Hello Listers Some of you have known that for some time now - years in fact - my gg grandfather James Burrows eluded me. Well, no longer! Rejoice with me! A piece of serendipity came my way - and he is well documented in the paper of the region as a bigamist who was to serve three years. Ties in nicely with the James Burrows listed as a prisoner 1867-69 - which records I tried to get, but found they are unable to be opened due to the dangerous germy condition they are in - sealed forever it seems. I spent most of today at SLV reading microfilm; and before that collected the bigamous marriage cert, in a different name which starts with the same three letters as does his real surname.. He nicely twisted facts, making his brother his father, and so on - but it is surely him. And the children of the ill fated marriage to the first wife, my gg grandmother? They are reported to have been sent to the industrial school for 7 years as Mum was destitute. The court was Creswick, by the way. The real wife had a business which folded and she was "turned out doors" so of course now I am itching to find what business, and where they lived. hope you all have as much luck as me!!! Dawn (Melbourne, Australia)

Dawn, congratulations on a great effort. All good things come to those who wait, and wait and .. Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: [HC] James Burrows > Hello Listers > > Some of you have known that for some time now - years in fact - my gg > grandfather James Burrows eluded me. Well, no longer! Rejoice with me! > > A piece of serendipity came my way - and he is well documented in the > paper of the region as a bigamist who was to serve three years. Ties in > nicely with the James Burrows listed as a prisoner 1867-69 - which > records I tried to get, but found they are unable to be opened due to > the dangerous germy condition they are in - sealed forever it seems. > > I spent most of today at SLV reading microfilm; and before that > collected the bigamous marriage cert, in a different name which starts > with the same three letters as does his real surname.. He nicely > twisted facts, making his brother his father, and so on - but it is > surely him. > > And the children of the ill fated marriage to the first wife, my gg > grandmother? They are reported to have been sent to the industrial > school for 7 years as Mum was destitute. The court was Creswick, by the > way. The real wife had a business which folded and she was "turned out > doors" so of course now I am itching to find what business, and where > they lived. > > hope you all have as much luck as me!!! > > Dawn > > (Melbourne, Australia) > > > > >

Hey Dawn, This is great stuff - keep us posted! Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: [HC] James Burrows > Hello Listers > > Some of you have known that for some time now - years in fact - my gg > grandfather James Burrows eluded me. Well, no longer! Rejoice with me! > > A piece of serendipity came my way - and he is well documented in the > paper of the region as a bigamist who was to serve three years. Ties in > nicely with the James Burrows listed as a prisoner 1867-69 - which > records I tried to get, but found they are unable to be opened due to > the dangerous germy condition they are in - sealed forever it seems. > > I spent most of today at SLV reading microfilm; and before that > collected the bigamous marriage cert, in a different name which starts > with the same three letters as does his real surname.. He nicely > twisted facts, making his brother his father, and so on - but it is > surely him. > > And the children of the ill fated marriage to the first wife, my gg > grandmother? They are reported to have been sent to the industrial > school for 7 years as Mum was destitute. The court was Creswick, by the > way. The real wife had a business which folded and she was "turned out > doors" so of course now I am itching to find what business, and where > they lived. > > hope you all have as much luck as me!!! > > Dawn > > (Melbourne, Australia) > > > > >