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Thanks for the detailed information from the Cemetery, this certainly include family members, and is the correct Alexander King.  I had found a scanned document for burial for Barbara King or Butters 14 Aug 1855 in plot 34 at the same cemetery, which I assumed was our Barbara.  It is possible there was no room for Barbara in this plot in 1855, although further burials were possible later.  This gives me some leads to find her family.

And also thanks for the hint re additional information on baptism records.
thanks Margaret

Hi everyone
I am researching our family from Peterhead and would love to hear from anyone with similar family names.  My gggrandfather Alexander Butters arrived in Australia in 1854 at the time of the gold rushes and we believe he is the one with a short prison record for desertion from the UK Merchant Navy in Melbourne.  His death certificate states born Aberdeenshire abt 1830, gives mother: Barbara King  father: John Butters Sea Captain.  We have researched the family tree, and found DNA matches that fit,  but unable to place Barbara King in her family apart from her probable father Alexander King - shoemaker in Peterhead.
Any leads would be helpful. Thanks Margaret.

I have in my fledgling tree the following
Janet Herbertson King b. Peterhead 1844.  Marriage and Death not found yet.

daughter of
Benjamin King (silversmith and clockmaker) b. Peterhead 1813 death not found yet. married Helen Connell (? b. Glasgow 1817, death not found yet)

It is known Benjamin King worked from Glasgow and returned to live in Peterhead for a time for family reasons - four of their seven children were born in Peterhead.

see fledgling family tree
Harris/Wells Family tree public on Ancestry

Margaret Stebbing, Melbourne Australia

Thanks for all that help and research
A common name like Harris gives a lot of headaches once you go beyond the family memory, and there were a lot of chimney sweeps.
Yes we are certain now that Charles William was a half sibling.
We are settled on a birth in Sept 1843 and baptism March 1844 for our William Charles who married Elizabeth. The baptism mentions mother Sophia and stepmother Rebecca.
We have the benefit of a copy of his actual death and burial certificates in Australia in 1908. His death certificate notes mother Rebecca, His burial certificate notes mother Sophia, and that confused us for a bit.  We know this is the right William Charles because he is mentioned as widower on marriage certificate and has the right bunch of children on migration.
Thanks for your suggestion on the other marriage for William 1822 , will try that out.
The 1851 census record is problematic. The dates do not add up. We had thought this more likely a record for William 1822. There were no children named Eliza or Emily on the migration record.
thanks again
Margaret