Good afternoon, I found on NSWBDM a LAWRENCE O'DONALD born to LAWRENCE O'DONALD and MARY 1815 and also his death as an infant 1817, is this a possibility ?? I am not sure of the era for this family. Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [ANCC] Lawrence Mcdoanld - brick wall > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "F. Sheridan" <nadirehs@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:36 AM > Subject: [ANCC] Lawrence Mcdoanld - brick wall > > >>> The 1841 census of NSW makes mention of Lawrence McDonald and wife >>> Cecelia ( Waters)and three daughter living at Blue Gum Flat. >> the family is also mentioned on a web site about the Ourimbah/Blue Gum >> Flat area. >> >> One daughter Bridget married John Grant son of Thomas Grant and Ellen >> Jennings. The other daughter Catherine never married but I can find no >> mention of the eldest child or the death of Lawrence McDonald anywhere. > > He is one of the 'missing from records' The CC FHS has been doing a great > deal of research into early settlers of this area that were here by the > time the 1841 census was taken > > Was over at our library yesterday asked whether Lawrence McDONALD had ever > surfaced........... no ...... ( Have looked him up before some time > back ) > >> I believe the eldest child is the daughter born to Cecelia Waters in >> 1831,Baptised Mary Anne waters, and Mary Anne Doyle on the NSW BD&M >> indexes her father was Timothy Doyle and sponsors on her baptism record >> were Bridget Larkin and Patrick Connell. >> >> There is further mention on the Ourimbah web site, of the death of >> McDonald's daughter of a dreadful illness that swept the area, and >> McDonald was a saw mill engineer.I don't know if it relates to my family >> though. >> Any suggestions as to where to look for more information > > Info on the population around here 1850 - 1870 is abit thin on the ground > as no surviving newspapers . Court Cases and bench books are a source . > Are only 2 brief early refs to Laurence in these records > > Wonder what his wife did to support herself ? > > Bye > MargM > Central Coast > List Admin > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST Mailing List ==== > For other AUS mailing lists check out: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Wells" <colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au> To: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au>; <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [ANCC] Lawrence Mcdoanld - brick wall >Hi Colleen I found on NSWBDM a LAWRENCE O'DONALD born to >LAWRENCE O'DONALD and MARY 1815 and also his death as an >infant 1817, is this a possibility ?? No........... He married abt 1832 ----- From Fays message: >McDonald and wife >>>> Cecelia ( Waters)and three daughter living at Blue >>>> Gum Flat.- in 1841 census >>> the family is also mentioned on a web site about the >>> Ourimbah/Blue Gum Flat area. He seems to disappear about 1850 ish . Maybe took off down to VIC seeking gold ? and died unknown ? Lots of possibilites Bye MargM Central Coast List Admin