On the 12 January 1863, the "FLYING CLOUD" arrived in Brisbane. On board, were the Madden family: Patrick MADDEN, Born: 1811 Doon, Limerick, Ireland, Died: 19 July 1877 Bremer, Ipswich, Qld, Aust, Buried: 21 July 1877 Ipswich, Qld, Aust, his wife Margaret BOURKE, Born: 1825 Ireland, Married: 1844 Doon, Limerick, Ireland, Died: 15 November 1882 Bremer, Ipswich, Qld, Aust, Buried: 16 November 1882 Ipswich, Qld, Aust, (Father: Michael BURKE and Mother: Mary BURK), and the following children: Elizabeth (1846-1Jun1910) - married 1866 James RYAN Michael (1849-11Sep1904) - married 1874 Jane SMART John (1854-10Feb1929) - married 1875 Catherine CALLAGHAN Patrick (19Mar1857-12Nov1933) - married 1878 Bridget DOYLE William (1860-??) The following children were born at Rosewood, Qld. James (1865-??) Thomas (1Oct1867-1940) married 1895 Ellen Norah O'BRIEN. Also, on the 'Flying Cloud' was Patrick's nephew: James (1844-26Mar1926) - married 1864 Ellen BOURK. On the 20Jun1864, the 'Warren Hastings' arrived and on board was James' sisters: Elizabeth (1846-??) - married 1865 Francis RYAN and 1888 Patrick DOYLE Jane Mary (5Mar1851-19Jul1931) - married 1872 Robert MARTIN and 1884 Joseph SCANLAN Young brother John (Jun1855-25Aug1929) arrived on the 'Zamora' on 26Apr1877, and married in 1878 to Sara CAMPBELL . Thanks to many people researching these families, including Denyse BONNY - (Bourke), and Donna (Toowoomba - 5th cousin) and Doyle's, I have over 2000 descendants, surnames include but are not limited to: Ahearne, Bauer, (Mary White's family), Bailey, Barker, Ahearne, Ahern, Allan, Ambrey, Black, Brown, Buchanan, Cook, Callaghan, Chambers, Dunn, Diete, Dyer, Davidson, Dendle, Fahey, Dicker, Friend, Hancock, Flint, Harvey, Hegarty, Jones, Hughes, Kearney, Iles, Martin, McGuire, Mischke, Moore, Mallyon, O'Flannagan, Pollard, Ohl, Owens, O'Brien, Panzram, Richardson, Ryan, Roots, Rumpf, Scanlan, Smith, Stokes, Stubbs, Sullivan, Sturgiss, Stoddart, Tom, Wheeler, Wood, Wooller, Wieland, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Ziebarth, Ziser. I would like to exchange information with anyone else researching any of these names. Thanks you Lorrae Johnson 13 Forest Avenue Plainland Q 4341 Phone/FAX: 07 5465 6725