Hi Noelle, Where did you get the information on George's parents - particularly his mother's maiden name? Regards .......... Susie Z -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Noelle Oke Sent: Thursday, 18 February 2010 3:50 PM To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEELONG] George Bailey WILSON Hi! I am at present researching for a school history. One of the school's past headmasters was George Bailey WILSON b.1861, Geelong. Father: James WILSON Mother: Isabella (nee MELROSE). I am interested in this family. Would SKS know this family and be able to assist? Thanks Noelle Oke

I am looking for detail on my mothers family,Joseph Wills, born werribee 1865, and his wife, Emily Caroline Furnelll. They were said to be farmers.What would they have farmed? Joseph Wills and Emily moved to Wangaretta and the Furnells moved to Pyramid Hill and then Trafalgar but most of the Wills are buried in the Werribee cemetry or Geelong. Two of the Wills nephews of Joseph died in WW1 and are buried overseas. George Wills farmed at Beular and is buried at Ballarat. So, would the farming in Geelong area in the late 1800s have been market gardens? When they moved away they milked cows, was that an industry in the Geelong area in the late 1800s? Emily Furnells half brother George Furnell went to Geelong College.His father James Furnell was jailor at Maryborough and Beechworth. Is there any data about farmimg for that period? Elizabeth S

Hi Noelle, Just did a quick look on the pioneer register, a George Wilson was born in 1861, Geelong. His parents are listed as James WILSON and Isabella PRINGLE (reg no. 20784). There are another four children listed: William b 1859 Ararat, Elizabeth Melros b 1864 Geelong, Walter b 1866 Cowies Creek and Agnes Purves b 1869 Geelong. Amanda Hi! I am at present researching for a school history. One of the school's past headmasters was George Bailey WILSON b.1861, Geelong. Father: James WILSON Mother: Isabella (nee MELROSE). I am interested in this family. Would SKS know this family and be able to assist? Thanks Noelle Oke