Lyn, You hit the nail on the head when you speculated as to a possible relationship between Francis ORGAN and Mary Jane ORGAN (Mrs. John Sampson): >>The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, transcribed by Bill Curnow >>Friday, 09 Jan 1857 >>. >>BIRTHS >> >>At Sulky Diggings, Australia, the wife of Mr. Francis ORGAN, formerly of >>Penzance, of a son; and on the 3rd of September, the wife of Mr. John >>SAMPSON, >>jun., formerly of Penzance and Helston, of a son. > > Could not locate the child of Francis Organ but Stephen Sampson born to > John > Sampson and Mary Jane Organ, registered at Creswick, Victoria. I wonder > if Francis and Mary Jane are related? Francis ORGAN and Mary Jane ORGAN were siblings, children of John and Mary P. ORGAN. The ORGAN family lived at Market Jew Street, Penzance at the 1841 and 1851 Census. John ORGAN was a businessman described at various times as a flour dealer, a manager, and a merchant. When his daughter Mary Jane married John SAMPSON at Madron in 1854, The West Briton (Friday, 08 Sep 1854) said John was "manager of the London and Penzance Serpentine Works." Mary Jane ORGAN was born at Penzance circa 1831. She married John SAMPSON at Madron on 05 Sep 1854. John was born at Penzance and baptized at Gulval on 30 Mar 1834, the son of John SAMPSON & Catherine WILLIAMS. He was a butcher of Helston when he married. Francis ORGAN was about 4 years younger than his sister Mary Jane. I have not located him in the 1851 Census, nor have I found record of his marriage. It is possible that he married after emigrating to Australia. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA