On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:17:08 +1100, "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > >"Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:grv2r1t18olj491imke90hosp7guoko87v@4ax.com... > >Hi again Steve > >> The mystery attaches to her first two husbands, and >> especially >> Alfred John Dawson FRANCIS. >> >> >> his eldest daughter by Agnes GREEN also had FAIRFAX in >> her name. > > >She is the 4th child ........... Found her later last >night in the NSW birth indexes under 'unnamed' child of >Alfred JD FRANCIS and Agnes MA > > >> >>> MARRIED 20 Aug 1879 in Adelaide, SA, to THWAITES, >>> Walter William >> McLean, Born ??? 1841 in Sydney, NSW, Australia, Died >> 20 Mar >> 1908 in Victoria, Australia at age 67; FATHER: >> THWAITES, >> Walter William, Born ??? 1814, Died Feb 1888 at age 74; >> MOTHER: MCLEAN, Jane >> >> MARRIED 2 May 1871 in Sydney, NSW until 20 Aug 1879 in >> Adelaide, >> SA, to THWAITES, Walter William McLean, Born ??? 1841 >> in >> Sydney, NSW, Australia, Died 20 Mar 1908 in Victoria, >> Australia at age 67; FATHER: THWAITES, Walter William, >> Born >> ??? 1814, Died Feb 1888 at age 74; MOTHER: MCLEAN, >> Jane; >> Married first in Sydney, then again in Adelaide, >> because >> Sydney marriage was bigamous. > > > ??? So would the South AUS marriage be!! If your married >somewhere then you are married. Any subsiquent marriage >if spouse still living would be bigamous where ever it >occured > > > >> Source: death date - family tree sent by Bob Cowley > > > I wondered if he's been in touch with the Eden Monaro >FHS ?? > >> 3. F FRANCIS, Ada Anne Angeline Fairfax, born 10 Mar >> 1859 in >> Bodalla, NSW, AUS, died 9 Nov 1938 in Ashfield, >> NSW, AUS; >> Married 1 Aug 1894 to WHITE, William > > >Ada Anne WHITE was living at Eidleigh Station, Hoskinstown >Eden - Monaro NSW 1903 Electoral roll > >Percy COWLEY was a stock Inspector at Tenterfeild NSW 1903 >E roll > >Walter Wm Alfred THWAITES was a photographer of 123 >Enmore Rd Newtown , 1903 E roll > Could be more info on him in the 'Electronic Eye ' book Thnks very much for that... each bit adds to the picture. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work) Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/