Like you I cannot see anything that appears to be Gertie Rivers....... I was wondering about that Edward - so I looked for his wife Jane - some possibilities for her in later census BUT no deaths for a Jane Barlow c1846 until 1911/12 in Stockport..... One death in West Derby in Sep 1881 So what was this unfound wedding in 1880 if Edward was with a Jane in 1881. There is Gertrude Barlow abt 1858 London, London, Middlesex, England Servant Richmond, Surrey but she is unmar on form....... I see the 5 births in NSW as from 1891 But Ancestry not showing any migration data for parents Is this your Gertie's death? Name: Gertrude Barlow Death Date: 1932 Death Place: New South Wales Father's Name: Alfred Mother's Name: Topsy Registration Year: 1932 Registration Place: White Cliffs, New South Wales Registration Number: 13393 Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ On 2011-11-09 11:05 AM, Glenys & Peter wrote: > There is no sign of them in the 1881 census, though there is an Edward Barlow in Stockport (also a bricklayer employing 40 men) with another wife. It is tempting to believe that this is my g.grandfather and he has done a runner to Oz with Gertrude. About this time an Edward Barlow from Stockport was made bankrupt - maybe the same person? > > Thanks Anthony, > > Peter