Dear Tracey, One small question. Does the death certificate have an age and entry in the column for how many years in the colony? With that approximate years, was he therefore born in "the colony" or does it suggest born elsewhere, perhaps say near Newcastle, England? There are several other spellings of William's surname on the BDM CD's. I noticed one spelling used by a family with registrations at Maitland near Newcastle,NSW is BEASLY, however no positives for William and Mary. Searching http://www.records.nsw.gov.au shows............. There were two convicts William BEASLEY. Arrived 1830. Cert of Freedom 1837. William BEAZLEY. Ticket of Leave1816. Pardon 1834. Born London DRISCOLL Mary Pyramus 1836 41/2216 Ticket of Leave [4/4155; Reel 941] District: Maitland; Tried: Cork Of the all the Mary D convicts, the above Mary could possibly be your Mary. Someone else might be able to tell us whether a Certificate of Freedom permits a marriage, otherwise it's the explanation for non registration. Happy Hunting, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 23 Sep 2012 at 19:01, tracey_e62@exemail.com.au wrote: Date sent: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:01:07 +1000 From: tracey_e62@exemail.com.au To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: [ANS] RE; Marriage information for William Beazley and Mary Driscoll Send reply to: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > I am trying to find information in relation a William Beazley/Beasley > marrying a Mary Driscoll in Newcastle New South Wales in approximately > 1837. > I have searched the Christchurch Cathedral Registers (online) and come up > with zilch. The marriage is not listed on BDM NSW either. > > Just wondering if anyone knew of any other registers etc. The information > came from William's death certificate (which I know, depending of what > information the informant (his son) had, could be wrong). > Any help gratefully appreciated. Regards Tracey.