I saw a couple of threads on other genealogical lists regarding John Vincent Terry and hiss family. I saw how confusing some of the research was and ... "UH UH, not going there !!". If you look in the newspaper articles in Victoria regarding the "disgrace" it appears Mary Ann O'Connor and Mr Terry were married in 1858 and she divorced him in 1861. The divorce is in the PROV indexes online. John Hammond and Emma Terry just before they married in 1880 laid "threatening" charges against one another 21 Feb 1880. I thought they might be in Launceston police charge book (POL450/1/2) but alas because they withdrew the charges they weren't entered. Based on other entries in the book either side of that date the information would have given their identities more flesh... Cheers, Peter On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:28 PM, narnty <sallynolan531@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Pete, > thank you very much for those links, most confirm what I already have, > particularly grateful re John Hammond per Maya, will > follow that up. > > Re the Elizabeth Emma Terry b 1854 to John Vincent Terry & Ellen. > She is a distinct possibility. I can find no other refs to an Ellen, or > Elizabeth Emma for that matter. > John Vincent Terry her father, was a ships carpenter, he later appears in > Victoria in 1866 - built the Waygunya, > 1868 married to Mary Ann OConnor, he previously of Tasmania > 1872 sued for maintenance by said Mary Ann, shipbuilder - owned brig, 3-4 > houses, dock etc. 4 children & 1 imminent. > He had previously thrown her out for drunkenness & staying out all night. > He & the children were being cared for by 2 servants, > one being the girl who caused the disgrace. > 1873 Goaled for 2 years for perjury re above case & for registering a > birth & death of an illegitimate child using a false name. > A brother George appeared as a witness. Birth of 5th child - not the one > referred to here. > 1887 marriage of John Vincent Terry's "only" dau Louisa. > > 1894 supposed death of John Vincent Terry in Suva, no source. ? > > 1918 - death of Mary Ann, relict of John Vincent, 2 daughters named - > Louisa & a deceased Emma. > > The Emma I am researching died in 1923, but perhaps Mary Ann had another > child later, (or he denied paternity as there was a bit > of trouble in the marriage) > > So - if this Elizabeth Emma Terry b 1854 indeed married John Hammond it > would mean that he was her > Grandmother's 2nd husband? In fact her step grandfather? > > Cheers > Sally > > >

Just out of interest, is the 'Wayguna' mentioned a Murray River Paddleboat?? There is a PS WAHGUNYAH built in 1866 in Wahgunyah, Victoria by Terry & Pattison. Can give further info if required. All the best, Clare > > >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:28 PM, narnty <sallynolan531@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Pete, >> thank you very much for those links, most confirm what I already have, >> particularly grateful re John Hammond per Maya, will >> follow that up. >> >> Re the Elizabeth Emma Terry b 1854 to John Vincent Terry & Ellen. >> She is a distinct possibility. I can find no other refs to an Ellen, or >> Elizabeth Emma for that matter. >> John Vincent Terry her father, was a ships carpenter, he later appears in >> Victoria in 1866 - built the Waygunya, >> 1868 married to Mary Ann OConnor, he previously of Tasmania >> 1872 sued for maintenance by said Mary Ann, shipbuilder - owned brig, 3-4 >> houses, dock etc. 4 children & 1 imminent. >> He had previously thrown her out for drunkenness & staying out all night. >> He & the children were being cared for by 2 servants, >> one being the girl who caused the disgrace. >> 1873 Goaled for 2 years for perjury re above case & for registering a >> birth & death of an illegitimate child using a false name. >> A brother George appeared as a witness. Birth of 5th child - not the one >> referred to here. >> 1887 marriage of John Vincent Terry's "only" dau Louisa. >> >> 1894 supposed death of John Vincent Terry in Suva, no source. ? >> >> 1918 - death of Mary Ann, relict of John Vincent, 2 daughters named - >> Louisa & a deceased Emma. >> >> The Emma I am researching died in 1923, but perhaps Mary Ann had another >> child later, (or he denied paternity as there was a bit >> of trouble in the marriage) >> >> So - if this Elizabeth Emma Terry b 1854 indeed married John Hammond it >> would mean that he was her >> Grandmother's 2nd husband? In fact her step grandfather? >> >> Cheers >> Sally > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message