Hi Here's my Irish-German connection. Regards Judy HALL LINE * John Thomas married Mary Jane HAMILTON (b 1841 to William HAMILTON, Ballyshiel, ARM) mar 7 May 1858 Clare Presb. Church, Tandragee, Armagh Children: *William John b 1859 IRL mar Eva Margaretha HERTRICH Ipswich Qld, AUS Sarah Ann b 1860 IRl d 1865 Ipswich Qld AUS Margaret Jane b 1863 Ipswich Qld AUS m 1. William EATON 1881 Ipswich 2. John James GRIFFITHS 1927 Sarah ANN b 1866 Ipswich marr 1. Henry REED 2. David NICHOLLS Thomas Henry (Henry) b c1869 James Martin b 1871 Ipswich mar Annie MURRAY Mary Elizabeth b 1873 Mt Walker, Qld mar Samuel LANGDON *William John b 1859 IRL mar Eva Margaretha HERTRICH ( dau of Johann F HERTRICH and Margaretha K SCH(N)EIDER) in 1889 in Ipswich Qld, AUS Children: Margaret Jane b 1890 Mary Elizabeth (May) b 1891 mar Horace MIDDLETON 1920 Sarah ANN b near Ipswich 1892 mar William F HARTWIG 1911 *William b 1894 Ipswich marr Florence GEE 1919 Ipswich, Qld AUS Jemima (Jean) b 1895 near Ipswich marr John H JACKSON 1915 Beatrice (Bessie) b 1897 marr Otto Hermann LITZOW 1918 Ipswich Agnes Suse (Suse) b 1899 marr Arthur L MAY Annie b 1900 d 1900 Jessie b 1901 mar Frederick MINERT James (Jim) b 1903 Henry (Snow) b 1905 marr Lilian Olive BOYLE 1944 HERTRICH line Johann F HERTRICH married Margaretha Katherina SCH(N)EIDER Children: Elisabetha Katherina b 24 June 1866 Grossenau, Oberfranken, Bayern married Carl August W KRUGER on 15 Dec 1887 at Mutdapilly, QLd *Eva Margaretha b 27 Nov 1869 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern mar William John HALLl in Ipswich 5 June 1889 Johann Adam b 1871 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern Konrad b 1873 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern marr Mary SCHOENKNECHT in 1904 in Ipswich, Qld, AUS Johann b 7 May 1875 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern marr Alviene Ottilie RICHTER in 1908 in Murgon, Qld, AUS Wilhelm Wilfred b 1878 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern marr Mary JOHNSTON in 1905 in Ebenezer, Rosewood, Qld, AUS Johanna Kunigunda b 1880 in Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern Lisette Agnes Willhelmine b 1883 Biengarten, Oberfranken, Bayern The HERTRICH family emigrated to Moreton Bay, Qld, Australia arriving on the 'Merkara' on 4 June 1884. *Eva Margaretha HERTRICH marr William John HALL Children: Margaret Jane b 1890 Mary Elizabeth (May) b 1891 mar Horace MIDDLETON 1920 Sarah ANN b near Ipswich 1892 mar William F HARTWIG 1911 *William b 1894 Ipswich marr Florence GEE 1919 Ipswich, Qld AUS Jemima (Jean) b 1895 near Ipswich marr John H JACKSON 1915 Beatrice (Bessie) b 1897 marr Otto Hermann LITZOW 1918 Ipswich Agnes Suse (Suse) b 1899 marr Arthur L MAY Annie b 1900 d 1900 Jessie b 1901 mar Frederick MINERT James (Jim) b 1903 Henry (Snow) b 1905 marr Lilian Olive BOYLE 1944 ______________________________ At time of his death, William John HALL owned land in Mt Walker- Co Churchill Parish of Franklin and at Mt Forbes: Co Churchill Parish of Mutdapilly. William was found in a paddock at his Mt Walker property, lying face down in a pool of blood. It is thought he had either been thrown from his horse or kicked by it. A post mortem was conducted. The date of death was given as "on or about 22 March 1942." (ref QT Obituary notice March 1942) Descendants of the family still live on the property at Mt Forbes, just outside Ipswich, Qld, AUS Among the descendants of Wm & Margaretha were/are a butcher, a coach builder in the railways, farmers, grocer, loco engine driver, accountant, teachers, Commercial Minister for Australia in NZ, fundraising consultant, panel beater, dentist, property owners, nurse, hairdrresser, boxer etc