -- or perhaps another generation. That would be brilliant, cheers!Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-91029764694122044552010-05-06T17:57:29.235+12:002010-05-06T17:57:29.235+12:00O. A. Rayson's Deceased Estate file is availab...O. A. Rayson's Deceased Estate file is available at the State Records Office of NSW and according to the on-line index his date of death was 24 January 1895. I am a local historian in the Blue Mountains (west of Sydney) who has been enjoying your blog for some time now (my Dad was a Kiwi and I have a strong connection to NZ). I have a couple of Deceased Estate files I want to check in Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-58186745117828393922010-05-03T11:31:07.147+12:002010-05-03T11:31:07.147+12:00I found his childrens' DOB by accident when I ...I found his childrens' DOB by accident when I searched 'births' instead of 'deaths', came up with his wife's name as Katherine/Catherine, too.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-37387805701759072132010-05-02T18:49:41.357+12:002010-05-02T18:49:41.357+12:00That's what I figured the company was about wh...That's what I figured the company was about when the main references that came up for Oliver Rayson in Sydney in the 1880s-1890s was with regard to a farrier's strike, Andrew. Back then "tram" and "tramline" had a lot more connotations to it than we moderns realise today.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-87851560479573126402010-05-02T15:23:32.302+12:002010-05-02T15:23:32.302+12:00Why had I not come across his name when I have a d...Why had I not come across his name when I have a dozen books on Sydney tram history? And how could he be a manager when Sydney trams were managed by the railways? Well, easy, Sydney Tram and Omnibus Company had nothing to do with trams. They never ran any. It was a horse bus company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-419040153158655732010-05-02T11:52:51.058+12:002010-05-02T11:52:51.058+12:00Cheers for the NSW BDM link, Jayne -- that will be...Cheers for the NSW BDM link, Jayne -- that will be handy. But, where did you get the info on the ages of his children from?Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-12696453252125489932010-05-02T11:46:04.182+12:002010-05-02T11:46:04.182+12:00Oliver Alfred Rayson left behind a very young fami...Oliver Alfred Rayson left behind a very young family, the children were only 11, 9, 7, 5 and 1 when he shuffled off this mortal coil.<br /><a href="http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm" rel="nofollow">NSW hatched, matched and dispatched is free to search</a>.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com