Amy Cantrell

The recently uploaded marriage certificate for Amy & Joseph Cantrell states Amy as 17 y.o. in Dec. 1851.
On this basis, Amy's date of birth would lie between 1 Jan 1834 and early Dec. of the same year.
This gives inference that Amy may NOT be the daughter of Arthur Atkins, who died in Jan. 1833.
Amy's step-mother is stated as Ada Barrett, residing in the Huon.

The timeline is presently:

• ? to 1834 - Atkins marries
• 1834 to sometime before 1851 - Amy's mother dies
• 1834 to sometime before 1851 - Amy's father remarries; Ada Burnett
• prior to 1851 - Amy's father dies

No records can be found for any of these events, as death records for 1834/35 & 1845/46 are unavailable; also for marriage records for 1838/39.

The death of 3 "Atkins" are available, but presently without links to Amy:

• Thomas; d:1848 in Port Arthur; overseer & gentleman; 56 y.o.
• Thomas; d:1847 in Hobart; labourer; 51 y.o.
• Alexander; d:1848; convict off the "Recovery"; a pauper; 44 y.o.