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Hello and thanks for the contact.
As you can see I have got this as a reply to a request and have not been able to verify it, but am inclined to take it as correct.
The  records stated he was from "Battonend, Suffolk" or "Bottom end, Suffolk", both of which sound a lot like "Burton End" where he was born. Also that he could read but not write !

My John Scott was born at Burton End, 1828, and I have been able to verify that members of the family had lived there for many years, and many descendants are still there.

He was very disenchanted with what he found in Melbourne - hoping to find gold literally in the streets of Melbourne , but to no avail, so in disgust he booked his passage to return home as soon as he could. He went to say goodbye to some friends, but when he returned to the dock the ship had sailed along with everything he owned !

He married Mary Rash, formally of Haverhill, England, in 1870, and lived out his life in Maldon Victoria.

So nice to have contact with other researchers
regards Ro

Hello,
I trying to find out any information about my Gr gr grandfather, one Joseph Topping who was, I believe, born about 1802, Heskett in the Forest, Cumberland, England.
The only proof I have is an entry in  "The account book of the Plumpton Wall Overseers of the Poor" reveals that John Gordon's biological father was Joseph Topping, and that Jane Gordon, and later her father, Robert, received 1 shilling & 8 pence per week from the overseers to support her son. In the 1835 accounts a Thomas Brown received 5 shllings and six pence for apprehending Joseph Topping, for not keeping up his bastardy payments."

Joseph Topping may have married twice - once to Jane Armstrong and then to Mary Jackson but I cant find anything concrete anout him.

Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks in Advance
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Hi again,
I'm also confused- lol -
now that you mention a Saunders !!!
I am looking for a William Cock born 1805, Cornwall who was the older brother of Ann Cock b 1812 who married William Roberts of Constantine Cornwall in 1837.
A family member has put info on the Mundia site, and I think it is wrong.
 Sorry - the father was not William but Walter Cock b 1771 marr Ann Saunders b 1773 and then was also married to Mary ( Unknown). The children  I mentioned before were born of the marriage to Ann Saunders and then Ann b 1812 is again listed under the marriage to Mary (Unknown).
As I said I cant work it out as  there are three entries for child Ann. The first obviously died aged about one year.
I dont know which of the other two are correct.
Now do you see why I am confused ?
I never trust anyone elses research - lol
regards Ro

Hi and Thanks - I definitely will get into that site.
 My burning question is to find out when and if he and his family came to Australia - a family member says he died in Bendigo, Victoria.
 Many thanks
Ro

Hi Lindsay,
Would love to have contact with you about the family - I have a lot of information about your great grandfather Ezekiel if you want it
regards Ro