Hello - this is my first attempt via this list. I hope someone can help. Ann CALLABY married John HOWARD in Singleton RD in 1868. They had nine children in that area before 1888, all registered in Patricks Plain RD. I'm having no luck with Ann and John's parents, and can't find their deaths. In theory Ann was born in Jerrys Plains in 1846, but she's not in the index. Also in theory John was born in County Clare in 1835. If anyone else is doing this family I'd be very pleased to swap data: I have descendants of the fifth child, Annie, who married John DALTON in NSW in 1897. Phoebe (in Melbourne)

Hello Phoebe. I don't have much time, but here is a quick thought or two. If you search in the NSW online indexes for BIRTHS for CALLABY, my guess is that most of these people will be all from the same family in some way. Similarly look there under DEATHS for CALLABY and see what results. And likewise search separately under GROOMS and under BRIDES for CALLABY, to find marriages. Combining all of the results of those searches MIGHT give you "rough" family trees for the various families. It seems to me that your Ann's parents will most likely be Richard and Ann/Anne/Annie CALLABY. There are deaths for both of those on the site, it seems; so buying the death certificates for each of them might help you greatly. Also using the wildcard symbol of an asterisk: * might flush out others for you. >From what I could quickly see in the results for BIRTHS on that site, my guess is that they might have been an immigrant family, with Ann and at least one older brother possibly having been born overseas. However if your family information is that she was born in the Jerry's Plains area, then that may have been the case, and just not registered or indexed, etc. I searched for CALLABY in the NSW State Records online indexes as a Keyname, and found only ONE record for that surname, of a Maria CALLABY who came from Norfolk in England. The death certificates for each of those possible parents might give you their length of time in the Colonies, which might also assist you. Have you looked for your people -- CALLABY (as a less-common name, this might have fewer hits) or HOWARD in the www.nla.gov.au site, under their Australian Newspapers link? Do an ADVANCED SEARCH once you are in that link, and look in the Maitland Mercury only, and see what results you get. Also, if you should get to Sydney, then if you search in the OLD SYSTEM TITLE indexes at the former Land Titles Office (now LP&I if I recall correctly) under CALLABY and HOWARD you might find further records on the family. NSW Probate and Death Duties records at NSW State Records might also yield information for you. HTH. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe" <fcutting@alphalink.com.au> > Hello - this is my first attempt via this list. I hope someone can help. > > Ann CALLABY married John HOWARD in Singleton RD in 1868. They had nine > children in that area before 1888, all registered in Patricks Plain RD. > I'm having no luck with Ann and John's parents, and can't find their > deaths. > > In theory Ann was born in Jerrys Plains in 1846, but she's not in the > index. Also in theory John was born in County Clare in 1835. > > If anyone else is doing this family I'd be very pleased to swap data: I > have descendants of the fifth child, Annie, who married John DALTON in > NSW in 1897. > > Phoebe (in Melbourne)

Hi Phoebe, Entry in Singleton Pioneer Register as follows:- John HOWARD b. c1843 m. 20.6.1868 Singleton d.21.12.1912 bur. Jerry's Plains son of Martin HOWARD and Joanna KELLY m Annie Callaby born c1845 d, 13.8.1929 bur. Jerry's Plains. Regards June Ann CALLABY married John HOWARD in Singleton RD in 1868. They had nine children in that area before 1888, all registered in Patricks Plain RD.