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I am looking for a possible birth of Catherine Ligent who married an english convict in Australia 09/09/1829. The marriage took place in Launceston, Tasmania

Have you tried a search on this site to see if anyone else is looking for the family, it may help if you add "Australia" to your heading
Liz

Many thanks

Mark,

If you go to Records office, TonyOz does lookups for convicts to Australia & he should be able to help you

Thanks trudianne

Have just contacted Tonyoz i await his reply.

Good luck

Hi Mark.

Received your pm.

Cant see any reference to a Catherine LIGENT ( Convict ) to Australia

Can see your Edward STANDEN marriage to her in Tasmania.

STANDEN, Edward CM 925099.......Marriage
Spouse: LIGENT, Catherine
Marriage Date: 09 Sep 1829
Reg Year: 1829
Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 1340



What puzzles me, is that this is the only reference to a Catherine LIGENT on all Australian records.
Also this surname, doing a blanket search on the I.G.I ( International Genealogical Index ) for nearly all countries.......or Free BDM ..U.K ...dosent register a surname spelt LIGENT......or at least not that i can see.



Checking this surname ( LIGENT )on Ancestry, also does not show up in anyones family tree ( unusual in itself )


On GR there is only one name for LIGENT showing up, and i gather it is yourself

This to me, sounds like a miss-spelt surname on the register, and if it was myself, i would be ordering the marrage cert from Tasmania BDM's.


Of course, these are my thoughts only........... but it may pay you ( in the long run ) to purchase this marriage cert to prove otherwise.



A possible death for Edward STANDEN in Victoria

STANDEN, Edward CD 840258 Death
Father: John
Mother: U
Age at Death: 75
Birthplace: Esse ( Essex ? )
Reg Year: 1870
Reg State: Victoria
Ref Number: 9824


Good Luck.



Tony ( Australia )

Thank you Tony

Hi Mark.

Found this ( below ) on a Tasmanian web site that i used many years ago, and was hosted by RootsWeb.

Tasmanian Unknown Arrivals (Swimmers)

LIGENT Catherine m. 1829 to Edward Standen, Launceston, d. 1829-1847 when Edward remarried in Melbourne.....by Adam Johnson


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austashs/immig/unkno_l.htm


There is a contact email address for Adam,by "clicking" on his name.
Perhaps he may have an update on Catherine Ligent and able to supply further information for you.
He appears to have a death year for Catherine...1847


Tony

HI Mark & Tony

I think what Adam means is that Catherine died sometime between the year of her marriage and the year of Edward's 2nd marriage in 1847 (to Priscilla NIBLETT, who died in 1883 aged 75).

No trace of Catherine's death in Vic. Maybe try a Tassie volunteer at www.raogk.org

:-)