Hi Lorraine, Thomas Cartmill b:24 5 1830 Ireland, son of George, mother unknown. Arrived free 26 Jul 1853 "Bloomer". Died 26 Oct 1902 at Skinner's Swamp (near South Grafton), bur there. Married Rosanna McMahon (1832-1923) . There were 11 children. or Thomas Cartmill b:1833 Grange Blundell, Armagh, Ireland, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Kines. Arrived free 26 Sep 1855 "Western Bride". Died 25 Nov 1873 at Grafton Hosp. Bur. at Grafton Cem. Married Mary French (1840-1911). There were 6 children. Which one? Or was there yet another?? Jo Harris lwinsor wrote: > Hello Kathy Pearson, > > Some of my CARTMILL ancestors came from the Clarence (Ulmarra) region-about > 1860, if I remember correctly. > > Any data on that particular family ? Pleases. > > Lorraine Winsor > > ==== 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

Dear Jo, many thanks- it was the latter-THOMAS married to MARY FRENCH. My paternal grandmother was born to their 1st daughter ELIZABETH in Geelong 1884. It`s very heartwarming to receive a response about my ancestors. Thanks again. Lorraine W ----- Original Message -----