LIST 17 - DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS - MALE NAME ORDER

 
 
There were 487 defacto relationships recorded during this decade which is about 
5% less than for the previous 'decade'.
 
The information recorded for each defacto relationship is as follows:
  year
 groom 
 family name
 Christian name
 year and ship of arrival
 civil status at time of relationship
 bride 
 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 'groom'.
 
With regard to the 'grooms', identities of 81% have been found. In addition 
the ships of arrival are unknown for five convicts, Michael Purdon who came 
free and Christopher Grogen who was a soldier. There were 311 convicts or 
former convicts (64%), 49 were soldiers or former soldiers (10%), 23 were 
seamen (5%) and 11 came free (2%).
 
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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