GEORGE and HENRY GRAY George (1802-1887) and Henry (1806-1894) were the second and third children of John GRAY and Mary HETHERINGTON. They were both baptised in the village of Shanmullagh, about 1 km on the Tyrone side of the Fermanagh-Tyrone border. George GRAY married Isabella VANCE (1805-1889) from Oghill, Co. Fermanagh (she was the daughter of William VANCE and Jane SPROULE, and a cousin to Joseph VANCE of Kiama). George and Isabella and their four eldest children arrived in Sydney on March 11th, 1841 aboard the ship "Brothers". After working in Wollongong for a short time, George took up the clearing lease on 1000 acres of James ROBB's "Riversdale" estate at Kiama in 1843. To assist him in clearing this large tract of land, George brought together a group of immigrants who all hailed from the area of north-east Fermanagh in and around Magheraculmoney parish. These included his brothers William and Henry GRAY, his brothers-in-law Thomas WILSON and John HETHERINGTON, as well as James HETHERINGTON, Christy HETHERINGTON, James and Gerard IRVINE, James IRVING, William and Joseph VANCE, Donald and Alexander ROBINSON, Lancelot NETHERY, John NOBLE, David LINDSAY, Edward BRYANT, John FRANCIS, John and Robert McCLELLAND, William BURLESS and Thomas KENT. In 1854 George purchased one of the town lots in the first land sale at Gerringong. In the same year he also purchased "Mount Salem" at Kiama, on the slopes of Saddleback Mountain, where he lived until his death. Henry GREY married Maria WALMSLEY (c1815-1900) at Ardess, Magheraculmoney Parish, Co. Fermanagh on August 28th, 1833. Maria was the daughter of Edward WALMSLEY and Margaret ELLIOTT of Drumcahy, Co. Fermanagh. Henry and Maria arrived in Sydney aboard the "Wilson" on January 7th, 1842, and came immediately to Wollongong to join Henry's brother George. In 1843 Henry joined George in clearing the "Riversdale" estate at Kiama. Following this, he leased land at Omega Retreat from James Mackey GRAY (said to be a relative, but we have no proof). In the mid-1850s Henry purchased a number of town lots in Kiama, and also "Fountaindale" at Jamberoo, where he lived until his death. Both George and Henry were active in community affairs. George was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the Church of England in both Kiama and Gerringong, and Henry served on the Kiama Municipal Council from 1861 until 1869. John John Graham johngrah@ozemail.com.au GENEALOGY FROM GERRINGONG http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/