WiggyHobbes Scavenger Hunt...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[Wiggy]

the wording of the marriage document says  "I am a member of, or hold communion with the Presbyterian Church of Scotland'  so quite possibly not an actual member!!

[deeiluka]

There's a section on the founding of Geelong at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~russellhudson/hud-geelong.htm

There's mention of churches in it.


Dee  

[jaywit]

Dee Thanks for that, so Christ Church was founded in 1847.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Geelong

That still only gave them 2 choices and just because than said they were members of the church, well we all know what porkies there were on marriage certificates.

I wonder if Christ Church was considered a bit 'upmarket' and the vicar wasn't too keen on marrying a load of newcomers as it does look as though it was 1849 when the town exploded into life.

[Wiggy]

Christ Church, Geelong has baptisms going back to 1843 and marriages to 1853 - how odd!!     I digress!

[jaywit]

Wiggy Baptisms can take place anywhere, anytime ( you see that in private baptisms, ie. baptised at home in English PRs),  but depending on the law, at least in England weddings could only take place if the church was liceinced, so possibly  weddings couldn't take place until 1853 at Christ Church.

[deeiluka]

I finally found something of help!  


It doesn't help that there was another David Duncan in Geelong in the 1840s........

[toni*]

So he wasn't actually in charge of the ship, but in charge of sailing it.

so records wil be at Greenwich
 and

Out of home would be the home part which he was assigned to which I stated earlier in the advice about searching records
Plymouth Portsmouth Chatham or Woolwich
Presumably Plymouth in this case

[Wiggy]

Jaywit,
Maybe not!! Must be the case!   (- but one the Anglican site I looked up it says Christ Church was an entity in 1843. It is the oldest built church still in constant use in the district.   St Andrews Presy church started having baptisms and marriages both in 1840 - they must have a newer building now!?)

Dee,
It doesn't you are right - one of my biggest bugbears is that there seems to be some bigwig David Duncan who is local colonial secretary or some other high Gov't position,  during the time I am looking!!!   I turn him up all the time!   never my man!

Toni
- David Junior - whose record we are talking about was Merchant Navy sailing out of Liverpool I believe - his muster ticket says home port Liverpool - but when I asked there they said go to Kew!     (Kew in Victoria used to mean only one thing - the mental asylum!!!    )

[jaywit]

Wiggy Kew is the home of the National Archives, on the outskirts of London, so it's quicker to say Kew than National Archives.

Greenwich, also on the outskirts of London is the home of the Maritime Museum.