Good Morning Listers My GG grandfather William BOND married Eliza TAYLOR widow in 1859 in Sydney. She was 23 making her date of birth 1836. William ended up in England and was medically discharged from the army in 1861. After a great deal of searching I found that Eliza BOND married William DENNISS in 1869 again as a widow. I have each of the certificates for the marriages. I also have the death certificate for Eliza ( Elizabeth ) DENNISS in 1886 aged 50. The death certificate showed a number of interesting facts. It showed that she had been married aged 16 ( altered from 33 ) and there is a notation which reads " deceased was previously married twice - in Melbourne and in Sydney". In the past I could not find the Melbourne marriage as I assumed that TAYLOR was her husband's name but it turns out that was her birth name. I then managed to find a marriage in 1852 to James STOOPS which ties in with her being married at age 16. I also found that James STOOPS died in Sydney in 1858 which again supports her being a widow in 1859 when she married William BOND. All this tells me that I have the right person. Now for the problem. The death certificate shows children of the marriage as Elizabeth 30, William 27 ( my G grandfather ) living and 5 children deceased. I have found that Eliza and James had a daughter in 1852 in Melbourne who died aged 2mths. I have searched the Vic BDM and the NSW BDM sites and cannot find any other children for Eliza in any of her three marriages. The one that most interests me is Elizabeth who would have been born whilst she was still with James STOOPS. Does anybody out there have access to BDM records for the other states? I am wondering if the family may have left Victoria and gone somewhere else before ending up in Sydney after all James was about 24 and Eliza 16 so they may have set out on a great adventure after the death of their daughter in 1852. Any suggestions gratefully received. Regards