Posted on: AINSWORTH Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/a/i/AINSWORTH/queries/6 Surname: Manners, Ainsworth, Beardsley ------------------------- Hi I'm from Australia currently living in the States. My mum's into family tree stuff and has asked me to look up some details while I'm here. This is the info she gave me: Manners, John Morton born: c1797/99 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Co Northumberland, Eng Married: 21 Sep 1844 in Oswego, NY (Also have letter from the Church of the Resurrection in Oswego to varify this) Died: 20 Dec 1872 aged 75. Burried Eganstown, Vic, Austr Occupation: Artist/ painter Arrived in Australia, Melb on 8 August 1853 on the 'Euphrasia' from New York. Parents may be Edward Manners and Isabella Cooper Wife: Nancy Beardsley Ainsworth (a quaker) born: c1804 in Vermont, USA Died: 20 December 1891 aged 85, burried in Eganstown, Vic, Austalia said to be grand-daughter of Senator Levi Beardsley Children: 1. Edmund born: 2 Sept 1845 Oswego, NY, USA Died:13 April 1899, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia 2. Alfred born: 5 Dec 1847, Oswego, NY, USA Died 23 Nov 1849 Burried: Dixon, Illinois, USA 3. Mary Nancy born: 12 Dec 1850 Dixon, Lee County, Il Died: 24 Aug 1852 Burried: Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA John Morton Manners may have had a brother George who came to Western Australia in 1842 I hope this helps. Please get in touch with me if you require more information. stevie_dunstan@hotmail.com