Lynne, Thanks for the lookups and yes I have sent for the birth certificate of the first child in the hope that this may solve the problem Regards, Alan Elliott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:41 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] MARRIAGE OF EDWIN JACOBS & CONSTANCE HOOPER > > Hi Alan > > Not sure if someone else has replied as yet but I checked both Victoria > and > SA for the birth of Constance and their marriage and came up with nothing. > > Have you got a certificate of one of the other children, I have found that > sometimes "mistaken" information differs from one child to the next > especially if a few years have lapsed. > > Sorry I can't be of much help > > Lynne > > > On the NSW birth certificate of their son Leslie John b 1879, the father > and mother are described as > EDWIN HERBERT JACOBS, b England, age 32 > CONSTANCE ROSE HOOPER, b Melbourne, age 29 > Married Melbourne 1871 > > However I cannot find either the marriage of Edwin & Constance 1871 or the > birth of Constance abt 1851 in the Vic Pioneer Index. > > Am I perhaps not looking in the right place ?? > > Alan Elliott