Thomas FIDLER

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

From a tree:

Thomas FIDLER b. 26 Dec 1913 in India ?

Marriage in NSW:

13715/1936 FIDLER THOMAS - PALMER MENA MURIEL AMY - PETERSHAM

A descendant of the PALMER on the First Fleet.

FIDLER Thomas Death notice 21SEP1993 Death late of Yagoona SMH 23SEP1993

Regards,

Dave

[gibbo]

Different sort of wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Wednesday 29 July 1936

.SHOPPING CARNIVAL!
A PUBLIC WEDDING.
BRIDEGROOM GETS TRUCKLOAD OF OTTS.

Twenty-nine men and 2271 women filled the Strand Theatre, Leichhardt, yesterday afternoon, to witness the wedding of 22-yoar old Miss Mena Palmer to Mr. Thomas Fidler 23.
The public wedding was part of the week's carnival, organised by the Parramatta-road Shopkeepers' Association, to celebrate the switching on of a footpath floodlighting scheme In the newly-named shopping centre of Westgate, which extends along Parra- matta-road from Johnston-street, Annandale to the top of Taverner's Hill.

The bride, who was attended by two brides- maids, Miss T. Carter, In pink, and Miss K Fidler, in blue, and two little flower girls In pink (Misses L. and E, Miller), was given away by Mr. E. O. Single. Mr. R, Fidler was best man, and Mr L. Single acted as grooms-man.

The Rev. J. Faulkner, of Leichhardt Pres- byterian Church, who performed the cere- mony, told the audience that he did not ask the bride to promise to obey her husband, be- cause he felt that if he did, he should also ask the groom to give the same promise. He wanted both to feel that they were starting off on level terms.

After the ceremony, the couple were driven through the Westgate shopping centre, where from over 100 shops they received wedding presents to the value of over £200. A truck following their car was well laden, the gifts ranging from groceries to furniture. The wedding ring and bridal array were also gifts

Thousands of people who had waited out- side the theatre thronged the footpaths as the gift-collecting procession moved from shop to shop, and a large squad of police had considerable difficulty In controlling the crowd, which could not be kept off the road-.way
The bridegroom, who has been unemployed for a long time, said that his hopes that the publicity would assist him to find a job had not been realised.
Miss Avis Hobbs sang a solo during the signing of the register, and the complete ser- vice was broadcast by Station 2CH.

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Gibbo.

Oh my...

Mena's father died in 1932 and her mother (one of the GRIBBLE descendants) in 1933.

It says 'yesterday afternoon' so 28th but I had 26th in my tree from some other source.

[gibbo]

I wonder if you sent a request in for the death notice if it would have anything in it that would help

[DaveHam9]

I could do that, thanks. Or I could check at the library.

[gibbo]

Originally Posted by DaveHam9

I could do that, thanks. Or I could check at the library.

Yes you could check the library

I cant find much on him online

[DaveHam9]

No. Probably can't find his parents.


India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 678,024 records

I think that might be less than 1%


Not in FIBIS database.

[gibbo]

Been thinking again i have
The article says Miss K Fidler and a Mr R Fidler, maybe siblings to Thomas

[DaveHam9]

Originally Posted by gibbo

Been thinking again i have
The article says Miss K Fidler and a Mr R Fidler, maybe siblings to Thomas

Yes, possibly

No sign of a marriage in NSW with name starting with K and only C= Cicely.

A marriage the following year in same RD.

12311/1937 FIDLER ROBERT GRAHAM WATSON - RICHARDS MARJORIE MARY - PETERSHAM

5301/1943 FIDLER ROBERT GRAHAM WATSON - THOMSON JEAN WILLIAMSON - PETERSHAM

FIDLER Robert Graham Watson Death notice 20DEC1986 Death 76 late of Leichhardt Sydney Morning Herald 22DEC1986

I wonder:

FIDLER Kay Death notice 24APR2003 Death 98 late of Leichhardt Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 30APR2003

The E/R would be interesting.

[gibbo]

Originally Posted by DaveHam9

Yes, possibly

I just had a look for a marriage for Fidler with first name starting with K and couldnt find one I was thinking if i could find one then i could check the death index on the of chance she had died and might have been able to get parents names It didnt work tho