I wondered if there was a link given Richard Homes & Louisa Stephens had married....
Thanks for looking these up for me its a great help....
I have Richard Homes (married to Emily Louisa Suffolk) son of Richard and Louisa born 10 May 1863 london....
Well, as it turned out, you wondered correctly.
There was a link and your summary above is correct.
No doubt there is more be found on the relationships between the HOMES and STEPHENS families, but perhaps most of your initial queries have been answered at this stage.
For your interest...
Richard HOMES arriving in Victoria with wife Louisa (nee STEPHENS) and his child Richard, had parents Richard HOMES and Jane SPEARMAN according to my marriage, census and GRO searches.
Sue
