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Tree on Ancestry has George O'Goerk born 27th March 1891 in Liverpool, died 11th July 1960 in Melbourne. Child of marriage given as Brian Thomas O'Goerk born 1934, died 2003.

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950


Name: George O'goerk

Spouse Name: Hilda Ethel May Hiscock

Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1933

Marriage Place: South Australia

Registration Place: South Australia

Registration Year: 1933-1937

Page Number: 4

Volume Number: 343


Could this be George Goerk ???

Might this be George travelling by himself? There are no other Georkes transcribed on the manifest

GOERKE, George
Ship/aircraft name Otranto

Port of embarkation London
Port of disembarkation Sydney
Date of arrival 08 Feb 1927

From National Archives of Australia Passenger arrivals index, 1921-1949

On second thoughts perhaps not, unless he had been back to the UK for a visit. The 1925 ER find suggests he arrived before then.

Could be MC. Strange though that he doesn't re-appear on the ERs.

I'm thinking that they moved to NSW very soon after that newspaper article ......

Oh, well found MarieCeleste!

From the information available, it looks like they first stayed in Western Australia. Guess they moved to New South Wales but George seems to have returned to W.A.

The Police Gazette issues were in N.S.W. so may be difficult to know who left who? Only seeing Ethel on her own on the N.S.W. ERs.

More on Ethel's death - no family names given:

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 22 August 1945

GOERKE -The Relatives and Friends of the late Ethel Goerke are advised that her funeral will leave our Private Chapel 240 Oxford Street Paddington This Afternoon at 1 o'clock for the Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, Labor Motor Funerals Limited 240 Oxford Street Paddington

Found a newspaper article possibly about Ethel's husband:

The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Saturday 31 January 1925

"Breach of Traffic Act.— George Goerk appeared before Mr. H. J. Crais, R.M., at the Fremantle Police Court this morning charged with unlawfully assuming control of a motor cycle, the property of Leonard Mayfield, contrary to the Traffic Act, Accused, for whom Mr. F. G. Unmack appeared, pleaded not guilty. The evidence for the prosecution showed that, accused took the motor cycle from outside the Freemasons' Hotel last night without the consent of the owner. He mounted the machine and after travelling a few yards fell off. In the presence of a constable and the owner of the cycle, accused claimed that the cycle belonged to him. He was under the influence of liquor. Mr. Unmack did not call any evidence for the defence, but stated that the accused was 'silly drunk' last night and incapable of knowing what he was doing. Accused had not been in trouble previously. The R.M. said there was no doubt that accused unlawfully assumed control of the cycle. He would be fined 50s with 15s costs."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/84303076?searchTerm=%22george%20goerke%22&searchLimits=#pstart8408123

This death is in the same district as given for Ethel on the Police Warrant list above.

Name: Ethel Goerke
Death Date: 1945
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: Samuel
Registration Year: 1945
Registration Place: Paddington, New South Wales
Registration number: 19684

Looks like George cleared off!

Name: George Goerk
Birth Year: abt 1891
Age: 38
Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Event Type: Desertion
Publication Date: 6 Nov 1929
Page #: 798


There is a description of him given and he even has Ethel's name tattooed in 3 places on his right arm. His occupation is given as a painter.

The above entry for the marriage in 1918 is the "Goerk" entry showing on Freebmd.

It does look like Goerk on the original image.

George and Ethel Goerk


Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980


Name: George Goerk - occupation - Painter

Gender: Male

Electoral Year: 1925

State: Western Australia

District: Fremantle

Subdistrict: South Fremantle


living at 29 Howard Street

There's a possible marriage of an Ethel Heathcote to George Goerk...if all else fails it might be worth trying to eliminate this one, or see if she emigrated under married name?

Marriages Sep 1918 (>99%)

Heathcote Ethel Goerk Birkenhead 8a 1087

Name: Agnes Alice Heathcote
Birth Date: 6 Dec 1899
Baptism Date: 8 Mar 1899
Parish: Edge Hill, St Dunstan
Father's Name: Samuel Slinger Heathcote
Mother's Name: Lydia Heathcote
Reference Number: 283 DUN/2/2

This is the arrival in Canada of person above

Place of birth and mothers name wrong


Name:
Ethel Heathcote
Gender:Female
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1896
Age:25
Date of Arrival:20 Nov 1921
Port of Arrival:Quebec
Port of Departure:London, England
Ship Name:Minnedosa


Andy

Baptism: 2 Dec 1894 St Clement, Toxteth, Lancashire, England
Ethel Heathcote - [Child] of Samuel Slinger Heathcote & Lydia
Born: 13 Nov 1894
Abode: 39 Alt Street
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: J. W. Baker
Register: Baptisms 1892 - 1895, Page 82, Entry 649
Source: LDS Film 2147910

Name: Ethel Heathcote
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1894
Baptism Date: 2 Dec 1894
Parish: Toxteth, St Clement
Father's Name: Samuel Slinger Heathcote
Mother's Name: Lydia Heathcote
Reference Number: 283 CLE/2/6

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Name: Ethel Heathcote
Birth Date: abt 1894
Date of Registration: Dec 1958
Age at Death: 64
Registration District: Hemsworth
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2b
Page: 618

Not seeing her on any ships to Australia.

Appears on several Ancestry trees, but no one has anything past the 1911 census

Andy

This one went out to Canada from Liverpool, 48 Lambert Street?

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Miss Ethel Heathcote
Name: Miss Ethel Heathcote
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1896
Departure Date: 11 Nov 1921
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Minnedosa
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Minnedosa' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Railway

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UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
about Miss Ethel Heathcote Name: Miss Ethel Heathcote
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1896
Departure Date: 11 Nov 1921
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Minnedosa
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Minnedosa' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Railway

Housemaid........38 Lambert Street, Liverpool.

Ann. do you know if she emigrated with family, or a spouse?