----- Original Message ----- From: "Di Randell" <dirandell@optusnet.com.au> To: "Des Skelly" <skel25@optusnet.com.au> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [AQ-TOOWOOMBA] Fw: [AUS-IRISH] BERNARD O'MARA Hi Des I think you should also look for the spelling MEARA: My Great Grandfather, Michael MEARA was baptised 03 06 1852 at Templeuohy, Co. Tipperary. He died in Gympie 1933 under the name MEARA. His unmarried double first cousin, also under the name MEARA accompanied him on SS Glamis to Marlborough arr. 1878. When her unmarried brother died in Gympie she was the informant for his funeral notice and death certificate and she used the name O'MARA . On various marriage/baptismal documents where my grandmother (daughter of Michael above) was a sponsor she is called O'MEARA or O'MARA but in more formal documents, the name MEARA was used: e.g. on her marriage certificate. My suggestion is to look for MEARA as well. I'll have a snoop around for Bernard O'Mara in Qld 1829-1889 and get back to you. Have you had a look online NSW BDM? ~ Di Randell Researching MEARA MANNION MANION RYAN HOLLYWOOD DURNAN DURNIN KERLEY CURLEY KIRLEY EDWARDS LENZ BOLLING KRUGER ..and more.. From: "Des Skelly" To: <AUS-QLD-TOOWOOMBA-L@rootsweb.com> November 20, 2003 2:01 PM BERNARD O'MARA > > > I am trying to track down a marriage and a death record of my > great-grandmother's brother Bernard O'Mara. Bernard, Mary, my > great-grandmother, and sister Johanna came out from Tipperary to Qld on the > "Caroline" in 1853 with their parents Hugh O'Mara and Catherine Cormack. On > the passenger list they were listed as "Mara". Bernard's age was given as 12 > years which would make his year of birth about 1841. On her marriage to > Patrick Skelly in Toowoomba in 1859 Mary is recorded as "Mary O'Mara ". In > other places her name is recorded as "O'Meara". > > I was wondering if any listers with access to Qld and NSW BDM's could > check if they could find some record of Bernard O'Mara as he seems to have > disappeared off the face of the earth. I have had success in tracking down > his sister Johanna who married a Fogarty in Toowoomba and lived well into > her 90's. > > Any help would be appreciated. >