I made a reply off-list about Enoggera (St Matthews Grovely churchyard) and it struck me that some of the info may be of general interest. There is a big connection between Enoggera and Gheerulla (the original settlement near Kenilworth) as many Gheerulla settlers came from Enoggera in the 1890s, and the connection was maintained for many years. The main families I know of are SIMS PICKERING MCGINN HOYES. For Gheerulla burials see http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/maroochy/gheerulla/gheerulla.htm What I said: >There is a tremendous connection between "the Enoggera mob" and "the >Gheerulla mob". A lot of the early settlers of Gheerulla came from >Enoggera and the names like PICKERING MCGINN HOYES et al occur in both >places and it's no coincidence. I mentioned St Matthews at Grovely; the >church at Gheerulla is also St Matthews and the cemetery next door to it >has many of the same families. > >For me, the loveliest story in the family is that the Enoggera mob would >go up to Gheerulla each Easter for a cricket match and picnic; this >lasted until WWII (and one of the McGinn's actually played some games >for Qld in the 1940's). There are a few photos of this in the Kenilworth >Museum. If you have an interest in Enoggera Pickerings, don't neglect >the Gheerulla connection as it is a profound thread in the family. Anyone chasing families such as PICKERING or MCGINN in Brisbane/Enoggera, I would advise you to also check Gheerulla especially the wonderful Kenilworth Museum. BTW if anyone has a Gheerulla interest, I have heard that the church is moving to close St Matthews at Gheerulla, surely one of the oldest country churches in the state, and one that was built by the local settlers who are now buried there. If anyone has an interest in fighting this, please let me know. Cheers Steve

I guess that is where Pickering St Enoggera comes from Pam in Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Sims" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:41 PM Subject: Enoggera and Gheerulla connections > I made a reply off-list about Enoggera (St Matthews Grovely churchyard) > and it struck me that some of the info may be of general interest. There > is a big connection between Enoggera and Gheerulla (the original > settlement near Kenilworth) as many Gheerulla settlers came from > Enoggera in the 1890s, and the connection was maintained for many years. > > The main families I know of are SIMS PICKERING MCGINN HOYES. For > Gheerulla burials see > http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/maroochy/gheerulla/gheerulla.htm > > What I said: > > >There is a tremendous connection between "the Enoggera mob" and "the > >Gheerulla mob". A lot of the early settlers of Gheerulla came from > >Enoggera and the names like PICKERING MCGINN HOYES et al occur in both > >places and it's no coincidence. I mentioned St Matthews at Grovely; the > >church at Gheerulla is also St Matthews and the cemetery next door to it > >has many of the same families. > > > >For me, the loveliest story in the family is that the Enoggera mob would > >go up to Gheerulla each Easter for a cricket match and picnic; this > >lasted until WWII (and one of the McGinn's actually played some games > >for Qld in the 1940's). There are a few photos of this in the Kenilworth > >Museum. If you have an interest in Enoggera Pickerings, don't neglect > >the Gheerulla connection as it is a profound thread in the family. > > Anyone chasing families such as PICKERING or MCGINN in > Brisbane/Enoggera, I would advise you to also check Gheerulla especially > the wonderful Kenilworth Museum. > > BTW if anyone has a Gheerulla interest, I have heard that the church is > moving to close St Matthews at Gheerulla, surely one of the oldest > country churches in the state, and one that was built by the local > settlers who are now buried there. If anyone has an interest in fighting > this, please let me know. > > Cheers > Steve >