Katrina, What a challenge you Australian researchers must have! Thank you for the heads up. Also, thank yuu for the other info. I've already checked some out and they look to be helpful. Best Wishes, Janet -----Original Message----- >From: Katrina <jencap@herplace.net> >Sent: Apr 28, 2007 4:18 PM >To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ANS] 1871 and 1881 CENSUS > > >Hi Janet, > >Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but none of the census for Australia >were kept. A source of great frustration to we Aussie researchers! There is >only an 1828 and an 1841 census which are available. > >However, you may find the father listed in the 1872 Greville's Directory >here: > >http://addison.homedns.org/transcriptions/grevilles/grevilles.html > >I had a look and there are these 2 Roberts listed > >WATERS R W Sen Sergeant Police --- Bathurst >WATERS Robert warder Isabella St. Parramatta > >NSW BDMs are online and free so you may find them here: > >http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=births > >Also, State records may have something relevant, this site includes some >shipping lists: > >http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/keyname_search_2187.asp > >Some listers have access to other sources so if you send another message >with more details and what info you're looking for, someone may be able to >help. Also, they may have gone to another state. > >Happy hunting! >Katrina > >>Hi Listers, >> >>Could someone please do a lookup in the 1871 census for me for the following: >> >>Robert Short WATERS, probably age 50 an engineer, living in Sydney >> >>His wife: Elizabeth Mary Grey Hobbs Waters, about age 39 >> >>Maybe a son: Horace Albert Short, born about 1871. >> >>Would it be possible to check the 1881 census as well? Of course, they'd be ten years older. >> >>Thank you, >> >>Janet Hobbs Johnson > > > Please consider you emails subject line . Is it meaningful ? >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message