LIST 51 - DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS - FEMALE

 
 
There were 692 de facto relationships recorded during this decade which is only 
about one hundred more than for the previous decade but represents only 22% of 
the marriages compared to 31% for the previous decade.
 
The information recorded for each de facto relationship is as follows:
 year
 bride 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
  civil status at time of relationship
 groom 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of relationship
 
They are listed in alphabetical order on the name of the 'bride'.
 
With regard to the 'brides', identities of 68% have been found. There were 
265 convicts or former convicts (38%), 61 came free (9%) and 140 were colonial 
born (20%). There were also 8 natives.
 
The fifty females whose names are not recorded have not been listed.
 
This is the most difficult category to define and identify.
 
Only those unions which produced children are listed. The unions are presumed 
to have begun one year before the birth of the first recorded child.
 
Whilst some of these unions were of life long duration, it also undoubtedly 
true that some extended no further than one night of passion !
 
Those couples who eventually went on to marry are excluded from this list to 
save on duplication with the marriage lists.

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