There is a parish maps program which has images of historical parish maps. It is a difficult and uncertain way to find a property, particularly as under old system title the mortgagor was registered as owner, so many properties appear to be owned by banks. Still I have found a number of properties from the late 1800's on such parish maps. See: http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/MapsAndPhotos/ParishMaps/default.htm Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl Whatson" <whatson2@telpacific.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:43 PM Subject: [NORCO] Verge property > In March, I will be visiting Kempsey on my way through to Queensland. > > My ancestors Josiah Williams and his son in law, James O'Connell, were tennant farmers on a property owned by [John] Verge, at Austral Eden, in 1867, Josiah probably from the early 1850s. > > On my trip through Kempsey, I would like to locate this property, with a view to taking some photographs, even if it is only from the gate. Can anyone suggest how I can find it's location, is there any place where I could get maps or street names. Anywhere or anyone in Austral Eden who could help me. Thank you in advance for any suggestions. > > Beryl, on the Central Coast. > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > The quick way to access and search any rootsweb > mailing list is to start at: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Hi Yvonne, When speaking to one of our family members tonight, I was told there is a printed book entitled "The Descendants of William Ramsay." In that publication there is a Catherine Ramsay b.29 Jan 1849, d. 23 Aug 1932 who married a John McLeod on 15 Sep 1878. John was born 13 Dec 1871(? - this is obviously wrong). No place names, unfortunately. BTW, the original William Ramsay (of book title fame) was born c1778 and d. 9 Jul 1841. He married Janet White in 1802 who was b. 1779 and d.7 Oct 1854. I was given this information tonight over the telephone. I checked the State Libraries of NSW and QLD, and National Library without success. Maybe it is a privately printed family history, or maybe the title is different. If you care to contact me outside of this newsgroup, I will give you another Ramsay contact in Armidale who is very happy to assist. Regards....Rex Toomey Port Macquarie NSW

Hello List. I am new to this list and am researching RAMSAY from Grafton/Manning River/Raymond terrace - in particular JOHN MCLEOD who marr. CATHERINE RAMSAY in 1881 in Manning River area. Yvonne

In March, I will be visiting Kempsey on my way through to Queensland. My ancestors Josiah Williams and his son in law, James O'Connell, were tennant farmers on a property owned by [John] Verge, at Austral Eden, in 1867, Josiah probably from the early 1850s. On my trip through Kempsey, I would like to locate this property, with a view to taking some photographs, even if it is only from the gate. Can anyone suggest how I can find it's location, is there any place where I could get maps or street names. Anywhere or anyone in Austral Eden who could help me. Thank you in advance for any suggestions. Beryl, on the Central Coast.

Dear List I have been researching the GREENTREE family history. Sarah Jane GREENTREE married Thomas Dodd at Tamworth in 1878 and had seven children with him, including Arthur, born at Warialda in 1884. Sarah died at Inverell on 10 February 1942. I have been unable to trace Arthur DODD through the NSW Government Index of BDMs but I think that there was an Arthur DODD who was Superintendent of the Ambulance Service in Kyogle during the 1940s and perhaps earlier. That Arthur had a son Tom, born probably in the 1920s, who did a lot of work for the Kyogle Swimming Club in the 1940s and later. Tommy is mentioned in the book "Sporting Heroes of Kyogle". I wonder if anyone who knew the Kyogle family of Tommy DODD can tell me whether his father, Arthur, is the same man, or belongs to the same family as, the Arthur DODD who was the son of Thomas DODD and Sarah Jane GREENTREE? Bill Moyle

We now have an indexer for the Bellingen Courier-Sun. The Coffs Coast Advocate, Don Dorrigo Gazette and Grafton Daily Examiner are still available. John

We have recently indexed quite a large holding from SAG of this paper for 1997, and would now like one or more locals to step forward to: 1. take on the indexing of the current issues, and 2. fill in the missing dates for 1997 (and other years if they so desire). As this is a daily paper, it may be that two or three indexers, working as a team, would be better able to cover the current issues. The indexers should be locals with access to the printed paper, as we have found from past experience that the website is not updated regularly. If you are interested, please contact me off-list. If anyone attends the meetings of the Clarence River Historical Society, would you mind mentioning this at the next meeting - maybe some society members not on this mailing list would be interested. John

The team creating the Ryerson Index currently has two vacancies, due to the inability of the lady indexing the "Coffs Coast Advocate" and the "Don Dorrigo Gazette" to continue. If you receive either (or both) of these papers regularly, and would like to join the Ryerson team, please contact me off-list. We prefer to have local indexers for these papers, as the CCA website is very unreliable, and the DDG doesn't have a website that we know of. The CCA has about 15 notices per week, and the DDG considerably less. We would also like to include the Bellingen "Courier-Sun" in Ryerson, so if anyone with regular access to this paper is interested, please contact me. John

Hi again folks, Just in case I missed anyone, I would like to thank all who wrote with information, offers of help, and ideas of where to look for my James Davidson. It has all been very helpful indeed. You're a great list Thank you very much. Sharon (sweltering away in Penrith NSW)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon E Jameson" <sharon-j@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:44 PM Subject: [NORCO] James DAVIDSON - died 1869 -Inquest info . > > The stone also states that James died by accidental drowning. So far I > have > not been able to locate a death for James. , or can > point me in the right direction as to finding an inquest into the death. > Sharon (Penrith NSW) Hi Sharon NSW State Records out at Kingswood hold surviving coronial inquest files There is an index on a couple of films . For memory done in blocks of 5 yrs . Penrith Library would probably have these films . Gosford Library does Bye MargM Beautiful Central Coast of NSW

Sharon, I will go to the library and check out the Coffs Harbour & District Undertakers Index for you, and see what I can find :) Cheers, Kylie Coffs Harbour, NSW (about 10 minutes north of Boambee) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon E Jameson" <sharon-j@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:44 PM Subject: [NORCO] James DAVIDSON - died 1869 Boambee Creek > Hello everyone, > > I am new to this list and hopefully on the right one! > > While researching my Glass / Davidson family in Scotland I found a > monumental inscription stating that one member of the family, James > DAVIDSON > died in NSW in August 1869 at "Boemby Creek" This I assume is the same > place as Boambee Creek. > > James is the son of John Davidson and Elizabeth McGrigor, tenant farmers > in > Strathgirnock, Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire. > > The stone also states that James died by accidental drowning. So far I > have > not been able to locate a death for James. > > I was wondering if anyone on this list is connected with this family, or > can > point me in the right direction as to finding / obtaining a death > certificate or an inquest into the death. > > Any information would be most appreciated. > > Sincerely > Sharon (Penrith NSW) > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > Got the address of a really useful website? List it at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/world/Australia/NewSouthWales/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hello everyone, I am new to this list and hopefully on the right one! While researching my Glass / Davidson family in Scotland I found a monumental inscription stating that one member of the family, James DAVIDSON died in NSW in August 1869 at "Boemby Creek" This I assume is the same place as Boambee Creek. James is the son of John Davidson and Elizabeth McGrigor, tenant farmers in Strathgirnock, Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire. The stone also states that James died by accidental drowning. So far I have not been able to locate a death for James. I was wondering if anyone on this list is connected with this family, or can point me in the right direction as to finding / obtaining a death certificate or an inquest into the death. Any information would be most appreciated. Sincerely Sharon (Penrith NSW)

Any lister with knowledge of Estgate families, Katoomba and Ballina, by 1890? Seeking further details on Walter Ephraim Estgate, after his marriage and family. Les and Gloria, Napier, NZ.

Seeking descendants of Maylen and Avice Rogers: children born Broken Hill were: Avice A 1898; Samuel G., 1900; Frederick M. 1902; and Joseph H. 1904. Any advice appreciated. Les and Gloria, Napier, NZ.

Not my wife's MacDonald family as far as I can tell, Les, but the forenames in her family keep cropping up in recent postings, and there is an NZ connection in her wider MacDonald family. Our interest is in the ancestors/descendants of Joseph ALEXANDER and Christina MacDONALD in the Murwillumbah area C1900, Joseph being Irish and employed for time as a police constable, and Christina being daughter of Colin MacDonald and Ann(e) Cameron of Palmers Island and later the Brunswick River. Daryl and Anne Lightfoot on beautiful Lake Macquarie, NSW (and planning to invade NZ later this month!!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Hewett" <ljhewett@ihug.co.nz> To: <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:02 AM Subject: [NORCO] Alexander/Christina MacDonald, Richmond River > Any lister with links/knowledge of Alexander and Christina Macdonad; > children john Sarah and Archibald, born on Richmond River 1868-73. Sarah > married James Duff, Lismore?, died there 1932. Les and Gloria, Napier, > New Zealand. > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > Why not put your GEDCOM on line at > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Any lister with knowledge of Walter and Margaret Baxter ex Wickham c. 1895. children: Walter 1894; Matthew T. 1896; Agnes M. 1898; Winifred Alma 1901. Les H., Napier, NZ.

Seeking descendants of John and Archibald MacDonald, in Lismore from 1894. John married Florence Neukon, 1894; Archibald married Amy Swanson, 1895. Any advice appreciated.

Hi, Does anyone have any contact details for living relatives of the Clancy's from Booligal and Dorrigo (no matter how distant)? It is most likely they would be living in Comboyne, Dorrigo, Bellingen, Hillston, Birmingham Gardens areas. 2 names connected by marriage to these Clancy's are the McGibbon's and Giddins families. I believe all the Clancy's below are now deceased. The ones I know of are Pauline (nee McGibbon), died 1989 at Eastwood, Sydney and Reginald, died 1984 at Stockton. Eric Clancy's book adapted for the web by Brian Powell: http://www.webcore.com.au/clancy/ <http://www.webcore.com.au/clancy/> 1.4 GRANDCHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZA CLANCY l.4 John Clancy of Booligal married Jane Giddins of Booligal in February 1899. Children:- Claude Arthur Stanley Born at Wollongong 17-11-1899 Albert Lawrence Patrick Born at Booligal 14-3-1901 Pauline Mitta Born at Mitta Mitta (Vic) 9-1-1903 Reginald John Born at Booligal 21-7-1904 Esma Jean Born at Booligal 25-10-1905 Eugene George Born at Dorrigo (NSW) 21-6-1907 Alan ("Barney") Born at Dorrigo 31-3-1909 Elizabeth Mary ("Bessie") Born at Dorrigo 5-10-1910 Eileen Anne Born at Dorrigo 17-12-1912 Gerald Robert ("Bob") Born at Dorrigo 23-10-1914 Arnold Jack Born at Dorrigo 26-1-1921 John Clancy died at Dorrigo on 13-11-1936, aged 70 years. Jane Clancy died at Birmingham Gardens (NSW) on 13-8-1968, aged 93 years. MUCH APPRECIATED. Ian Mooney

Can anyone advise prospects of an Obituary for Sarah Duff, nee MacDonald, died Lismore 1932. She b.Richmond River 1870.

Any lister with links/knowledge of Alexander and Christina Macdonad; children john Sarah and Archibald, born on Richmond River 1868-73. Sarah married James Duff, Lismore?, died there 1932. Les and Gloria, Napier, New Zealand.