I am looking for the parents of Richard Hugh Jones.
Richard Hugh Jones died in Australia 18 May 1893; he was about 47 years of age. Based on a few birth transcripts for his children and his marriage certificate I have been able to piece together the following information:
Possibly born 08 Mar 1846 [a birthday book noted this date]
Born in Drumkilbo, Forfarshire, Scotland[extracted from 3 birth certificates]
He married Alice Maud Bowen Sanderson in 1877 in country New South Wales, Australia
His occupation was sheep overseer
May I please comment
May I presume that your Richard H Jones death was registered at Moree NSW and that this certificate does NOT give you details about his parentage? (NSW BDM #9426)
May I also presume that you know that your chap married Alice Maud Bowen Sanderson and that you have the NSW BDM certificate #2667, listed as registered in the Coonabrabran district of NSW.
And thus as you are unsure of his parents details, may I presume that there are several blanks on that NSW BDM issued marriage certificate?
May I please assure you that the "missing information" was recorded locally but simply put, it is not on the NSW BDM records at the moment. If there are blanks, perhaps I can help you along a tad, as the elusive blanks on that NSW BDM certificate are NOT a brickwall…..
Here’s a thread I did up re the hurdles and how to overcome them….
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=546609.0May I also ask if you have accessed the
Intestate Estate Case Papers held by the NSW State Records Office for a
Richard Hugh JONES, a drover, who died in
1893 in the Redbank district, near Moree.
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=53 ADD
The NSW BDM marriage certificates ought to give you the following information
date and place of marriage ceremony
Bridegroom's full name, his occupation, his usual place of residence, his conjugal status,
his place and date of birth, his current age, his father's name and occupation and mother's maiden name and possibly any other former names, AND often a notation as to any parent known to be deceased.
Bride's full name, his occupation, her usual place of residence, her conjugal status, her place and date of birth, her current age, her father's name and occupation and mother's maiden name and possibly any former names and if deceased
Celebrant's name and denomination and if either bride or groom was not yet 21 years of age, then the name and relationship for the person giving consent to the marriage.
and the names of the two witnesses
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh/bdm_rec.html (there's also mention of the blanks on their 1856-1895 marriage records "Some Registry marriage records from these years recorded only the details pertaining to the parties to the marriage.
Details of the parents had been left blank although they appeared in the Church registers. ....... The Registry's records from these years are not complete and it can be worthwhile for genealogists to
contact the relevant church to find details
missing from a marriage certificate"
Cheers, JM
