Gertrude May Rivers was born in Brixton, London between 1855 and 1860 according to the information on her Australian death certificate and the birth certificates of her 5 children. I can find no trace of her birth. Something that may assist - family oral history suggests she had a twin who died of smallpox and this was the reason she and her husband (Edward Barlow) migrated to Aust. in the 1880s. Any help would be greatly appreciated, this is a very long standing brickwall, Peter

Did she marry in England ? I couldn't spot an entry for that marriage to Edward Barlow, nor I could I spot the name of any of the censuses up to 1881 Have I missed her ? Good Luck Antony -----Original Message----- From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Glenys & Peter Sent: 07 November 2011 08:19 To: LONDON@rootsweb.com Subject: [LON] BRICKWALL: Rivers Gertrude May Rivers was born in Brixton, London between 1855 and 1860 according to the information on her Australian death certificate and the birth certificates of her 5 children. I can find no trace of her birth. Something that may assist - family oral history suggests she had a twin who died of smallpox and this was the reason she and her husband (Edward Barlow) migrated to Aust. in the 1880s. Any help would be greatly appreciated, this is a very long standing brickwall, Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mailing list works in parallel with the London surname interest list on the web at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/london.html . Check for matching interests and add your own ! Any problems, please contact the List Admin: LONDON-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LONDON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message