Hello to all! Your interest and assistance in making MacLELLAN and HANLY connections would be much appreciated. I offer my apologies for the length of this posting however it is worth the effort - particularly if we're connected. Both are ancient families and I have many documents to share. Donald MacLellan was the son of John MacLellan and Christina MacPherson possibly from Inverness, Scotland. Donald MacLellan married c 1838, Ann, daughter of Peter and Sarah MacInnes. Their children [born in Scotland] were: John b. 24 April 1840. Ronald b. 21 June 1842. Lachlan b. 27 October 1843, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (HANLY connection) Ronald b. 15 May 1845. Alexander b. 30 January 1849. Christina b. 1 April 1851. Christina b. 11 July 1853. TO AUSTRALIA Towards the end of 1854, Donald and Ann MacLellan and their children [listed above] embarked on the "William Miles" out of Liverpool for Australia, arriving at Moreton Bay [Queensland] on 19 January 1855. They settled near Clifton, on the Darling Downs, near Toowoomba, Queensland. Three more children were born to this couple in Australia: Maryanne b. 8 January 1856. Donald b. 28 September 1960. William b. 20 September 1865. HANLY CONNECTION It is important at this point that I include a transcript from "Memorials of the Dead Vol.II". It reads: "Erected to the memory of the ancient family of Kilmacor by Patrick Hanly. The mother's names for four generations were Anne DUFFICY, Kate Cline, Margaret O'Farrell, Anne O'Hanly, Mable McLouglin, Jane O'Connor. Also in fond memory of John Hanly 50 years and his children, James Hanly 68 years, Bridget Hanly 70 Richard 34, Jane 57, Kate 56, Also his affectionate wife Ellen Hanly 64 years, Their daughter Mary 18, his uncles, Martin Hanly, Rev. James Hanly, PP, Fairymount. O'Hanly Family Tomb O Lord be merciful to - soul of Corm[ack] Hanly and Mary Hanly late of Tuam, who died in 1750 and ... erected by their son John, in memory of them and of their parents in 1764". HANLY / MACLELLAN CONNECTION - Australia Lachlan MacLELLAN married Mary Anne HANLY [born c. 1846, daughter of John HANLY and Anne DUFFICY of Kilmacor, County Roscommon, Ireland] on 28 September 1873, at the RC Presbytery, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Witnesses to the marriage were Delia HANLY and Michael CONNOLLY. Children of Lachlan MacLELLAN and Mary Anne HANLY were: Richard Alexander b. 19 July 1874 [my husband's grandfather] Mary Jane b. 4 October 1875. John Robert b. 11 April 1877. Theresa Anne b. 4 December 1878 Cecilia b. 1881. Joseph Stephen b. 1886. Richard Alexander MacLELLAN married Margaret HYNES, daughter of Michael Hynes and Anne Smith on the 10 September 1902. Their children were: John Raymond b. 28 January 1903. Robert Emmet b. 9 March 1906. Catherine Cecilia b. 21 April 1907. m. John Robert Tracey [husband's parents] Mary Agnes b. 20 September 1909. m. Colin Jenkinson. Therese b. ? m. Ken Axleson. Thank you for taking the time to read this rather long and involved saga. Both Michael and I would appreciate your help and interest in establishing family connections. Kind regards, Jennifer Jennifer Lambert Tracey Historical Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Research Centre UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA Tel. / Fax (02) 6295 6795 Mobile Tel. 0419 011 860 e-mail: jtracey@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jtracey/