HII am interested in the Taylor surname in the Singleton area as I have an ancestor - one Charlotte Taylor who married in 1858 at Gresford, but I have been unable to locate any family for her. There are suggestions she could have been of indigenous family. So any mention of TAYLOR in the area jumps out at me.Marriage registration gives her age as 17, father's name as Robert Taylor, sawyer.  Her death registration says his name was "Taylor"  occupation "Labourer" the rest is unknown.I wonder if there could be any clues in your data of help to me? Cheers Jan --- On Thu, 2/7/09, Fay Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: From: Fay Lawrence <[email protected]> Subject: [HV] John Taylor and Wenz family of Lochinvar/ Cross Keys Hotel/Inn To: [email protected] Received: Thursday, 2 July, 2009, 5:40 PM Hi Listers. I am seeking information on John Taylor, Johann & Juliana Wenz and the 'Cross Keys Hotel', connected with Lochinvar in the 1840's & 1850's. My ancestor, John/Johann Wenz, was a vinedresser (one of the first bounty workers, brought out by the Macarthur brothers of Camden Park.) He and his family arrived on the 'Kinnear' in April 1838. After his 5 yr contract expired he moved to Lochinvar. At the time of his death in Lochinvar in Feb1853 he was an 'Innkeeper". He was also a bricklayer and on a daughter's death certificate stated to be a 'distiller'. Records show that his wife, Julia Wince [sic] (Julia/Juliana Wenz) held the licence for 'Cross Keys' in May, 1853. Her son-in-law, John Coleman (m Anne M Wenz in 1850 in Maitland) held the Publicans General Liccence in 1854 to 1857.  In 1858 John Coleman applied for a licences for a new house and was granted after being opposed by Mr Mullen. " Johann Wenz worked for John Taylor of Lochinvar in the Hunter Valley, where he laid out a vineyard of twenty-eight acres and worked until he won a house in a lottery in Sydney about 1849." (from Greetings from the Land where Milk and Honey flows: the German Emigration to NSW 1838-1858, ed by Patricia Cloos and Jurgen Tampke. See pp 11, 22, 27, 97, 116, 193-4.) I believe the area planted was near the existing B & B 'Lochinvar House' off the New England Highway but would like to confirm this. Lindsay Wood in his book "Lochinvar: a history of the township and local district",2005 p.80 states that John Taylor is mentioned on conveyancing deeds 1843-44 for Lots 1-12. Cynthia Hunter cites a reference in 'Maitland Mercury' on 29-5-1847 to Mr Taylor as being a representative for the Scotch company (Aberdeen Investment Company). I would like to confirm:     a) the location of the planting of vines in the 1840's;     b) identity of John Taylor (eg bmd) and any other info;     c) location of 'Cross Keys Hotel', Lochinvar and any other relevant info, eg owner (maybe Mr Mullen);     d) burial place of John/Johann Wenz (1794-1853) and Julia/Juliana Wenz (1792-1855). Both were RC. Any information or leads will be greatly appreciated, Fay Lawrence,  [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail

Dear Jan, What was the cause of death? See my reply just a few minutes ago about Inquests, if the cause of death was one that may have required further investigation. Sincerely, Bill HII am interested in the Taylor surname in the Singleton area as I have an ancestor - one Charlotte Taylor who married in 1858 at Gresford, but I have been unable to locate any family for her. There are suggestions she could have been of indigenous family. So any mention of TAYLOR in the area jumps out at me.Marriage