Hello Tom, I've looked on the Pioneers BDM and nothing comes up searching either surname. Ditto for the Hatches Matches and Dispatches for Ballarat and surrounding area. Might John and Isabella have came to Australia together? Regards Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Woolman" <tomwoolman8@gmail.com> To: "Goldfields Mailing List" <aus-vic-goldfields@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:42 PM Subject: Finding an 1850 Geelong Marriage > Hi Folks, > I've reached another exciting point in the researching of the movements of > my Cuthbertson family. My great great grandmother Janet Cuthbertson > arrived > in Port Phillip in December 1854 with her brother James. I've now > discovered through the purchase of the birth certificate of Robert > Cuthbertson, born 1855 in Dead Horse Gully, Ballarat, that his father > John, > brother of Janet and James, had married Isabella Anderson, 32, born > Paisley, > Refrewshire, in Geelong in September 1850. How do I find the entry for a > marriage in Geelong as early as that? I haven't been able to find > anything > online. > > Best regards, Tom > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message