Hi Chris, There is an obituary for Archdeacon Michael Campion who died in 1931 in the Sydney Morning Herald ( dated 30 march 1931); according to the obit, he was stationed in Parkes for 40 years. The full article is available thru Trove. All the best on your search, Cheers Sue On 3/10/2012 7:23 PM, Chris Prince wrote: > Hi All, > > I have hit a BIG Brick Wall regarding my Great Grandfather on my > Mothers Fathers side, I have been trying to find information to help me but > still can't find any to help and I have been trying for years now > > . I have been unable to find when he came to Australia and were > he died. The only real information I have is that he married my Great > Grandmother. > > I have a copy of the Certificate but even that doesn't help > because it doesn't have Place of Birth or Age or Parents names. And the > Church that it has they were married at was never in Parkes. > > > > These are the details > > > > Date: 2 June 1892 > > Place of Marriage: Parkes, > > Names of Parties: James Rieley (should read Riley) > > Ellen Byrnes, > > Conjugal State: Bachelor > > Spinster, > > Birthplace: Not Given > > Usual Occupation: Labourer > > Living with Parents, > > Age: Not Given > > Usual Place of Residence: Flagstone (Now named Cookamidgera) NSW > > Fathers and Mothers Names: Not Given > > > > Married in the Vestry of St Columba's Church, According to Rites & > Ceremonies of the Church of Rome > > Minister M Campion. > > > > Have been in touch with both Archives of Bathurst and Wilcannia > - Forbes Diocese for the Catholic Church and have been told that there never > was a Church named that in Parkes at any time. I think the Priest/Father > might have been either travelling though Parkes at the time or standing in > for the normal. And neither had any records that could help me. > > I have also been in touch with Parkes Library and no help there > either. > > > > And on James, children birth certificates his age changes so he > was born between 1857/1861 in Bawn, County Caven, Ireland. Have contact > Family History Centre in County Caven and Riley in is Smith in Caven and in > the year he might have been born 53 James Riley were born so it is like > looking for a needle in a hay stack there unless I have parents names. > > And in NSW there in 40 James Riley's died between 1900 and 1930. James last > child was born 1901 and when my Grandfather enlisted for the First World War > it has Father whereabouts unknown. > > > > So I am wondering if some might know where I could go from here or if they > know of the Church named St Columba's or where I could find if M Campion > was a Father or Priest and where his normal Parish might have been. > > > > Hoping some one can help. > > > > Kind Regards > > > > Chris > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >