Greetings all. Col Paterson (On the soggy Gold Coast) wrote: Could someone do a look up for me please, for a Marriage for Arundel Waters b abt 1840 Cornwall, Perrenarworthal probably, he arrived Adelaide as a child with his parents c1847 on La Belle Alliance. I have him with 8 kids and no spouse. My reply: ahh at last. Someone wants some info about one of my family. WATERS, William and wife Elizabeth nee Bowden William WATERS, b.1802, d.1864-11-22, M, 62y, N, (not recorded), , Moonta, Moonta, Ade, , 18, 60, William WATERS, b.1811, d.1880-02-22, M, 69y, N, (not recorded), , East Moonta, East Moonta, Dal, , 101, 72, William Waters, wife Elizabeth and 6 children came to SA on La BELLE ALLIANCE in 1847 Their children: Grace [1829], Caroline [1831], Henry [1834], William [1837], Elisha [1839], Arundle [1841] Arundel WATERS 19 married Elizabeth OATEY 19 (born c.1840), on 1859-08-20, at Christ Church Kapunda, Kap, SA.39/9. Parents: William WATERS and James OATEY, Double marriage Elisha and Arundel both married on the same day. Marriage write-up at Kapunda ? Elizabeth OATEY (1842) born to James OATEY (1803) and Eliza (nee Polkinghorne) Christening: 6 Feb 1842 Phillack She came with her parents on the SANTIPORE (on Dec.15 1848) Their children: Elizabeth Jane [1859], Caroline [1862], Emily [1864-1882], William [1867], Frederick [1870-1880], Arundel [1873], Thomas [1875], Albert [1879-1879], Albert John [1880], Frederick [1882], Elisha [1884-1886] ==== The group above are definitely linked to the group below [someone in each family married an OATEY. ==== Martin [Martius] Martin (b.1821) Martin Martin (b.1821) married Eliza/Elizabeth OATEY (1821) MARTINS, Martin, died 1892-01-25 aged 70y at Wallaroo Mines, Wallaroo Mines, Dal, SA.200/101, Eliza OATEY (1821) born to James OATEY (1778) and Martha (nee Donnithorne) Christening: 25 Oct 1821 at Phillack, Cornwall MARTIN, Eliza, 1902-01-26, F, 80y, W, Martin MARTIN (DH), Wallaroo Mines, Wallaroo Mines, Dal, SA.283/437, Martin Martin, wife Eliza arrived SA 1848 on BABOO - MARTINS, Martius, and wife and 4 children Their children: Eliza, Maryanne, William, James Henry, Martha, Catherine, John Henry, Thomas, Catherine, Joseph, Mary, Mary, Edwin and Elizabeth JAMES Oaty/OATEY OATEY (1778-1832) born to William OATEY (1736) and Elizabeth (nee Trevean) Bap Feb 2 1778 at Phillack, Cornwall JAMES Oaty/OATEY (1778-1832) married on Feb 13, 1803 to Martha DONNITHORNE (1779) at Phillack, Cornwall Their children OATEY: James (1803-), Elizabeth (1805-), Joanna (1807-), William Donnithorne (1808-), Edward Donnithorne (1808-), Nicholas Donnithorne (1811-), Catherine (1813-), Mary (1816-), William Donnithorne (1818-1886), Eliza (1821) Their first born: James OATEY (1803-) born to James OATEY (1778) and Martha (nee Donnithorne) Bap 19 Jun 1803, James married his first wife Mary Christow on 03 June 1826 in Phillack James OATEY (1803) then married on April 9, 1836 to Eliza Polkinghorne (1811) at Phillack, Cornwall Their children OATEY: Eliza (1837), James (1839), Elizabeth (1842), Thomas (1847) and Mary Ann (1855) I'll be calling on the ancestors of this group later this evening. Please keep in touch and I'll try to add more to your family tree. Question: Do you have any really early photos of any of the above ?? Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm