Hi Gail There are actually a quite a few Coridas entries for births and marriages on the Pioneer & Federation Indexes apart from Ruperts. I've included them just in case you don't already have them. Here is the birth for Rupert Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Rupert Geo Event: B Sex: Spouse Surname/Father: Geo Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Henrietta YOUNG Age: Age Code: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1896 Reg. Number: 13016 And here are the other entries for the Surname Coridas from the Pioneer & Federation Indexes. Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: John Edward Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: William Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Lydia JONES Age: Sex: Birth Place: MAFF Death Place: Year: 1875 Reg Number: 17027 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Florence Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: William Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Lydia JONES Age: Sex: Birth Place: MA FF Death Place: Year: 1878 Reg Number: 10149 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Henry Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Wm Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Lydia JONES Age: Sex: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1880 Reg Number: 17017 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Arthur James Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: William Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Lydia JONES Age: Sex: Birth Place: MAFF Death Place: Year: 1883 Reg Number: 10665 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Elizth Mary Event: M Sex: Spouse Surname/Father: LUSCOMBE Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Alf Woodbury Age: Age Code: Birth Place: SALE Death Place: Year: 1900 Reg. Number: 4570 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Wm Edwd Event: M Sex: M Spouse Surname/Father: SHAFE Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Mary Age: Age Code: Birth Place: TASMANIA Death Place: Year: 1894 Reg. Number: 2542 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Leslie Jos Event: B Sex: Spouse Surname/Father: Wm Edwd Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Mary SCHAFE Age: Age Code: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1897 Reg. Number: 20703 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Catherine Event: B Sex: F Spouse Surname/Father: Wm Edwd Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Mary SHAFE Age: Age Code: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1896 Reg. Number: 21380 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Howitt Edw Event: B Sex: M Spouse Surname/Father: Wm Edw Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen SHAFE Age: Age Code: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1895 Reg. Number: 13836 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Jas Patk Event: B Sex: M Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Flor CORIDAS Age: Age Code: Birth Place: NUMURKAH Death Place: Year: 1901 Reg. Number: 21437 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Myrtle Prance Event: B Sex: Spouse Surname/Father: Geo Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Henrietta YOUNG Age: Age Code: Birth Place: MAFFRA Death Place: Year: 1897 Reg. Number: 20701 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: Geo Event: M Sex: M Spouse Surname/Father: YOUNG Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Hetta Age: Age Code: Birth Place: TASMANIA Death Place: Year: 1895 Reg. Number: 3820 Surname: CORIDAS Given Names: May Event: M Sex: F Spouse Surname/Father: MAXWELL Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Jno Age: Age Code: Birth Place: NEW NORFOLK TAS Death Place: Year: 1895 Reg. Number: 4655 Hope this helps Kind regards Karen McCormack Melbourne, Australia karenm@bigpond.net.au -----Original Message----- From: Gail Irwin <irwin@ihug.co.nz> To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, 14 November 1999 17:34 Subject: [AVG] Look up Please >Dear List Members > >Could SKS please look up the birth of Rupurt CORIDAS for me? He was >killed in WW1 as noted on the Gippsland site: "Coridas, Rupurt G. 23rd >Batt died 28.7.1916 ........ Born Maffra". I do not know the age >limits in Australia for military service but they should provide some >guide as to his yob. > >All CORIDAS families come from one family who emigrated from Hesse to >Tasmania so this person is a leaf of my tree. Rupurt will be from the >Willhelm (William) Coridas branch and is probably William's grandson. > >Gail >New Zealand > > > > > >==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== >Have you registered your surname interests on the Gippsland Mailing List Home Page: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/surnames.html#top > >