Sorry for not giving more information in the first place. The births that I am looking for are the children of Captain/Dr. Charles Sydney Inch/Inches and his wife Sophia (nee Peake). Charles Inches was a doctor and a ship's surgeon on several convict ships that came to Australia in the mid 1830s. He married Sophia in 1832 in Kensington South, London.
I believe there may have been 3 sons before Sophia died in Portsea in 1837, shortly after the birth of the last son. The only one I am sure about is George Sydney Inch as he came to Australia after his father died in 1851 and put an advertisement in a Sydney paper saying he was the son of Captain Inch and wanted to get in touch with anyone in Sydney who had known him on his several visits there.
Unfortunately George died in Queensland and as he was taken to hospital unconscious was unable to furnish any personal information on his death certificate which was filled out by the Hospital Superintendent. The columns for Marriage, Children and Parents were left blank, although they did know the birthplace which was filled in as Portsea, England. George as been described in some instances as a doctor and on other documents as a Bushman/Labourer. This does not seem to compute. As he was only a toddler when his mother died and his father was in Australia I am wondering where he would have received his education. I believe the Navy had schemes for educating the children of Naval personnel and I know that George has been described as highly educated.
Any information on the birth of the children would be gratefully received.
Annie
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia