Hi Folks, My interests are: CHALMERS & COCKROFT/COCKCROFT Bye, Rosemary M Chalmers Palmerston Bookkeeping Services Darwin NT Australia rosechal@iinet.net.au www.rmchalmers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margery W Phair" <m.phair@bigpond.com> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Roll Call- PHAIR, STEPHENS > Hello Jan, > No, they remained in Killeshandra. Their eldest son, William Robert PHAIR > did emigrate sometime prior to 1900 (mentioned in John's Will of that > date). > He was a Miner in WA, then came to Sydney where he married an Irish girl > in > 1903. They were my husband's grandparents and lived in Leichhardt, NSW, > all > their lives. > > Thanks, > Margery > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug & Jan" <jst88221@bigpond.net.au> > To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:05 AM > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Roll Call- PHAIR, STEPHENS > > >> Did they return to Brisbane there are some PHAIR's on the 1922 Electoral >> Roll .. what were their Children's names >> >> Jan >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Margery W Phair" <m.phair@bigpond.com> >> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:54 AM >> Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Roll Call- PHAIR, STEPHENS >> >> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I am trying to trace the arrival and movements of my husband's great >>> grandparents John PHAIR and Elizabeth STEPHENS. >>> >>> John, 26 and Elizabeth, 29 (though 1861 census indicates born 1832) were >>> married on 23 January 1867 at Mr Johnson's, Valley, Brisbane. >>> >>> Elizabeth was born Hadley, Shropshire and I have traced her to the 1861 >>> census where she was a domestic servant in the house of Thomas TILL, and >>> earthenware manufacturer, in Burslem, Staffs. >>> >>> John came from Killeshandra, Co Cavan, Ireland, arriving Australia >>> sometime before 1866 as I have the transcript of a letter he wrote to >>> his >>> mother on 3 February, from Cressbrook Station where he was working as a >>> stockman. This letter gave the address as "care of Joseph Petty, Terrace >>> Street, Brisbane". In a list of unclaimed letters published 4 July 1868, >>> John PHAIR, Boondooma, is shown, I wonder if this is our John, though >>> this >>> seems a long way from Cressbrook Station? >>> >>> It seems that immediately after their wedding the couple left Brisbane >>> as >>> I have found shipping records of a Mr and Mrs PHAIR sailing on the Queen >>> of the Colonies departing Brisbane 25 January, 1867, for London. Their >>> first child was born in Killeshandra on 23 May 1868. >>> >>> Could anyone on the list suggest how I could find out more about this >>> couple's movements. There is no record of either of them arriving in >>> NSW. >>> >>> With thanks, and good wishes to all, >>> >>> Margery >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Toowoomba Dead Persons Society >>> www.audps.com >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1876 - Release Date: >> 5/01/2009 >> 9:44 AM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Toowoomba Dead Persons Society >> www.audps.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message