NSW Marriage

[swinno]

Hello,

I am looking for the marriage in NSW for Fred SWINNERTON to Rose Mary BOWLEY.
They arrived in Sydney in 1912, so the marriage I assume would be some time
shortly after this.

Thanks
Swinno.

[Siouxsie]

Dear Swinno,
I have checked from 1910-1940 on the NSW BDM site under Swinnerton and Bowley and they don't seem to be there. There possibly is a spelling error, or perhaps they had already married or married in another state.

Here is the link for NSW BDM

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm

Cheers
Siouxsie

[swinno]

Hi Siouxsie,

Yeah I had checked that site before and could not find them.  I wondered if I was
doing something wrong.  As far as I know they stayed in NSW for the rest of their natural.

Thanks
swinno.

[Siouxsie]

Dear Swinno,

Maybe they were married before they arrived? (Or on board ship perhaps)

If you want to give the NSW BDM site a real workout you could try multiple spelling variations on their names! 

Just did a check on the QLD BDM with no result.
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m

Cheers
Siouxsie

[swinno]

Hi Siouxsie,

When they left London in Dec 1911 they were not married.
So yes possible they married on board the ship Ballarat on the
voyage to Australia.
I just checked the link you sent, but no result either.  In 1914
when Fred Swinnerton enlisted it states that he is married.

Swinno.

[Siouxsie]

Dear Swinno,
Just checked the NSW BDM again, with just Fred and Rose and Frederick and Rose for the period 1910-1920, but nothing even close to their surnames.

Where did the Ballarat land in Oz? Did it stop off anywhere else perhaps?

I don't know how shipboard marriages are entered into the BDM system......maybe another Rootschatter has some further clues.

Cheers
Siouxsie

[swinno]

Hi Siouxise,

The Ballarat docked in Sydney  1912 I have been told she stopped over in Singapore.

Swinno.

[Robert Coble]

Title
SWINNERTON FRED :
Service Number - N74244 :
Date of birth - 27 Oct 1882 :
Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND :
Place of enlistment - SYDNEY NSW :
Next of Kin - SWINNERTON ROSE



Title
SWINNERTON Fred Pilkington :
Service Number - 5 N73449 :
Place of Birth - London England :
Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW :
Next of Kin - (Wife) SWINNERTON Rose Mary Pilkington


http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=8097517&I=1&SE=1

[Siouxsie]

Dear Swinno,
Not here either!
http://www.theshipslist.com/Forms/marriagesatsea.html

Cheers
Siouxsie