I'm the first person to say that certificates are almost never accurate ;) So - is this the child's place of birth in the wrong section (or the question misunderstood?) Who registered that birth? Did they even know where he was born or did they assume? At 03:23 PM 29/01/2009, you wrote: > > BUT.............. > > on the birth certificate of one of their children it states he was born in > > Liverpool, NSW and at the time of their sons Samuel's birth (1865) he was > > 29 and she was 27. so this discounts the first theory.

Hi, Yes your right about the informant - Jane (or sometimes known as Mary Jane) William Duggans Wife and mother of the child, whose mark X was on the certificate and this lady alternated between Jane and Mary all the time. : ) cheers Gayle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >