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Hello again, can someone please advise when the spelling of Body changed to Boddy, appears to have happened in Australia. There are two distinct families in England with the two variants of the spelling, it could cause unnecessary research if the wrong family spelling is selected.
Some of my BDM cert's show Boddy where other cert's show Body. My family uses Boddy in Australia but my ancestors in England used Body, could it just be a case of phonetic spelling?

Hi wivenhoe
information on certificates as requested
thank you

Information on marriage certificate 5776/1881
Marriage date = 1st October 1881
Marriage Place = Gore street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (District of Collingwood)
Groom = John Body born London,England 
Occupation = waiter
Age = 34
Parents = John Body (occupation Tailor) & Ann Holland

Bride = Mary Smith born River Don, Tasmania
Occupation = Laundress
Age = 23
Parents = John Smith (occupation Farmer) & Mary Smith

Information on Death certificate 14662/1919
Death date = 23rd July 1919
Death Place = 54 Garfield street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death  = various/heart failure 
Age = 75
Parents = John Body (occupation Tailor) & Ann Holland
Buried = 25th July 1919 Coburg Cemetery
Place of birth = Amwell?, Clerkenwell, England
Years in Victoria, Australia = 42
Children at death = William 36, Sydney 34, Harold 32, Gordon 31, Ethel 28, Margaret 27, Leslie 22.

John, I assume, would have emigrated to Australia before 1881 as he married in Melbourne in Oct 1881 to Mary Smith originally from Tasmania

Hello,
I am looking for my ancestors who immigrated from England to Australia.
My gt grandfather was John Body born 1850 in London area and migrated to Australia, died 1919 in Melbourne Australia. He married a Mary Smith in Melbourne Australia in 1881.

His father was also a John Body b 1819 d unknown. Occupation believed to be a tailor. He married Ann Holland (1818-1905) in Lambeth England.

My 3rd gt Grandfather is believed to be William Body but this is unsubstantiated ( b&d unknown)

I have no knowledge of English ancestors.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
regards
Harold (hnb13)

Hello,
I am looking for my ancestors who immigrated from England to Australia.
My gt grandfather was John Body born 1850 in London area and migrated to Australia, died 1919 in Melbourne Australia. He married a Mary Smith in Melbourne Australia in 1881.

His father was also a John Body b 1819 d unknown. Occupation believed to be a tailor. He married Ann Holland (1818-1905) in Lambeth England.

My 3rd gt Grandfather is believed to be William Body but this is unsubstantiated ( b&d unknown)

I have no knowledge of English ancestors.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
regards
Harold (hnb13)