Hello Valma Further to Peter's message, maybe Charles/they migrated to London England on the way to Australia. There are banns for a couple Charles HAWKINS and Ann LEES at St Mary Islington London on 7, 14 and 21 September 1856. Following that there is a note of the date Sept 22 1856. From others on the page, this is the date on which a certificate for the banns was issued, but it might also have been the date of marriage as well. Unfortunately, I have not yet found/doesn't appear to be the actual parish record of the marriage itself, which would have contained their fathers' names and occupations as well. Free BMD have a reference to this couple's marriage. The reference is 3rd quarter/September quarter 1856 registration district Islington 1b 354. So Reference 3Q 1856 Islington 1b 354. If this is the appropriate marriage for your couple, it should similarly give both fathers' names and occupation, helping to home in on the family in the census records. If all this is fairly new to you, you might find it worth reading around the internet to find out more about the sources available to us family historians, on and offline. Maybe others on the list have a handy list of links or a good site to start on. Happy hunting Katie de Haan The Netherlands -----Original Message-----From: berkshire-bounces rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of valma sharp Sent: woensdag 25 augustus 2010 6:53 To: BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRK] family historyAm seeking relatives of my great-grand-father,  Charles Hawkins , born c1833 in Berkshire and married Anne Lees in 1856 prior to coming to Australia.  Parents believed to be Charles and Julia. Would appreciate any help and information. Regards,  Valma Sharp ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Katie & Valma The marriage is there on the 23rd September 1856 at St Mary Islington Charles father is Charles both are gardeners Ann's father George LEES also a gardener Charles of full age a bachelor, Ann a minor & spinster Both gave address as 5 Suffolk Place Both signed their names G LEES & E LEES were the witnesses Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Hello Valma Further to Peter's message, maybe Charles/they migrated to London England on the way to Australia. There are banns for a couple Charles HAWKINS and Ann LEES at St Mary Islington London on 7, 14 and 21 September 1856. Following that there is a note of the date Sept 22 1856. From others on the page, this is the date on which a certificate for the banns was issued, but it might also have been the date of marriage as well. Unfortunately, I have not yet found/doesn't appear to be the actual parish record of the marriage itself, which would have contained their fathers' names and occupations as well.