No offence taken

It is simply my way of being as thorough as possible in the inquiry and exploring all avenues and resources.
I agree with Neale, Sarah FRANCE was a kind of sister in law.
Many cultures just use the term cousin for complex relationships and perhaps in 1870's Australia it was just easier to not fuss about accurate complexities of kinship in a newspaper report.
The relationship is not connected to the relationship Joseph RYCROFT
possibly had one of the FRANCE women which produced Louisa RYCROFT.
Sue