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.... so if we assume that Stanley Tilby was the father of Alfred Stanley Davis I looked up for further information on the man

He was born 1881 and died 1969 in South Australia, there are no births registered to him and his wife in NSW.  Although this doesn't mean he couldn't be the father of course.  How did a girl from Dubbo come to meet a man from SA that married in Sydney 1905?  I can find no further trace of his name in the nsw indexes bmd or state archives suggesting his stay in nsw was not long.  Was he passing through Dubbo and she followed him to Sydney? Mmmm

Then again I am assuming that the information of her birthplace of Dubbo is correct, why should I when she clearly lied about it on a previous document and stated she was born in Victoria!  Perhaps she was in Sydney all along, but then how and why did William Davis a new widower go to sydney with young children and meet her?  I am thinking I need to regroup my thoughts as I feel quiet lost and can't see the proverbial forest for the trees at the moment 

Wow this is fantastic after all these years (and about 3 years of being unable to login for some unknown reason!) 

I have sent you a PM Kerrykat

Jorose, thank you so much, I never realised the births of their daughters were registered under her maiden name as well as her married.  How strange, the couple was married in Oct 1910, so the first daughter was Florence M born in 1910 (this would also have been out of wedlock) but why is she reregistered in 1912?  I had always assumed that the second Florence M was a twin to Daisy but as Florence is registered with the exact initial and that Florence M died 1912 (I assume the 'twin' if that was the case at all) why were the 'twins' birth under the name of James as well as Davis?  I am totally confused by this couple   Miriam was a strange lass, she left Alfred with all the kids after 1920 taking off with Claude Horice Burns with whom she had 3 children but never married.  However she is buried under the name of Burns though her death certificate says Davis.

As Miriam was born 1889 the birth in 1895 of Mary J could not possibly be ours.  I have come to think that Tilby was a smoke screen myself as Miriam came from Dubbo, the same place as William.  Perhaps she went to Sydney and he followed, it still took a further two years for him to marry her though?

Ahhh the mysteries, love it

Thanks again for the renewed interest

Kind Regards Kate

HI

Just wondering if some kind soul would be able to do a lookup for a marriage for me please.  The marriage is between Thomas Hills Warren and Mary Ann Jane Price on the 8 Dec 1806 at St Mary's Portsea.  I have lots of information on Thomas but nothing on Mary Ann Jane Price and looking for some clue as to where she comes from, clue to age, family (witnesses), anything that might help. 

Any help would be very much appreciated. 

Regards

Kate

HI

Needing some help, I've had a look myself but can't find anything.  I have an ancestor James McLaughlin who was buried 18 July 1860. His residence was Kent St, Sydney.  He was buried in 'Catholic Ground' by Undertaker T Dixon.  Just wondering which cemetery this might be?  Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kind Regards

Kate

Hi

I would really appreciate some help with the following query.

I am trying to trace the family of an Ancestor Thomas Warren, he was a Surgeon in the Royal Navy 1755-1795.  I have quite a bit of information about his career but still no indication of his family or age.  I thought I might have a better indication of his age if I understood his education better.

My query is:

I know he passed his examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Aug 1755.

How many years would it have taken to pass these examinations and what would age of entry to such an educational institution as this one been?

Would he needed to come from a wealthy family or could he have been 'sponsored' by the Royal Navy'?  Perhaps he needed a family member in the Royal Navy ie Father or Uncle?

Would any records still exist as to records of students?

Any other relevant information would also be very much appreciated.  To avoid anyone looking into information I already have, I am only interested in information to do with his education or earlier.  I have also looked into the link of Lambeth Palace list of Medical Licenses and not found him.  Please excuse me if there was another relevant link that I have missed.

Thank you
Kate