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Wow!, super fast replies - thank you all so much.

Annie EB Robinson did die in Scone in 1884, and yes that is her registration number.  She is buried at Scone Church of England cemetery.

Annie was born Annie Elizabeth Blanchard Larcombe, in Ilminster, Somerset, but I am still having trouble establishing her exact age.  Her daughter, Eva's birth certificate said she was thirty when she gave birth putting her birth year at 1853, her 1861, 1871 & 1881 census records state she was born in 1860 and a bdm search shows she was born in 1859. 

On their daughter, Eva's birth certificate she listed the name Larcombe as her maiden name, so I'm not sure if she would of used Gould on her marriage certificate.  The 1871 census shows her still as Larcombe as well.  Maybe she did run away with James to Australia?  It appears her parents were reasonably comfortable - her father was a School Master which I imagine was a reasonable position in the community in 1800's.  Maybe she was a bit of a rebel!

James is listed as being 39 when their daughter was born, putting his birth year at 1844, but with Annies multiple ages, who knows if this is correct.  James is listed as a Gardener on Eva's birth certificate.

I havent followed James' line much so far, mainly because Larcombe has been a much easier name to trace than Robinson (how on earth to the Smiths and Jones ever find anything - with great difficulty I imagine)

Thanks for adding the other thread - there is a lot of information about them there.  I'm still figuring out what information I need to add to help get the answers I need.

Perhaps finding their ship is something that just will not be possible.   I appreciate your efforts and thank you for looking for me.

Regards
Kelly

Thanks Judith,

I will check out the Wiki site.

And yes, it has become an obsession.  My husband thinks I have left him for a computer screen.

Thanks heaps for your help,

Regards,
Kelly

Wow!  Thank you for the information Kris.  I have found out more in two days that I have in two months.  It is very much appreciated. 

I wonder who the 'new' Larcombes and Palmers are?  They were living in Silver Street Ilminster too.  Perhaps a brother or sister.

Thanks heaps for your research,

Regards
Kelly

Thank you Ian and Judith for your research and prompt replies.  It is much appreciated. 

With Margaret Larcombe marrying into the Emms family it certainly explains why Charles jnr & Annie EB were boarding with them.

How sad that Margaret died so young.  Her sister Annie EB died young as well just 12 months after arriving in Australia at aged 31, leaving behind by GGM at just 6 months old.  I'm still trying to track what happened to her in Oz.

The hardest part I find of tracing anyone is that the information can often be spelt different, or dates out of whack.  Anne Blanchard Larcombe now has three possible years of birth and hers is an unusual name, so it can only be her.

Thanks for the tip on the immigration posting board.  I will do a new post on that when I get home from work.  I am still finding my way around this website.

Again, thanks for all your work,
Regards,
Kelly Bartley