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Hi Carol,
Thanks for your message.  Have got back to 1825 for my other "brick wall" in  New South Wales. Found someone on the IGI with all the info that I did not have.  Still trying to figure out if  we might have a "convict" or not.  We used to tease my grandfather about having a convict, but his lips were firmly closed.  Does that suggest any thing to my over imaginative fertile mind??  You bet it does.

On the NSW BDM's I'v found 8 Robert Stapletons (deaths) (2 without parents names listed, and none of the other parents  don't appear to have been born in Australia either.  My uncle (now deceased) said they came from up Lancashire/Yorkshire way which is not much of a help is it.  Also Roberts's birth is not listed in the BDM's, so he may not have been registered or something.  Does not help that my research skills and computer skills are still a bit limited either, but practice makes perfect.  The other problem is that some of them moved to Queensland and our BDM's aren't on line.  I only printed out these "deaths" for NSW today,  will have a fiddle with those names over the next few days.  Would be great to have that as a nice suprise for Easter Monday wouldn't it.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  There does not appear to be too many Stapletons in Australia between 1788 and 1825 (when Robert was born)  Most seem to be "convicts".  You never know your luck, someone might see this and solve the problem.  Here hoping.  Cheers for now Dale

Hi Carol,

Great to hear about your new rellies.  I too seem to be in "New Rellie" mode.  My dad passed away in February, and I caught up with my 1st cousin whom I had not seen for about 43 yrs, had  he has done quite a lot of research too, so has been passing it over.  Still more to come.  A man at the funeral also commented on how much I looked like my dad's sister who died in 1945, 3 years before I was born.

Then come Easter Monday I am getting a visit from my maternal grandfathers side of the family with more records, photos, certificates etc.  Can't wait. My grandfather and his brother were "estranged" for about 60 years, so here we are a couple of generations later trying to piece the puzzle together.   Beginning to think I'm related to half of Australia.  I only really got started about August 2005, and to date I have 526 names on my family tree, not to mention my "cousins" from the net, with about 1500 names (combined)on their trees, each from different branches.  Not bad for a beginner who still does not know what she is doing half the time. LOL.

It seems the more you know, the more there is to know.

Still hitting a brick wall with my English (Mary's) mother and daughter.  Have found Marriage and deaths but no maiden name for the mother, and no birth for the daughter.  All the contacts I have made for them have no maiden name either. Oh well, I keep trying.  Cheers for now Dale.

Dear Steve,

Thankyou so much for  those census lookups.  That has been a great help.  I have been searching the IGI batch nos. for Nottingham and this info has cleared up my doubts.  Do you know if Leicestershire also has IGI Batch Nos. too?  Also is there a place in Leics. call Burton or is that a typeO for Barton Notts.

Many thanks once again. Cheers Dale

Trying to confirm the following relatives supposedly born in Brissow.  Brassow? Breslau?

KNOLL,     Carl  1840(c)  of Brissow  Died 25/3/1916 Bris Qld

KNOLL,    August Friedrick (son of Carl)  1866(c) died19/9/1962  age 96 yrs  Brisbane Qld Australia

DALL,      Frederica Dorothea Louise 1840(c) of Brissow and
died  14/5/1907   (mother of August Friedrick KNOLL).

KNOLL,     Annie Mary Augusta 1868(c) of Brissow

Married     2/4/1890 in Spring Hill  (Bris)  Qld  To

BRANDENBERG   Joh? (nick named Jack) 1868 Cabbage Tree Creek (Bris)  Qld

Parents of J. Brandenberg

Gottfried Friederick W Brandenberg    and
Christine Hanna  BOTTCHER  (Sorry no dates)or places.

J. Brandenberg is my grandmothers cousin.  Annie Augusta Knoll toooo.  Even I am getting confused.

PS to Berlin-Bob have been busy checking out the german site  but no ages seem to match with dates.  Many thanks.

Aussiedale

Hi Mike.

Greetings  from Oz.  (or should I say Australia).
(We Aussies are well known for droping our "G" and "H" as in 'ow you goin?  etc.  Have to have a laugh don't you.  Any, back to business.

Sorry about the lack of info.  I'll go over my sketchy notes and double check what I have got and from where and get back to you.

Have long since suspected my "Burton" was bogus.   I also have on 2 death certs three different spellings for Basford, Baysford and Baseford.  No wonder I am confused.

I also have one piece of paper with Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire on it!!!!!!!

Also having trouble with some of the Census returns.  For example  On one it might say Burton or Loughborough and then on the next it says Barton.  I think it must have depended on who filled out the returns.  If hubby did it one time and the wife did it the next, I think they just put down where they came from for all.
Don't laugh.  That's just my theory.

Well my dear, that's my winge for today.  Think I'll go and have a "wine", and go and think about  the "Burtons on ?".  Cheers for now Aussiedale