Hi Carollyn, Can you confirm exactly where you got the information "b. Cornwall 1853"? That would probably lead to the answer. For example, the year of birth may have come from one source and the place of birth another. Someone may have calculated the year of birth from age at death or similar - this is very likely as there isn't an actual date, just a year. If someone then later found a marriage for this person, AND they used the Australian Vital Records Index, then the place of birth appearing on that marriage index could in fact have been the place of birth for that person's spouse - a known problem with the AVRI. I'm not familiar with a place called Cornwall in Geelong - we have Irishtown, Little Scotland, and Germantown. There was a barque 'Cornwall' which arrived in Melbourne in 1848. Another one on the same name in 1854 and 1855. Perhaps if you gave us some names we might be able to help. Regards ...... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carollyn Williams" <wisteria@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 1:58 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Cornwall > Was there an area of Geelong known as Cornwall? I have a ancestor noted as b. Cornwall 1853 whilst his parents were mosty definately in Geelong, Chilwell in fact!! I have received information in relation to the old Grovedale Hotel of the Geelong Gun Club holding an event at Cornwall. > TIA > Carollyn Williams