Hi Diane, Have you looked at the shipping record when she came to Australia? Some will tell you who her parents were and where she was born. I shipping record might give you another place to look. Cheers Karenn From down under -----Original Message----- From: Diane Cole [mailto:dicole@tech2u.com.au] Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 4:45 PM To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSX] Brick Walls I have several brickwalls, Martha GEARING is one I would like to put a crack in. According to her death certificate, Martha was born the daughter of Thomas and unknown in 1786 in Wallingford, Oxford. I know Wallingford is sometimes in Berkshire. There is no listing anywhere in Oxfordshire or Berkshire which matches her. Or anywhere else either. This knowledge comes from her daughter who registered her death in 1869, so we have no real idea if this is the truth. It is documented that she married Guy COLE in Ealing Middlesex on 29 Aug 1814, and they came to Australia in 1849. Any ideas ? Diane Cole ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== Genealogy isn't just for Christmas it's for all the year round and beyond into future years and future generations