Wilson Cornwall, After his marriage NOTE - Family records give no suggestion that he was a convict, he was thought to have arr. in Melbourne in 1849-50 with his brother Thomas. 07/02/1850 married Sarah Ann Macatier (various spellings) in Melbourne Vic. - Strong links with William John Loudon, Sarahs' brother in law - Made no secret that he was "proud to be an Orangeman" no reply from Orange Lodge on enquiries re him. 1851-52 Bth of dau Sarah Ann in Melbourne, Vic - Owner of 5 blocks of land incl. Hay & Corn store, Bouverie St, Carlton catering to Diggers going to and from the Ballarat Goldfields 10/10/1853 Bth of son Wilson Henry, St James, Melbourne CofE, Melbourne, Vic (Surname mispelled Cornwell) 1855 - Crown Grant of land in Mordialloc (nr Brighton), Vic 1855-56 Bth of son John Charles at Brighton, Vic 1857-58 Bth of dau Maria Jane 02/08/1860 Bth of dau Susan Elizabeth 24/03/1861 Bth of son William at Melbourne, Vic 1862 - Paying rates on house & land on Centre Rd Moorabin, close to a Thomas Cornwall - "Selection" of bush property in Toomuc Valley, Vic 1863-64 Bth of son James 1865-66 Bth of dau Eliza? died pre 1867 02/11/1867 Bth of son Edward (Edmund Thomas) at Brighton, Vic; at this time Wilson described as "Farmer, [aged] 42, [birthplace] Belfast, Ireland" - Purchased property at Goon Nure (nr Bairnsdale), Gippsland district of Vic, for his son William to work - Retired to Federation style house at Kew 16/12/1900 died at Kew, Vic. aged 85 (therefore b.17/12/1814-16/12/1815). Buried with wife at St Kilda cemetary on the 19th COMMENTS Birthdate >From the Trial documents of 21/03/1839 he was aged 21 (therefore b.22/03/1817-21/03/1818) >From the Convict Indent of 25/01/1840 he was aged 23 (therefore b.26/01/1816-25/01/1817) >From bth cert. of Edward on 02/11/1867 he was aged 42 (therefore b.03/11/1824-02/11/1825) >From registration of death on 16/12/1900 he was aged 85 (therefore b.17/12/1814-16/12/1815) The age from Edwards Bth certificate can be discarded since the source has proven to be unreliable in other regards (shows their marriage in 1843 when we have the registry entry for it in 1850). I would say that we must assume he was born between 1814 - 18 although I would lean towards the ages given in earlier sources: 1816 - 18 Continued on next posting Alan Anderton, Bargo NSW Australia