Was Rosa Louisa Robinson 1828- 1905 a bigamist

[sue soper]

After her marriage to Mark Amos 1828-1893 they went to Austalis arriving on July 2 nd  1852 prospecting for gold.  He married again  in Melbourne in 1865 ,Eliza Sarah Tremain. I cannot find  Rosa retirning to the UK. But  at some point she marries  Edward Fisher 1826-1908, as seen in the 1891 Census. Rosa's sister Georgiana is staying with them. Edward is a retired colonial civil servant . I cannot find him in any records. He was born in Ireland and was mentioned in Quaker Published memorials

[Girl Guide]

Not finding any UK marriage of Rose to either Mark Amos or Edward Fisher.

Do you have any marriage details for her first marriage to Mark? 

The 1901 census gives her birth year as 1834 born in Canterbury, Kent.  So which birth year is correct?

Is Robinson her birth surname?

[Girl Guide]

Okay found the first marriage:-

Marriages Mar 1852   
Amos    Mark        Lambeth    1d   310   
Robinson    Rosa Louisa        Lambeth    1d   310

Later than I had thought for.

[Milliepede]

He married again  in Melbourne in 1865 ,Eliza Sarah Tremain.

What was his marital status? ie divorced, widowed, single.

[Milliepede]

But  at some point she marries  Edward Fisher 1826-1908, as seen in the 1891 Census.

Without finding a marriage we don't know they actually were married just that they were down as husband and wife.

So the first husband would be the bigamist wouldn't he?  Unless they were divorced 

[Milliepede]

Edward is a retired colonial civil servant

He may have been serving abroad.

[Girl Guide]

I was thinking the same thing Millipede re Edward Fisher marriage.  Abroad somewhere rather than the UK.

Perhaps they married in Ireland on their way back to the UK?

[Girl Guide]

Mark Amos's death is registered in Victoria, Australia 1893.  Died aged 65.  It states his mother was an Ann Butterworth.

Family Search have a very basic probate record, surveyor, died 20th April 1893.  A couple of entries above Mark's is one for what looks like an Eliza S. Amos, married woman, died 18th August 1889. His wife probably.

[rosie99]

Rosa died as Fisher 

Death Mar qtr 1905 
Fisher  Rosa Louisa    age 74   
Croydon    2a   179