Hi I was advising that on the marriage refusals Julia Walsh is recorded as arriving on the William Sharples in 1842. I believe that the two applications, two weeks apart, are for the same couple. I realise the ages are different on each application i.e. William was recorded as 32 on one and Julia as 22 - and on the other William was recorded as 37 and Julia as 27 What I believe happened here is that whoever recorded the first application mistook the number 7 as a 2. Easily done. I know that Julia was recorded as being 37 according to the newspapers, in 1850, but we are only talking about a difference of 2 years. She may have been nearly 37 when she died, or nearly 28 when William applied to marry her. There is not enough difference to worry about. You stated "> I also presume that Jerroms' association with the drowned Julia began > circa 1846 because their eldest (?) child was 3 when he drowned with > his mother" Have you thought that they may have had another child or two who did not make it to term and not recorded? This may have had added to her depression. I don't know what happened to William as it appears he did not receive a Conditional Pardon. Do you know when his wife Martha or Margaret died? and where she is buried? Regards Lesley Uebeol http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 3/06/2011 1:18 PM, Kilpike wrote: > Lesley, > > Yes, there were a number of Julia W's who arrived in the period in > question, some of which may have been William Jerroms' partner and/or > the two he attempted to marry in 1842. > > Julia Walsh, 23 yrs, per "Corimandel" to Sydney, 1840 > Julia Walsh, 20 yrs, per "Metcalfe" to Port Phillip, 1841 > Judith Walsh, 26 yrs, free per "William Sharples", to Sydney, 1842 > Julia Walch, 18 , free per "Woodbridge", to Sydney, 1842 > Julia Walsh, 19 yrs, free per "Woodbridge", to Sydney, 1842 > Julia Walsh, convict per "John Calvin" to Hobart, 1848 > Julia Walsh, 16 yrs, free per "Panama" to Sydney, 1850 > > The Julia Walsh/Jeromes/Jarome who suicided in Sydney Harbour was > reported to have been 37 years of age in 1850. None of those listed > above would have been 37 in 1850, assuming the ages given were in any > way accurate. > I also presume that Jerroms' association with the drowned Julia began > circa 1846 because their eldest (?) child was 3 when he drowned with > his mother. So the mother who drowned in 1850 may not be either of the > two women that Jerroms attempted to marry in 1842. Anyway, Julia came > to a sad end, I want to discover what happened to Jerroms himself. > > Kilpike