---------- > From: Alan and Elaine Rogers <erogers@powerup.com.au> > To: AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: GILL or Henderson > Date: Thursday, 31 August 2000 19:03 > > I am looking for the death of Mary Henderson possibly after 1900.She > would have been born about 1833 in Cork Ireland.She married Samuel John > Parker Gill in 1859 in Horsham Vic.Samuel supposedly died about 1864 in > Chiltern Vic.and Mary remarried a John Henderson.She had a son to John > Henderson -Alexander.She also had two sons to Samuel.Somewhere the three > boys have changed their surnames to Parker.I suspect there would have > not been an official way to change names pre 1900.Deed poll didn't come > into being until after 1900.An old Aunt told me years ago that Mary and > her 2nd husband(John Henderson) moved to the ?Murrumbidgee area.They had > a property there.The husband spent any money they had on alcohol and > when Mary died the boys "got nothing".Another story is that Mary was a > publican in the Riverina area but I cannot find that either.Alexander > was my Grandfather and he died in1952 in Dubbo.His half brothers' names > were William Henry Gill and (?Samuel) John Gill.Mary's maiden name was > Bressinan/Brushingham/Bristowhen/Bristonhem or any similar > spelling.Seems Mary could not read or write so anything looked ok.Hoping > sks may be able to help me some how.I cannot find Samuel John Parker > Gills' death either in Vic.or NSW.Regards Elaine > > ______________________________