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Brilliant title...kudos!

Okay - on 27th July 1908 we have the wedding of Reginald Courtney Myers to Marguerite Downey at St John's, Waterford civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marri...

Yes congrats on title:)

Myers was a Bachelor Accountant of Balham in London. His father was Modestus(!!!) Courtney Myers, Gentleman. Downey was a Spinster of Newtown, Waterford, daughter of Edmund Downey, Pressman. The priest was William O'Donnell PP. Witnesses: William E Downey, Elizabeth Downey & Kathleen M Hand. Do those girls look too young to be the official witnesses, and why are three witnesses listed rather than the usual two?

A quick Google search of "Courtney Myers" suggests that those of you with access to Geneology & Newspaper websites will be able to track this family to London.

Isabella Sommerfeld formerly Dodd Born 1 Jul 1853 in Berwick, Scotland. Wife of Johann Robert Sommerfeld — married 1 Jul 1872 in Tieryboo station, Queensland, Australia. Mother of John Sommerfeld, Ellen (Sommerfeld) Goudy, Emily (Sommerfeld) Baker and William Sommerfeld Died 12 Sep 1927 at age 74 in Charleville, Queensland, Australia. Johann Robert (Robert) Sommerfeld Born 2 Jun 1850 in Germany or Prussia. Husband of Isabella (Dodd) Sommerfeld — married 1 Jul 1872 in Tieryboo station, Queensland, Australia. Died 13 Mar 1916 at age 65 in Charleville, Queensland, Australia Source: Wikitree

Men's wear In 1871, a tailoring trade journal observed, “Gentlemen dress as quietly as it is possible to do and there are no extremes in dress". Menswear in the 1870s was marked by sobriety and understated style. Shirts became plain, no longer pleated and heavily starched, which only underscored the crisp, clean line. Lady's wear The first silhouette of the decade began in 1870; the great, circular or oval crinolines of previous decades collapsed into the so-called first bustle style. The bustle was a softly draped protrusion at the back of the waist, created by manipulation of fabric and drapery. This sloped bustle style was supported by horsehair-ruffled petticoats or crinolines, an adaption of the earlier steel crinolines. A crinolette consisted of rows of fabric-covered steel half-hoops. Bustled dresses of this period were frothy confections, with layers of ruffles, pleats, and gathers. Many featured looped overskirts or long bodices that were draped up over the hips; these were often referred to as “polonaise” style dresses. Source: fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1870-1879/

The indigenous peoples of Australia include both Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, though the history of the two groups is very different.[33] In general, it appears that Torres Strait Islander practices and customs are different from those even of North Queensland Aborigines, and more adaptable to the general law. Torres Strait Islanders are strictly monogamous, mostly church-married.[34] The most significant area of Islander ‘customary’ practice noted in the Field Report was that of adoption, especially of extra-marital children, by grandparents or other members of the extended family.[35] In recent years it appears that the practice has been followed of taking steps, after a year’s trial, to formalize such adoptions under the general law.[36] Source: www.alrc.gov.au/publication/recognition-of-aboriginal-cus...