Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone can help me with info. about the above families during their time in the Rockhampton area. William and Jane ORR were married in Scotland, and came to Victoria I'm told, with their six children, Jane b 1834., Margaret b. 1836, James b 1838, Janet b.1841, Thomas and William ,1843 in about 1854/50. I think all born in Scotland, but I'm not sure about William. There was a son, John, born here also, but could be in Victoria. Would someone with access to Q'ld records please be able to do a look-up for me, and see if John ORR were born here? William ORR was the first to take up land at Laurel Bank, in the Rockhampton District, it's about 8 miles from R'hampton, and the site of the first ever boiling down works. He sold it in 1868, and moved to Ayrshire Park, where the family resided for many years.This property subsequently became the property of their son, John ORR, who was a member of the Gogango Divisional Board. William ORR went to Broken Hill. Janet ORR married John Richardson MCWILLIAM. I am also very interested in his life and times in R'Hampton. He was involved with the cricket and rowing in the 1860's. He was also on the committee when the first School of Arts was built. From a book, "The Early History of R'hampton", I gather he was also involved in retail shops, one called Messrs Younger and M'William, in Bolsover Street. Another might have been managed by a son, Mr. T.M.W.McWILLIAM, was with Messrs Walter Reid and Co., R'Hampton. If anyone has any knowledge of the ORR and MCWILLIAM families in Rockhampton, and access to any BDM's, I would be delighted to hear from you, with news or links to sites that might help. Mr. John Richardson McWILLIAM married at the Agricultural Reserve home of William ORR, in July 1866. I am looking for a birth of a Thomas Moore William McWilliam, in 1866/67. Two daughters, Jeanie and Anna were also born in Queensland .John Richardson had left Rockhampton by 1874, he moved to NSW, and the rest of his family were born there. I'm wondering if someone could tell me the names of some of the Presbyterian Schools in Rockhampton in the early 1870's? I would appreciate any help or guidance you can give me, Many thanks and best wishes, Jill .