Hazel, You made enquiries about your Pendergast-Pateman family. I can supply you with the following information about Ernest Pendergast who married a Florence Pateman. Ernest Emerton PENDERGAST was the son of John Pendergast & Rachel Emerton. (John was the son of William & grandson of John Pendergast)I will send you additional information offline. I am descended from John Pendergast's daughter Sarah. JOHN PENDERGAST b ca.1840 Windsor d 18.7.1928 Glebe bur Rookwood(he was the son of William Pendergast & Sarah nee Holland) married 19.3.1863 Parramatta Presbyterian to RACHEL EMERTON (aka Hamilton) Rachel b 19.11.1846 Windsor NSW bp 18.12.1846 St. Matthew's C/E Windsor (dau of George Emerton & Ann Catherine nee Wicks) d 28.8.1933 bur Rookwood. [Ernest Emerton was the 2nd of 15 children. He was b ca.1865 m ca.1891 (no.3208)Burwood NSW, Florence Pateman] WILLIAM PENDERGAST b ca.1808 Hawkesbury (s of John Pendergast & Jane Williams) d 6.10.1850 Campbelltown bur St. John's R/C Campbelltown m 26(27).7.1837 St. Matthew's R/C Windsor to SARAH HOLLAND b 2.1.1820 Windsor bp 21.5.1820 St. Matthew's C/E Windsor (d of Richard Holland & Mary Roberts who m 18.10.1813 St Matthew's C/E Windsor) d 16.10.1891 Pitt Town bur St Matthew's C/E Windsor. JOHN PENDERGAST b ca.1760 IRL d 27.1.1833 bur Windsor R/C. Arr 11.1.1800 "Minerva" as a convict married/lived with JANE WILLIAMS b ca.1776 bur 3.12.1838 Windsor R/C. She arr 14.12.1801 "Nile" also a convict. They lived in the Hawkesbury district. Michelle Nichols _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com