and my own last bit to add to the hunt: I found Alexander's baptism at Brompton, Kent: born 22 Feb 1850 baptised 21 Apr 1850 Alexander son of Matthew & Susan Marg** Fleming of Brompton Barracks, Corporal http://tinyurl.com/6oz5sx Brompton Barracks is/was the home of the Royal Engineers (Sappers) and from the unit histories, the 18th Company was stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia in Jun 1850. http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_units.htm So maybe the marriage was in NS. Matthew Fleming's death registration at Medway RD 1851 Q1 but there's a gap in the burial records for this period on the Cityark site. :) Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Rathbone" <ruthrath@fleming.org> To: <fleming@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:23 PM Subject: [FLEMING] Fw: Alex Fleming, b.abt 1851 England, died Boston,MA Nov 1879 > Forwarding this to the list on Molly's behalf and adding this to the hunt. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BONKERSDOG@aol.com > To: ruthrath@fleming.org > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:52 AM > Subject: Re: [FLEMING] Alex Fleming, b.abt 1851 England, died Boston, MA > Nov 1879 > > > I thought I'd join in on the fun. Susan was listed as a widow in the 1851 > census. > > The MA vital records shows Alexander died 2 Nov 1879, Boston. Died of > acute phthisis. Lived at 49 Pinckney, was a clerk, born England. Father > was listed as Alexander. > > Susan M Fleming, 37, dressmaker, born Nova Scotia, is in the 1870 Boston > census with Alex, 19, clerk in office, born England. > > In 1860 Susan Fleming, 34, seamstress, born Brit. Prov. and Alexander, 10, > born Brit. Prov., are living with the James Lowe family in Boston. James > was born in England. > > In the MA vitals I found a Susan (Marks) Fleming, widow 46 years old, born > Nova Scotia , ?Ship Hauton?, lived at 96 Leverett St., Boston. Died 6 Sep > 1873, cancer of womb. Widow of Matthew. I don't find a marriage. So, is > his father Alexander or Matthew? Was his father a Fleming? We may never > know but I enjoyed the hunt. > > Molly > > ****************** > list administrator > fleming-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLEMING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >