----- Original Message ----- From: "POB" <pjobrien@bigpond.net.au> Subject: New Member - FAIRS/O'BRIEN > Hi, > My name is Peter O'Brien and I have recently began investigating my > family tree. On my Father's side I have found links to the Hawkesbury > area. > My GG Grandfather is Joseph FAIRS who emmigrated from England > and settled in the Cattai Creek area where his death cert reports him > dying in 1868. He married Ellen DONAHOE (various spellings) in about > 1843. One offspring was Mary Anne FAIRS who was born about 1845 > and who married John Joseph O'Brien on 20 Jan 1865. > I have found the graves of Joseph FAIRS and Helen (Ellen) FAIRS, > son Richard and son Joseph and wife Jane at the Roman Catholic > cemetery at Windsor. The headstones do not look original to me (not > weathered enough?)...and Joseph snr's age is shown as 52 on the > headstone whereas his death cert is 62...maybe a transcription error > to a new headstone? > If this is true, then who replaced them? Joseph's and Ellen are > identical and she died in 1896 so maybe it was done then by the family. > In reviewing the archives I found that Ellen FAIRS was listed in the > Post Office Directory as a farmer at Caddie along with their son Joseph. > Also, the road down to Riverside Oaks golf course is O'Briens Rd and I > wonder if this was a track leading to the O'Brien farm. > I would be interested in any info that members can supply to help my in > my research. I am particularly interested in finding where the Fairs and > the O'Briens may have had some property in order to understand the > circumstances in how they met and married. I would also like to follow > the O'Brien line back. All I have is John Joseph's fathers name as John > and his mothers is Mary A. The only lead I have on the Fairs is that > Joseph's mother's maiden name was Brantford (and the spelling/name > is questionable). > Thanks > Peter O'Brien