(Thank you, Alwynne Merritt, for a terrific reply to my recent query about George DEANS. I'll be ringing you when I can.) Now, is there a similar nice person who can look up this reference for me > RICHARDSON, F Daughters of Australia : The Story of Matthew > Flinders - a School for Girls p 5 or tell me anything about Frances Lamb RICHARDSON, d/o Philip RICHARDSON & Frances STOW, born in London, who married John HENSHAW in 1867? Shirley Mesman sent me an article from the GFHG's "Mysteries, Motives and Murders of Early Geelong & District 1839-1887 p 13" in response to my request for HENSHAW lookups two years ago, but that's all I've got apart from records of what John did for the Highton Wesleyan Church when he was here briefly from 1872-1874. I had also asked the following: >> HENSHAW, Mr Drownings in Geelong & District 1836-1900 p 112 >> HENSHAW, Mr Geelong : the First 150 Years 26 Dec > > Judging by other references which I have been able to look up, > there were HENSHAWs around Moolap at the same period, who went > bankrupt running Pleasure Gardens, but I don't know if these were > the same family. Any help will be gratefully received. I'd be very grateful for any help; thank you, Marion

The descendants of George & Elizabeth SUTHERLAND who arrived 1854 on 'Lord Stanley' and lived at "Balmoral Farm' Belalrine, are invited to a gathering at Portarlington Uniting Church Hall on Sat 30th & Sun morning July 1st 2007.For further details please contact Ray Sutherland (03) 55750228

Gillian, Thank you so much for that, Regards Betty

BR>> Gillian I would love the instructions, would it be possible to send them, BR>> thanks Betty SORRY FOLKS, I just hit the REPLY button and didn't check the address - all the others I had sent to their private email addresses. Gillian

Hi Betty, Glad you would like them too - I thought it was great when my cousin in Sydney sent them. he said to make a note of any changes you make on your PC, JUST IN CASE, though everything worked fine with me. best wishes, Gillian 1. From Windows Explorer, locate the folder, Digger. The path to mine was C:\digger 2. In Digger, locate the file Vicp.ini This stands for Vic Pioneers and is the file to initiate the program. Note there are other *.ini files for the other CDs with similar obvious abbreviations. 3. Insert the Pioneers CD. Don't let it run, but open it to view its files and folders. 4. Select the folder DATA and copy it to the digger folder in your hard drive (ie normally C as above). Don't copy just the individual files in the folder, copy the whole folder complete. Remove the CD. 5. Rename the DATA folder in digger to vicp 6. Open the vicp.ini file in digger (the .ini file, not the renamed folder) 7. Edit the last two lines to read, DBPath=C:\digger\vicp & MsgPath=C:\digger\vicp (assuming C is your hard drive) 8. Go to 'All Programs' 'Macbeth Applications' and click on 'Pioneer Index Victoria, Digger' The details should then appear as though you were running the CD 9. Repeat one by one for the other CDs, making sure each works before moving to the next. Having done it it is great. It takes up a fair bit of space on your hard drive, with five CDs, each with a max of nearly 5 Gb, although some are much smaller. If space is short, then forget it. BR> Gillian I would love the instructions, would it be possible to send them, BR> thanks Betty BR> ----- Original Message ----- BR> From: "Gillian" <[email protected]> BR> To: <[email protected]> BR> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:08 AM BR> Subject: [GEELONG] Macbeth CDs on hard drive >>I have been given instructions on how to put the Pioneer Index onto my >> hard drive and run it from there with Digger. >> I can't see how this would be illegal, so is anyone interested if I >> post the instructions to the list? >> >> Gillian >> Adelaide >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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 BR> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BR> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District BR> http://www.zades.com.au BR> ------------------------------- BR> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BR> [email protected] with the word BR> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of BR> the message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TERAUSTRALIS AUSTRALIAN TERRIERS - www.teraustralis.com

Gillian I would love the instructions, would it be possible to send them, thanks Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Macbeth CDs on hard drive >I have been given instructions on how to put the Pioneer Index onto my > hard drive and run it from there with Digger. > I can't see how this would be illegal, so is anyone interested if I > post the instructions to the list? > > Gillian > Adelaide > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 Gillian and others, This is way off topic for a regional mailing list! Regards ............ Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Macbeth CDs on hard drive >I have been given instructions on how to put the Pioneer Index onto my > hard drive and run it from there with Digger. > I can't see how this would be illegal, so is anyone interested if I > post the instructions to the list? > > Gillian > Adelaide > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 Susie, SZ> This is way off topic for a regional mailing list! I realise that, but as genealogists it is very helpful. Gillian

I have been given instructions on how to put the Pioneer Index onto my hard drive and run it from there with Digger. I can't see how this would be illegal, so is anyone interested if I post the instructions to the list? Gillian Adelaide

Are there any old Geelong Methodists out there who can remember a couple who trained and conducted the singing for Sunday School Anniversaries in the 1930s and 40s? We called them "George and Pussy behind their backs, and "George" used to accompany us on his cornet (and probably drowned us out, which may have improved the music). I presume that "Pussy" (people didn't have names in those days, she was just "Mrs Deans") used to play the piano, but can't remember clearly. I do recall her wearing a fur around her neck, and thought the "Pussy" referred to that. But now, researching Highton families, I have found an Eliza Tabitha Glanfield who married a George Deans in 1896, and died aged 99 in 1868 in Geelong. If the "Pussy" stood for "Tabby", this might add up to something. But there were other George Deans - at least one of them a prominent Methodist preacher but definitely not the cornet- playing type. Any information or suggestions? Marion

Just to let everyone know that this Sunday is the Otway Soup Fest, Sunday June 10 at the Barwon Downs Hall run by the local Lion's Club . The Forrest History Group has been asked to provide a two page handout on the Fun Walk along the Tiger Rail line from Gerangamete to Barwon Downs. There is a shuttle bus service available from 10.30 - 3.00 to take you to the start of the Railway walk which takes about 1 hour. The bus then picks you up at the finish and brings you back to the Hall where you can buy soup & other goodies!!! Otherwise the day starts at 10.00 with stalls, BBQ, beer and wine sales and soup available from entrants. Competition for homemade soup, cakes, wines, beers, relish etc. Anything to enter? Judging starts at 12noon. Regards, Pam Jennings

Wendy, I am researching Annie's father, Charles Friend, and there is another direct descendent of the family. to whom I will forward on your query. Is Annie family of yours? cheers Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Di Tirro" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:08 PM Subject: [GEELONG] FRIEND, WEDGE, BURNHAM, ALVAN, SUTTON > Hi, > I'm looking for information about Ann(ie) Maria FRIEND, daughter of Charles FRIEND, who lived in Geelong from 1848-c.1854. She married Thomas WEDGE at Christ Church, Geelong in 1852. They moved to Tasmania where they later divorced. Annie married a William James BURNHAM (alias JW ALVAN) and returned to Geelong where they lived from 1886-92, and again in 1893/4. I have information about her from this period that "she has relatives in Geelong named "Sutton" one of whom is a butcher and another a storekeeper." I would love to hear from anyone who may have related information. > Cheers, Wendy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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, I'm looking for information about Ann(ie) Maria FRIEND, daughter of Charles FRIEND, who lived in Geelong from 1848-c.1854. She married Thomas WEDGE at Christ Church, Geelong in 1852. They moved to Tasmania where they later divorced. Annie married a William James BURNHAM (alias JW ALVAN) and returned to Geelong where they lived from 1886-92, and again in 1893/4. I have information about her from this period that "she has relatives in Geelong named "Sutton" one of whom is a butcher and another a storekeeper." I would love to hear from anyone who may have related information. Cheers, Wendy

I have just had an experience where I asked for look ups for JUDD's on the BDM CD's which I am very grateful for receiving the information from a couple of kind people, as I do not have access to them. Thank you to those people, they know who they are. Problem then emerged that I did not agree with some of the information that I had already in my records, thought I must have had it wrong. I had the headstones read and they did not agree with dates and NAMES on CD's. From there I had the cemetery records checked and they agree with the headstones, so somewhere along the line it seems the transcribing on to the CD's has slipped up. Thought it worth letting you know that they are worth checking if you are not sure they are correct. Regards Joan Vivian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nelson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Lookup requests generally..a suggestion > Great suggestion John, I too don't have access to CD's etc but I have a > deal of family data that I could share. Putting a Name and a general > Locality could make these lists more interesting for a lot of us who > merely sit around waiting for that little tid-bit of information that > might just fill in a gap. > > Our data may also help others to fill in their gaps and give us more > contacts or, even, lost relatives. > -- > Regards, > > > Chris Nelson > 03 9894 1432 > 0418 348 541 > > PO Box 314 > Nunawading > Victoria > 3131 > Australia > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > -- Arthur C. Clarke > > This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to > sending and are, as far as it is practical to determine, Virus Free. > > > IMPORTANT - This email and any attachments may be confidential and > privileged. If received in error, please contact me and delete all > copies. You may not rely on any advice and documents received by email > unless confirmed by a signed letter. This restriction on reliance will > not apply to the extent that the above email communication is between > parties to a contract and is authorised under that contract. It is your > responsibility, before opening or using attachments, to check them for > viruses and defects. My liability is limited to resupplying any affected > attachments. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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

Great suggestion John, I too don't have access to CD's etc but I have a deal of family data that I could share. Putting a Name and a general Locality could make these lists more interesting for a lot of us who merely sit around waiting for that little tid-bit of information that might just fill in a gap. Our data may also help others to fill in their gaps and give us more contacts or, even, lost relatives. -- Regards, Chris Nelson 03 9894 1432 0418 348 541 PO Box 314 Nunawading Victoria 3131 Australia "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to sending and are, as far as it is practical to determine, Virus Free. IMPORTANT - This email and any attachments may be confidential and privileged. If received in error, please contact me and delete all copies. You may not rely on any advice and documents received by email unless confirmed by a signed letter. This restriction on reliance will not apply to the extent that the above email communication is between parties to a contract and is authorised under that contract. It is your responsibility, before opening or using attachments, to check them for viruses and defects. My liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments.

Hi Does any one connect to John Fletcher who married Emily Goodger in 1897 in Victoria please

Hello again Robyn I forgot to mention my William Stewart b 1815 son of William Stewart & Jean Cruickshank was baptised at the Manse of Forglen, Banff and also his marriage to Helen Grant was shown as Forglen & Rathven, Banff. William Snr b 1785 was baptised "In Ryland" at Alvah, Banff and married to Jean at Forglen, Banff. So my Stewart/Stuart ancestors were mainly from Banff. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > Hello Robyn > > I apologise for the delay in replying, I'm afraid I misplaced your email. > > I have not been able to get back as far as the early 1700's but I also have > the name GRANT in the family tree although this is from a second marriage of > my gg grandfather William Stewart who married Helen GRANT in 1848. They > came to Australia in 1853 with their 2 daughter's Mary & Frances and settled > in Geelong, Vic. Although my g grandfather Alexander was only 13 years of > age [from the 1st marriage] he did not arrive with them and I still have not > found his entry into Australia. > > I have not come across any GORDON's in my research as yet. > > Sorry again for the delay. > Joan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> > > > Joan, > > > > The infporamtion I have starts with James Stewart/Stuart b 1712 Abelour > > Banff m 1740 Jean McKeran. > > > > I have only one child so far the William who in 1740 married Margaret > Grant > > b 1717. Her parents were ALEXANDER GRANT and Christian McInisher. > > > > It is quite possible that there were more children and > > > > As a coinincidence a descendant of this family married a Annie Young from > > Abelour after WW2. They met on a shhip as she was coming out to serve 2 > > years as the flyning dentist in Charters Towers.( Family names of this > line > > Brims and Sinclair) > > > > WIll keep looking out as I research and let you kmow if I find any more. > > > > My only Aberdeen connecetion is GORDON. > > > > regrads Robyn in Australia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:43 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re Searching for William STEWART & family in > > the1860's > > > > > > > Hi Robyn > > > > > > William & Alexander are also common names in my ancestors. Do you have > > any > > > connections to the Cruickshank name in Aberdeen as my Stewarts married > > into > > > this family....Alexander, my great grandfather being Alexander > Cruickshank > > > Stewart/Stuart named after his grandmother's maiden name. > > > > > > I haven't been able to get back that far, only to James Stewart who > > married > > > Susannah Stewart in Alvah, Banff in 1784. > > > > > > I wonder if there could be a connection between our families! > > > > > > Regards > > > Joan in Wentworthville, NSW > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > Joan, > > > > > > > > Can't be of much help but I too am researching Stewarts from Banff > > > Scotland > > > > and courtesy of Russell Fraser am back to William Stewart 1710 married > > > Jean > > > > Grant. > > > > > > > > www.awt.ancestry.com/cgi/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=fpgbgenerations&id=I3013 > > > > > > > > Alexander and William are a both common names in the generations of > the > > > > family. The branch I am researching is William Stewart and Jane > > Mitchell > > > > who arrived in Sydney on a Bounty ship in 1839. There may be a > > connection > > > > through many of the males whose maraiges have not yet been traced. > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > Robyn in Wodonga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 4:59 PM > > > > Subject: [GEELONG] Re Searching for William STEWART & family in the > > 1860's > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello listers > > > > > > > > > > I have found my gg grandfather William Stewart b Banff, Scotland, > 1815 > > > and > > > > > his wife Helen nee Grant and their 2 daughters Mary & Frances > > emigrated > > > to > > > > > Geelong in 1853 on the ship Childe Harold. William died in 1869 > > as > > > a > > > > > result of an accident. > > > > > > > > > > Helen was William's 2nd wife but I am descended from his first wife > > Jean > > > > > Paterson who died in Banff Scotland possibly at the birth or just > > after > > > > the > > > > > birth of their son Alexander born November 1840, my great > grandfather. > > > > > > > > > > Alexander did not come to Australia with the family, [he would have > > been > > > > > about 13] but he did come here prior to 1873 as he married in the > > > Presby. > > > > > Church Sale, Victoria [shown as a farmer in Sale] but I cannot find > > his > > > > > entry into Australia nor where he may have been living in Victoria. > > > > > > > > > > I have not been able to find him on the 1841 or 1851 or 1861 census > > > > records > > > > > in Scotland. However on Alexander's death record in 1927 in > Sydney, > > it > > > > > states he was in Victoria 35 years and 45 years in NSW [he moved to > > > > Orange, > > > > > NSW where he was a telegraph linesman about 1878.] This means he > > must > > > > > have been in Victoria about 1847 when he was only 7 years old. > This > > is > > > > > only approximate as the years do not tally up with his death date, > > also > > > I > > > > > know that the information on death records is only as good as the > > person > > > > who > > > > > was the informant knew about the person. . > > > > > > > > > > Are there any land records or any type of records which may help me > > with > > > > my > > > > > search for Alexander please. He was still a farmer in Sale Plains > > in > > > > > 1876. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for any assistance. > > > > > Joan > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > >

Can someone give me an e-mail address for Lorna BURGER, who was researching the TREWIN and other families in the Barrabool shire? I have exchanged snail mail with her in the past, though we've not been in touch recently, so I don't think she'd mind your passing her address to me off-line. Many thanks Marion

Hello Robyn, Interested in your Benalla Bakery connection. Can you send me some more details, and maybe I can fill in a gap if necessary. Cheers, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] COOPER of Highton - & Modewarre? > Hi, > > I have just sent Marion a list, off list, relating to this connection. > > Hannah Cooper nee Bird did die in Benalla in 1903 whilst her husband died > earlier in 1883 at Highton. The first son of this marriage was also John > Cooper b1855 but died aged 4 days. James John, Charles, Joseph and a > sister > Caraol married surname Trewin, all died in Benalla anad were children of > John and Hannah Cooper nee Bird. > > Another daughter died in Ballarat. > > I wonder if the Hall in Benalla is a memeorial to both of the deceased > John Coopers? > > (PS My grandparents (mother's parents) lived in Benall aduring WW2 > operating > a bakery in the main street!!!) > > Robyn from Wodonga > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Willett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:03 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] COOPER of Highton - & Modewarre? > > >> Hello Marion, >> I realise this may be a little late and may not be of interest, and is > away >> from Geelong, but there is a John Cooper Hall attached to the now Uniting >> Church in Benalla. >> Did your John COOPER by any chance belong to the Benalla area at any >> time? >> Could they be the same person? >> If so, and you can supply some further details we maybe able to help. >> Cheers, >> Bill Willett >> Secretary, >> Benalla & District Family History Group. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marion Stainsby" <[email protected]> >> To: "GEELONG List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 8:55 PM >> Subject: [GEELONG] COOPER of Highton - & Modewarre? >> >> >> > Is there some very kind person out there who has access to the Digger >> > Index, and could tell me anything of the family of a John COOPER? >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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

Hello Robyn I apologise for the delay in replying, I'm afraid I misplaced your email. I have not been able to get back as far as the early 1700's but I also have the name GRANT in the family tree although this is from a second marriage of my gg grandfather William Stewart who married Helen GRANT in 1848. They came to Australia in 1853 with their 2 daughter's Mary & Frances and settled in Geelong, Vic. Although my g grandfather Alexander was only 13 years of age [from the 1st marriage] he did not arrive with them and I still have not found his entry into Australia. I have not come across any GORDON's in my research as yet. Sorry again for the delay. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> > Joan, > > The infporamtion I have starts with James Stewart/Stuart b 1712 Abelour > Banff m 1740 Jean McKeran. > > I have only one child so far the William who in 1740 married Margaret Grant > b 1717. Her parents were ALEXANDER GRANT and Christian McInisher. > > It is quite possible that there were more children and > > As a coinincidence a descendant of this family married a Annie Young from > Abelour after WW2. They met on a shhip as she was coming out to serve 2 > years as the flyning dentist in Charters Towers.( Family names of this line > Brims and Sinclair) > > WIll keep looking out as I research and let you kmow if I find any more. > > My only Aberdeen connecetion is GORDON. > > regrads Robyn in Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:43 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re Searching for William STEWART & family in > the1860's > > > > Hi Robyn > > > > William & Alexander are also common names in my ancestors. Do you have > any > > connections to the Cruickshank name in Aberdeen as my Stewarts married > into > > this family....Alexander, my great grandfather being Alexander Cruickshank > > Stewart/Stuart named after his grandmother's maiden name. > > > > I haven't been able to get back that far, only to James Stewart who > married > > Susannah Stewart in Alvah, Banff in 1784. > > > > I wonder if there could be a connection between our families! > > > > Regards > > Joan in Wentworthville, NSW > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Joan, > > > > > > Can't be of much help but I too am researching Stewarts from Banff > > Scotland > > > and courtesy of Russell Fraser am back to William Stewart 1710 married > > Jean > > > Grant. > > > > > > www.awt.ancestry.com/cgi/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=fpgbgenerations&id=I3013 > > > > > > Alexander and William are a both common names in the generations of the > > > family. The branch I am researching is William Stewart and Jane > Mitchell > > > who arrived in Sydney on a Bounty ship in 1839. There may be a > connection > > > through many of the males whose maraiges have not yet been traced. > > > > > > regards > > > > > > Robyn in Wodonga > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 4:59 PM > > > Subject: [GEELONG] Re Searching for William STEWART & family in the > 1860's > > > > > > > > > > Hello listers > > > > > > > > I have found my gg grandfather William Stewart b Banff, Scotland, 1815 > > and > > > > his wife Helen nee Grant and their 2 daughters Mary & Frances > emigrated > > to > > > > Geelong in 1853 on the ship Childe Harold. William died in 1869 > as > > a > > > > result of an accident. > > > > > > > > Helen was William's 2nd wife but I am descended from his first wife > Jean > > > > Paterson who died in Banff Scotland possibly at the birth or just > after > > > the > > > > birth of their son Alexander born November 1840, my great grandfather. > > > > > > > > Alexander did not come to Australia with the family, [he would have > been > > > > about 13] but he did come here prior to 1873 as he married in the > > Presby. > > > > Church Sale, Victoria [shown as a farmer in Sale] but I cannot find > his > > > > entry into Australia nor where he may have been living in Victoria. > > > > > > > > I have not been able to find him on the 1841 or 1851 or 1861 census > > > records > > > > in Scotland. However on Alexander's death record in 1927 in Sydney, > it > > > > states he was in Victoria 35 years and 45 years in NSW [he moved to > > > Orange, > > > > NSW where he was a telegraph linesman about 1878.] This means he > must > > > > have been in Victoria about 1847 when he was only 7 years old. This > is > > > > only approximate as the years do not tally up with his death date, > also > > I > > > > know that the information on death records is only as good as the > person > > > who > > > > was the informant knew about the person. . > > > > > > > > Are there any land records or any type of records which may help me > with > > > my > > > > search for Alexander please. He was still a farmer in Sale Plains > in > > > > 1876. > > > > > > > > Thank you for any assistance. > > > > Joan > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > 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 > > >