Dear Folks, Could sks enlighten me with details of "Somers Town" in the Electoral District of the Hawkesbury - 1859-1860 & 1860-1861, please? I am interested in 2 brothers James and John MILLER from Norfolk, England who arrived in the Colony on the Washington Irving on 27th September 1857 and were married at St Paul's Church or England Church, Emu Plains in 1858 & 1860 respectively. James was listed as a bricklayer and John as a carpenter in the ship's passenger manifest. John was working as a sawyer for the Penrith Nepean Bridge Company during the time the bridge voer the Nepean River was being replaced about 1857-1859. Both men took their wives and families to Quirindi in the 1860's. Any assistance or suggestions will be gratefully accepted, many thanks in advance, Glynis Wheeler St Clair E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13650 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/

At 12:56 PM 8/11/2009, you wrote: >Dear Folks, > >Could sks enlighten me with details of "Somers >Town" in the Electoral District of the >Hawkesbury - 1859-1860 & 1860-1861, please? Hi Glynis, From the NLA site comes this extract.... " The Sydney Morning Herald... Saturday 7 January 1854, page 6. Advertising 10935 words ... forming part of the village of Somers Town, mid situate nt M'Giath's Hill, on the Windsor Hoad, about half a mile from Windsor. The Pitt Town and Wiseman's Perry Hoads also pass these allotments ; and the owners will have a right to the Pitt Town Common. A continual «upply of fresh water is always nt..". The article in full is not available as yet, but will be soon. That sounds like a description of the Hawkesbury area to me. Regards, Vicki No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (6.0.0.19 - 10.004.110). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

Hi Vicki, This certantly looks like it may be a lead. Thank you, Glynis From the NLA site comes this extract.... " The Sydney Morning Herald... Saturday 7 January 1854, page 6. Advertising 10935 words .... forming part of the village of Somers Town, mid situate nt M'Giath's Hill, on the Windsor Hoad, about half a mile from Windsor. The Pitt Town and Wiseman's Perry Hoads also pass these allotments ; and the owners will have a right to the Pitt Town Common. A continual «upply of fresh water is always nt..". The article in full is not available as yet, but will be soon. That sounds like a description of the Hawkesbury area to me. Regards, Vicki E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13650 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/