Thank you Maureen, I have found all three headstones for the three ancestors for whom I cannot find registered deaths, two in Whittingham Cemetery and one in Queen St Cemetery Singleton, and I have taken photos. Thank you to all the readers who have made suggestions, i.e. 'Benny' who suggested the 'Maitland Mercury' for death notices and yourself, for suggesting Probate. I was hoping to get transcriptions of death registrations, to gather more information, but Wills would also have other information. Apparently Land Department records also have quite a bit of information on the families who have owned land, sometimes listing wife's name, children's names and in the case of a death, to whom the land was transferred, which sometimes gives you the married names of daughters, their husbands, etc. I have only been researching since January 2006, so have not had the opportunity, as yet, to tap into a lot of the available resources, but I am thoroughly enjoying myself. Jan Koperberg Blue Mountains,NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "crawleybigpond.net.au" <crawley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:24 AM Subject: [HV] Black Holes > Jan asked the question were some of the early deaths not listed. > > For my Patrick Noonan and Mary Bohen/Bowen the answer is yes. > > I only found Patricks pre 1856 death because he has a wonderful headstone > in Raymond Terrace Pioneer Cemetery. I believe he may have died at his > home in the Millers Forest area, but as he didn't own land I can only > assume this. > > Mary Bohen/Bowen, wonderful headstone at the Raymond Terrace Pioneer > Cemetery. Because of this headstone she died on 8 September 1850, we was > able to find a will. Quite unusal for a 'irish female' married to a > convict in the male dominated English society of the 1850's. > > Always check out the local cemeteries, they may just provide the details > you seek. > > Maureen > > > ==== AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley Mailing List ==== > Be creative about subject headers . These are your advertisement > >