Hi Louise At least you know where he was probably born and when. As he was only 20 when he arrived in 1822, then his father was , mnore than likely, still alive, in 1830. Further confirmation of where the family were living you have by that undelivered letter. May I suggest that you join the Rootsweb List for Leeds, Yorkshire - ENG-YKS-LEEDS Mailing List or ENG-YORKSHIRE Mailing List I was aware that he applied for permission to marry Sarah McDonald in 1834 and this was rejected on 23 May 1834 due to the fact that she stated she was already married. She did actually state that she was married (not a widow, when she arrived on the Buffalo.) Regarding the forgery about her husband being no longer alive - yes this did happen and some people made some very silly errors. I doubt she would have been sent to gaol for this over a year later....... you may (or may not) find the real reason why she was sent to the Female Factory in 1835 in the newspapers of the day. Regarding the land issue - I think you have to check with the State Records of NSW as these records are only available in the reading room of the State Records. You are lucky that so much is available about Abraham and also his son Abraham in the early newspapers. Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 18/08/2011 8:20 PM, Louise wrote: > Hi Lesley > Thanks for clearing that up for me re the Airds York 1822. > Is there any records that would show more than native of Leeds Yorkshire on them so I can find a place of birth to try and find his birth and parents? > I found on Trove that a letter addressed to Abraham Wade in Yorkshire England couldn't be sent due insufficient postage in September 1830, so I assume that Abraham father was also Abraham alive in Yorkshire still. > > Also, he was granted permission to marry a Sarah McDonald and they did 3 May 1834. There was a letter attached which was suspected to be a forgery regarding the death of her husband in England before she was transported on the Buffalo 1833. I later found she was listed under her maiden name in Sydney Gaol awaiting being sent to female Factory 5 October 1835. Could that be because she was found out and the marriage I assume made invalid?? Abraham marries shortly after a Rose O'Donnell. > Did this happen often? Why even if stated that they thought note was a forgery they still allowed her to marry? > > > He also was granted land 1837 - 1839 on CSreLand but couldn't see where it was located. Would you know how to find where? > > > Thanks for that > Louise >