Hi Janice, Entry on free BDMs, James Morgan Married Sarah Broughton June 1839 in Bury Janice Angell <[email protected]> wrote: Seeking parentage of James Morgan,born Abt.1814,Boulton,Lancashire.,Married ,Sarah Broughton,Lancashire Abt.1839.Migrated to Australia on the "United Kingdom"1841 with daughter Alice,also any info on Sarah. Regards Jan :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- 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

Hi All The question I pose probably has an answer in the 'hidden' gossip of many families When married convicts were transported to Australia they were, with the approval of the Colonial authority, and the Church allowed to remarry [if they did not choose to seek permission for their families to join them] For the wives who for whatever reason remained in the UK [and there were many], what was their social standing/position Research to date suggests that many wives classed themselves as widows, but this act in itself did not in many cases allow for even a meagre type of subsistence Did they receive assistance from the Parish Chest, or did they find a suitable sponsor with whom to cohabitate? In some cases did they actually remarry? In one of the few cases that has come to my notice, the 'law' in the colony was overridden by the UK laws if there was any conflict of opinion All thoughts are of interest Robert From the Roaring Foerties

Hi All Can anyone expand on the word Nurse in the 1841 census What services was it likely to cover, and was it a common occupation? The person in question was an Elizabeth Molyneux, aged40, head of household, living with 4 of her children aged between 17 and 4 All opinions welcome Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties