Thank you to everyone who responded regarding Elizabeth Sarah Curtis baptised in Westley Waterless 1 Aug 1852. I did respond individually but the return email left from an auxilliary email address and was rejected. In response to "Karen", Rebecca Curtis states that she was 36 years of age and born in Ramsden Heath, Essex on the 1851 census (Thanks Margaret) but her death certificate and the IGI records show that she was born on 6 Feb 1812 in St. Alphage, Greenwich, Kent to William Rawlinson & Rebecca Green. (IGI records show Cambridge, Essex & Kent for Rawlinson - so probably all close relatives). She did have a brother John Rawlinson (Rowlingson, Rollison, etc.) who lived in Westley Waterless and was also married to a woman named "Rebecca". I am unaware of a "lodger" being on the 1851 census. (She does appear to have told "fibs" about her age on all government records). To "Tony" & "Paula", I have found where Elizabeth Sarah Curtis md. in 1868 in Queensland, Australia and have sent for the marriage certificate but do not feel hopeful that it will reveal the "true" father's name as it would obviously have been more convenient to let her believe that she shared the same father as her older siblings - as there would not be anyone in Australia to dispute this. The only possibility is that the man who Rebecca Curtis married the day after arriving in Brisbane (David Whitby - a fellow passenger on the "Ramillies" and also from Cambridgeshire) may have known Rebecca in Westley Waterless and although 13 years younger, may have been the father of Elizabeth and agreed to have his name on the birth certificate. Thank you all for your assistance. Kerrie Sydney

Kerrie Joseph RAWLINSON b~1820 and John RAWLINSON b~1813 were both living in different homes in Westley Waterless in 1851 and both gave Ramsden Heath, Essex as place of birth so you really ought to check out that part of Essex before discounting it as their place of birth. Ramsden Heath itself didn't seem to have a church of any sort in the early 19th century and so it seems likely that people went to Ramsden Bellhouse for church matters. Ramsden Bellhouse doesn't have any entries on the IGI so you might have to get the film from your local LDS if you want to check if there were any RAWLINSON baptisms there. Of course, they could have been born there and taken anywhere for their Baptisms or even not been baptised at all. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerrie McInnes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Elizabeth Sarah Curtis > Thank you to everyone who responded regarding Elizabeth Sarah Curtis > baptised in Westley Waterless 1 Aug 1852. I did respond individually but > the return email left from an auxilliary email address and was rejected. > > In response to "Karen", Rebecca Curtis states that she was 36 years of age > and born in Ramsden Heath, Essex on the 1851 census (Thanks Margaret) but > her death certificate and the IGI records show that she was born on 6 Feb > 1812 in St. Alphage, Greenwich, Kent to William Rawlinson & Rebecca Green. > (IGI records show Cambridge, Essex & Kent for Rawlinson - so probably all > close relatives). She did have a brother John Rawlinson (Rowlingson, > Rollison, etc.) who lived in Westley Waterless and was also married to a > woman named "Rebecca". I am unaware of a "lodger" being on the 1851 > census. (She does appear to have told "fibs" about her age on all > government records). > > To "Tony" & "Paula", I have found where Elizabeth Sarah Curtis md. in 1868 > in Queensland, Australia and have sent for the marriage certificate but do > not feel hopeful that it will reveal the "true" father's name as it would > obviously have been more convenient to let her believe that she shared the > same father as her older siblings - as there would not be anyone in > Australia to dispute this. The only possibility is that the man who > Rebecca Curtis married the day after arriving in Brisbane (David Whitby - > a fellow passenger on the "Ramillies" and also from Cambridgeshire) may > have known Rebecca in Westley Waterless and although 13 years younger, may > have been the father of Elizabeth and agreed to have his name on the birth > certificate. > > Thank you all for your assistance. > > Kerrie > Sydney > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/691 - Release Date: 17/02/2007 > 17:06 > >