Family History Mysteries

Frederick Woodland had a number of marriages, two divorces and at least one child out of wedlock, in Australia and England.
Frederick's son Val, was a radio broadcaster. Val's son, Cecil Albert Woodland, himself a radio broadcaster in Qld– recorded reminiscences in 1996 https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE5398730

Frederick Edward Finlay featured in a 1928 Sydney newspaperunder the title ‘Too Many Wives’.
Frederick Finlay was born in North Balmain NSW in 1889 toRobert Douglas Finlay and Louisa Bingham.

Alexander Westland Lionel Robertson was born in 1897 at Long Gully near Bendigo. He was only 12 when his father Norman died aged 40 in 1910. Alexander was the second born of 5 children. It seems his siblings lived lawful lives, however Alexander enlisted in WW1 under three names and came home saying he was appointed King's Sergeant - he was court martialled for this. He deserted his wife and child, was convicted of embezzlement and was jailed for being an imposter; convincing the people of Sydney, including Miss Dorothy Heath, an heiress, that he was the nephew of Lord Louis Mountbatten. To top it off he committed bigamy and married four times!

In 1942, Wallace Arnott a squadron leader in the RAAF was caught up in a divorce case where he claimed his wife tried to blackmail his family.
Wallace was the grandson of the founder of Arnott’s biscuits and his mother was the daughter of John Hardy of Hardy Bros jewellers.

Hyman Levy was a very interesting fellow – he was known by at least four names (Roger Henry Patrick Farnham Moag in Australia, Maxwell Farnham in England and Australia, Roger Henry Moag Levy in NZ and Maxwell Reginald Moag in Victoria Australia!