Dear Marg Thanks so much for your reply. Your willingness to help us all is greatly appreciated. I will be happy to receive whatever you can find - whenever you are able to get rountuit (as you put it). William's death certificate lists him as being buried at Point Frederick on 27 Nov 1861 (Undertaker - George Ingram). However a reply from Gwen Dundon indicated his name wasn't in the book created when the cemetery became the Pioneer Park in the 1970's?? I would really appreciate a lookup of the Maitland Mercury and coroners report index if you are able. Hope to purchase the "Death in the Hunter" two volume set very soon and will then willingly do lookups for others. I have been able to follow William's wife Bridget, she remarried Patrick Moran in 1863 in Cooranbong, died in 1880 and is buried there. Myrtygh's wife, also a Bridget, remarried Alfred Jarvis in 1891, moved to Newcastle and had two daughters - I vaguely remember meeting these two "old" aunties but of course wasn't interested in finding out about my family then!!! Again, thanks for your help. Regards Ann Musgrave Griffith NSW Australia [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: margm <[email protected]> To: Ann Musgrave <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 9:30 PM Subject: Re: Researching William Booth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Musgrave" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 06 January 2001 18:10 > Subject: Researching William Booth > > > Hi Ann > Have had a copy of this in my rountoit file for a while . I dont > know if you had any replies yet. Been none to the list > > > My ggg grandfather William Booth was a convict transported to > Tasmania in 1833 for seven years for stealing a copper tea kettle. > He married Bridget Fitzpatrick in Launceston in 1843, they had 4 > children (Thomas William, Jane, Myrtygh and Honora - also known as > Annie) before moving to Peeks Point sometime between March 1850 and > 1855. They had another son William in 1955 who died the same year. > William died in 26 November 1861 and is buried at Point Frederick. > > The CC FHS library only re opened a few days ago after the Xmas > break and I havent had chance to .......... > > In the Pioneer Families of the Brisbane Water District of NSW it > listed William as having held the licence for "The Australia Hotel" > at Peek's Point as well as the licence for Booth's Wharf. I am > unsure of the exact location of both of these places. > > Check into book of these places > > > > William's son Myrtygh Booth (also spelt as Mirtage, Mirtige and > Murtage) was accidently killed by the capsizing of a Timber Truck on > 24 November 1885 at Cooranbong. He was aged 40 years and left a > wife (Bridget Owens) and 10 children. > > Did she stay in the area ? Not much at Cooranbong now apart for > the 7th Day Adventist complex was less in 1885 . If she stayed > more or less put you might do better to try the Hunter Valley list > for that branch of this BOOTH family > > I did checked out the Newcastle Herald this morning for a few days > past 24 Novemeber but nothing found > > > > I would be very interested to hear from anyone researching this > family. I would also like to know of any references I could look up > to find out more about the hotels and their locations, photographs > etc, if any cemetery records exist for Point Frederick > Yes they do . This is now a Pioneer Park with a few head stones > in situ > > and if there would have been any newspaper articles covering > Myrtygh's accident. > > Maybe in the Maitland Mercury ? I can check that for you maybe > one day next week as have these at Gosford Library ( to 1900 ) > They also had coroners report indexes . Just a matter of getting > there > ( live 20 mins drive away ) > > Bye > Marg Morters > Central Coast Family History Society > GOSFORD > NSW > Australia > > > >