I was wondering if anyone knew of these people. From what I believe they lived in The Rocks area. I know that she (Agnes born c 1821) died in 1862 in Sydney. There is a inquest into her death in February 1862 Sydney Herald Paper. It states that her husband (George Wilson b c 1820) was "a Stevedore - at present employed in Queensland" not sure what a Stevedore is. Hope someone can help. Regards Tracey.

Hi Tracey A Stevedore loaded and unloaded cargo from ships; today know as a Wharf Labourer or Wharfie. Regards Peter O'D Central Coast NSW - not sure what a Stevedore is. Hope someone can help. Regards Tracey.

A stevedore is a wharf labourer who works on the docks loading ships - it was very very hard yakka in the days before cranes and containers :) Leith Davis On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:47 PM, <tracey_e62@exemail.com.au> wrote: > I was wondering if anyone knew of these people. From what I believe they > lived in The Rocks area. > I know that she (Agnes born c 1821) died in 1862 in Sydney. There is a > inquest into her death in February 1862 Sydney Herald Paper. It states > that her husband (George Wilson b c 1820) was "a Stevedore - at present > employed in Queensland" not sure what a Stevedore is. Hope someone can > help. Regards Tracey. > > 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 with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you very much for the responses. > A stevedore is a wharf labourer who works on the docks loading ships -