Hi DI Limestone was the original name for Ipswich. Don't know why or when it was changed. I do know that in 1859 when Queensland became a state Limestone was actually preferred by many as the capital but Brisbane won out because it had a port. Regards Chris --- Di Randell <[email protected]> wrote: > Mary Ann DEVELING/DEVILING/DEVLIN/DEPLIN was born > about 1838 Saxe, Meiningen, Germany. I have not > been able to find her entry into any Australian > state. > Oral History has that she married in 1859 at > "Limestone". The marriage is not registered NSW > and/or Qld. > Her first husband, John RANDELL/RANDALL was born at > Parramatta NSW in 1835. > > Their first child was born 1861 at Tabulam NSW > (which was on Clarence River, between Casino & > Tenterfield). > > Child 2 was born in Broadsound Shire, Queensland > 1863. > > Child 3's birth could have been a Sydney > registration in 1866. > > The next 4 children were born in Queensland (1869 > to 1875) where the family then settled down. > > Does anyone have any ideas in which State > "Limestone" may have been, if it's not Ipswich area? > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Di > > > A List for the research for the descendants of the > Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, > Australia. > Archives - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Chris and Di Surveying for the proposed "Township of Limestone" was carried out in 1842 by Henry Wade. Governor Gipps who had visited the site and had decided that a town should be established there, had a personal interest in it, decided to adopt the name of the town Ipswich on the River Orwell in Suffolk, England. In February of 1843 he gave orders to E Deas Thompson, Colonial Secretary in Sydney to write to the Surveyor-General on the subject. A government notice was published on April 10, 1843 that a site had been fixed for a township named "Ipswich on the plateau at Limestone, Moreton Bay in the County of Stanley. Ref - Ipswich Municipal Centenary. Bob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Chris Schmidt Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] Limestone - Place Name Where is it? 1859 Marriage Hi DI Limestone was the original name for Ipswich. Don't know why or when it was changed. I do know that in 1859 when Queensland became a state Limestone was actually preferred by many as the capital but Brisbane won out because it had a port. Regards Chris --- Di Randell <[email protected]> wrote: > Mary Ann DEVELING/DEVILING/DEVLIN/DEPLIN was born > about 1838 Saxe, Meiningen, Germany. I have not > been able to find her entry into any Australian > state. > Oral History has that she married in 1859 at > "Limestone". The marriage is not registered NSW > and/or Qld. > Her first husband, John RANDELL/RANDALL was born at > Parramatta NSW in 1835. > > Their first child was born 1861 at Tabulam NSW > (which was on Clarence River, between Casino & > Tenterfield). > > Child 2 was born in Broadsound Shire, Queensland > 1863. > > Child 3's birth could have been a Sydney > registration in 1866. > > The next 4 children were born in Queensland (1869 > to 1875) where the family then settled down. > > Does anyone have any ideas in which State > "Limestone" may have been, if it's not Ipswich area? > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Di > > > A List for the research for the descendants of the > Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, > Australia. > Archives - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. Archives - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message