Dear all,
Thank you all again for your replies, I am having problems with my replies and they are being posted before I complete them.
Your enthusiatic response is great.
I found Herbert William SHARMAN death mistranscribed as SHANNAN in 1899 aged 46 which fits an 1852 birth.
These findings and responses have been terrific, however as I have been unable to find my g grandfather Charles William SHARMAN B 1857 arrival in Australia and have "hung my hat on" the one that now appears to be resident in NZ with his brother Herbert William. I am somewhat taken back
Of course I will need to purchase the marriage certificate of Charles William SHARMAN and Mary Ann Powell to check parents etc, but if his parents are John and Martha Sharman I have
not found my g grandfather but have researched another family, assuming that parents names are noted NZ marriage certificates.
Presently I feel a bit shellshocked, but I guess this is what researching is about, and I will need to wait for the certificate.
Once again thank you all for your help and I will post the result when the certificate arrives.
Roby