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Hi,
John S. was born abt. 1836 - don't have anything more definate than that I am afraid.  Married when he got to Australia.

I am looking for any information on the Stephens family from the West Firle, Sussex area.   Have some info. that I might be able to sharee.
jpsmith, Australia.

Hi, Kris,
I am back again.    I have been busy going thro' piles of paper etc. and this is what I have found.
Marriage Certificate of William Trewartha and Sarah Quintrell.   It is the original copy and when we look at it closely in the place for William's parents he has actually put both parents names - William Benbow and Mary Trewartha.   Some people have obviously read the Mary as Henry, but the writing on the certificate is very good and the "M's" for Moonta Mines and Mary are identical. Also, information received from a book ( not sure which one now) in the Mortlock Library, Adelaide, SA has the marriage entry as William's parents as William and Mary.  They also have his birth date as 9.9.1846.  Could not remember having this  info. until I went thro' the paperwork!!
Passenger List of the Lincoln -
There was a mention of a Joseph Trewartha(2) and Ellen Trewartha with William T.  On looking at a detailed sheet from the YP Council offices, I found that a Joseph Godfrey T. is buried at Moonta in 1894, with a daughter, Elizabeth Jane T. (19 years) in 1896 - the leased plot was arranged with a Mrs. Joseph G. Trewartha in 1894. On checking on the net on the listings of Cemeteries, I found most of the remaining Tre. buried in Moonta cemetery are young children of Joseph Godfrey and Ellen.    No record of a burial for Ellen, however.   I presume on the shipping listings when they listed Joseph Tre. (2) meant that there were 2 Joseph's who came out, which meant they probably had their son, Joseph Godfrey (b. bef. 1/1/1864, Vogue) with them.
As Joseph G. (b.1838) died when he was 56 years perhaps Ellen remarried as I cannot find her on the All State listing for SA.
I noticed that there is a Mary Tre.chr. 19/11/1826, Gwennap who is a younger sister to John Tre.(who married Mary Ann Trestrail Benbow), who is an older sister to Joseph Godfrey Tre.   Keep coming back to her as the Mary on William's marriage cert. as his mother - not a lot of detail on miketree.do.uk site.   She was in Gwennap in 1841 Census.
Also,on the site Cornish Benbows - they have John Tre. married to Mary Ann Trestrail Benbow, with their 3rd child a William Tre. but he only lived 2 years. (b. 1849, d. 9/4/1851, St. Day), but in their history on the Benbow's I noticed that Mary Ann T/B, had a younger brother William Benbow, b. 1825, Trevethan, chr. 23/1/1826, Gwennap.
There is a William Henry Tre. b. abt. 1836, Trevarth, son of John Tre. and Ann Halse - don't know if there is any significance with this one. 
I feel as if I am getting awfully close - just can't confirm anything yet!!
Regards, JP.

Hi, Kris,
Yes I do have the original Marriage Cert. -
Married in the District of Daly
No. 56
25th December, 1873
William Trewartha, age 36 years, bachelor, Miner, Moonta Mines, William Benbow Henry Trewartha(father) , Yelta Wesleyan Church
Sarah Quintrell, age ?, Spinster, Moonta Mines, John Quintrell ( father).
Witnesses : Stephen Quintrell, surveyor, Moonta Mines and Bessy ? Reynolds, Moonta Mines and Richard Avigbue( not sure of spelling) , Miner, Yelta.
Samuel Knight, offificating Minister.
If he was 72years of age when he died, this would make him 27years old when he married not 36 yrs, which would fit in with his birth date of 1846.   Perhaps he gave the wrong age when they married.   He arrived in SA on 3/12/1865 on the ship "Lincoln", however, not sure if he was 16 or 19 years years of age.    If 16 years of age, then 1849 would be a closer birth date.
I have that right, don't I?
As you say the plot thickens and extremely interesting.
Regards, JPSmith.