Hi, My name is Ian Hudson. I live in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. I am trying to research my Grandparents roots. My research indicate that they were Sydney Walter Hudson and Lavinia Powell. They arrived in Melbourne, Australia with two infant twin sons, Reginald Sydney and Francis Rupert Hudson. From shipping records, in 1908, Sydney Hudson was 24 and Lavinia was 21. Three years later in 1911 at the birth of their next child, Leslie Gilbert Hudson, Sydney is recorded as being 25 and Lavinia being 24. Information given at this birth indicate that Sydney Hudson and Lavinia Powell were both born in Cape Town and married in Cape Town 28 May 1907. From Lavinia's Death Record - 12 July 1914 Lavinia is recorded as being 27 years old. She died from diabetic complications at Austin Hospital, Plenty Road and was buried at Heidelberg Cemetery on 14 July 1914 (Victoria Australia.) Spouse and children are recorded as "not known". This is also consistent with family oral history. Francis knew that she had died from an illness and that his father had deserted his mother. The three boys were raised in foster care. I have been unable to locate a death record for Sydney Hudson, so my assumption is that he didn't die in Victoria, Australia. It seems that birth and marriage records can be quite difficult to obtain in Cape Town. Is this true? If this information rings any bells with anyone out there, I would love to hear.