Hi all! I'm researching my mum's ancestors and decendants of James & Mary Ann GILLIGAN nee BAILEY who lived near Avoca, Tasmania. They has Rosa, Sophia, James, Ann & John? during the period 1832 to 1845. Rosa married Joseph BELL @ Ross, Tasmania - had a son Herbet James then went to NSW - where they had Frederick in 1867 @ Penrith & Rosa in 1872 @ Petersham. Frederick married Clara BURGESS in 1896 @ Paddington - & they had Roslie M in 1896 @ Petersham. Ann married George METCALFE @ Parramatta in 1869 - they had: Ada Sophia in 1870 @ Goulburn, Horace in 1872 " Selwyn George in 1873, also @ Goulburn Ada Sophia married William HOTTEN in 1899 @ Paddington They has William IT in 1899 @ St Leonards & Henry GT in 1900 @ " Selwyn George married Mina CUNEEN in 1896 @ Woolahra John married Mary Ann DUNCAN at Avoca, Tasmania in 1864 - & they had John Robert in 1864 @ Avoca, Rose in 1865 " Kate in 1866 " Sophia in 1870 " and then appeared to vanished! Be very interested to establish contact with anyone researching these families or their decendants. John Hill Morwell, Vic