Re: [Torrens List] Re: Torrens Genealogy Facebook Page.

[olivia ashmore <oagrovecottage@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do you know where they were from
Regards Olivia Ashmore

On 5 Sep 2016 06:45, "Hazel Paton" <hazelmpaton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, there,
> I'm sorry, but I didn't realise how this group works.  I'll try to
> contribute with the hope that I can swap information with other Torrens
> seekers.  It makes my head spin at times, especially when Torrens marries
> Torrens.
>
> My biggest headache at the moment is John Torrens (about 1805 to goodness
> knows when), married to Martha Hill (born around 1810 to goodness knows
> when).  My great-grandfather was their son Thomas Torrens (10 Jul 1847 to
> 25 Sep 1911), and he was a simple farmer with 6 acres of land, but the
> leading trees in Ancestry seem to have him mixed up inextricably with
> another John Torrens married to another Martha, but whose surname was
> Morrison.  To further complicate things, these trees have included Hill
> Torrens, who I see as a natural product of a Torrens-Hill union.  The John
> Torrens (1804 - 20 Sep 1864) married to Martha Morrison (1810 - 12 Oct
> 1891) were rich, educated and privileged, having university graduates,
> while my line was poor.
>
> It's hard with the duplication of names, including patterns of, eg, John,
> Robert, William, Thomas, Agnes, Mary and Martha replicated ad infinitum,
> and I'm just going in circles.
>
> If anyone could help, I'd be eternally grateful.
> Regards,
> Hazel Paton
>
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