National Directory 1867 New England and Armidale
J CHAPMAN, ToryburnR CHAPMAN, Toryburn
R CHAPMAN, Retreat
G CHAPMAN, Waterloo
Do you have a copy of the 1859 marriage for Phobe CHAPMAN and William BENTLEY, (NSW BDM #3109)
If Phoebe was not yet 21, then it should give the name of the person to gave consent to a minor’s marriage, this information was usually recorded in the ‘white space’ section of the document, near to where it shows “according to the” (rites of the denomination).
As it was a rural marriage, it is likely that the NSW BDM received only a summary of the registration, and so it is likely that the NSW BDM copy has not listed the parents for either the bride or the groom, or their Dad’s occupations, or their own places of birth, or their own ages. However, these vital family history clues can usually be found as the clergy were required to record them. These details are usually recorded on the original registers, which (being rural) have not been reconciled to the NSW BDM register.
NSW BDM birth registrations also required the informant to state the places of birth for each of the parents, their then ages, and where and when married. So perhaps there’s some clues re Phoebe’s origins on one or more of the civil registrations for the couple’s children.
Well found Sue
Cheers, JM
