Colin, Many thanks for that info. You did, in fact, pick up on Walter PETCH's first marriage although I feel sure that the source info fo the submission is the same. I have been in touch with Paul Lareau, who was most helpful, but could not recall the source of his info. I am awaiting a reply from Ross Archer. Just shows the importance of giving sources. many thanks Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "COLIN CHAMBERLAIN" <colin.chamberlain3@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com>; <ml@ctwatts.plus.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:02 AM Subject: PETCH = COFFIN, Pictcairn, 1905. | Chris, | | The details that you wanted. | | Information on Walter Henry Oliver KETCH and Elizabeth Maud YOUNG's came from the book "HMS Bounty Descendants" Oct 1991 Paul Lareau. | | The submitter was ARCHER, Ross A. 377014-0829100184113. PO Box 79-169 Royal Heights Auckland 1203, +649-832-4456, ross.archer@clear.net.nz, Date 30 Aug 2000. | | The CD states that the Marriage took place on Pitcairn Island but there is no date mentioned. | | Regards Colin Chamberlain. | | SOG-UK-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: | Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:28:40 +0100 | From: "Chris Watts" <ml@ctwatts.plus.com> | To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: PETCH = COFFIN, Pictcairn, 1905. | | Does anybody have access to Pedigree Resource File CD No.19? | I am interested in details given there about the marriage of Walter Henry | PETCH to Esther Godfrey COFFIN on Pitcairn Island. | I have found the entry from familysearch.org but no date or source is given. | What is said, if anything, on the CD? Her Pin is 378516; his is 378412. I | am trying to contact the submitter. | | There are a number of databases on the web that look as if they are derived | from this submission and they give a marriage date of 24 May 1905, on the | ship County of Dumfries, off Pitcairn. | | I have checked out the original official logbook of that ship and they | record that the marriage took place at 1:30pm on 23 April 1905. It is also | noted that the groom intends to register the marriage with the High | Commissioner's Court when the papers arrive in Pitcairn. So the later date | may refer to this. The archives of the Western Pacific High Commission are | with the University of Auckland and the librarian there is checking out this | angle for me. | | I am interested in this marriage as an example for a paper that I am giving | at the AAFHO Congree in Darwin at the very start of June. | | TIA | Chris Watts | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net |