Thanks Shirlee, I'd thought for a while that she may have reverted to her previous married name for some reason and married Gilcrist, but the wedding announcement in SMH (15 Oct 1890) states she was "daughter of the late William McLelland". I think I'll have to start answering this by ordering her marriage certificate to Sebastian to get a few details. cheers, matt > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Shirlee Cantwell" <tcantwell@xtra.co.nz> > To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 17:32:53 +1200 > Subject: Re: [ANS] Was was Helena Emily MCBERNEY > Hi Matthew > > On searching the NSW BDM website I found a Helena McClelland marrying a > Alfred E Gilchrist in 1890 in St Leonards district Reg 6794. I found two > deaths for Alfred E Gilchrist so you could track her residence via the > Australian Electoral Rolls on Ancestry and look for a death notice on TROVE > - thats if she died before 1954. > > Have you tried contacting the State Library of NSW as they might have a > photo. > > Shirlee > Wellington, NZ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hall" <cispt2@gmail.com> > To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 2:31 PM > Subject: [ANS] Was was Helena Emily MCBERNEY > > > Hi all, > > I've been puzzling over this for a while, and thought I'd put it out there > in case anyone has ideas on how to find out more about this lady (I also > just posted what I knew on my blog so you may find that if you google). > > The woman I'm interested in, Helena Emily MCBERNEY, is not an ancestor, > but the second wife of my ancestor Sebastian HODGE (1833 - 1889 Sydney > NSW). Sebastian's first wife Harriet nee SMITH died on 24 January 1888 at > their hotel, the Commercial Hotel, on the corner of King St and Castlereagh > St in Sydney (I have searched in vain for a photo of this hotel). Sebastian > and Harriet had nine children from 1855 - 1874. > > A year after his wife's death, Sebastian re-married, to a widower named > Helena Emily McClelland. > > *The Sydney Morning Herald > Thursday 14 February 1889* > *Marriages. > HODGE - McCLELLAND - February 4, at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, > by the Rev. Dr. Steel, Sebastian Hodge, of King-street, Sydney, to Helena > Emily McClelland, relict of the late Thomas McClelland.* > > Twenty years earlier, the NSW BDM shows the marriage of Thomas MCCLELLAND > to Helena Emily MCBERNEY (336/1869), registered in Sydney. I can find no > reference to their marriage in Australian newspapers, and no children by > their marriage. I can also find no likely birth in Australia, not a likely > immigration, for a Helena Emily MCBERNEY. > > But most confusing is what happened to Helen after she married Sebastian? > They married on 4 Feb 1889. 10 weeks later, Sebastian HODGE died in the > Commercial Hotel, apparently of nephritis and a carbuncle (perhaps the > latter precipitated the former). As a result, Helena appears to have > inherited her husband's estate (though she may have had independent > property). We know this because very shortly afterwards the Commercial > Hotel was sold: > > *The Sydney Morning Herald > Friday 9 August 1889**Transfer of hotel license from Helena to J.E.Fallon* > > Then, three months later is the last record of Helena I can find: > > *The Sydney Morning Herald* > *Thursday 28 November 1889* > *METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COURT. > In this case J. A. G. D'Alpuget claimed from Helen Emily Hodge, > administratrix in the estate of the late Sebastian Hodge, Ł100 commission > on the sale of the Commercial Hotel, King-street. A verdict was given for > the defendant, but his Honor granted a stay of proceedings.* > > After this, I can find no mention in newspapers, no death record, no > record of re-marriage. Nothing. > > What happened to Helena formerly McBerney late McClelland? > > cheers > -- > Matthew D. Hall > Gaithersburg, MD > cell: +1 410 733 9444 > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------**- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@**rootsweb.com<AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com>with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message > > > To contact the AUS-NSW-SYDNEY list administrator, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SYDNEY mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > -- Matthew D. Hall Gaithersburg, MD cell: +1 410 733 9444

Hi Matthew I would suggest you order the marriage certificate for Thomas MCCLELLAND as well as the NSW BDM index as her name recorded as Ellen MACBURNEY. On searching the NSW BDM index I did find an Eleanor MCBURNEY born in 1848 to a John and Elizabeth. Good luck with your search. Shirlee New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hall" <cispt2@gmail.com> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [ANS] Was was Helena Emily MCBERNEY > Thanks Shirlee, > > I'd thought for a while that she may have reverted to her previous married > name for some reason and married Gilcrist, but the wedding announcement in > SMH (15 Oct 1890) states she was "daughter of the late William McLelland". > > I think I'll have to start answering this by ordering her marriage > certificate to Sebastian to get a few details. > > cheers, > matt