Hi List, I found this on another list. Joe >Source: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] (ENG-SHROP) Gittos family name > >I have checked the IGI for William Gittos 6/7/1804 and Benjamin >Gittos b. 1808 parents Edward Gittos and Mary Ann Piggot. The >following facts confirm that this is not the family I am looking for. > >While William Gittos was christened on 22 May 1805, Bridgnorth, >Shropshire, he actually DIED in 1843 aged 38 years as per IGI >information I have. The William I am researching who was >transported to Tasmania died on the 28th September 1840 at a little >town called Macquarie Plain in Tasmania aged 36 years. > >Likewise Benjamin (son of Edward Gittos and Mary Ann Piggott) born >1808 Bridgnorth Shropshire DIED 6th August 1884 aged 76 years >according to the IGI. Benjamin Gittus who I claim to be my g.g. >grandfather died on 7 January 1891 aged 83 at Macquarie Plains, >Tasmania. I know this puts their birth dates at around 1808 for >Benjamin and William 1804 but neither could read or write and they >probably had a very strong accent which made them hard to >understand. Also maybe they did not reveal their real age because >they simply did not know. Many folk who were ignorant did not give >all personal information when requested to do so. This has been >evident in convict families here in Australia as it was looked "down >upon" by their descendents to "dig into the past" and to some >extent it still is by some! Thanks heaps for all your help and >comments so far, keep them coming as you seem to have had lots of >experience in this researching activity. Joe Bissett, PIGGOTT/CUMMISKEY List Administrator/Rootsweb I use America's Book CDs in my genealogical research to access otherwise unavailable primary source material. http://www.abcd-usa.com/ I support the Godfrey Memorial Library. http://www.godfrey.org/ Proud to be a member of LostCousins! http://www/LostCousins.com