Hi, Lynne, I *have* come across this marriage, but was blinded, stupidly, by the family "story" that they were both SHEPHARDs ! Only trouble with it I can see is Louisa. George and Charlotte, to the best of my knowledge didn't have a Louisa. The informant on both their DCs lists deceased children: George has 2 males deceased (Joseph and William) and Charlotte has 2 males (the same 2) and 1 female (who was Eliza). Yes, the informant was S. A. SCHUMACKER (Sarah Ann married Heinrich A.A. SCHUMACHER. She also says they were m. in Derbyshire. The place of George and Charlotte's marriage as Sheffield is on 4th daughter Charlotte's BC. On son James' BC in 1862 there is an actual marriage date of 17 Apr, 1854. (Not so: I paid $39 to an oversead researcher who told me there is no such marriage)!! Whoops!!......................I've just noticed something on the BC of unnamed daughter on 31, Jan, 1861.................................. Father, Informant, George SHEPPARD who signed with X, says for Previous Issue: Charlotte, Annie Elizabeth, Sarah Ann and Mary Jane and in 1862 on BC of son James, it says "Two Females Living (or Five), None Deceased." This is the mention of place of marriage as Sheffield. Aaarrrgh! Where on earth do I go from here? Thank you to you and Jane so v.v. much for helping me to unravel this idiotic bunch!! Crazy Carolyn. Bathurst. (I have also found a marriage to a Charlotte WILLIS and a Charlotte SMITH!!!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Radford" <lynne_r@tpg.com.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] IMMIGRATION OF SHEPHARD FAMILY. > Hi Carolyn, > > FreeBMD has http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > Marriages Dec 1852 (>99%) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PAPWORTH Betsy Caxton 3b 1027 > ? Shephard George Caxton 3b 1027 > SIBLEY Charles Caxton 3b 1027 > ? TOSELAND Charlotte Caxton 3b 1027 > > This may be them?? > > counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire > > ??? following births > Births Mar 1853 > Shephard Louisa Caxton 3b 437 > > > Births Mar 1855 (>99%) > Shephard Hannah Elizabeth Ledbury 6a 406 > > Births Jun 1858 (>99%) > Shephard Sarah Ann Sheffield 9c 295 > >> George's DC says he was married at age 25, England to Charlotte SHEPHARD >> (= >> abt 1854) and Charlotte's DC says she was 21 at marriage (= abt 1853) and >> place of marriage was Sheffield, England. > who was the informant, if Sarah, there is the above birth for a Sarah Ann, > in Sheffield. >>From this she may have thought that they were from there??? > > > Kind regards, > Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. > > >> >> It confuses me though, (not difficult!) because George SHEPHARD's DC of >> 1879 >> states he was in N.S.W. for 20 years and Charlotte's DC of 1915-16 says >> she >> was in N.S.W. for 57 years. >> >> This tallies with the BC of their 3rd daughter (I think) at Summerhill, >> Rockley on 3 Jun, 1859 (registered at Bathurst 1 Aug, 1859.) >> >> As yet, I do not have the BCs of their first 2 daughters (presumably born >> in >> England) and on 3 Jun, 1859 they are listed as "Previous Issue" - Hannah >> Elizabeth 4, and Sarah Ann 2.