Robyn There is always something that is new in genealogy I think that is what keeps our interest. sometimes however it is good to be able to brainstorm even when you think, I should have thought of that. Just glad all of our hints may have contributed to the find. Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "francesco acciarito" <fracc@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:54 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] re a mysterious burial. > Hi listers, Robyn of Geelong here. I think I'm losing the plot, I've had > so much info sent to me over the last few days! I've managed to sort most > of it out and now I have a whole new family to research and this is where > the fun really starts. > But getting back to my original request, I have to report that the > mystery lady in the grave seems not to be a mystery any more! It looks > like Mary Reed/Robinson/Jackson married AGAIN to a William Burdett, > although no marriage entry has been found to date. They may have even > married interstate. Now I'm on the hunt for a death for Wm Burdett. > Then Ray stepped in and did some asking at the Melb Cem for me, and he > and Gina (from the Cem) came forth with extra info on the burial. Mary > Burdett was the owner of the plot. And as the person who signed the > burial papers for Mary was Mary's son Joseph Jackson, I then asked Ray to > have a search for Joseph to see if and when he married ( just because I > wanted to know more about him).... and here the plot thickens! I have > Joseph's will and there is no wife mentioned, but Ray came up with a wife > (but no marriage yet!) and a family of 9 kids! In between Ray getting > info to me, others have chipped in and given me info, clues and > suggestions....all very much appreciated! One would think I was a novice > at this game, but I have been researching for about 20 years, and this was > one of those 'problem' families that I put off delving into... until now! > > So right now I must express my sincere 'thank you' to; Ray, Gina, > Sherrie, Evelyn, Carmel, Bernadette, Colleen, Jessie, Beryl, Marita and > Peter. You are all very generous people, and on a top list to boot. My > apologies to anyone I may have missed, but I have been keeping tabs :) > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >