This is not quite near the Hunter Valley but close by and . A friend told me today that her grandmother married two men on the same day in two separate districts. The mother said that her grandmother couldn't decide which one to marry, so she married both. She had children in both marriages. The step children found out many years later that they were related. Their children, long married, and senior citizens themselves are fascinated by the events. My friend's mother was apparently married under the wrong family name being from the second marriage. None of this matters any more, but we assume so readily that the proper "rules" were followed in the past. They are not followed in the present and future family historians will be facing an uphill battle. As researchers, we assume, probably in error, that public records are accurate. An interesting story but worth remembering that our family trees may not be all that accurate. Take care, Gordon.