Searching for Maud Hann , born around 1875 Grafton . Kaye Vernon Beacon Hill

Hi, I have the following names marrying my HANCOCKS: - STONE - BYRNES - DURRINGTON - VARDY - RILEY - JOHNSON - MULVENA - TAYLOR - BROWNING - VASCHINA - PULLINGER - TEMPLE - MUIRHEAD - MARTIN - BRUNTON - BROWN - RICE - SUMMERFIELD - DRISCOLL - BRYANT - SNODGRASS - LEES - McPHERSON - McANDREW - BROOKER - MAXWELL - BRINDLEY - SHIPWAY - JOHNSON - McKENZIE - BECKENHAM - VINCENT. Cheers, Donna.

Hi all, With thanks to Kylie Hoschke we have added a contents to Glenreagh - A Town Of Promise. A history of the Glenreagh, Tallawudjah and Sherwood Districts. By Elizabeth Webb. Published by Elizabeth Webb, Glenreagh, NSW. There is a link under What's New on the Welcome page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/index.html and from the books page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html . You can go straight to the contents at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/indexes/glenreagh.html If you have any books about the area and its history or families, I would be grateful if you would consider transcribing or scanning the indexes for the NSW North Coast Book Indexing Project See www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/transcribe.html for the why and how and the links to indexes from the books page www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html for examples of the finished product. Remember, the yellow search box on the Welcome page won't have this new page in it for up to a week. Cheers Paul

With thanks to Glenda Manwaring we have the index of her about to be published book of the Index of the Records of the old firm of William Riley & Sons Lismore NSW. Burials took place from Sydney to Cooroy Qld. Mostly in Northern Rivers area. The book includes maps of layouts of many cemeteries mentioned in the book and photos of some. A4 soft cover. Records of William Rileys during this period was mostly notes written beside obituaries, copies of which are held by Glenda. The book available by 30th June, pre publish order price $25 posted. If you are interested contact Glenda Manwaring [email protected] The index should be available now at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/indexes/riley.html and the book is listed on the Books page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html. It also shows up under What's New on the Welcome page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/index.html If you have any books about the area and its history or families, I would be grateful if you would consider transcribing or scanning the indexes for the NSW North Coast Book Indexing Project See www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/transcribe.html for the why and how and the links to indexes from the books page www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html for examples of the finished product. Cheers Paul Hanly Rhodes, Sydney, Australia

Hi all, With thanks to Kylie Hoschke [email protected] we have the index to "What A Difference A Vowel Makes". The Sellings-Sullings History. ISBN No: 0-7316-7694-7 By Bob and Thyra Sullings. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/indexes/sellings.html A link to Kylie's email is included above as she has offered to do lookups. If you have any books about the area and its history or families, I would be grateful if you would consider transcribing or scanning the indexes for the NSW North Coast Book Indexing Project See www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/transcribe.html for the why and how and the links to indexes from the books page www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html for examples of the finished product. Cheers Paul

Hi all! I am hoping someone who is researching Smiths may be able to help me.... I have a Robert William Charles SMITH marrying a Bonnie Jean McCARTHY in 1931. I haven't had any luck finding Robert's parents, and was hoping someone may be able to link them in or be able to point me in the right direction, TIA, Kylie Hoschke Coffs Hbr 2450 [email protected]

Hi all, my apologies for my haste in posting my interests in these families with no years or places, I've had my fingers rapped by Paul (lol), so here is a little more info... CHELMAN - mainly late 1800's to present in the Telegraph Point area, and spreading up the coast to Coffs Harbour. SELLINGS - late 1800's to present in the Tamworth, Quirindi and Bellingen / Coffs Hbr areas. BIBBY / DUESBURY / BAYLIS Once again late 1800's to present, reaching from Binnaway / western NSW to the north east coast. There is a connection with a Henry Baylis, who was a police magistrate that was shot by mad dog Morgan the bushranger... Any help in finding details of these families would be greatly appreciated, TIA Tony & Kylie Hoschke PO Box 1594 Coffs Hbr 2450 [email protected]

Hello, If I haven't thanked everyone privately,I would just like to thank everyone for the advise and help everyone gave me on knocking down my brick walls and about my grandfathers war queries and nationlisation. Leona

Hi List, I am researching the family of Mark HANCOCK & his wife Isabella HANNAM. Mark is recorded in one reference as living at what is now called Mobbs Bay (South Ballina) at about 1854. It would have had to be between 1857 & 1860. In 1861 he purchased a property at Kilgin, near Woodburn. Does anyone have access to any references on pioneers or school centenaries etc that may refer to the Hancocks in these places after 1857? I would be very interested in any reference to Hancocks at Kilgin. Mark had 3 sons who were prolific breeders. I am particularly interested in any found at Kilgin, Woodburn, Germans Creek, Pimlico, Empire Vale or Ballina. I am also interested in those a liitle further afield. I would be delighted to hear from anyone with any information/interest. Cheers, Donna.

Hi All, It's a little bit chilly tonight, but at least it's quite in my house, the football has tired everyone out (Go the Cockroaches/NSW!) Enough of that, I am helping a friend of mine research her family history and the associated names are Sellings, Chelman, Bibby, Duesbury, Smith, McCarthy, and Baylis. If anyone has a connection or would like to know more, please contact. Thanks, Kylie :)

Is there anyone with interest in these names please? Elaine

If you have any interest please contact Ellen McNally directly. Her email and other contact details are in her original message below. Cheers Paul Hanly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen McNally" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:43 PM Subject: McNally Family Reunion > Hello, > My name is Ellen McNally. I am tracking down the > decendants of Bernard McNally and Mary Calter. I am > looking for any interested parties who would like to > attend a family reunion of these decendants as a > celebration of the centennial year on 6 October 2001 > for a picnic lunch to be held in Bowral on the > Southern Highlands of NSW. > Please let me know if you are interested by either > email, phone or mail. > Ellen McNally > 5 Morris Place > WARILLA NSW 2528 > 02 42977249 (After 7 pm) > [email protected] > Regards > Ellen > > PS Please feel free to forward this email on to any > member of the family who may be interested > > RSVP July 10 2001 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ >

Hi all, I have just finished adding the index to "Centenary 1890 - 1990 Green Hill Public School" which was contributed by John Nance. The index should be up loaded by 5 pm Thursday 7 June at Bellingen Gen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ Look under "What's New" or check item 74 on the Books page. The reindexing of the site won't be done by the spiders for about a week, so until then you will have to search the page itself by looking at it or by using the Edit > Find function in your browser.After that a search for a Surname should return the Green Hill index if that name is on the page. By the way, I suggest when searching that you only search the Surname eg Mitchell because if the index is Mitchell, Alf a search for Alf Mitchell might not find Mitchell, Alf. Similarly you need to check spelling variants. If you have any books about the North Coast area and its history or families, I would be grateful if you would consider transcribing or scanning the indexes for the NSW North Coast Book Indexing Project See www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/transcribe.html for the why and how and the links to indexes from the books page www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/books.html for examples of the finished product. Email me if you have a book that you can provide the index for. All the best Paul Hanly

Hello Leona, No, your grandfather would not have needed to be nationalised as he was already a British citizen, as we all were in those days. Re his service records ...... if you have contacted the authorities here ...... and they do not have any records for him ...... it is possible that he went back to England and enlisted there (a lot did). Or the family may have came out and he stayed behind ...... and came out after the war. And no, he wouldn't have had the same service number, even if he enlisted from Australia both times. Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne. > Hello, > I have gradually found some of my brick walls,but I have a couple more I need > some advise on. > The major one I have just unravelled was my grandfathers birth,the whole > family always thought he was born on the ship on the way out from England,but > after two years of searching I have just received his birth cert and he was > born in England,so the next hurdle is finding out when the family came out,my > information I have it would of been around 1912/1914, my grandfather would of > been about 14 so would he need to be nationalised,and if so where would I find > this. > My biggest obstacle is I have I have his Royal Navy war records from WW2,but > I'm sure he was in the first world war,as he put his age up(family rumour). > But I have photos from the first war and I have a newspaper article about the > ship Wollongong comes home from the second world war and mentioned in it is my > grandfather and it states in it that he was in the first world war, and his > daugthers have told me he was in the first war.The thing is I can't find any > trace of him in the first world war,would he have the same service number in > the first war as in the second war,and I have a feeling that as he had to put > his age up to get in he might of used a different name (anything is possible > with him) if so how do I find out.Any advise would be greatly appreciated. > Leona > Brisbane > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > >

Hello, I have gradually found some of my brick walls,but I have a couple more I need some advise on. The major one I have just unravelled was my grandfathers birth,the whole family always thought he was born on the ship on the way out from England,but after two years of searching I have just received his birth cert and he was born in England,so the next hurdle is finding out when the family came out,my information I have it would of been around 1912/1914, my grandfather would of been about 14 so would he need to be nationalised,and if so where would I find this. My biggest obstacle is I have I have his Royal Navy war records from WW2,but I'm sure he was in the first world war,as he put his age up(family rumour). But I have photos from the first war and I have a newspaper article about the ship Wollongong comes home from the second world war and mentioned in it is my grandfather and it states in it that he was in the first world war, and his daugthers have told me he was in the first war.The thing is I can't find any trace of him in the first world war,would he have the same service number in the first war as in the second war,and I have a feeling that as he had to put his age up to get in he might of used a different name (anything is possible with him) if so how do I find out.Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Leona Brisbane

Hi, I am new to the list. I am researching a Hancock family whose Australian roots began on the Far North Coast of NSW. Some moved to Qld. I have info to share & am looking for fellow descendants. Regards, Donna.

Robyn Was Anastacia from the Kiama area of NSW? Was her husband William? Lorraine Neate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Bath" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 4:47 PM Subject: HAMMOND > Is there a Family History Group in Wyrallah. I am trying to find the death of Anastasia HAMMOND nee King. On my grandmothers obituary 1927 it has a Mrs Hammond living Wyrallah. She is my grandmothers sister. > Thanks > Robyn > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > > >

Is there a Family History Group in Wyrallah. I am trying to find the death of Anastasia HAMMOND nee King. On my grandmothers obituary 1927 it has a Mrs Hammond living Wyrallah. She is my grandmothers sister. Thanks Robyn

Hi listers I'm researching JOHN HENRY DONALDSON m MARY BEACH 22 May 1846 Tas.they had 13 children all born in Tas.John was born in Aberdeen Scotland c1827 d 16 Feb 1906 Riley's Hill Richmond River NSW.where some of the family moved too. Also researching JAMES CAMPBELL b.Scotland 1827 m MARY ANN BYRNE James d Woodburn 1902 Mary d.Woodburn 1926 Hope some one is also following these lines so we can exchange notes. Fay Gosling [email protected]

Posting my interests MITCHELL SCOBIE MACKAY arrived Australia 1856 with his parents WILLIAM & BETSY MACKAY and their other children MARY, DONALD, ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, JOHANNA, AND JOHN SCOBIE. MITCHELL married JANE McGREGOR b 1843 East Maitland at Koree Island in 1864 They lived in the Pola Creek, Rowlands Plains, and Kempsey areas. It has been said they were known as the Pola Creek MacKay's. Anyone researching this family I would love to hear from you. MITCHELL SCOBIE MACKAY, JANE McGREGOR DUNCAN,WILLIAM MITCHELL,ELIZABETH,JOHN McLEAN,GEORGE ROBERT, ISABELLA CATHERINE,MARY JANE, MITCHELL GEORGE ROBERT,ALEXANDER,CATHERINE. Regards Carol Baglee at Beautiful Lake Macquarie