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Noblett-Staines marriage : Scotts Church, Sydney

James Murray of Warrawang married Frances Susan Marian Noblett and they settled on "Green Vale" near Lowmead, Queensland. But as Marian Noblett had been orphaned as a 2 year old, their many descendants have known little of her history. Her parents, Frances Staines and William Noblett died within 3 months of each other in early 1851, William from a lingering illness and then Frances as a result of a boating accident in Sydney. Now their history has been researched and can be revealed. They were married in Scots Church (pictured) in 1848. They were both Bounty immigrants, who arrived within a few days of each other in 1841. William arrived from Ireland on "Pearl" with more than 200 other Irish immigrants, whilst Frances migrated on the "Burhampooter" out of London and Plymouth. She was under the protection of Vice-Admiral Dobson of the Royal Navy who with his wife were paying passengers and were also migrating. Frances, in fact, was the personal maid of Mrs Dobson. She had left the village of North Kilworth in Leicestershire where her deceased father had been a blacksmith. Her widowed mother, Sarah (nee Davis) was pleased that she had a position serving Mrs Dobson. Frances, one of 9 children, was 20 years old when she migrated to New South Wales. She was able to read and write, she was in very good health and was a devoted Protestant Christian woman.

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