Hi Dianna, Richard "KIERNAN" who arrived aboard the PILOT married Catherine RYAN registered 1819, then appears to have re-married an Ann NOWLAN in 1831. He is with wife Catherine on the 1828 Census aged 40 years - born C<1788> The 1788 birth time frame matches with his age of 29 years old when he arrived in the Colony (PORT JACKSON) in 1817 aboard the PILOT as a convict. Both marriages Church Of England registered. This Richard supposedly born about 1788, yours died aged 61 registered in 1859, putting his birth time frame about 1798. Either they are two different men or his death age is out and therefore married at least three times between about 1819 - 1855. The marriage in 1855 was Catholic registered. Regards, Dorne. ************************************************************************************************** MARRIAGES KEARNS RICHARD MALE 1819 RYAN CATHERINE FEMALE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYDNEY, ST PHILLIP'S V18192340 3A 1819 0 KEARNS RICHARD MALE 1819 RYAN CATHERINE FEMALE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYDNEY, ST PHILLIP'S V181919 8 1819 0 KERNAN RICHARD MALE 1831 NOWLAN ANN FEMALE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PARRAMATTA, ST JOHN'S V18315316 3B 1831 0 KERNAN RICHARD MALE 1831 NOWLAN ANN FEMALE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PARRAMATTA, ST JOHN'S V1831940 15 1831 0 ************************************************************************************************* KERNS RICHARD MALE 1855 NOWLAN ANNE FEMALE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARRAMATTA, ST PATRICKS V1855358 146 1855 0 *************************************************************************************************** Dorne SAUNDERS (AUSTRALIA) Dornes1@bigpond.com FREE GENEALOGY LOOKUP (All AUSTRALIAN States + more) -Putting families together- ANTI VIRUS INSTALLED ************************************** TICK "YES" TO QUESTION 60 ON CENSUS NIGHT, 8 AUGUST 2006 (If your birth surname has been changed since your birth registration, please also insert your birth surname too. This will assist future genealogists in their research). *******************************************