Hi MargM Many thanks for your reply. I have searched their online records and had already sent off a request as per the form you kindly submitted in the website, so will wait to hear from them. However I did see in some of the info that records during the 1870's were missing but not sure whether this is for all Benevolent Societies. Thanks again Joan > Hello listers > > > > I have a parish burial record [Burials in the Parish of St > John's Parramatta > in the County of Cumberland] of a John Smith who died 1871 aged > 71, whom I > think may be our missing John Smith, b 1800 in Essex, > transported in 1820, > married at St John's Parramatta in 1827. > > > > The place of death was the Govt. Benevolent Asylum and most of > the burials > on this page of the parish records were inmates of the GB > Asylum. > Hi Joan Could it be http://www.sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=request-form Bye MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast