By the way, it appears that Martha's father George's death is also in the Times Digital Archives of 3 March 1855. Jenny "Graeme" <Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:27c666b550%Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk... > In message <4af20f18$0$6090$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> > "Jenny Chester" <jennychester@bordernet.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Graeme >> >> I've just been browsing through the death notices in the Times Digital >> Archives for late April/early May and found the following entry on 6 May >> 1870 "On the 29th April, at Mentone, Miss LEWIS, formerly of Claughton, >> Birkenhead." >> >> Could this be your Martha? Could Mewstone in the Mercury be a >> mistranscription for Mentone? On GoogleEarth I see that Claughton >> Birkenhead is near Liverpool and in FreeBDMs the closest person in the >> deaths is Lewis Martha 47 Liverpool 8b136 > > That sounds a likely explanation, thanks. Easy for a copywriter in Hobart > to > go for what appeared to be a local name.

In message <4af34049$0$1782$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> "Jenny Chester" <jennychester@bordernet.com.au> wrote: > By the way, it appears that Martha's father George's death is also in the > Times Digital Archives of 3 March 1855. > Jenny Thanks again. -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>