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From: Pamela Dowling <>
Subject: Re: [A.G.R. ] Inquest record at PROV
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 18:00:18 +1300
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In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20031009133252.00a038e0@pop.alphalink.com.au>


Gee Ada, I've got heaps of contradictions and mysteries I'd be happy to
send you. <VBG>

Just this week I discovered that the Certificate of Freedom I have for one
of my convicts isn't. It's a TOL headed CoF, apparently.

One official document says he died 1841, another 1849. BDMs don't say he
died at all. <G>

I have an ancestor called Ellen FITZGERALD (from BDM certificates, working
backwards from me) daughter of John FITZGERALD who other people think is
one Ellen AYMER/AMAR, convict. Because there is no marriage for Ellen F to
the right man, but there is a marriage to Ellen A & a permission to marry.

Then there's all the ones who were there one minute disappeared the next....

Sorry, your message really tickled my funny bone and I couldn't help
myself. :-)

Regards
Pam
An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ.

At 13:36 9.10.03 +1000, you wrote:
>Since there is no charge, if it was me, I'd order both, solve the problem,
>then put up my findings to the list.
>
> It is unusual to have two inquests on the same person, but it is
>possible, with an exhumation and re-discovery of some evidence (e.g.
>poison) not tested in the original inquest. However, it is most unusual.
>The first surmise is that there are two people involved.
>
>Now, I hope you will look into this and put me out of my misery... I love
>the unusual and apparent contradictions, and particularly if I can learn
>something that may be useful for others doing research. I love to drop
>little gems and examples into my guest speaker talks, and they help other
>people who might never have thought that "the different" was possible.

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