I would like to know too. Thanks Russell The HARRIS family Thomas George Harris A Glenpatrick Miner Also...Collins and Carey I'm now mining for information if you can help in any way contact me, Russell on the email address [email protected] ----- Original Message ---- From: kfarrow <[email protected]> To: GEELONG List <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 27 September, 2007 4:22:36 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Wills and Probate help/advice Dear Listers, Having just received a copy of a will from SA which has so much rich information, can someone kind, give me some advice please as to how to go about it all in Victoria. I have looked at sites for Melbourne and Laverton but need some wisdom from people who have experience. Thank you Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District http://www.zades.com.au ------------------------------- 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 Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html

I have a William Andrew NICHOLLS who married Zoei HEROULT, is there a connection to your NICHOLLS. Robyn Brisbane -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 600 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Sorry Robin, Can't connect anyone to your family. Cheers, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] DANIEL: John, Edmund >I have a William Andrew NICHOLLS who married Zoei HEROULT, is there a > connection to your NICHOLLS. > > Robyn > Brisbane > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 600 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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

My apologies List - this was supposed to be a personal email. I thought I was responding to the below email on Pam's private address ONLY and should have double checked. Regards Sandra Auckland New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "SOMERS" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Geelong Families > Hi Pam > > At last I am coming to Geelong and surrounds to follow the path of my > OSBORNE and BARTON ancestors. > Do you know of a nice little B & B that I could stay at?? I prefer better > quality rather than super cheap!! :-)) > > Would appreciate your quick help on this if able. My husband died of > cancer > a year ago and now feeling ready to take on the challenge of this trip! > > Kind regards > Sandra Murphy > Auckland New Zealand (ex Kerikeri Bay of Islands) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam & Trevor Jennings" <[email protected]> > To: "geelong district" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:54 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] Geelong Families > > >>A special invitation to all researchers looking for Geelong links - the >>Geelong Family History Group publishes a journal 4 times a year. If you >>would like to submit a writeup of your Geelong & district family (anything >>from a paragrap to one A4 page!) I would be glad to publish it in >>forthcoming issues. There is no cut-off date, just contact me off line. >>The >>same invitation goes to those who may have early Geelong families with >>IRISH connections - we are compiling a book on these people (again a brief >>summary will be fine) - we hope to have a cut-off date soon for this so >>all >>contributions are most welcome! Kind regards, Pam Jennings (editor) >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >> http://www.zades.com.au >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Hi Pam At last I am coming to Geelong and surrounds to follow the path of my OSBORNE and BARTON ancestors. Do you know of a nice little B & B that I could stay at?? I prefer better quality rather than super cheap!! :-)) Would appreciate your quick help on this if able. My husband died of cancer a year ago and now feeling ready to take on the challenge of this trip! Kind regards Sandra Murphy Auckland New Zealand (ex Kerikeri Bay of Islands) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam & Trevor Jennings" <[email protected]> To: "geelong district" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:54 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Geelong Families >A special invitation to all researchers looking for Geelong links - the >Geelong Family History Group publishes a journal 4 times a year. If you >would like to submit a writeup of your Geelong & district family (anything >from a paragrap to one A4 page!) I would be glad to publish it in >forthcoming issues. There is no cut-off date, just contact me off line. The >same invitation goes to those who may have early Geelong families with >IRISH connections - we are compiling a book on these people (again a brief >summary will be fine) - we hope to have a cut-off date soon for this so all >contributions are most welcome! Kind regards, Pam Jennings (editor) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Thanks for a very helpful response, Bill & Corinne; and I'm sorry, Robyn, that I know nothing that will be of further help to you, though if you supply a date or two someone else might be able to find a link. Bill and Corinne have answered my immediate query (required by the weekend for a book chapter I'm working on). But I am interested in adding to my files on any family connected with the old Highton Wesleyan Church, and am glad to have some background for the names on a brass wall plate there that intrigued me when I was a child. It commemorates Charles and Eliza Ireson, and was placed there by "their daughters and son-in-law H. Daniel and A. M. and John Hancock". I have just been checking out the on-line BDMs, and have found 4 children for Edmund and Harriet (Harold, Gladys, Ireson, and Lilian), and note that Harold's full name was Harold Charles Nicholas, which might suggest the spelling Edmund preferred, at any rate. Bill says they had 6, and I'd be interested to learn of the others when you are replying to Corinne, and also to learn about Edmund's siblings, and when the family came to Victoria. Are you descended from Edmund and Harriet, Bill? John & Mary Jane seem to have had two daughters called Catherine, and I think their age at death as given in the index may be in months or days rather than years, otherwise the first was born four years before her parents were married - which of course is not impossible. I haven't been able to track down when the Iresons arrived either. They were married in the Barrabool Hills in June 1858, and five of their 7 children were registered at Ceres; Charles's birthplace was given as Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, and Eliza (nee Goffin or Goffing) was b at Sampford, Devon - probably Sampford Spiney, as she was baptised in the Buckfastleigh Bible Christian Circuit which would cover that area. Both are buried in the Barrabool Hills Cemetery at Highton. (Charles d. 4 Nov 1880 aged 47 [or 48], and Eliza 5 Nov 1894 aged 58). A descendant, D. M. Irseon, became a minister, but I don't know exactly where he fits in. Any further details either of you can give me will be much appreciated, and I'm also very grateful for the speed and completeness of your response! Many thanks, Marion

Hello Bill, Have just replied to Marion's posting, before seeing your's. I would be grateful for any details re the children of John DANIEL and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, please. Also if he and Harriet IRESON had any children? And perhaps I can help you with your Cornish Research? Mary Jane NICHOLAS (NICHOLLS) was a daughter of Edmond (Edmund) NICHOLLS (NICHOLAS) and Mary BOND. Edmond (Edmund) NICHOLLS married Mary BOND on 21st. April 1822 in Madron, Cornwall. The various Census show that they had a large family in addition to a son, Arthur Bond NICHOLLS, born ?, buried 18th. March 1833 in Penzance, aged 5. The 1841 Census had at Marine Terrace, Penzance: Edmond Nicholas,42,,J Shipwright,In county, Mary Nicholas,,42,,In county, Louisa Nicholas,,18,,In county, Mary Nicholas,,16,Tailors Ap,In county, Edmond Nicholas,14,,Shipwright Ap,In county, Henry Nicholas,12,,Shoe M Ap,In county, James Nicholas,10,,,In county, Mathew Nicholas,8,,,In county, Charlotte Nicholas,,4,,In county, James Nicholas,19,,Shipwright Ap,In county, The 1851 Census had at 177,Marine Terrace, Penzance [Folio 776 Page 42] Edmund Nicholls,Head,M,53,,Shipwright,Sennen Cornwall,, Mary Nicholls,Wife,,,52,,Madron Cornwall,, James Nicholls,Son,U,18,,Shipwrights Ap,Penzance Cornwall,, Mattw. Nicholls,Son,,14,,Cabinetmakers Ap,Penzance Cornwall,, Charlotte Nicholls,Dau,U,,12,Scholar,Penzance Cornwall,, William A. Nicholls,Son,,9,,Scholar,Penzance Cornwall,, The 1861 Census had No.135 at 3 Brighton Terrace, Penzance [1594 120], Edmond NICHOLLS H m 64 ship carpenter born Sennen. Mary ³ W m 63 dressmaker born Madron. Charlotte ³ D u 20 ³ born Penzance. William A. ³ S u 19 cabinet maker born Penzance. Edmund NICHOLAS was baptised on 31st. December 1797 in Sennen Cornwall. His parents were: Edmund NICHOLAS (baptised 10th. September 1775 in Sennen, son of Edmond NICHOLAS and Elizabeth ROBERTS) bachelor of this parish married Jane BLEWET (baptised 22nd. April 1777 in Paul, daughter of Richard BLEWETT and Jane) spinster of this parish on 30th. September 1797 in Sennen, in the presence of Ann STEVENS and Edmond NICHOLAS. Edmund NICHOLAS was recorded as a "Fisherman of Sennen" when his children were baptised in Sennen. Edmund NICHOLAS was buried on 15th. December 1829 in Sennen, aged 56, of Sennen Cove. Jane NICHOLAS was buried on 17th. January 1851 in Sennen, aged 72, of Madron Workhouse. Have more info re NICHOLAS, including Wills that I am transcribing. If you need it, contact me off-List. Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne, OPC for St. Buryan http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ On 24/9/07 6:45 PM, "Bill Willett" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Marion, > Edmund Daniel was the last born son of John Daniel (my Great grand father) > with his first marriage to Mary Jane Nicholas as you say, and did marry > Harriet Ireson in Geelong in 1885, and had six children before he died in > 1898. > > JD was an Iron Monger and a tinsmith. He owned a building on the SW Corner > of Moorabool St and Lt Ryrie St. > > I don't know how else I can help you at present but have just ordered John > Daniels Will so maybe that will enlighten me on further history of the > family. > > Unfortunately I know nothing about Harriet Ireson, other than she was born > in 1864, where I know not, and died in Surrey Hills in 1940. > > If I can be of any further help please contact me. > > Cheers, > Bill Willett. > >> Can someone please help me identify an Edmund DANIEL who married >> Harriet IRESON of Highton in 1884? I'm pretty sure he was the son of >> John DANIEL and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, whose marriage was registered in >> the Penzance district in the Dec quarter 1849. Edmund was probably >> born in Geelong in 1863, and died at the age of 35. >> >> The Iresons have a place in the story of the Highton Wesleyan church, >> and there are records of donations from a Mr Daniel, and also of >> buying various hardware items, kerosene, and so on, from someone of >> that name. Was this John DANIEL, ironmonger, of Moorabool St (see >> Brownhill)? And did he start out as a tinsmith in Newtown/Chilwell >> (see Seaton: MODEL BOROUGH)? >> >> I imagine THE GEELONG CORNISH pp 12, 13, & 15, and CORNISH BURIALS IN >> THE EASTERN CEMETERY pp 4 & 19, might be a great help here (God bless >> the Geelong Book Index!). But if anyone has a more personal line on >> this family and their connection with Wesleyanism, I'd be most >> grateful to learn of it. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Marion

Hello Friends, There was a John DANIEL who married a Mary Jane NICHOLAS on 19th. November 1849 in Madron, Cornwall. They did come to Australia because Mary Jane DANIEL died in Victoria in 1867, aged 42 years. I don't have any further info for them, but would be grateful for any that anyone else has as I am interested in all families from the west of Cornwall who came to Australia. Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne. OPC for St. Buryan http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > Can someone please help me identify an Edmund DANIEL who married > Harriet IRESON of Highton in 1884? I'm pretty sure he was the son of > John DANIEL and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, whose marriage was registered in > the Penzance district in the Dec quarter 1849. Edmund was probably > born in Geelong in 1863, and died at the age of 35. > > The Iresons have a place in the story of the Highton Wesleyan church, > and there are records of donations from a Mr Daniel, and also of > buying various hardware items, kerosene, and so on, from someone of > that name. Was this John DANIEL, ironmonger, of Moorabool St (see > Brownhill)? And did he start out as a tinsmith in Newtown/Chilwell > (see Seaton: MODEL BOROUGH)? > > I imagine THE GEELONG CORNISH pp 12, 13, & 15, and CORNISH BURIALS IN > THE EASTERN CEMETERY pp 4 & 19, might be a great help here (God bless > the Geelong Book Index!). But if anyone has a more personal line on > this family and their connection with Wesleyanism, I'd be most > grateful to learn of it. > > Thanks in advance > > Marion > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hello Marion, Edmund Daniel was the last born son of John Daniel (my Great grand father) with his first marriage to Mary Jane Nicholas as you say, and did marry Harriet Ireson in Geelong in 1885, and had six children before he died in 1898. JD was an Iron Monger and a tinsmith. He owned a building on the SW Corner of Moorabool St and Lt Ryrie St. I don't know how else I can help you at present but have just ordered John Daniels Will so maybe that will enlighten me on further history of the family. Unfortunately I know nothing about Harriet Ireson, other than she was born in 1864, where I know not, and died in Surrey Hills in 1940. If I can be of any further help please contact me. Cheers, Bill Willett. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Stainsby" <[email protected]> To: "GEELONG List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:39 PM Subject: [GEELONG] DANIEL: John, Edmund > Can someone please help me identify an Edmund DANIEL who married > Harriet IRESON of Highton in 1884? I'm pretty sure he was the son of > John DANIEL and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, whose marriage was registered in > the Penzance district in the Dec quarter 1849. Edmund was probably > born in Geelong in 1863, and died at the age of 35. > > The Iresons have a place in the story of the Highton Wesleyan church, > and there are records of donations from a Mr Daniel, and also of > buying various hardware items, kerosene, and so on, from someone of > that name. Was this John DANIEL, ironmonger, of Moorabool St (see > Brownhill)? And did he start out as a tinsmith in Newtown/Chilwell > (see Seaton: MODEL BOROUGH)? > > I imagine THE GEELONG CORNISH pp 12, 13, & 15, and CORNISH BURIALS IN > THE EASTERN CEMETERY pp 4 & 19, might be a great help here (God bless > the Geelong Book Index!). But if anyone has a more personal line on > this family and their connection with Wesleyanism, I'd be most > grateful to learn of it. > > Thanks in advance > > Marion > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > 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

Can someone please help me identify an Edmund DANIEL who married Harriet IRESON of Highton in 1884? I'm pretty sure he was the son of John DANIEL and Mary Jane NICHOLAS, whose marriage was registered in the Penzance district in the Dec quarter 1849. Edmund was probably born in Geelong in 1863, and died at the age of 35. The Iresons have a place in the story of the Highton Wesleyan church, and there are records of donations from a Mr Daniel, and also of buying various hardware items, kerosene, and so on, from someone of that name. Was this John DANIEL, ironmonger, of Moorabool St (see Brownhill)? And did he start out as a tinsmith in Newtown/Chilwell (see Seaton: MODEL BOROUGH)? I imagine THE GEELONG CORNISH pp 12, 13, & 15, and CORNISH BURIALS IN THE EASTERN CEMETERY pp 4 & 19, might be a great help here (God bless the Geelong Book Index!). But if anyone has a more personal line on this family and their connection with Wesleyanism, I'd be most grateful to learn of it. Thanks in advance Marion

Hi Liz, Second question first! The Geelong Heritage Centre doesn't open on weekends. For opening hours, check out their web site - there is a link from our Geelong & District Research Centres web site ............ http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdresc.htm And the Immigration (not Emigration) Depot - to my knowledge there are no registers of people who went there - the only references I've seen are "To the depot" on passenger disposal lists. For a good background on the Emigration Depots (England) and the Immigration Depots (Victoria), you should look at Keith Pescod's two books ... "Good food, bright fires & civility : British emigrant depots of the nineteenth century" and "A Place to lay my head : immigrant shelters of nineteenth century Victoria" Excellent books! Regards ................ Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:21 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Geelong Emigration depot > Hi Suzie > I saw a discussion about the above on rootsweb between you and others and > wondered if there is a list of people who resided/registered at the depot, > please? > Also, is the Geelong Heritage centre open at the weekend as I live in > Mansfield and work during the week?

Hi Suzie I saw a discussion about the above on rootsweb between you and others and wondered if there is a list of people who resided/registered at the depot, please? Also, is the Geelong Heritage centre open at the weekend as I live in Mansfield and work during the week? Thank you Liz Liz Seaton nee Dedman Mansfield Online 410 Howes Creek Road Mansfield Vic 3722 03 5779 1909 or Mobile 0400 603 134 [email protected] www.mansfieldonline.com.au Mansfield Online - A business, trades, services and community directory for the Mansfield area with an average of 4000 visits per month. Mansfield Online extends your advertising to the whole world and is a top-ranking site with Google Australia.

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Hello all, VPRS 840 "Security Identity Photographs 1888 Melbourne Exhibition" 4 volumes Albums can be viewed at Victorian PRO, and copies may be ordered, or take a digital camera, fill in the form, and off you go! For local historians and others, I list below members of the Victorian(?) "country" press from my index. Part Two H Luke Gippsland Mercury Vol 1 page 34 photo# 477-12 Hamilton McKinnon Wagga Wagga Express Vol 1 page 33 photo# 479-4 F C Mason Gippsland Standard Vol 1 page 23 photo# 547-1 Thomas McHugh Avoca Free Press Vol 1 page 23 photo 545-14 N B McKay Mildura Cultivator Vol 1 page 34 photo# 477-7 T S Neale West Bourke Times Vol 1 page 25 photo# 551-2 P P Nind Warragul Guardian Vol 1 page 31 photo# 523-12 R Osborne Belfast Gazette Vol 1 page 30 photo# 525-4 R Paterson Portland Guardian Vol 1 page 30 photo# 525-13 I F Paton Avoca Mail Vol 1 page 34 photo# 479-14 J J Ryan Shepparton News Vol 1 page 32 photo# 521-8 S R Smith Coleraine Albion Vol 1 page 24 photo# 547-9 William Spence Drouin Express Vol 1 page 26 photo# 551-8 E J Stephens Warragul Times & Omeo Telegraph Vol 1 page 26 photo# 551-7 J C Stephens Upper Murray & Mitta Mitta Herald Vol 1 page 24 photo# 549-2 H E Thompson Beechworth Weekly Advertiser Vol 1 page 25 photo# 551-6 Completed. Of course, there are press from suburban, interstate & international firms, but I thought these would be of interest to the groups I am sending to. They are excellent "carte de visite" size photos. Each person wore an identity card on which their photo was pasted... and you thought those laminated ones you wear were a modern invention! If you forgot your card, you had to say either the "Court" (Victoria, Fine Arts, USA, Catering, etc) and an attendant at the turnstile got out the massive albums, checked you looked like the photo, then granted entry. I believe there is another volume in the State Library, which I have yet to look at, so I don't know what "Court" it represents. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch

Hello all, VPRS 840 "Security Identity Photographs 1888 Melbourne Exhibition" 4 volumes Albums can be viewed at Victorian PRO, and copies may be ordered, or take a digital camera, fill in the form, and off you go! For local historians and others, I list below members of the Victorian(?) "country" press from my index. Part one James Bell Geelong Times and Evening Star Vol 1, page 24, photo# 549-1 T.Brown Mt Alexander Mail Vol 1, page 23 photo# 547-2 J.O Brown Nhill Free Press Vol 1, page 25, photo# 549-9 Joseph Bryant Euroa Advertiser Vol 1 page 24, photo# 547-5 Mr Butler St Leonards Recorder Vol 1, page 26, photo# 551-11 E C Campbell Ballarat Advertiser Vol 1, page 34, photo# 479-12 G B Castian Riverina Grazier Vol 1, page 26, photo # 553-5 Geo W Cocks Kiama Independent Vol 1, page 21, photo# 541-2 A W Cross Daylesford Herald Vol 1 page 30 photo# 525-12 John G Edwards Bendigo Independent Vol 1 page 32 photo# 481-3 N Fletcher Pleasant Creek News Vol 1 page 26 photo#551-14 George W Good Kilmore Advertiser Vol 1 page 33 photo# 479-6 Arthur W Goode Buninyong Herald Vol 1 page 24 photo# 547-14 Ed Grose Creswick Advertiser Vol 1 page 24 photo# 547-6 M G Handasyde Hamilton Spectator Vol 1 page 24 photo# 547-11 Mr Handley Lilydale Express Vol 1 page 34 photo# 477-6 W J Henningham Wagga Evening Post Vol 1 page 25 photo# 549-14 Maurice Holden Geelong Evening Star Vol 1 page 15 photo# 527-9 Edward I Hughes Casterton News Vol 1 page 31 photo# 523-8 G J Jones Grenville Advocate Vol 1 page 27 photo# 555-10 I J Jones Kyneton Observer Vol 1 page 25 photo# 549-5 William Jones Jnr Warrigal News & Moe Register Vol 1 page 29 photo# 557-14 Richard Keating Courier Kaniva Vol 1 page 31 photo# 523-7 Alfred E Koffy Talbot Leader Vol 1 page 24 photo#549-3 Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch

The Forrest Historical Group is holding a Hops Fields Discovery Day on Sunday the 14th October. Appropriately (!) we will be gathering at the Forrest Terminus Hotel between 10.30 and 11.00am for morning tea, then viewing a Film on hop growing, followed by a (set menu) reasonable priced lunch. Around 2.00pm we will go out and have a look at a hop field site. If anyone is interested in this function could you please confirm your attendance with Ken Widdowson OR if you have any photographs / knowledge of this industry in the Forrest, Yaugher, Gerangamete and Murroon areas, Ken would also welcome your input. Kind regards, Pam Jennings Ken's email: [email protected]

Lorraine Phelan wrote: >Hi Rosemary >The Geelong Family History Group's 'Irish File' has the following info about >you family. John was b. 29-11-1853 at Ashby and baptised at St Marys RC >15-12-1853. Sponsors were Walter Bolger and Mary Lynch. Mary was born >13-7-1855 Geelong and baptised 27-10-1856. Sponsors were Jeremiah Dooley and >Mary Kell. >Regards >Lorraine > > > >Hi, > >I am trying to find information on James Nicholson (from Orkney Isles) >and Bridget Elizabeth Malone (from Ireland) who married at Scotch >Church, Geelong on 23rd February 1853. They had children, John, Mary, >William and Martin and lived in Geelong and around the Geelong area >before moving to Lake Rowan in the 1870's. > >Any information would be greatly appreciated. > >Regards, > >Rosemary Lawson >Kyabram, Vic > > >==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== >Geelong Family History Group : >http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > > > > Lorraine, I am wondering where the information came from to be in the Geelong Family History Group's Irish File on the Nicholson family. Would there possible be any further information? I am having no luck in tracing Bridget (nee Malone) at all. Regards' Rosemary

On 29 Aug 2007 at 1:00, [email protected] wrote: > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: KERLEY KERBY KIRLEY transcription (Di Randell) > 2. Re: KERLEY Joseph of Geelong Correcti0n to earlier post > (Di Randell) > 3. Pictures of Geelong (Di Randell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:09:42 +1000 > From: "Di Randell" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KERLEY KERBY KIRLEY transcription > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > small correction to something you said ... "then Michael goes by the > > name KERBY!" > > > > - the person transcribing from the register for the index > read the name as KERBY which could actually be KERLEY. Until someone > checked the original certificate / register, this is purely the > > transcriber's interpretation > > Yes, thanks for that Susie .. > > it's true ... I probably said that as I'm thinking Michael's probably not mine anyway ... I'm not giving up entirely on him, though ... I've also wondered if Bridget, his wife, shouldn't be KERLEY instead of KERBY .. a case perhaps of her maiden name not given? > > I've seen my KERLEYs (KERLEY is my maiden name) spelt, Kirley, Curley, Curly & back in Ireland, a whole heap of other ways, but must say I wasn't on the look out for KERBY/KERBEY as an alternative..but it's clear, with transcription, that that is a very real possibility. > > I see KERBY marriages Vic. Pioneer Index 1836-1888 and a couple of them have Limerick, Ireland as their birth place .. now I'd get really excited if their birth place was County Louth, Ireland, even England, instead of County Limerick! I do know that I'm not related to any early births in Ireland unless they were from Northern Ireland e.g. counties Monaghan, Armagh, Louth or the north of England to where a lot of them emigrated. > > There's two KERLEY families from Geelong that I've been researching, on and off, for years: > > James KERLEY born about 1831 (his marriage certificate says he was born Limerick) who married Anne MARNANE (spelling varies) from Co. Tipperary, Ireland. I have purchased this certificate and it definitely says he was born Limerick. He didn't sign with a X so he was literate.... do you think he'd know if he was born Limerick and not Louth? > I have sorted out this family. > James KERLEY was a Prison Warder. > With the other incidences of KERLEY/KERBY from Limerick I think that this fellow and his family are not mine. > > The other early KERLEY from Geelong is Joseph KERLEY. > He was a Councillor at Geelong as well as running a carrier business in which he employed a number of people. Like James KERLEY above, he was a Catholic. > Joseph KERLEY was born about 1830: he left Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland to Boston USA on the "Cuthbert" March 1851 with his siblings, Peter and Ann KIRLEY (sic). He left Boston on "the first passenger ship from Boston to Australia" (I have yet to find what the name of this ship was), arriving January 1853. > After spending some time at Bendigo goldfields, he settled at Geelong in 1857, dying in Dundalk, 25 June 1888, aged 59, while visiting there, with one of his sons. He had 8 children all born at Geelong. He's buried at Bridge-a-Crin Cemetery, Dundalk, Ireland (Old Section). > His wife was Bridgit (sic) McGUIRE from County Carlow. Bridget is buried at Geelong East Cemetery 21 Nov. 1828 when she was 95. > I've bought Joseph KERLEYs and Bridget McGUIRE's 1864 marriage certificate: St Mary's RC Geelong. > > There's a whole heap of Joseph KERLEY's (and Bridget's) descendants at RCHS*1**217 Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Other descendants, also buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery, have Unknown Locations. > > These are the ones, James KERLEY and Bridgit McGUIRE, from oral history, that I think I'm related to and really want to make a connection with. Oral history also says Joseph was one of 7 brothers, hence my interest in tracing down the Michael KERLEY of my earlier postings. > There's quite a bit on this Joseph KERLEY: in "The Irish in Australia", "The History of Victoria and Melbourne" and elsewhere. > Joseph KERLEY's father was Francis KERLEY and his mother was Catherine McARDLE. > > My previous postings about Michael KERLEY were to do with the Michael KERLEY buried 21 Aug 1891 at Geelong Eastern Cemetery, location unknown, aged 64 - hoping to make a link with the Geelong KERLEYs above. > > Regards > > > Di R. > Brisbane > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:15:12 +1000 > From: "Di Randell" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KERLEY Joseph of Geelong Correcti0n to earlier > post > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ooops sorry... > Below, in my earlier post, where I say > > "These are the ones, James KERLEY and Bridgit McGUIRE, from oral history, that I think I'm related to and really want to make a connection with." > > I meant to say Joseph KERLEY and not James KERLEY. > > Thank you > > Di R. > Brisbane > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:26:23 +1000 > From: "Di Randell" <[email protected]> > Subject: [GEELONG] Pictures of Geelong > To: "Geelong" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > A good site for pictures of Geelong: > > http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia > > Di R. > Brisbane > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT mailing list, send an email to AUS-VIC- [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT- [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Digest, Vol 2, Issue 166 > ******************************************************** Heather Pilcher [email protected] http://community.webshots.com/user/hjpstitcher

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