Ermina Henrietta JAMES [5157]

  General Notes:

1879 SA Marriage Ade 118/820
1905 Divorce
1905 WA Marriage Claremont Reg 279
1926 WA Death Katanning Reg 69

The Avertiser Monday 26 Jun 1905
LAW COURTS.
SUPREME COURT. -IN BANCO. Tuesday, March 15.
Motion for Directions as to Mode of Trial.- Ermina Henrietta Raston v. Edward Alfred Raston.
The Register (Adelaide) Thursday 15 December 1904
LAW COURTS, SUPREME COURT-CIVIL.
Wednesday, December 14. [Before His Honor Mr. Justice Boucaut.] -Matrimonial Case.- Raston v. Raston.-
Ermina Henrietta Raston, Tynte street, North Adelaide, petitioned for the, dissolution of her marriage with Edward Alfred Raston on the grounds of his desertion and misconduct. The Hon. R. Homburg for the petitioner. There was no appearance on the part of respondent. The petition set out that the parties were married on February 23, 1879, by the Rev. T. Raston, at Kent Town; that after the marriage they lived together at Bungaree from 1879 to 1886, and subsequently at Norwood, Callington, and Adelaide. There were five children, of whom four were still living, it was stated that in March, 1898, the respondent, without reasonable excuse, deserted petitioner, and had not since returned to her; that on or about July 1, 1902, at, Wanganui, New Zealand, respondent misconducted himself with Eliza Christina George, and that in July of the same year he went through the ceremony of marriage with Miss George at the town mentioned. Petitioner pave evidence that her husband, on leaving her in 1898, stated that he intended to make another home elsewhere, and would send for her in 12 months. She had, however, not heard from him since. The witness identified several letters and a photograph of the respondent, produced affidavits relative to the marriage of respondent as Francis Ernest Raston to Miss George and other matters affecting the case. His Honor said he would report to the Full Court that he had found all the allegations proved. The petitioner asked that she might have the custody of the youngest child, and the request was granted.

The Register Wednesday 16 March 1904
SUPREME COURT.-IN BANCO.
Tuesday, March 15. [Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gordon - Ermina Henrietta Raston v. Edward Alfred Raston.-
Mr R. Homburg appeared for the petitioner, and made an application that, the case should be heard by a Judge on affidavit. He intimated that the suit had been instituted by Mrs. Raston on the grounds that her husband had committed bigamy in New Zealand. His reason for asking that the case should be tried on affidavits was that all the witnesses whose testimony was necessary and material to the issue, including the petitioner, were in Western Australia or New Zealand. The matrimonial home had been in South Australia, and the petitioner resided here until July, 1903. It had been necessary for her to go to Western Australia, where her children were employed, and as she had no means it was desirable that she should be spared the expense of coming from the west, to attend the trial. Her evidence would practically be confined to proving the marriage. The Respondent's present place of residence was not known, and citation had been served by advertisements in the newspapers under a Judges order. We cited the case of March v. March (I.J.M. 39), in support of his application. Mr. Justice Gordon, after consulting the Chief Justice stated that there was no doubt The Court had jurisdiction to comply with Mr. Hamburg's request, but his learned colleague agreed with him that it should be exercised with the greatest caution in order to avoid establishing a precedent he would direct that the ease should he tried on such evidence - oral or affidavit- as the Judge who presided in the trial should decide to accept. At Mr. Homburg's request the period within which the affidavits might be filed was extended to two months.

The Advertiser Monday 26 Jun 1905
SUPREME COURT-IN BANCO.
Tuesday, June 27.
Motion for Decree Absolute v Ermina Henrietta Raston v Edward Alfred Raston.

The Register Wednesday 28 June 1905
THE LAW COURT&
SUPREME. ADELAIDE: Tuesday, June 27. [Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Gordon.] , - Motion for Decree Absolute. -
Ermina Henrietta Raston v. Edward Alfred Raston. Mr. Hermann Homburg for the petitioner, moved to make absolute the decree nisi granted on December 20, 1904. Rule absolute granted, with custody of infant child.

Sunday Times (Perth) Sunday 28 August 1929
Wills of the Week
Following is the list of probates and letters of administration for week ended August 18.
Probates. -Ermina Henrietta Price, late of Perth died (30/9/26), to Muriel Marguerite Pratt, of Muradup;

  Other Records

• Resided: Marriage, 1910, 31 Hampton St, Fremantle.

Ermina married Edward Alfred RASTON [5156] [MRIN: 1719], son of Rev. Thomas Llewellyn RASTON [5164] and Jane OXLEY [5168], on 23 Feb 1879 in Res Rev T Raston, Kent Town, Adelaide. The marriage ended in divorce in 1905. (Edward Alfred RASTON [5156] was born in 1856 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Australia and died on 12 Dec 1943 in Fremantle, Western Australia.)

Ermina next married Thomas Lowery PRICE [5158] [MRIN: 1720] in 1905 in Claremont, Perth, Western Australia. (Thomas Lowery PRICE [5158] was born about 1863, died on 2 Jan 1930 in Perth, Western Australia and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.)