I have reached a brick wall in my research for the death record and burial plot of my great grandmother Almina Diana Cree/( Ohrtairs-second marriage name)I was told by my father(dec)she died at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and was buried in Melbourne.
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I don't seem to be able to find any reference to her anywhere(death notices of the time,registry of Deaths in Victoria etc) Can someone help?
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I don't seem to be able to find any reference to her anywhere(death notices of the time,registry of Deaths in Victoria etc) Can someone help?
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markav on 2017-01-02 11:26:37Hi a tree on ancestry states she died 7 APR 1900 • Royal Melbourne Hospital
tonkin on 2017-01-02 22:53:38DEATH.
Name: Almina OHRLGIES.
Died: 1900 Melbourne East, Victoria.
Age: 47 years.
Parents: Not recorded.
Ref: Registry of Deaths, Victoria. Reg. #6184.
Could this be your Almina?
Crawford on 2017-01-02 22:57:38Hi there,
CREE (nee Ohrtgus. — On the 7th April, Almina Cree (nee Ohrtgus), the beloved wife of the late David Cree, chief engineer of the steamer Taramung. Deeply regretted.
Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918) Saturday 14 April 1900 p 44 Family Notices.
Crawford on 2017-01-02 23:16:59Hello again, If this is the right woman(?) it seems she was left a widow with eight children when her husband, David, from the steamer Taramung was lost in June 1891.
The Victorian Shipwreck Belief Society met on 12th inst. to formulate ????? for Relieving the widows and orphans of the crew the lost vessel the Taramung. Mr. Hugh R. Reid presided, and after the list had' been carefully examined, it was ascertained that there were 13 widows and 18 children to be relieved, whilst there were apparently five widows who had not sent in any returns, and therefore the number of orphans might yet be increased to abont 30. It was considered that about £2000 would be required. Mr. James Faterson, of the firm of Paterson and Co., the owners of the vessel, promised £200 towards the fund, and Mr. Newbigin, also a partner, £25. A sub-committee was appointed to receive and consider all claims, and to relieve any of tho families urgently needing aid. Appeals are to be made without delay through the press, the banks and in other ways for subscriptions.- In one case, that of the chief engineer, David Cree, a widow and eight children have been left destitute.
Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918) Saturday 20 June 1891 p 39 Advertising
Crawford on 2017-01-02 23:32:44A marriage of their eldest son.
CREE-CARROLL.— On the 16th November, at St. Georges.Royal.Park by Rev. Brewer, David Henry, eldest son of the late David and Almina Cree, to Lilian Bertha, second eldest daughter of William and Kate Carroll.
The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Saturday 17 December 1910 p 5 Family Notices.
diacree on 2017-01-03 00:24:43Thankyou for your replies.I wonder why her surname has been so misspelt. Crawford, I appreciate your article about David Cree's Widow and her plight after the tragedy of the Taramung and the marriage notice of my grandparents.
I also wonder why in the death notice Almina is mentioned-nee Ohrtgus. I thought nee referred to your maiden name, in her case "Aldred", and at the time of her death she was married to Ohrtgus.So, I wonder if her older children placed the notice and naturally thought of her as a Cree and Ohrtgus was a secondary name?
I still wonder where she is buried.
Thanks again fellow researchers!
Lawsie on 2022-06-09 10:08:14Hi,
I've just come across this.
I believe Almina Cree (nee Aldred) went on to marry John Ortighes. He was based in Bendigo.
Almina and David's daughter, Doris was born in Newmarket Vic. Doris is my great grandmother.
I have done a little bit of research on the Taramung, and yes, a fund-raiser was started to support the widows from the tragedy. It was the first of its kind. They raised enough money to be able to purchase the house Almina was living in at the time. Settlements were made on each widow, based on needs. Almina had 8 children that relied on her.