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Hi
Over the years I have bought many certificates from GRO.  I am a transcriber for FreeReg Kent but didn't know about putting information from the certificates in FreeBMD.  I have not had a lot of luck using FreeBMD.  I am willing to input the information if I know how to.
Regards
Dianne

Hi Aylsa
I also had a look for Asheford, rather than Ashelford, but no luck either.  I found a William Ashford, born 1818, who has an assisted passage out to Queensland arriving 28 Dec 1966 on the Ocean Empress but that is as close as I could get.
Dianne

Hi JM

I am not sure why they are written incorrectly...maybe they just wrote down what Thomas Nelson Parsons told them.  It is interesting that the birth of Ninian John Scouller on 27 March 1858 (Emma and Ninian eldest child) in entered on page 2 of the back of the Family Bible but there is no mention of their marriage.  I have just received a transcript of their marriage certificate and there is not a lot on it.  It confirms that Ninian is from Scotland and Emma from England.  No parents for either are mentioned.  The certificate does confirm that Ninian reduced his age by 10 years and Emma increased hers by 5 years.  If she had put her real age of 19/20 she would have needed parental permission.  The witnesses are related to the Presbyterian Minister James Fullerton L L D.  At the bottom of the certificate is written "Birthplace, age and parent details were copied from Church Register No 370 on 12 Mar 1915".

I have just had another look at the 1851 Census and it definitely looks like an 'S' to me.  Also all the other children and ages are correct.  Except for the Family Bible and the 1851 Census, all other records are in the name of 'Sarah'.

JM I cannot find anything for Sarah/Saria in England or NSW.  There was a marriage of a Sarah Parsons to:

Name:    Sarah Parsons
Spouse Name:    Francis John Collins
Marriage Date:    1866
Marriage Place:    New South Wales
Registration Place:    Paterson, New South Wales
Registration Year:    1866
Registration Number:    2849

Would have made her 20 years old and Paterson is around the area but I have so many certificates for Sarah Parsons who have nothing to do with our family...I haven't bought this one...don't want to jinx myself.

As far as the Family Bible is concerned.  My cousin in Tasmania has it and we are not sure whether it was brought out by Thomas Nelson Parsons when he was 16 or whether he bought the Bible (and it is a large and heavy one) here and entered all the information into it.  Some of it is his writing but not all of it.  The first entry is 'Thos. John Parsons born May 16 1814'.  His wife Hannah Nelson is the next entry and she was "Born 1811, Married July 31, 1835'.

I have always had an interest in family history but did not start researching until late 2012.  My grandmother and I spend many years of weekends talking about family history but being stupid at no time did I write it down or record her recollections.  When I have doubted what she told me, my research has proven her correct so I now believe everything I remember.  I have my 2x great grandfather's photo album and my great grandmother's photo album and scrapbook.  I just can't identify all the photos as some them go back to 1870s and maybe 1860s.

Thanks ever so much for your help.
Regards
Dianne

Hi JM

Thank you very much.  I did actually have this information but not in this format which has been very helpful.  Now to find a similar immigration manifest for Sarah/Saria Parsons who was supposed to be living in Newcastle NSW when Thomas Nelson Parsons arrived on 3 Sep 1864.
Regards
Dianne