Could some kind Lister please tell me if when a widow or widower was remarrying ( mid 19th century) would proof of death of previous spouse be required? If so, what? We are searching for the death of an ancestor Thomas Hampton between his arrival in Australia in 1855 and his wife remarrying in Mudgee in 1858. We have not found a death registration. Another question is ' why would she marry in a private home using a Methodist Minister, when she was supposedly C/E. She remarried twice, once in 1858 and again in 1872. I understand there was an encumbant C/E minister at this time. Can anyone tell me anything about the bushranger Thomas Hampton...his family origins rather than his exploits, which are well documented.

Gloria Thomas Hampton got arrested in 1866 and got 8 years, have you checked the www.records.nsw.gov.au, the newspapers online. I don't know whether you really needed to proof to say you were a widow, perhaps she told a little white lie to cover up the exploits of her husband, she may have remarried in the only available residence or with the minister who was passing through the area at the time. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Hargreave" <smith-thompson@bigpond.com> To: <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:49 PM Subject: [AUS-NSW] Proof of widowhood > Could some kind Lister please tell me if when a widow or widower was > remarrying ( mid 19th century) would proof of death of previous spouse be > required? If so, what? > We are searching for the death of an ancestor Thomas Hampton between his > arrival in Australia in 1855 and his wife remarrying in Mudgee in 1858. We > have not found a death registration. > Another question is ' why would she marry in a private home using a > Methodist Minister, when she was supposedly C/E. She remarried twice, once > in 1858 and again in 1872. I understand there was an encumbant C/E > minister at this time. > Can anyone tell me anything about the bushranger Thomas Hampton...his > family origins rather than his exploits, which are well documented. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >