Family Friday, Isabella Mary Ann Vaughan, Part One.
Isabella is the fourth child and first surviving daughter of Henry and Charlotte and my Great-Grandma. Isabella (Isabel, on her baptism record * ), Mary Ann Vaughan, was baptised on 3 October 1847, at St Philips Church, Sydney, by William Cowper. Her date of birth is given as 18 September 1847, with Henry being listed as a Tailor. Great-Grandma, I next find your marriage to William Henry Martin, on the 11 October 1866 * , at St Andrews Church, Sydney. Your marriage certificate makes for very interesting reading, with there being no information about you, just your name, conjugal status and usual residence. William gives me a bit more detail, listing his occupation as a ships steward and his usual residence as Sydney. Your parents are still living, why didn’t you list them? I did notice that your sister, Louisa and your brother William are the witnesses, so you are still in touch with family. A search of births and the NSW BDM’s site gives me 10 children between 1864 and 1...