In birth order Alfred was born in Mary River, Catherine, Harry Arthur and Frances (Sissy) were all born in Ipswich and William, Mary, Elizabeth, Alice, Edward and Nell were all born in Leichardt, an inner Sydney suburb.
After Harry and Sarah married in Maryborough he left the ship and they settled in Mary River and then moved to Ipswich. They later moved to Sydney.
The informants of the births are in birth order Harry, Harry, Harry, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Harry, Harry, Sarah and Sarah. Harry's occupation in birth order is listed as Labourer, Butcher, Sailor, Stoker, Fireman, Lumper?, Fireman, Fireman Aust. Gas Company, Labourer, Labourer. Harry's birthplace is listed as London, Sydney, Parramatta, Sydney, London, London, London, London. London and London and his DOB is listed, in birth order, as 1849, 1849, 1849, 1851, 1850, 1848, 1849, 1849, 1850 and 1849.
Sarah's maiden name in birth order is listed as Wilsher, Wilsher, Wilsher, Wilsher, Wilsher, Poole, Wilsher, Wilsher, Wilsher and Wilsher and her birthplace, in birth order, is listed as Chelmsford, Chemsford, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex, Essex, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Chelmsford and Chelmsford. Her DOB is, in birth order, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1855, 1855, 1854, 1855, 1855, 1856 and 1856.
On the children's birth certificates their marriage date is listed, in birth order, as 1874, 1874, 1874, 1874, 1875, 1875, 1874, 1874, 1874 and 1874.
The witnesses to Harry and Sarah's wedding are Thomas Grey Venner? and Marie Ellen Cass?, none of whom are family names that I have come across. Sarah is listed as housemaid and Harry as sailor on their marriage certificate. Harry's birthplace is London, England and Sarah's Chelmsford, Essex, England. Their ages are listed as 1849 for Harry and 1856 for Sarah.
The St. James passenger list comes from, both in actual (photocopy) and printed forms, the Maryborough Heritage Register and the names of the crew (photocopy)comes from the Qld. State Library as the Maryborough Historical Society only had a copy of the passenger list.
Harry died June 1925 so that notice is of his death. They lived in Ryan Street, Lilyfield and my mother lived further down in Ryan Street.
I think they married on the ship and it was confirmed by a land wedding the day after the arrival of the St. James.
If Sarah is the illegitimate Sarah Carpenter Poole then she was living with her grandmother on the 1861 census as her mother was just about to give birth to her third legitimate child with Henry Wilsher.
Sarah in 1871 could have been housemaid to a retired farmer, who died in early 1874. It seems that part of her maybe extended family (DNA matches to my mother) arrived in Moreton Bay in January 1874 and she followed them as there would not have been time for a letter from them back to her to come to Australia to reach her before she boarded the St. James. Presumably getting passage on an immigrant ship took at least a few weeks to organise. She could also have been housemaid in another house and I have copies of both census records. These records both spell her name correctly as Willsher.
Harry's death certificate lists him as Harry Henry Bradbury, which was officially changed to Harry Arthur Bradbury. Marriage Date/Place, Fathers first and last names and occupation are unknown, as is mother's first and maiden name. His birthplace is listed at England and age 76 (b. 1849). He lived 9 years in Qld and 40 years in NSW (arrival in Qld 1875) and he married Eliza Wilshier at age 26 (1875). Occupationh Old Age Pensioner previously Gas Works labourer.
Sarah's death certificate lists her as Sarah Mary, marriage date unknown place Queensland but date unknown. Father's first and last name and occupation are unknown . Mother's first name is Elizabeth, maiden name unknown and born Essex. Her age at death 82 (b. 1854). She lived 62 years in Qld and NSW (arrival 1875) and she married Harry Arthur Bradbury at age unknown.
Both deaths were registered by son Arthur (Harry Arthur).
As you can see there is lots of confusing and conflicting information in all those certificates.
