William John GREY Marriage look-up, New South Wales

[judb]

Hi buona

I think the only way you will be able to progress this search is to order the marriage certificate which should give you information about parents, birthplace etc

Ordering from a transcription agent is quicker and cheaper than from the official site.  They are all accredited and well-regarded.  I would be asking them to look carefully as to the spelling of Gr*y

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent

Judith

[buona]

Hi Judith,

Thanks for this advice especially the suggestion about transcription agents - something we don't have here in England so I wouldn't have known to use them. 
I will proceed with your suggestion of getting the marriage certificate.  Australian marriage certificates sound as if they give more info than the English ones e.g. birth place.

many thanks for the help of your experience
buona

[judb]

 

Pleased to be able to help.  In the Australia Resources Board you can see a list of information that can be found on Australian certificates.  Each State does their own BMDs and it sepends on the State exactly what is recorded.  Of course, it also depends on the informant as to the accuracy of the information - sometimes, also, the informant does not know th much about the person - especially on death certificates.   Marriage certificates are usually correct as the peole supplying the information are the couple themselves.  However, they may have something to hide also!!

I have been quite disappointed with many certs I have ordered from UK 

However - the censuses give great information.

Would love to hear what you find.

Judith

[buona]

Hi Judith,

Thank you for this extra information - and your interest; I will certainly let you know how my search progresses though, with Christmas just around the corner, I might have to put it on hold until the New Year.

I too find the censuses a great source of family information - some ancestors occupations have been a revelation!

Cheers,
buona

[buona]

Hello again Judith,

Getting back to you, as promised, re William John Grey and Margaret Ina Dann.

Since my last post my husband has been fortunate enough to be in email touch with a descendent of one of Margaret Ina's siblings.  This descendent has verified all the details of Margaret’s ancestors and they are the same family you identified in your initial reply to my post.  So, well done!  I take my hat off to your expertise.

The family’s forebears emigrated on assisted passage from Sussex, England about 1830 - so we look forward to many happy hours here searching UK parish records to see how far back we can trace the family line.  We have ordered a transcript of the Australian Birth Certificate of Margaret’s paternal grandfather to see what other details we might glean.  It is, unfortunately, taking longer to arrive than I had hoped so we are waiting - patiently!

The information we have of William John Grey has also been verified here via a living relative.  Thus, we have a fairly comprehensive dossier on William and Margaret to pass on to our children/grandchildren.

With repeated thanks for your interest and help
buona

P.S.  A belated Happy New Year to you