A reunion is being planned in New South Wales for Easter 2004 for the descendants of Edmund and Ellen (nee ROURKE) DWYER of Cashel, Tipperary, and of their children: Jeremiah, born about 1820, and Ellen BURKE; Bridget, born 1822, and James ENGLISH; Oliver, born 1829, and Margaret BOHAN; Mary, born 1838; and also possibly James, birthdate unknown; Thomas, born 1834; Patrick, born 1837, all of whom immigrated to Australia; and anyone else who can connect to the above family. The reunion will take place at Riley's Hill on the Richmond River, northern NSW, on the DWYER farm occupied by descendants of Oliver and Margaret. Please visit our website at http://www.dwyer.zibytribe.com/ or email me if you think there may be a connection. Kathy http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.

Just an update and some further research sites for those interested in Country Antrim. COUNTY ANTRIM - The Northern Ireland Genweb is part of the WorldGenWeb Project which is a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access. It further offers free research guidance from all our world-wide network of volunteer genealogists. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ The NORTHERN IRELAND GenWeb MAILING LIST - You can also search the Search the Archive of Messages for NorthernIrelandGenWeb Mailing List from 1998 to current [almost 4,000 queries] using any search words at: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NorthernIrel andGenWeb NORTHERN IRELAND General Information is presented at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirwgw/nir_general.htm The NORTHERN IRELAND GenWeb MAILING LIST - RESOURCE LISTING – Which has more general information about, Records Research, How to do Irish Genealogy, Archives, Libraries and Societies, Family History Associations and Societies, Local Culture, Genealogy, and Society and Travelling in Northern Ireland is available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirwgw/nir_resources.htm DERVOCK & DERRYKEIGHAN - If your family, friends or ancestors came from the Dervock, Derrykeighan, Ballymoney, Bushmills area and they were Johnston’s or Hemphills you might like to visit the “Johnstons of Derrykeighan & Dervock at: http://au.geocities.com/johnstonoz/index.html BILLY PARISH – COUNTY ANTRIM GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS - Gravestone Inscriptions at the old burying ground beside Billy Parish Church in North Antrim. These pages are experimental and part of a project by John A I McCurdy, Shane McCurdy and Norman Parkes to catalogue the cemetery. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlantbp/ Don Johnston & Gillian Bartlett Hosts - COUNTY ANTRIM WEB PAGE - A Northern Ireland Genweb Site. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 19/05/2003

Hi Folks Has anyone come across this MADDEN please. Another one that 'belongs to us' but I cannot find out how!! Ain't family stories so much fun. Private H.W. "Slim" Madden giving covering fire for "B" Company, 3RAR, during their advance on a spur near Hill 614. RAR's (and Australia's) most highly decorated Korean War Digger, Slim was captured in April, and posthumously awarded the George Cross for his courage as a prisoner. Thanks Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich Researching: 5. MADDEN, Coghlane, Burke, - Ireland 1863 - Qld Aust. Including - Collins, Burke, RYAN, DOYLE, MARTIN, SCANLAN, Campbell, Smart, Callaghan, O'Brien We use and recommend NOD32 Anti-virus software

Hello Joanne Thanks for your reply ----- Original Message ----- From: <joannebruce@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] Surnames: CARROLL... LAWLESS... HARMON > Hi Mary > sorry I don't know the parents of my John Lawless, The Irish are very hard > to trace arn't they > regards > Joanne > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > >>"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."<< > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The following is an extract from the paper by Ms Jennifer Harrison "From King's County to "Quinnsland" - "Nearer home [Brisbane] can be seen another worthy specimen of an Irishman who frequently takes his seat beside the stipendiary magistrates in Brisbane, honourable and independently differing in opinion from them occasionally. This is Mr William Tracey, a native of Kings County, and one of the passengers by the Erin-go-bragh in 1862". William, born about 1838 in Coole, Crogan, Lower Philipstown, Ballyburly, Edenderry, Kings County, was the son of Michael Tracey and Marcella Dunne. He married Mary Kelly in Ireland and she was born about 1840. As far as I can ascertain, they had seven children - 4 sons and 3 daughters - born in Queensland, Australia, between 1867 and 1882. There are also Catherine and Maria Tracey on board that ship. They were born about 1838 and 1842 respectively. Nothing is known about these two ladies. Can anyone help with these folk please? Many thanks Bev

Thank you very much, Patricia. Des.

James I visited my FHCN today and spoke to the coordinator re "Sunda".. He suggested you could try the following: 1. Shipping Intelligence Columns - Courier Mail for 1865 2. Maritime Museum Listings in Brisbane It may turn up some information for you.. Good Luck in your search Patricia McGill

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Thanks Bernice. I was in touch with the State Library yesterday, but you would not read about it, they have traced the arrival of the ship, but there was no record of the passengers kept. I have now sent away for a copy of the death certificate of John Francis Smith in 1906 and hope that all his children will be listed on the certificate. Thanks for trying. Des.

James, I went to our library today and their reader is on the blink and not expected to be fixed in the near future. Sorry!!! I will keep you in mind when it is fixed if no one else does a lookup for you Bernice Thomson -----Original Message----- From: James Desmond Skelly [mailto:deskelly@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:21 AM To: AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-IRISH] SHIP "SUNDA' ARRIVED BRISBANE 23 MARCH 1865 Is there a lister out there who has access to shipping records or is able to visit the State Library? I have a family John Francis Smith, his wife Catherine Bridget "Kate" Smith, nee Fox, and children who are said to have come out from Kells, County Meath, Ireland, on the 'Sunda". Date of arrival is said to be 23 March 1865. They lived out their lives in Toowoomba. I am particularly interested in the names and ages of the children who accompanied them. If anyone can help it would be appreciated. Des Skelly. ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== >>"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."<< ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

LindelB wrote: > A friend and I have been researching immigrants from Donegal, > especially those who came out under the Donegal Relief Fund scheme, > which assisted passengers to Sydney 1858 - 1862. > > The last three ships to come out under that scheme carried some > passengers who were from families evicted from Derryveagh, Gartan, in > 1861, by their landlord, Adair, to make way for his deer > park/recreation activities - the total evicted were 244 persons. > > We are hoping to find people who can identify Derryveagh evictees in a > list which I have online at my Donegal website. Attempts have been > made in the past to identify these people, including two videos - 'The > Echo of the Distant Drum' and the more recent 'Tragedy and Triumph, > the Story of the Derryveagh Evictions', as well as articles and > booklets published by May McClintock, An Taisce, and Dr Bernard Barrett. > > We would very much like to hear from anyone who can assist with this. > > Please visit the Derryveagh page at - > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/billsderryveagh.htm > > The Donegal Relief Fund project is at - > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/relief.htm > > I also have a list of Donegal immigrants arriving Sydney 1848-68, > should anyone want me to check for Donegal immigrants, other than > those from Derryveagh. > > Thankyou. > > Lindel > Kaikoura, New Zealand Hello Lindel, Would you like to include an ad re Donegal immigrants in the next edition of Blarney, the newsletter of the Irish Ancestry Group of the Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc? It will be published in August. If so contact Beryl & Brian Email blarney@wordweavers.net Maureen Doyle,Chairperson IAG > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a > cemetery search with a shovel > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > . >

A friend and I have been researching immigrants from Donegal, especially those who came out under the Donegal Relief Fund scheme, which assisted passengers to Sydney 1858 - 1862. The last three ships to come out under that scheme carried some passengers who were from families evicted from Derryveagh, Gartan, in 1861, by their landlord, Adair, to make way for his deer park/recreation activities - the total evicted were 244 persons. We are hoping to find people who can identify Derryveagh evictees in a list which I have online at my Donegal website. Attempts have been made in the past to identify these people, including two videos - 'The Echo of the Distant Drum' and the more recent 'Tragedy and Triumph, the Story of the Derryveagh Evictions', as well as articles and booklets published by May McClintock, An Taisce, and Dr Bernard Barrett. We would very much like to hear from anyone who can assist with this. Please visit the Derryveagh page at - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/billsderryveagh.htm The Donegal Relief Fund project is at - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/relief.htm I also have a list of Donegal immigrants arriving Sydney 1848-68, should anyone want me to check for Donegal immigrants, other than those from Derryveagh. Thankyou. Lindel Kaikoura, New Zealand

Hi Denis Try Australian Bureau of Statistics at http://www.abs.gov.au Cheers Anne On Friday, May 16, 2003, at 10:52 PM, Denis Murphy wrote: > I am trying to determine the most common australian surnames (not the > most > "searched" surnames). Can anyone point me in the right direction, > hopefully > to a web source? > Thanks > D > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== >>> "A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a >>> detour."<< > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I am trying to determine the most common australian surnames (not the most "searched" surnames). Can anyone point me in the right direction, hopefully to a web source? Thanks D

Thanks Bernice. I had a record of those births. Elizabeth Jane is a Marine birth - she must have been born on the voyage. There are a couple of other girls that other helpful people on the Net could not trace birth records, so I presumed they must have come out with their parents in 1865. That is why I'm after a passenger list. Regards, Des.

James, I have not been into town yet but I have the Pioneer Index for Qld. I ran thru John Smith and Catherine Fox and the following children came up Elizabeth Jane born 31/3/1865 John Micael born 31/10/1869 Helena born 4/10/1872 Hope this is a help, Will check out the other children when I can. Bernice Thomson -----Original Message----- From: James Desmond Skelly [mailto:deskelly@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:21 AM To: AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-IRISH] SHIP "SUNDA' ARRIVED BRISBANE 23 MARCH 1865 Is there a lister out there who has access to shipping records or is able to visit the State Library? I have a family John Francis Smith, his wife Catherine Bridget "Kate" Smith, nee Fox, and children who are said to have come out from Kells, County Meath, Ireland, on the 'Sunda". Date of arrival is said to be 23 March 1865. They lived out their lives in Toowoomba. I am particularly interested in the names and ages of the children who accompanied them. If anyone can help it would be appreciated. Des Skelly. ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== >>"A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour."<< ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Is there a lister out there who has access to shipping records or is able to visit the State Library? I have a family John Francis Smith, his wife Catherine Bridget "Kate" Smith, nee Fox, and children who are said to have come out from Kells, County Meath, Ireland, on the 'Sunda". Date of arrival is said to be 23 March 1865. They lived out their lives in Toowoomba. I am particularly interested in the names and ages of the children who accompanied them. If anyone can help it would be appreciated. Des Skelly.

Hi Kathy, thanks for the information. I have received a lot of help, and now know he is buried in Waverly Cheers, Nicola ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Pearson" <kathypea@yahoo.com.au> To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] Patrick Alfred JENNINGS (1831-1897) > Hi Nicola, > > You could try the Deniliquin area. He was there in 1872 (Grevilles Post Office > Directory), so he may have gone back to his property there after his retirement > from office. > > JENNINGS Patrick A. squatter Deniliquin > > Hope this helps, > > Kathy > > --- Raphael Darcy <darcy5@eircom.net> wrote: > Hi, am looking for the burial > place of Patrick Alfred JENNINGS (1831-1897) > > Born Newry, Ireland arrived Australia 1852 on the Chaseley, Premier NSW > > 1886-7. I would really appreciate any hint as to where he might be buried, or > > where I might find obituaries etc. > > thanks, Nicola Jennings. > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > Another line I like which I saw on another list - > > "when an old person dies, a whole library goes up in flames" thanks Peter > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I am not sure where the search for Ford is being looked for is it Ireland or in Australia But if someone likes to contact me I can give you an Irish Ford direction........

Hi folks, In case anyone out there has lost some people from GALWAY, you might like to know that the first instalment of the GALWAY EMIGRANT INDEX is now online at : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maddenps/GALWAYEM.htm There are nearly 800 people in it, who emigrated from Galway to NSW, Australia between the years 1828 and 1842. It can be searched by NAME,PLACE,Mother's maiden name,etc. At present,I have no more data, but the index will grow as I get the time to check through more films. I hope to eventually take it to 1865. Hoping it helps someone, Peter.