This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: yarnee2 Surnames: Blessington Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blessington/27.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John, Sorry for the delay in answering. I have a copy of John & Mary's Marriage Certificate and it states he was aged 24 years when they married in 1858. I have have a copy of his Australian sons Birth Certificate and he was born in 1874 and states his fathers age as 39. On the 1871 England Census I have found John and Mary along with Dennis all living at the same address. Dennis's age is listed as 62 so he would of been born abt 1809 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.