Hi All I am searching for information on the ancestors of the following family: Martha Dewhurst sometimes Dewhirst; b. 16 Jan 1847 Wortley, Yorks. d. 30 Nov 1932 Devonport Tasmania aged 85 years (headstone). m. 31 Oct 1868 Baptist Sion Chapel, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Benjamin Jones; b.c. 1848 Dudley, Stafford, d.c. 1902 -1910 possibly South Africa or Australia On Martha's birth certificate her parents are listed as Joseph Dewhirst and Sarah Rigby. Joseph's occupation is a wool sorter. Martha was born at home where they lived at Castleton Terrace, Wortley. Martha's father is listed as being Joseph Dewhirst (deceased) on her marriage certificate. Joseph then would have died between 1846 (conception) and 1868 (daughter's marriage). The addresses on their marriage certificate were: Benjamin Jones 86 Ashley Street, Horton Martha Dewhirst 53 Ashley Street, Horton Benjamin's father was Richard Jones, a nail maker David Freeman freeman@tsn.cc Australia