(1) New Links. http://www.davidric.dircon.co.uk/eastwest2.html#blackwall Note reference to New Zealand emigrants. http://gye.future.easyspace.com/ Index of Australian & NZ Cemeteries. (Part way down opening page) http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/indexes/reg_dist.htm Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Districts for Tasmania. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~garter1/ Australian Red Coat Settlers http://surnamefinder.com/links/ Surnamefinder Homepage Links Browse homepage genealogy links submitted by reseachers by surname. Very new, not much listed yet. http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~matthew/work/occlass.htm The classification of occupations in the 1881 Census. http://www.btinternet.com/~j.p.richardson/churchsites.html Church web sites of the Diocese of Chelmsford: http://www.100megsfree.com/gen/hrt.html Hertfordshire Genealogy Links Hertfordshire genealogy links. http://www.esrole.fsnet.co.uk FRIENDS OF THE EAST SUSSEX RECORD OFFICE The Friends (FESRO) supports the work of the East Sussex Record Office. ESRO is a COUNTY ARCHIVE. http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/hamp/ Hampshire Genealogy Request Service Records Request Service for Hampshire, UK and Also Some Records for England & Wales. http://www.haigpit.com Haig Colliery Mining Museum Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK. History of the West Cumberland coal-field including the many disasters that claimed over 1200 men, women, and children. http://www.genealogyresources.net/Italian/queries/submitquery.asp Submit Queries at Italian Migration Resource Center Submit Queries seeking emigrants from Italy, 1600-1950, to world-wide destinations, including USA, Australia, South America, Spain, England, Germany, France, or Ireland. Submissions can be any length, any language, no limit on the number of entries. http://www.norwayfamily.com/ Norway Family Norway-based links for Norwegian and Norwegian-American genealogy. (2) For those interested in DNA research the National Programme is running a series "The DNA Files" on a Sunday morning. Today's was at 11.00am. It told about the Humane Genome Diversity Project. More information can bee seen at their site: http://www.dnafiles.org (3) Can anyone help Jo and her mother? My mother has begun to write a history of Rotokauri, just north-west of Hamilton - the lake itself, surrounding district, local identities etc, post- and pre- 'colonisation'. She is most interested to receive information (resources, personal accounts etc), or contact details of people who could contribute memories, stories, notes... etc. She has interviewed some people, and as the weather turns wintery, will be ready to get underway again. Do you have an ex-Rotokauri resident in your tree? Would they like to help? She's not into email yet, but if you have any ideas, people, notes etc you think would be useful, please pass them through me (off list is best I think: [email protected]). Alternatively, contact me for her snail mail address. Jo in Glenfield (4) The NZ Henderson marriage transcripts (with the brides and grooms matched) for 1840-1930 are online. Check it out at http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/gretasplace/Resources/NZBDMs.html Also BDM transcripts for (is your surname here? - check it out - there are now over 50 surnames on this website) (5) Articles "Did our ancestors really care?" by Michael John Neill Michael takes a look at inconsistencies we find in the records created by our ancestors. http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3568.asp "Naming Patterns: Tips for finding your ancestors," by Kip Sperry (Kip's Tips, 20 March 2001) Kip discusses spelling variations, nicknames, and family naming patterns that are useful to recognize when researching for ancestors. http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/tips/3589.asp To subscribe/unsubscribe from nzsghamilton news, send an email to [email protected] containing the words subscribe/unsubscribe nzsoghamilton news. Bryan A Curran Hamilton, NZ http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/

I hope Easter is every thing it should be for you and yours. John

Hi Listers, It's been awhile!! Just thought I would drop you all a note to let you know about the celebration's Mt Garnet will be having in the September School holidays. Mt Garnet State School is 100 yrs this year the pre school is having it 25th? and the C.W.A. is 75yrs. A committee has be formed to organize a program of events for the Weekend of the 22 & 23rd of September 2001. I was present at the last committee meeting, it is shaping up to be a great weekend with lots to see and do. We are looking for idea's on how to produce or making a book to sell to help recover some of the costs involved- any idea's? the book will cover the whole town's history and may also contain item's from surrounding area's such a Coolgarra, and Innot Hot Springs towns and schools. We have the school admission register and will be holding a roll call, we are also looking for stories and pictures ect... from families that attended school here. this is all I can think of to start with?? Has anyone had experience with such functions before? we would love to hear from you and any advice that you may have would be gratefully accepted by the committee! Thank for your time Cheers Diana Fitzgerald.

(1) New Links :http://home.iprimus.com.au/crothwell/Research.htm Genealogy for Beginners Simple, easy to follow guide to starting your Family History Research. http://www.angelfire.com/ab5/places/ Australian places a pictorial data base of places in Australia that I have photographed. http://website.lineone.net/~coalmining Coalmining Research Services UK coalmining ancestors? Former Lancashire Mining Museum curator for 15 years can help search. General coalmining enquiries? Try me!. http://www.salfordroots.com SALFORD ROOTS Transcribed Non Conformist Parish Registers of Salford, Lancs, England,UK. Plus HOWARD family Tree and Salford related information. 1891 Census Online trial http://www.wilts-berks-canal.org.uk Wilts & Berks Canal The Wilts & Berks Canal is the biggest canal restoration in the UK. When complete it will form the central section of the Wessex Waterways Network, linking the River Thames, The Kennet & Avon Canal and the Thames & Severn Canal. http://www.wessex-waterways.co.uk Wessex Waterways Network Details of all the Rivers and Canals in the Wessex Waterways Network. Links to all relevent sites. Information about books & videos. Photo galleries. http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton Steve GARTON - Genealogy Site Contains transcriptions of PIGOTS 1834 Commercial Directory for Yorkshire. http://www.kuijsten.net/navigator/ireland Surname Navigator Ireland Surname Navigator edition Ireland is a free, fast and simple search utility for (sur)names, based on preset and customized forms, specially focused on important free searchable online databases, tailormade for the research of Irish families. http://www.footstepsinthepast.com FOOTSTEPS IN THE PAST Scottish based genealogy service. http://www.stairchurch.homestead.com Stair Parish Church Site for Stair Parish Church Scotland Cemetery index and inscriptions. Ayrshire. http://members.aol.com/cglc41/index.html Cercle Généalogique de Loir-et-Cher Help and information for people researching their ancestors in the Loir-et-Cher department in France; how to become a member of the genealogical society of Loir-et-Cher and share your genealogy data with other members; the site is has a French and an English version. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nldwgw/ DutchGenWeb Dutch hostpages of the WorldGenWebProject. (2) 1891 Census Online Trial - in preparation for 1900 Census Online. If you have an interest in investigating this, may we direct you to http://census.pro.gov.uk/pilot.htm which will give you all the information currently available. (3) Genetic Genealogy - DNA Family Trees The field of molecular genealogy (genetic genealogy) is fairly new and growing fast. Learn how the genetic markers in DNA can help you to find your ancestors. http://genealogy.miningco.com/hobbies/genealogy/cs/geneticgenealogy/ http://genealogy.tqn.com/hobbies/genealogy/library/weekly/aa102400a.htm Molecular Genealogy - a follow up from last week's news. See http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu Genetic disorders, databases, and genealogy. http://habitant.org/genetics.htm (4) A new project started in Ireland, no name yet, but lost family treasures might be a good name for what we are doing; the function of the project is to locate descendants and return identified photos to the families they belong to. As a start, Mantra picked up about fifteen photos at an auction in England. We know where each photo was made because each has the name of the photographer and the address where the photo was taken. Several are from New Zealand. Now we are finding several photos were taken in New Zealand of people who came from Belfast, Leitrim, and other places we are trying to identify. We are posting the photos in each county from whence the subjects came, and the county in which the photos were taken. If someone, possibly the National Coordinator of New Zealand Project, will add these photos to their project website, we hopefully can find the families they belong to. The first photos were posted on the County Dublin site (four are up so far). To see how this is working, please visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irldubli/Dublin/index.htm Slan go foill Don Kelly, National Coordinator, The Ireland Genealogy Projects, (IGP) & (IGW) To subscribe/unsubscribe from nzsghamilton news, send an email to [email protected] containing the words subscribe/unsubscribe nzsoghamilton news. Bryan A Curran Hamilton, NZ http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/

G'day Cobbers, Trying to develop this McINTOSH lineage further and have the following data: Descendants of Isabella McIntosh & Thomas BIRCH 1. Isabella McINTOSH b. 1838, Ross Shire, Scotland, m. 17 Jan 1862, in Ipswitch, Qld, Aus, Thomas BIRCH, b. 1839, Yorkshire, UK., (son of John BIRCH and Annie REEVES) d. 8 Nov 1873, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Witness to the Marriage Certificate is a David McINTOSH Thomas: Queensland Death Registration No. 1873/B008095 Children: + 2. i Ann Reeves b. 31 March 1863. + 3. ii David b. 23 Aug 1866. Second Generation 2. Ann Reeves BIRCH (1.Isabella1) b. 31 March 1863, Ipswitch, Queensland, Australia, m. 29 Dec 1881, Joseph Dalziel RUDD, b. 1861, Cambentown, England, (son of Joseph RUDD and Jane TOPPING). Ann died 25 Sept 1893, Croydon, Qld, Australia, buried: 26 Sept 1893, Croydon Cemetery. Children: 4. i William Thomas RUDD b. Dec 1882, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, m. 10 Nov 1928, Alma Muriel GREEN. William died 15 Sept 1947, Warwick res Croydon, Qld, Australia. 5. ii Reeves Elizabeth Isabella RUDD b. 20 May 1882, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, d. 1930, NSW. Queensland Birth Reg No 1882/001829 6. iii Reginald David Bewsher RUDD b. 27 June 1885, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, m. 15 March 1909, Alexandrina MacPherson. Reginald died 25 May 1969, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Queensland Birth Reg No 1885/001828 7. iv Cecil Valentine Killum RUDD b. 17 Sept 1887, d. 1919, ENG res Cooktown, Croydon, Qld, AUS. 8. v Joseph Dalziel RUDD b. 4 Feb 1890. Queensland Births Reg No 90/002630 9. vi Rupert Alexander RUDD b. 7 Nov 1892, Croydon, Queensland, Australia. Queensland Births Reg. No. 90/000960 3. David BIRCH (1.Isabella1) b. 23 Aug 1866, Wivenstone, Ispwich, Queensland, Austral, m. 8 Dec 1888, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Isabella Oliver McLEAVY, b. 29 March 1868, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, (daughter of Hugh McLEAVY and Agnes OLIVER). David died 26 Feb 1922, Cairns, Qld, Australia, buried: 27 Feb 1922, Martyn St Cemetery. Record in Cairns & District Family History Society Inc. Pioneers & Settlers Register Reference Numbers B92. Children: 10. i Thomas BIRCH b. 18 Sept 1889, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, d. 2 Dec 1918, France; World War 1, buried: France 341 Busigny Communal Cemetery Ext. 11. ii John Charles BIRCH b. 13 Dec 1890, Cairns. Queensland, Australia, m. 10 Sept 1913, Maud Victoria SPRENGER. John died 13 May 1938, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, buried: 14 May 1938, Martyn St Cemetery, Cairns, Qld, Austral. Record in Cairns & District Family History Society Inc. Pioneers & Settlers Register Reference Numbers B91. 12. iii David (Dod) Temple BIRCH b. 12 June 1892, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, m. 20 May 1932, Beatrice May FRANCES. David was always called Dod. He was a top class butcher and was recognised as the fastest & best butcher at Biboorah Meat Works. 13. iv James Le Fevre BIRCH b. 5 Oct 1894, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, d. 7 Oct 1939, District Hospital Cairns, buried: 7 Oct 1939, Cairns Cemetery. 14. v Albert Victor BIRCH b. 18 Apl 1896, Cairns, Queensland, Aus, m. 10 Mar 1917, in Rockhampton, Queensland, Salvation Army, Dorothy McLEAN, b. 7 Dec 1896, Balaclava, Cairns, Queensland, (daughter of Robert Clark McLEAN and Amelia Benton WHITEHOUSE) d. 16 May 1986. Albert died 28 Jun 1943, buried: 1 Jan 1943, Windsor Cemetery, Brisbane. Record in Cairns & District Family History Society Inc. Pioneers & Settlers Register Reference Numbers B90. Queensland Birth Reg No 96/001718 Dorothy: Recorded in the Cairns & District Family Society Inc. Pioneers & Settlers Register Reference Mc44 15. vi Agnes Olive BIRCH b. 27 Feb 1898, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, m. 19 Feb 1916, Albert Ernst WILLIAMS. 16. vii Annie Bella Ivy BIRCH b. 27 Sept 1899, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, m. Jack NORRIS. Would be interested in hearing from anybody researching the names BIRCH, FRANCES, McLEAN, McLEAVY, NORRIS, RUDD, SPRENGER and WILLIAMS. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 CFHS 8731 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, UK. BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, UK BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, Australia BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK. FRANCES - Australia GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, Scotland INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand LEYLAND - Warwick, UK. LUMSDEN - New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Ireland>Qld, Australia McFADDEN - Ireland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, Australia McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Roxburgh, Scotland REEVES - Yorkshire (?), UK REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK. RUDD - Qld, Australia SMITH - Scotland SPENCER - Scotland SPRENGER - Qld, Australia WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK. WILSON - Scotland>New Zealand email to: [email protected] snail mail: 33 Johnson Drive, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia 3156 Australian Genealogy: http://opax.swin.edu.au/andrew/aust_genealogy.html

G'day Cobbers, I am trying to find my g-g-g-grand parents, Huruas OLIVER and Isabella WAUGH, and their family. I only have the one daughter in the family so far. Information as below: Descendants of Isabella WAUGH & Thomas OLIVER 1. Thomas OLIVER occupation Sawyer, m. Isabella WAUGH. Children: + 2. i Agnes OLIVER b. circa 1854. Second Generation 2. Agnes OLIVER (1.Huruas1) b. circa 1854, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, occupation Dom Servant/Tweed Birler, and Hugh McLEAVY, occupation Wool Spinner, m. 18 May 1885, in Townsville, Qld, Australia, Charles LEFEVRE, b. circa 1843, Paris, France, (son of Alphous LEFEVRE and Augusta Jean LOURALE) occupation Engineer. Tweed Birler (Wool) Marriage Certificate witnessed by a Peter OLIVER (is he a son or brother). Children by Hugh McLEAVY: 3. i Isabella Oliver McLEAVY b. 29 Mar 1868, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, m. 08 Dec 1888, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, David BIRCH, b. 23 Aug 1866, Wivenstone, Ipswich, Queensland, Austral, (son of Thomas BIRCH and Isabella McINTOSH) occupation Carpenter, d. 26 Feb 1922, Cairns, Qld, Australia, buried: 27 Feb 1922, Martyn St Cemetery, Cairns, Qld, Aust. Isabella died 05 May 1950, buried: 06 May 1950, Martyn St Cemetery, Cairns, Qld, Aust. Monument Inscription - Martyn Street Cemetery (Cairns, Queensland) - Section 2: 121: In loving rememberence of our dear mother and father ISABELLA BIRCH, born 29-3-1868, at Jedburgh, Scotland, died 5-5-1950, aged 82 years. DAVID BIRCH, born 23-8-1866, Wyvenhoe, Queensland, died 26-2-1922, aged 56 years. Also VICTOR JOSEPH BIRCH, born 14-4-1917, died 3-12-1919. Jedburgh, Roxburghshire 792/52 Isabella McLevy, illegitimate, born 29 March 1868 at Queen Street, Jedburgh. Daughter of Hugh McLevy, wool spinner and Agnes Oliver, domestic servant. Signed - Agnes Oliver, mother and Hugh McLevy, father, 4 Bongate. 4. ii Micheal OLIVER b. 1874, Galashiels, Roxburgh, Scotland. 5. iii Peter OLIVER. Any family members out there? Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 CFHS 8731 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, UK. BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, UK BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, Australia BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK. FRANCES - Australia GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, Scotland INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand LEYLAND - Warwick, UK. LUMSDEN - New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Ireland>Qld, Australia McFADDEN - Ireland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, Australia McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Roxburgh, Scotland REEVES - Yorkshire (?), UK REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK. RUDD - Qld, Australia SMITH - Scotland SPENCER - Scotland SPRENGER - Qld, Australia WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK. WILSON - Scotland>New Zealand email to: [email protected] Australian Genealogy: http://opax.swin.edu.au/andrew/aust_genealogy.html

Links to this family please contact Denyse Bonney < [email protected] > Name: Edmond/Edward QUINN, Death: abt 1847, Ireland Marriage: 1820-1822, Inagh, Co Clare Spouse: Bridget McGRATH Birth: abt 1803, Knockatour, Gortalougha townland, Inagh parish, Co Clare Death: 26 Aug 1879, Grandchester, District of West Moreton, Queensland Father: Denis McGRATH. Mother: Winifred CREADY/CREEDY Children: 1: Mary QUINN, Birth: 5 Jan 1826, Knockatour, Inagh, Co Clare Emigration: 1852, "Maria Somes" into Moreton Bay Spouse: John CREADY/CREEDY s/o Owen CREADY & Winifred BARRY -------------------------------------------------- 2: Johanna/Susan QUINN, Birth: abt 1831, Co Clare, Ireland Emigration: "Irene" into Moreton Bay. Ship inspected 16 Feb 1858 Spouse: John ARKINS s/o Denis ARKINS & Mary -- -------------------------------------------------- 3: Edward QUINN, Birth: abt 1838, Knockatour, Inagh Parish, Co Clare Emigration: "New Great Britain" arrived in Moreton Bay 6 Jan 1857 Spouse: Mary Ann CANNON d/o Patrick CANNON & Catherine TRACEY -------------------------------------------------- 4: Catherine QUINN, Birth: abt Mar 1840, Knockatour, Inagh, Co Clare Emigration: "SS Chance" arrived Sydney July 1860 Spouse: James QUINN s/o Michael QUINN & Mary McINERNEY -------------------------------------------------- 5: John QUINN, Birth: Jun 1843, Miltown Malbay/Inagh, Co Clare, Ireland Emigration: "SS Chance" arrived Sydney July 1860 Spouse: Ellen O'BRIEN d/o Charles O'BRIEN & Catherine O'BRIEN

Links to this family please contact Denyse Bonney < [email protected] > Name: David Joseph BYRNE Birth: abt 1835, Glanmire Townland, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Death: aft Jan 1883, I Can't Find Any Record Of His Death Emigration: "Prince Consort" Dep Queenstown 2 Aug 1862. Occupation: Railway Surveyor. Town Surveyor Maryborough, Queensland Father: James BYRNE. Mother: Ellen WELSH Marriage: 26 Jul 1863, St John's Anglican Church, Brisbane, Queensland Spouse: Jessey Munro Thomson CREWE Birth: 23 Aug 1839, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire Death: 17 Feb 1938, Wolseley St, Granville, Maryborough, Queensland Emigration: 26 Mar 1863, "Cairngorm" dep Liverpool 26 Mar 1863. Father: James CREWE (~1805-1843) Mother: Jessey MUNRO Scott formerly Thomson (~1810-1841) Children: 1: George Vincent Patrick BYRNE -------------------------------------------------- 2: William Herbert Crewe BYRNE -------------------------------------------------- 3: Ada Crewe BYRNE. Spouse: James McFARLANE (My great-grandparents) -------------------------------------------------- 4: Ellen Alberta BYRNE. Spouse: Geoffrey FRANKLIN -------------------------------------------------- 5: Joseph Aloycius BYRNE. Spouse: Evelyn BORRESON -------------------------------------------------- 6: David Munroe BYRNE. Spouse: Lillian LEITHHEAD -------------------------------------------------- 7: Lilian Isabel BYRNE. Spouse: Allan MATHIESON -------------------------------------------------- 8: Henry Michael Stanley/Stanley Ward BYRNE

Hi List I have a Greinke/Birr record in Bethania book in the births, deaths & marriages section. I am interested in Ernestina Wilhelmine BIRR as may be connected to my north queensland BIRR family in Charters Towers NQ. Can anyone tell me more about this GREINKE or BIRR connection? Thanks Derek

Hi List Searching for information on relatives of Henrietta Charlotte SIMON (BIRR) & Herman Ludwig SIMON arrived in Townsville NQ from Plymouth on Chryebassa on 30 August 1882. Was in Charters Towers but died in West End, Townsville. Four children Auguste, Bertha, Albert, Emily. Can anyone tell me more? Thanks Derek

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ (1) New Sites. http://www.northotagomuseum.co.nz North Otago Museum Museum and Archive that welcomes family history enquiries. http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/hocken/hhome.html Hocken Library's website. The on-line catalogue is very good. http://nelsondata.homestead.com/index.html Nelson genealogical data. www.iol.net.au/~conway/colonial/british.html The British Army In Australia. http://www.karratha.com/~bruce.smith/ Shetland Isles Births,Deaths and Marriages Database of Births,Deaths and Marriages for the Shetland Isles covering the years 1988 to present and also 1930. http://www.geocities.com/fabprints/WEBRINGS.html Hampshire UK Village Link Directory This site is dedicated to creating links to every Hampshire Village Website in England. http://www.geocities.com/kenrose149 School photos http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/webhtml/index.htm UK Villages. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishancestors/Surnames/index.html Irish Surnames.net Surnames in Ireland, Evolution, Original Gaelic form, Septs and Territory, Anglicisation, Surname groups, Distribution. Tables of frequency for Ireland, England and Wales, Scotland, and the United States. Irish surnames in United States. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ The County Down, NIR GenWeb site. Has just updated the web site with some new births and marriages. http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/val.htm For information about the Griffiths and Tithe records, and the addresses to apply for the information http://www.muzs333.homestead.com/tony.html British military and navy, genealogy lists. (2) From Peter Sinclair: "A group from Brigham Young University, Utah, is visiting Auckland New Zealand on May 16. Their purpose is to obtain family tree information and a matching donation of blood from which to extract DNA. This matching DNA and Family information goes into their potion of the Universities "Genome" project. Further inquires from them have have included their availability to visit other centres in New Zealand IF 200 SAMPLES can be obtained at any one site. At the moment we would like to hear from any person(s) wishing to be a part of this project. Interested persons can leave their contact name and phone number with Peter Sinclair on Hamilton (07) 856 4396. By the 10th of April we will decide on a cut off as to having the numbers to qualify for a site visit. If we cannot get 200 there simply wilbe no visit. If this proceeds a location such as CCNZ auditorium will be allocated and a presentation will be made following which those wishing to be involved will commence. Family information will be basic as to Names, dates and location of your 4 generations." (3) The Australasia Births, Deaths and Marriages Exchange at http://www.geocities.com/hutton_l/exchange/ has just been updated! If you have or are looking for birth, death or marriage registrations registered in Australia, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea, then you'll want to take a look at this site. Search for and submit details contained on birth, baptism, death, burial and marriage registrations; over 500 people have submitted nearly 18,000 records to date. Take a look around the site and be sure to register surnames you're researching with the Australasia Genealogical Research Connection at http://www.geocities.com/hutton_l/connect/ (4) On Saturday, 10th March a new 1911 CENSUS REGISTER was launched that offers an opportunity to register your research needs if you want to inspect the 1911 census returns for England & Wales. Details are on our site at http://members.aol.com/census75/news.htm "NEW 1911 CENSUS REGISTER If you're an historian who wants to inspect and copy the 1911 census records for England & Wales, please click here cens[email protected] and register your full name and adddress and evening phone number and tell me you want to inspect the 1911 census records. No other information is required. The survey is necessary to enable historians to refute any suggestions from Government officials or others that there is little or no demand for early access to the 1911 census. Please note that the closing date for registrations will be Saturday, 28th April 2001. If you can spare an extra minute, I would be glad to know how you first heard about this Internet site. Denis McCready [Editor]. A VERY BRIEF SUMMARY [Especially for SN [Australia]] As you will be able to see from these pages, Lord Chancellor's Instrument No12 of 1966 does not explicitly list the 1911 Census records amongst those to be closed for 100 years. And the Public Records Act 1958 seems to place a legal duty on the Keeper of Public Records [The Head of the Public Record Office] to arrange that reasonable facilities are available to YOU for inspecting and copying the 1911 Census records. It would seem that the 1911 census should have been available for YOU to inspect and copy from 1966 onwards - for more than 30 years. A Select Committee of MPs may be willing to conduct an independent investigation. " (5) Mudcreek have just released a new special version of GENViewer that can be used on CDROMs. These are CDROMs that are created for family members or by genealogy societies that contain GEDCOM or PAF files on them. This version of GENViewer can be added to these CDROMs so users can view these files. GENViewer runs from the CDROM and is not installed on the user's computer. Also, no files are left on the user's computer either. This is a FREE version of GENViewer and no licence is required. For more information, please link to: http://www.mudcreek.ca/cdrom_version.htm To subscribe/unsubscribe from nzsghamilton news, send an email to [email protected] containing the words subscribe/unsubscribe nzsoghamilton news. Bryan A Curran Hamilton, NZ http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/

Hi all Listers Oz Genlinks Australian Family History Message Board has moved. Since 1997 we have been associated with Inside the web and their message boards, which were closed down recently. So We have been forced to move to:http://www.voy.com/15426/ hope to see you there. Webmaster Peter Applebee

G'day folks, An interesting lesson here for us all. Did you know about the Law records being on the net? Use the google search engine and this criteria "George Bridges Plantagenet FIELD" complete with " and " and see what happens. Now...have you had an idea yet? ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date forwarded: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:56:34 -0700 From: "Gordon Barlow" <[email protected]> Date sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:54:18 -0500 Organization: Subject: [India-L] New South Wales To: [email protected] Forwarded by: [email protected] George Bridges Plantagenet (don't ask!) FIELD was a Captain in the 23rd Native Infantry, pensioned 1828 and retired to Calcutta, where he died in 1861. HOWEVER... while surfing in Google the other night I tapped in his full name on the off-chance, and up came a report on his trial in Sydney, NSW, in 1838, before the Supreme Court of NSW for killing a horse that had invaded his wheat field. I'm sure you will all be pleased to know he was found Not Guilty (he claimed to have shot at it with powder only, and that the prosecution arose from a conspiracy by his "assigned servants" - prisoners, I assume), but some questions arise. Was it a common event, for retired India Army Officers to go wheat-farming in NSW around 1838? Second, why would a man retire as Captain, aged 39? Third, would there be a record of his entry into NSW, and back to Bengal? (His wife died in Calcutta in 1840. I don't know if he was there at the time, though it would be a natural enough thing for him to do, to return to civilization after such dreadful treatment in the convict colony.) Fourth, how would he have come to end up at Burragorang, way up-country from Sydney? The whole thing sounds bizarre. I got the surprise of my life to find the report. It just goes to show that casual searching for unusual names can be a profitable exercise. Gordon Barlow in West Indies ==== INDIA Mailing List ==== There's lot's of interesting browsing in Todd Mill's collection of internet links for India at: http://www.regiments.org/milhist/southasia/india.htm ------- End of forwarded message ------- ================================================ SAVE THE AUSTRALIAN CENSUS FROM DESTRUCTION On 7 August 2001 vote YES

Harry Benjamin CORNWELL (born about 1879 in England) married Teresa Naomi BRAYE in the London (England) area in 1907. I believe that they emigrated to Australia about 1925-30, leaving one son behind and taking another child/children with them. Does anybody recognise these names, please? Mary Newman in Wolverhampton, England

Hi all, Looking for BENBOW, QUIGLEY and SMALL. Townsville I have a lot of information, I am looking for relatives from 1930 on wards Also any one related to Albert Septimus BENBOW brother of John BENBOW. Regards Lauren [email protected]

Resending returned mail - I had wrong address for NQ. rootsweb. I put au. on end. From: "Bill & Margaret Simson" <[email protected]> To: "Damien Cole" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Cole, bridge > Hi Damien, > > I can't find anything on Cole but on Page 42 of the book "Angor to > Zillmanton" there is a whole page devoted to a letter from George Worby, > Sub-Inspector of Police stationed at Dunrobin, Georgetown dated Nov. 29th > 1887 to Mrs. Bridge telling of the last moments of the life of her husband. > It mentions that their son was present when he died at a camp called Lucky > Creek, it wasn't too lucky for Mr. Bridge!!! - it doesn't mention any > christian names for either Mr. Bridge, Mrs. Bridge or their son. > > "Angor to Zillmanton" was written by Colin Hooper who lives in Townsville. > > Angor is north east of Georgetown and Zillmanton is down near Chillagoe. > > My grandfather and grandmother had a store and hotel (slab huts) in > Gilberton from 1869 to 1873 when they had to flee from the blacks and it > became deserted. My Grandfather was Patrick McNamara CORBETT, his wife > Elizabeth. His brother John CORBETT was murdered by aborigines while > travelling from NORMANTON to GILBERTON at the junction of Robertson River > and Cobbold Creek. My grandfather had a headstone erected on his grave and > it is still in perfect condition today. He was murdered 31st. May 1871. I > have visited the grave on two occasions, the second time in 1999 - it is on > Robin Hood Station owned by the Terry Family - The Cobbold Gorge is now > opened to tourism and a visit to the grave is part of the half day tour, and > they have a camping ground 3 kms. from the gorge with a lovely slab store > which they call "Corbett's Store". My grandfather and grandmother ended up > at Palmerville, then Maytown and as the gold waned settled on a cattle > property near Cooktown where my father was born in 1879. (So I'm no spring > chicken). North Queensland history is so fascinating. > > Fell free to write if you want to know more. (Where are you situated?) > > Cheers, > Margaret Simson, > Brisbane. > > > > > Original Message ----- > From: "Damien Cole" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:58 PM > Subject: Cole, bridge > > > > G,day all on the list > > I am searching for any information on surnames Cole and Bridge in > > Nth QLD from Blackall north to Normanton approximately in the 1870's > > > > If you could help > > > > Damien Cole > > > > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > > Upload a Gedcom to the Rootsweb World Connect Project - an ever growing > collection of searchable Gedcoms at > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >

G,day all on the list I am searching for any information on surnames Cole and Bridge in Nth QLD from Blackall north to Normanton approximately in the 1870's If you could help Damien Cole

Does anyone know whether Glen Hall is still Publicity Officer of Mackay Historical Society and what his e-mail address is. Need to get in touch on family history matter. Robert Harney, London

Thanks Beattie When I received your email, I checked my last one - 20March. Maybe we are all too busy. My interests in the north include: 1. WESCHE / SCHAPER / KADDATZ - 1880- current - any connection to any of these names - I would love to hear from you. We have already completed one book but are concentrating on an update with other details. 2. OWENS / MCGAW / MOORE 1880 - current - any connection with these families from around Herberton, Cairns, Atherton. In particular, g uncle James OWENS, born 1901 - what happened to him? Got the rest of his siblings and half brother and sister but he went bush! Know he married and got a bushel of kids!! His mother was Ada McGAW (nee MOORE, formerly OWENS) of Mareeba. These are the main families from up north. The rest are mostly Central or Southern Qld. Thank you for any help. Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 Researching: 1. CONVICTS: Cross, Flood, Hayes, McGee, McCarthy, Gallagher. 2. WESCHE, KADDATZ, SCHAPER - Germany 1880's - Qld Aust. 3. MALLYON, Gibbs, Purkiss, Davison, Moran, Hillier, BURNET - Essex, UK 1874 - Qld Aust. 4. McGUIRE, Melia, WORLEY, MOORE, SAUNDERS, THOMPSON, McFARLANE, Martin - 1842 Redcoat - Qld Aust. 5. MADDEN, Coghlane, Collins, Burke, RYAN, DOYLE, MARTIN, SCANLAN, Campbell, Smart, Callaghan, O'Brien - Ireland 1863 - Qld Aust. > -----Original Message----- > From: beattie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 25 March 2001 9:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: No Messages > > > Hi All > > I subscribed to this list last week and there doesn't seem to be > many messages, if any, coming through. > > What is happening. > > Regards > Beattie >

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ (1) New Sites http://www.local.ie.genealogy Irish site for Births & Marriages http://www.genealogytoday.com good search areas http://www.groindex.co.uk GRO Index searches for England - Birth, Death and Marriages Free searches of the National Birth Death and Marriage Index for England. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/ ENG-SHEFFIELD genealogical mailing list web site for the areas around Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. http://hometown.aol.com/rjcindex/trueflare.html THAMES WATERMEN & LIGHTERMEN BINDING INDEX & THAMES & MEDWAY RIVERSIDE OARISH INDEXES. Thames watermen & lightermen apprenticeship binding indexes 1692-1949 from the records of The Company of Watermen and Lighrermen of The River Thames. Also Thames & Medway riverside parish indexes available on over 40 volumes in microfiche format for sale. (2) NZSoG - Waikato Computer Group REMINDER OF MEETING Don't forget Monday 26 March 2001, at the usual place Comries Road, Chartwell, Hamilton, in the Church Hall Lounge. And the time: 7.30 pm. The meeting topic is: Creating reports - FTM, PAF And coming up: 23 Apr 2001 Sources and citations 28 May 2001 Sharing research; how do you do it? And why? 25 Jun 2001 Multimedia; scan, video, sound. 23 Jul 2001 Jan Gow - National Convenor of GCG and of Beehive Books fame 27 Aug 2001 Non-genealogy programs; publishing a book. The number of different programs used to prepare a book 24 Sep 2001 Housekeeping and tips. All welcome. $2 door charge to non-members. (3) SCOTTISH INTEREST GROUP (WAIKATO) Next Meeting 31st March 2001 10am - 3pm Speaker : Moira Neil Convenor : Scottish Interest Group We have asked Moira to speak about Scottish wills and testaments. St Alban's Church Hall Comries Road Chartwell, Hamilton Contact Antonia Jones 07 8553859 Pat Watt 07 8436271 (4) STRIKE OIL IN TARANAKI IN 2001! TARANAKI GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES: Over Queen's Birthday Weekend, 1-4 June 2001, the NZSG New Plymouth Genealogical Computer Group and the NZSG Taranaki Branches, are hosting the NZSG Annual Conference, 'A Taranaki Odyssey, 2001'. It is timely, therefore, to publish details of genealogical resources to be found in Taranaki, in case conference attendees wish to spend some extra days researching their Taranaki roots. We hope you strike oil during your visit. Note that most Branches apply a small charge for non-Branch members. Some locations of research material and the access to specific resources may change from that specified below. If visiting from out of town, it is strongly recommended that you check first by telephoning the numbers given below. New Plymouth: NZSG New Plymouth Branch Library, upstairs Kings Building, corner Devon and Brougham Streets, New Plymouth. Open Mondays, 10-3; Wednesdays, 12-3, Saturdays, 10-12. Branch Contact address: P.O. Box 429, New Plymouth. Email: [email protected] . Website: www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9288/ Resources include: Shipping records; Indexes to Taranaki Crown Grants and wills held at Lands & Deeds (LINZ), New Plymouth; North Taranaki school admission indexes; New Plymouth and districts burial records; Local family histories; NZ Electoral rolls from 1980; Taranaki centennial and jubilee books; New Plymouth Birth, Death and Marriage indexes; North Taranaki Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic church records; Old Taranaki telephone directories. By prior arrangement: Searches of the computerised Taranaki Biographical Index. Over 150,000 names. Contact Bruce Bellini, 11 Handley Place, Glen Avon, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 0130, Email: [email protected] . New Zealand Room, New Plymouth District Library, Now in temporary premises in Devon Street, N. P. Contact Address: c/- New Plymouth District Council, Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 4544. Open daily 10-5.30, late nights Mon, Wed & Fri, 5.30-8.30, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5. Resources include: Biographical card index; AJHRs, indexed up to 1880; BDM microfiche to 1990; Electoral rolls on microfiche; New Plymouth shipping indexed to 1880; Cyclopaedia of NZ (hardcopy), Taranaki Almanacks; Early 'Taranaki Herald', 'Budget & Weekly Herald', and 'Daily News' newspapers on microfilm, 'Taranaki Herald' BDM notices indexed to 1880, Early maps; New Zealand Company passenger lists and immigration records on microfilm; Journal of Polynesian Society; Taranakian (NP Boy's High School Journal); Most NZSG microfiche, including Cemeteries collections; Old telephone directories; Family trees of original 1840s immigrants. Also see entry under Taranaki Museum. LDS Church Family History Centre, 320 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 9646. Open Tuesday-Thursday, 10-3 & 7-9, Saturdays, 1-4. Resources include: IGI; Locality Catalogue; GRO (St. Catherine's) index; 1881 Census; British & Australian vital records. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Office, 2nd Floor, Atkinson Building, Devon Street West, New Plymouth. Open Mon-Fri, 8-5. No appointment required. Resources include: Wills of persons owning land in Taranaki at death; Certificates and Plans of Land Title. Charges: $2 to view will, 20c per page to photocopy (or by mail, $2 plus $1 per page copied), $7 copy of title, $8 copy of plan. Some wills are in bound volumes and cannot be photocopied - contact NZSG New Plymouth Branch for transcribing service. Please note this office will close in December 2001 or January 2002. Wills and other documents will transfer to the Hamilton Office or to a centralised depository after this. Access or cost of access to these documents after January 2002 is presently unknown. Taranaki Newspapers Ltd, TNL Building, Currie Street, New Plymouth. Access by appointment only, contact librarian (06 758 0559). Resources include: Indexes to copies of Daily News and Taranaki Herald newspapers; Index of Taranaki articles appearing in other newspapers; Indexed Photographic collection. New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), Municipal Buildings, Liardet Street, New Plymouth. Access by appointment only, contact archivist (06 759 6060). Contact Address: c/- New Plymouth District Council, Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth. Resources include: Rate rolls; Valuation rolls; Local Authority minute books and correspondence files. NPDC Parkscape Services Office, Watson Street, New Plymouth. Appointment preferred, contact Cemeteries Officer (06 758 9416). Resources include: Burial & cremation records for all North Taranaki cemeteries and the Taranaki crematorium; Plans of cemeteries; Death notice cuttings. Taranaki Museum. The Library and Archives at the Taranaki Museum are now closed for 2 years from February 2001. During this time the new Museum & Public Library complex, to be known as Puke Ariki, will be constructed. All the Museum & Library resources will then be in one location under the control of one archivist. Already some Museum archives, including copies of the 1846 & 1852 Census of New Plymouth, Early Immigration records, Biographies collection, Obituaries collection & The Indexed Butler collection of Newscuttings 1852 - 1944 have been translocated to the Library's New Zealand Room. These will be available to access at the NZSG Conference in June. The photographic collection from the Museum (30,000-odd historical photographs) are also now in the New Plymouth Library and will also be available at Conference in June. Waitara: NZSG Waitara Branch Library, Waitara Public Relations Office Building, 39 Queen Street, Waitara. Telephone 06 754 4405. Open Mon-Fri, 9-4. Branch Contact address: 39 Queen Street, Waitara. Email: [email protected] . Resources include: North Taranaki death records 1840-1972; Te Henui Cemetery Sexton's records; Waitara district church & school records; North Taranaki Maori records; Biographical card index; Local interest photographs; Local family histories; BDM microfiche; NZSG microfiche. Tainui Historical Society Museum, Mokau: Open daily. Resources include: Shipping records (Waitara & Mokau); Records of life up the Mokau River. Inglewood: NZSG Inglewood Branch Library, in Inglewood Public Library, Rata Street, Inglewood. Open Mon-Thurs, 9.30-5, Fri, 9.30-6, Sat, 9.30-12. Branch Contact address: 9 Kowhai Street, Inglewood, Email: [email protected] Resources include: Inglewood Pioneer Index on computer; Inglewood BDM records post 1894; Inglewood district school records; Indexes of Inglewood newspaper articles; Photographs of old Inglewood houses & buildings; Jubilee books; Local family histories; Inglewood Cemetery transcriptions. Stratford: NZSG Stratford Branch Library, upstairs, 282 Broadway, Stratford. Open 10-3 Tuesdays and Fridays. Branch Contact address: 282 Broadway, Stratford. Email: [email protected] . Website www.stratfordgenealogy.homestead.com it is still being developed and resources, etc., will be added as time permits. Resources include: Local family histories; Centennial & jubilee booklets; Central Taranaki computerised biographical index; Some local school records (remainder at Hawera Branch); Church records; Some indexed rate books; A few indexed copies of early newspapers; Dog licence-holders index; Early motorcar and motorcycle registrations records; NZ Parliamentary Gazette 1883-1921; Cemetery records; RSA WW2 index. Stratford District Council, Council Buildings, Miranda Street, Stratford. Telephone 06 765 6099. Open daily. Resources include: Catalogued photographic archive of local places and buildings of historical interest; Hall of Remembrance photographs of local servicemen killed in WW1. Eltham: Eltham & Districts Historical Society. Contact the Secretary, Mrs R. R. Jenkins, 23 George Street, Eltham, Telephone: 06 764 7107, by post or telephone first. Charge made for research. Resources include: Indexed early copies of 'Eltham Argus' newspaper; Valuation rolls; Land titles; Local district resources and considerable local research material. Hawera: NZSG Hawera Branch Library, in Hawera Public Library, High Street, Hawera. Open Mon, Tue, Thu, 9-5.30, Wed, 9.30-5.30, Fri, 9-6, Sat, 9-12. Branch Contact address: Mrs Kaye Cleaver, Ketemarae Road, RD 14, Hawera. Resources include: Local family histories; Centennial & jubilee booklets; Rate books for Hawera, Normanby & Mokoia; Index to South and Central Taranaki school rolls; Hawera Star BDM indexes; Hawera Star microfilms 1880-1924; Anderson Memorials death notices; South Taranaki Military records, BDM microfiche; NZSG microfiche. By arrangement: Searches of South Taranaki school records and Births, Deaths, and Intentions to Marry. Contact the Branch Secretary, Heather Moore, 9 Kowhai St., Hawera ([email protected]). Hawera Star Newspaper Office, Regent Street, Hawera. Open Mon-Fri, 9-5, no appointment required. Resources include: Early copies and indexes of Hawera Star newspaper from 1880. South Taranaki District Museum: Egmont Street, Patea. Open daily, Mon-Sat, 9.30-4.30. Closed public holidays. Telephone STDC Patea Service Centre 06 273 8084, prior contact recommended. Resources include: Hawera Star BDM indexes; Whanganui Founders Index; Burgess rolls for Patea; South Taranaki Cemetery records; Patea burials to 1879; Military lists, South Taranaki Volunteers and Militia units; Crown Grants & Location rolls; Records of pioneers and notable residents; Biographical card index. Special thanks to - Michael Butler (NZSG #13995) New Plymouth. Email: [email protected] (5) Helpful Hints for Library Research by Sue Roe (Source: Sue's Genealogy Recipes) Always approach a library with a professional attitude and a concrete objective for your research. Make a list of people, places, or things you want to work on before you leave home. And work on items from your list, one at a time. More... http://genealogytoday.com/columns/recipes/tip20.html To subscribe/unsubscribe from nzsghamilton news, send an email to [email protected] containing the words subscribe/unsubscribe nzsoghamilton news. Bryan A Curran Hamilton, NZ http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ Reprinted with permission.