Here's the children born in victoria - a big gap, so check NSW at least... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query ----- Surname : russell (2414 matches) Event : b (926847 matches) Spouse Surname/Fathe : james (120901 matches) Spouse Gvn Names/Mot : mary (255853 matches) Total matching records: 18 -------------------- Surname: RUSSELL Given Names: Bridget Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary GRADY Age: Sex: Birth Place: MT MACEDON Death Place: Year: 1857 Reg Number: 1558 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: RUSSELL Given Names: James Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary OGRADY Age: Sex: Birth Place: CHIL Death Place: Year: 1864 Reg Number: 15721 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: RUSSELL Given Names: Margaret Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann OGRADY Age: Sex: Birth Place: BEECHWORTH Death Place: Year: 1867 Reg Number: 20168 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: -----Original Message----- From: Ernene Smedley [mailto:ernene@tpg.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 14 May 2006 1:08 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] Look up birth please Russell, Victoria Hello Could some kind person who has the indexes look up a birth for me please for Margaret Russell born c1866 in Victoria Parents James Russell and Mary McGrath. Even if you could look up a marriage for the parents if they were married in Victoria. Edward Healey was a confectioner. I have a problem here: My great grandfathers twin sister Margaret Russell married Edward Healey on October 7th 1886 in Victoria. My Margaret Russell is the daughter of James Russell and Mary Ann O'Grady and she was born at Beechworth in 1867. However this marriage certificate shows the parents of Margaret Russell who married Edward Healey to be James Russell and Mary McGrath. Maybe there is a mistake on the marriage certificate? Any help would be appreciated Ernene Smedley ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== Searchable archives at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-MELBOURNE-L ============================== 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