Hi Bron,
Yes, I agree, it is confusing.
Perhaps you could contact Lyn and check her source for the February 1862 birthdate for Agnes FIRTH. Perhaps at the same time you could ask her if she had previously obtained the 1861 birth certificate that Neil mentioned (or its official transcription) and perhaps set it aside, pending further checks.
Earlier in the thread I posted electoral roll details I had found to follow up the sightings Neil had found. So perhaps Lyn’s earlier research had previously found the same information and perhaps sit it aside.
Either way, it may be sensible to consider adding the 1861 birth certs onto a TO DO list, as perhaps this is a likely step to finding Agnes’ parents.
I am yet to find anything that gives Agnes a middle name, and, as yet, I am unable to find anything to suggest she had an Aboriginal heritage. Perhaps, if Agnes spent any time on building sites, supporting her bricklayer husband, that her exposed skin became well tanned. Or perhaps any suggestion of an Aboriginal heritage comes from a more recent generation marrying into the family.
Back in August 2013, on a different thread , Judith found the Inquest information about Agnes. It displays her name as
Agnes Emily BAKER, born Mudgee. Lyn had asked
“Could someone who has access to these records please see if there is a reference to Agnes May FIRTH 1862-1927. She is my Great Grandmother” Here’s the link to Judith’s reply. (Noticing Agnes Emily rather than Agnes May)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=565133.msg5034152#msg5034152 Lyn replied
“Thank you this is the family I am after”, so perhaps Agnes did use a middle name, but it was not “May”
Cheers, JM
