This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10350.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Emma My head hurt after all that research yesterday - it is not an easy family to trace....also the Pro Vic site seems to be down at the moment - I can't access it either. I did manage to come up with a new way to search on Ancestry.com - lucky I have the exact date of arrival, because ta-da: Name: Rebecca Thomson-james MAGGS half-sister Birth: abt 1818 Departure: London & Plymouth Arrival: 7 Aug 1854 - Melbourne, Australia There is also this.... Name: Maryann Basset Birth: abt 1824 Departure: London & Plymouth Arrival: 7 Aug 1854 - Melbourne, Australia Nearly all the names on this passenger list are spelt wrongly - the record must be very faded or damaged - so Maryann's birth year could easily be the same as Kate's name on the list - hard to read! No original is available yet. I'm glad I checked the 1851 census. Maybe Kate's father was already ill by 1851.. there is this marriage...she was quick off the mark!! Name: Rebecca Thompson Spouse: Michael Mcclusky Marriage: 1854 - Victoria and here is Rebecca's death - now, hopefully you have her mother's maiden name: Name: Rebecca Mcclusky Death Place: Hawthorn, Victoria Age: 84 Father's Name: Thompson Jno Mother's name: Rebecca Wade Registration Year: 1902 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 5806 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 I can't find any children for rebecca and not much to go on for Michael - there was an MM charged with being drunk and disorderly in 1886- the only ref to an MM in Vic....I'm not sure if the marriage lasted. Although to have such accurate parent details on the death cert, Rebecca must had someone close to her when she died Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.