I replied with an explanation of the marriage issue yesterday but the place of registration is interesting. As they were supposed to be married before commencing the journey and as many either married in London or on board ship I took an assumption that somehow Kirchner managed to have the marriage registered in Germany. As I do not have any family that I am tracing it is not practical for me but I would be interested to see if perhaps those listers searching for marriage registration of couples who came out to the Hunter and now I Learn the Riverina in the late 1840s were to found registration in Hessen or Silesia. Albert Grulke -----Original Message----- From: McDades [mailto:patlyn@netspace.net.au] Sent: Monday, 31 January 2005 10:42 PM To: AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] Re German Marriages in London <They were married in 1847 in London. <I have been unable to find any record of their marriage in or around London. <Would any other readers have similar cases where their forebears were married in London <prior to departure for Australia. My German Great Grandparents were also recorded as having been married in London, however family history has it that they met on board ship and were married on the ship. I believe that the marriage was supposed to be recorded in the nearest port. It mustn't have reached the registration office however as I cannot find it either. The only record I have is the death certificates of the parties involved, which state that they were married in London. Regards Lyn ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== Remember, to unsubscribe, send an email to aus-german-l-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in the subject line. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx