Hi Margaret, On Ancestry, a Jacqui appears to have your Thomas Wenham in her tree. Thomas Wenham 30 Nov 1833 Hertfordshire - Parents: Joseph WENHAM & Eliza CAIN Arrived 1855 Died 1882 No wife listed for Thomas. From the Constitution's Passenger list: Age: Birth: Occupation: Carpenter Religion: Church of England Read or Write: Both Married - doesn't appear to be Father: Joseph - dead Mother: Eliza - living in Norfolk? Relations in Colony - Yes Arriving with 5 pounds Children listed on the Australian Birth Index for Thomas & Elizabeth Wenham 1. Sidney A Wenham 1861 Thomas, Elizabeth Glebe, New South Wales 2. Emily R Wenham 1862 Thomas, Elizabeth Sydney, New South Wales - d.1863 3. Frances E Wenham 1864 Thomas, Elizabeth Sydney, w South Wales 4. Alice E Wenham 1866 Thomas, Elizabeth Sydney, New South Wales 5. Marion Wenham 1868 Thomas, Elizabeth Sydney, New South Wales 6. Louisa Mary Wenham 1870 Thomas, Elizabeth Sydney, New South Wales Any chance your Francis was a girl? :) The quickest way to confirm Thomas' wife, is to purchase his death certificate. Saves a lot of guess work. :) Kind regards, Sherrie. -- http://www.silkweb.com.au/ On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:05:34 +1000, Margaret Bauer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Listers > > I have been trying to locate the maiden surname of a Mary E (unknown) who > was the wife of a Thomas Wenham. As far as I can find, he came here from > Hertfordshire on a ship called the "Constitution" in 1855 at the age of > 21years, and so I presumed he would be in the BMDs but cannot locate a > marriage and where I thought I would find Mary's surname. > Thomas's birth was November 1833 and his death was in 1882 at Woollahra, > in > Sydney, so they must have stayed about NSW. They seem rather elusive so > if > anyone can tag them for me would be great. > I also know that they had a son Francis Wenham and although I know this > Francis died in 1920 at Kiama NSW I also do not know when or where he was > born. > Might anyone have this family on their research at all? > > Thankyou > Margaret Bauer > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------ >