Dear Listers, I write from 'the old country' regarding the above and would like to discover what happened to him and/or his descendants. What little I know at present is as follows: George Dixon HEDLEY, born about 1817 at Camberwell, Surrey, England, baptised 9 July 1817 at St. Giles's Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England. Occupation, surgeon. Father: George HEDLEY, mother: Isabella ? Marriage: 22 September 1842 at St. Mary's Church, Newmarket, Suffolk, England. Wife: Anna Elizabeth Hawes PECK, born about 1823 at Newmarket, Suffolk, baptised 15 January 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Newmarket, Suffolk, the daughter of Dr. Robert James PECK and his wife, the former Sarah MINTER. The HEDLEYs had four children in England: Agatha Mary HEDLEY, baptised 25 January 1844 at St. Peter's Church, Bedford; George Robert HEDLEY baptised 29 May 1847 at St. Peter's Church, Bedford; Edward HEDLEY, baptised 12 May 1848 at St. Peter's Church, Bedford; and Emily Ann HEDLEY, baptised 8 October 1849 at St. Peter's Church, Bedford. The marriage of George Dixon HEDLEY, aged 25, bachelor, surgeon, of Bedford, son of George HEDLEY, stationer, and Anna Elizabeth Hawes PECK, aged 19, spinster, daughter of Robert James PECK, surgeon, was solemnised at St. Mary's Church, Newmarket, Suffolk, on the 22nd of September 1842. The ceremony was conducted by the Revd. Thomas Alcock HEDLEY, M.A., the bridegroom's brother-in-law, who had travelled from St. James's, Gloucester, for the occasion. The witnesses were Mary Anne PECK and Thomas HEDLEY. It appears that George Dixon HEDLEY emigrated to Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, in about 1850, soon after his brother-in-law, Dr. George WITT, went to New South Wales, in about 1849. Dr. WITT wrote 'home' in 1851 and referred to 'Dr. Hedley' as follows: 'we have kept our old Servant at present, her husband is now Captn. of a Ship & is gone to China, but we hear from Dr. Hedley that he has met with the common lot of all who bring out Servants, his man & his wife have left him - We have never seen him (Dr. H.) yet, but we hear that he has grown quite stout & strong' (Dr. George Witt's letter to Thomas Barnard of Bedford, dated April 6th 1851). George Dixon Hedley, 'Esquire', certainly lived at Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, in 1869 because he benefitted from Elizabeth Witt's Will, which was made at that time. Yours, etc. Geoffrey in Cambridgeshire, England.