Wendy wrote >I think that probably Frederick must have been married twice, he is >quite a bit older than Emma, and maybe his first child, Ann, on the >1871 census was a product of his first marriage, and then he had >another family with Emma after they married in 1863. I had been >looking for their marriage much earlier (around 1857)because Ann was 14 >in 1871. Maybe Frederick was still in Berkshire in 1851. I did wonder about a previous marriage, but I hadn't actually taken in the date of the marriage to Emma, which would have told me it must have been so. Have now found Emma Pink inn the 1861. (Image on its way.) Ann was said to be born in Alverstoke so I would image Frederick was living there at the time, but I have just this moment found him, I think, on board a ship - which would tally with him being described later on as a "Pensioner." Name: Fredk Johnson Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Relation: Guanis Mate (Mate) Gender: Male Where born: Newbury, Berkshire, England Civil parish: Vessels Town: Hong Kong County/Island: Royal Navy Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Royal Navy Sub-registration district: Royal Navy ED, institution, or vessel: Pearl Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 4434; Folio: 52; Page: 7; GSU roll: 543282. -- Jenny M Benson

Here are some details of his ship HMS Pearl which may be of interest. David Type: Corvette ; Armament 21 Launched : 13 Sep 1855 ; Disposal date or year : 1884 BM: 1469 tons ; Displacement: 2187 tons Propulsion: Screw Machinery notes: 1390 hpi 400 hp Movements 26 Feb 1856 Naval Cadet Tinling ; at Woolwich 23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Captain Sotheby 1860 East Indies and China 19 Jun 1869 To Madeira. Flying Squadron, Part World Cruise, Particular Service, 30 guns 2 Jul 1869 Left Madeira for Bahia 2 Aug 1869 Arrived Bahia 4 Aug 1869 Left Bahia for Rio de Janeiro 16 Aug 1869 Arrived Rio de Janeiro 25 Aug 1869 Left Rio de Janeiro for Montevideo 6 Sep 1869 Arrived Montevideo 12 Sep 1869 Left Montevideo for Cape of Good Hope 1 Oct 1869 Arrived Cape of Good Hope 12 Oct 1869 Left Cape of Good Hope for Melbourne 20 Nov 1869 Arrived Melbourne 7 Dec 1869 Left Melbourne for Sydney 12 Dec 1869 Arrived Sydney 26 Dec 1869 Left Sydney for Hobart Town 2 Jan 1870 Arrived Hobart Town 10 Jan 1870 Left Hobart Town for Lyttleton 19 Jan 1870 Arrived Lyttleton 22 Jan 1870 Left Lyttleton for Wellington 24 Jan 1870 Arrived Wellington 27 Jan 1870 Left Wellington for Auckland 2 Feb 1870 Arrived Auckland 9 Feb 1870 Left Auckland for Yokohama 6 Apr 1870 Arrived Yokohama 1879 Portsmouth > > ------------------------------- > 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