Hi Pam, I see where you're coming from... yes, Thomas' first wife, Helen, had died [1875] leaving him a widow with Margaret, a 7 year old daughter. Susan and Thomas didn't marry until 1884 by which time four children had arrived on the scene; all born out of wedlock but two of them, Priscilla Ann [or Marjorie] and her brother George [birth registered 1878 in Tralgon] have been entirely erased from any subsequent certificates for unknown reasons. [The other two children are acknowledged along with several more after they married] We know Thomas was their father but you'd think if Susan was their biological mother, their names would be included? It's possible Susan agreed to take care of Thomas' "indiscretions" if she was being supported by him. On their marriage cert it says they were married in Islington Street Collingwood but gives their 'usual' and 'present' Residence as Gippsland. On Priscilla Ann's [Marjorie] birth cert she's born at 104 Rupert Street Collingwood which is the next street adjacent to Islington Street. All of these details are recorded but she's erased from others. Unusual? Keep analysing as something might come to light if we toss it around a bit! Dale [who relies on female intuition well!] in Waterlogged Airlie Beach. ----- Original Message ----- From: <phasmann@cyberspace.net.au> To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [AVG] Marjorie DUNN > Hi Dale, > > I agree with Lynne about the Death Certificate being the least reliable > source of information. It always depends on how well the informant knew > the family. > > I think Marjorie has to be the natural child of Susan Bartlett/Platt/Dunn. > > DISCLAIMER; what follows is based largely on"feminine intuition"..... >

Firstly Dale, if you are trying to make us feel sorry for you living in Airlie Beach (references to weather), it isn't working! I can't find a birth for George in 1878 at all. Was he registered as George DUNN or PLATT. When you say he and Marjorie were registered at Traralgon, are you reading from their individual birth certificates? If you can send me what dates you have, either B, M or D, for any of Marjorie's siblings, I'll see what I can find from the CD's I have. Pam, Clyde Vic Beautiful one day, stinking hot the next!