Hi Rod, Many thanks for the info about poor Mr Drinkwater - it's great to have the exact date of death. According to the BDMs Edward Joseph DRINKWATER died at Windsor in 1892 so this is probably the same person. Good to see that the community rallied to help his poor widow and children :-) I'll have a look for a death notice in the Sydney papers now that I've got a death date - I could get lucky - but I think I will have to bite the bullet and get a transcription of his marriage certificate to find out his parents. Cheers Jan At 05:40 AM 6/05/2003 +1000, Rod Gow wrote: >Dear Jan, > >Can't help with the parents of Edward DRINKWATER, but while checking >entries for >the index to the Windsor & Richmond Gazette, (which is not yet >published) there is >an entry for Mr Drinkwater in for 7 May, 1892 on page 4 column 4 that reads... > >Sudden Death at Rouse Hill >A man named Drinkwater died on Tuesday at Rouse Hill, near Windsor, >under peculiar >circumstances. Whilst eating a piece of meat one day last week some hard substance >like bone scratched the throat. He felt slight pain, but took very little >notice.The throat got worse, however, and Mr. Law, chemist, advised him >to get >medical advice, but this was of no avail, as he gradually sank and died. > >There are several other entries for Mrs Drinkwater, .... > >A concert in aid of the bereaved wife of the late Mr. Drinkwater, Rouse >Hill, will >be held there shortly. > >There is also a Return Thanks from Mrs. Drinkwater for the support given >by the >public for her benefit and a full description of the concert, but >nothing that >identifies if the Mr and Mrs Drinkwater are your group and nothing that >sheds light >on their Christian names let alone his parents. > >We just thought we would mention it anyway, just in case it leads you somewhere, >maybe a check in the Parramatta newspaper of the time could be worth a look.