Oh you wonderful people - thank you so much.
As soon as I saw the name Dewhurst somewhere I knew it was the right family. I understand that Elizabeth's sister, Mary Ann (I didn't know her name before now
) married a guy by the name of Dewhurst as they came to Oz first and encouraged the others to follow.
Finally all the pieces begin to fall into place. Elizabeth's son Frederick James must have been born after 1861 and by 1871 his mother has remarried. Interestingly, Elizabeth later married a guy called Frederick who wanted his first son to be called after himself, but he had a step son called that so they started calling the stepson James
- just imaging having two children, both with the same first name - that's enough to cause major confusion in any family!!
And to know that Elizabeth's father was a Baptist Minister - bet that's how she met her second husband as he was Bapt minister as well (keep it in the family!!)
I will write all this down and check for missing bits and will be back. I'll also look for Eyre/Jarvis marriage now I have confirmation about her maiden name
Thank you both SO MUCH
Di
