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Yes I have the certificate. John is my brick wall as he was born just before registration. John's son with Mary Ann Short was Tom John Hair, his son was John Tom Hair. John Tom's son was Tom John Hair, my father and I am John Tom Hair. So far the only family I have found with a John Hair and a father Thomas is the family of Thomas Hair and Ann Dunn, they had seven children Batholomew, Ann, Thomas, John, Sarah, George Robert and Mary Jane. A witness it Johnand Mary Ann's marriage was a Sarah Hair. Sarah married Joseph Hedley in 1863 and a witness was a Mary Ann Hair. So far I have not found another Mary Ann Hair. I have found what looks like John and Mary Ann's daughter on the 1861 census with Ann Hair, her grandmother and Sarah Hair.

John

Russell I am not sure if I have contacted you in the past. I have a Jonathan and Mary Ord's deaths in my family bible. Jonathan's death was 12 Jun 1845 and Mary's 4 Sep 1847 and by their age on the death certificates Jonathan was born c1769 and Mary c1768. The informant on Jonathan's certificate was Margaret Hutchison and on Mary's the coroner as she had died from burns by clothing catching fire by candle. The only census they are on is the 1841 so there is no place of birth to follow up on. Their deaths were both shown as Holly Hill, Heworth.
Other names in the bible are Sanderson, Lowery, Lowrey, Coats, Coates, Lonsdale and Oliver.

Does any of this match with any of your information.

John

Hi, Jen did any of the leads pan out as to when and how he made it to Australia?

John