Sorry Cando,
I thought you meant that my Alfred was born 1868, then i realised that was the date of his accident. I would say you are spot on with that !! You found him !!
As for the Johannah GARROLD that you found - that makes perfect sense from what family have told me. Apparently we originate from the 'Fitzgerald' clan of Northern Ireland and there were a few variations through the years of the surname, some of them being Garrold, Gerald, Jarrel, Jarrol, Jarrald and Jarrold. Oh my....sooooo confusing. It wouldn't be so bad if they changed their name and then stuck to that but then they would change it again and again. Jonna was even worse for also changing her first name over and over. I've found her under Joanna, Johanna, Johannah, Hannah and Jonna and now you may have found her under Joan

? ooooohhhh weeee...no wonder i'm going crackers !!

As for the kidnapping of Henry, I have a handwritten letter from my nan's cousin, Jack Manning (dec) which states that his mum, (Jonna's grandaughter) hated Richard and she remembers her mum (Emily Alice) sneering and calling Richard "His Nibs" and never refered to him by name. The story is that he kidanpped Henry and fled back to England but i don't know when. Jonna apparently called the police and there was a report made but they said they couldn't do anything.
I don't know if Jonna and Richard seperated or divorced, maybe that might explain why she signed her maiden name on Emily Alice's marriage certificate. But, Emily and Henry Manning marrried in 1863 and Richard signed the cert. so it must have been after that, that he fled with Henry.
The same letter i have from Jack is where is say's about "Falmouth Packet" (1853) and Jonna and the children "Thorswaldon"(1854). I have no idea at what port or state they arrived at in Australia. But as you, i haven't been able to find any info on those ships.
Sandra