Hello Meegan I too have a family who came to Australia on the "Florist" in 1839 and there is a co-incidence between your family and mine. Richard **SMITH aged 42 was on board with 2 sons Joseph aged 16, James aged 10 and daughter Mahalla aged 14. Richard's wife Lucy had already died. Lucy's maiden name was RANSOM Lucy had previously been married to Edward **PIPER. Do you recognise Lucy? Could your Dorothy and Lucy have been related? With thanks Chris > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:34:48 +1100 > From: "meegan hodges"<[email protected]> > Subject: [SXP] MANSER RANSOM MORGAN/MURGIN > To: "SUSSEX-PLUS MAILING LIST"<[email protected]> > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good morning all, > > > > I have just re subscribed after an absence of a couple of years. > > > > I hope someone can help me; I am trying to find details of the birth/baptism > of my 3 gt grandfather Stephen Manser who I understand to have come from > Brede and was born c 1814. Stephen was the son of Thomas Manser (Bailiff) > and Keturah Murgin/Morgan. I believe Stephen had a sister Harriett and a > brother Thomas. > > > > In 1839 Stephen and his wife Dorothy nee Ransom b1806 Bexhill emigrated to > Sydney NSW per barque "Florist" with them was their 4 year old daughter > Harriett. > > > > If anyone recognises these names and is willing to share their info with me > I would be very grateful. > > > > Regards > > > > Meegan Hodges > > > > P.S. > > Where would I find information about the bailiff Thomas Manser? > >