Hi There, I keep coming across a "John BOUCHIER" who seems to have been a teacher in a Geelong Wesleyan or CofE school in theearly/mid 1850s.. He's a man who seems to have "more front than Myers" as the old saying goes. Sought patronage from the NSW governor's wife for a book he had written, kept writing to the National School Board to get a job or, in lieu of that, send him money. Even asked the Supt of the Electric Telegraph to call at the Board office to ask that he be given a job as a favour to him (McGowan) and I'm only up to 1858 in the records. In 1858 he lived at Merideth for a short time. He personally inspected schools at Kyneton and Steiglitz, in 1857 and offered to travel Victoria inspecting and reporting to the Board for a good remuneration.Asked the teacher at Kyneton to lend hin 1/- to get back to Melbourne to put in his report. He got up subscription lists, and did the rounds collecting ... for who or what he does not say, but the above McGowan gave him 2/6... was it for himself? He was Irish , and seemed to keep returning to the Geelong district. Has anyone heard of him? I've checked susie Zada's site without luck. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch

Hi Ada, Could this be John BOURCHIER? He set up the first lime kiln in the early 1850s at Limeburner's Point but all children up to Nov 1855 were baptised in Geelong / Wesleyan Circuit. Last child born in Geelong in March 1857, next in Bungaree in Nov 1859, then children born in Ballarat / Bungaree 1860-1867. I think I've got some more notes somewhere from Pam Jennings on this family. He was born c.1823 Galway, Ireland and died 5 Mar 1893, Yarroweyah North. He married Mary Ann BRADY in 1848, Mount Shannon, Co Galway, Ireland. Found the notes from Pam - he does sound a little like a Jack of all trades - his wife was a cousin of Robert O'Hara Bourke. BDM index entries have the name as BOUCHER, BOUCHIER and BOURCHIER. I can email you a family group sheet off list if you like. Regards ................ Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Bouchier > Hi There, > > I keep coming across a "John BOUCHIER" who seems to have been a teacher > in > a Geelong Wesleyan or CofE school in theearly/mid 1850s.. > > He's a man who seems to have "more front than Myers" as the old saying > goes.

Hi Ada - will check my Bouchier info over the weekend. I don't believe this name rings a bell with me - my connection had the limekilns at Geelong as Susie said but I will recheck. Regards, Pam Jennings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Bouchier > Hi There, > > I keep coming across a "John BOUCHIER" who seems to have been a teacher > in > a Geelong Wesleyan or CofE school in theearly/mid 1850s.. > > He's a man who seems to have "more front than Myers" as the old saying > goes. > Sought patronage from the NSW governor's wife for a book he had written, > kept writing to the National School Board to get a job or, in lieu of > that, > send him money. Even asked the Supt of the Electric Telegraph to call at > the > Board office to ask that he be given a job as a favour to him (McGowan) > and > I'm only up to 1858 in the records. > > In 1858 he lived at Merideth for a short time. He personally inspected > schools at Kyneton and Steiglitz, in 1857 and offered to travel Victoria > inspecting and reporting to the Board for a good remuneration.Asked the > teacher at Kyneton to lend hin 1/- to get back to Melbourne to put in his > report. > > He got up subscription lists, and did the rounds collecting ... for who or > what he does not say, but the above McGowan gave him 2/6... was it for > himself? > > He was Irish , and seemed to keep returning to the Geelong district. > > Has anyone heard of him? I've checked susie Zada's site without luck. > > Regards Ada > > > > Ada Ackerly. Melbourne > Formerly Ackerly Docusearch > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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