Hi Jane and Doug There are 5 John McCracken deaths on NSW BDM http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=birth s. More information might help with identification. Maybe you've already searched here. Lorna. > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doug Hinton > Sent: Friday, 8 September 2006 11:02 AM > To: AUS-NSW-SYDNEY > Subject: [ANS] McCRACKEN > > Hi All > I'm chasing the name John McCracken. John was an engineer who > emigrated from Scotland via Cuba and USA around 1895. His > family arrived in Sydney on the ORMUZ in Nov 1895. John was > not on the passenger list. John, a gas meter engineer, > established street lighting in Cuba. While in Sydney, he > continued his profession apparently with the Australian Gas Company. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Jane and Doug Hinton > Canberra > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message >