Thanks very much for your response Robin. I've already had a discussion with someone else on the Maria GOODWIN/OSBORNE folk and decided it was not mine. My George OSBORNE and his father William both came from Bristol. William married Sarah (nee STRONG) born in Somerset. Thanks a lot and happy researching :-)) Sandra Murphy Auckland New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> To: "SOMERS" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Sawyers Arms Hotel > Hi SAndra, > > My Mary Ann was teh daughter of William Osborne convict exile on tthe > Mailtalnd in 1846 and Maria Goodwin daughter of Convict Thomas Charles > Goodwin and Sarah Harrington. Spencer had previously bee married to her > older sister Elizabeth who had died in childbirth. > > WIlliam came from leek in Staffordshire. Where did your George com from? He > arrived in Williamstown in Novemebr and I have not been able to find > anything about until his marriage to Maria in Geelong in 1852. > > William was born c 1826 his father was GEORGE OSBORNE mother Sarah > (Spilsbury?) > He had at least one brother John b c 1828. > > It would be interesting if there was a connection. > > regards > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SOMERS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Sawyers Arms Hotel > > > > Hi Robyn > > > > I am interested in this posting...my research is OSBORNE. Do you have any > > other information on Mary Ann CLARKE nee OSBORNE i.e. Birth Place, > Marriage > > Place?? Could there be a link for me?????? > > > > My George OSBORNE was a Licensed Victualler in Geelong. He was born in > > Bristol UK and emmigrated to Australia in 1853. His family in Bristol UK > > are listed in the 1841 and 1851 Census and then I lose the girls > completely > > as I haven't been able to trace their married surnames. One of his > sisters > > was Mary Ann OSBORNE. MAYBE?? she also came across to Australia! > > > > Robyn in Wodonga > > Anything else Robyn? > > > > Kind regards > > Sandra Murphy :-)) > > Auckland New Zealand > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robyn Gross" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:09 PM > > Subject: [GEELONG] Sawyers Arms Hotel > > > > > > > Hi listers, > > > > > > My ancestor Spencer Clarke and hi ssecond wife Mary Ann nee OSborne, > were > > at > > > one times the publicans at this establishment. > > > > > > I gathered this inforamtion from > > > 1) Spencer Clarke's death certificate, 1916 > > > 2) Geelong Cemeteries burial Index 1916 > > > 3) Son Spencer Osborne Clarke's WW1 enlistment papers.1916 > > > > > > I have current photographs of the hotel in Newtown but I have little > > > information about the hotel in the period up to 1916. > > > > > > I have no idea how long Mary Ann styed there after Spencer's death and > > > would be interested to know if there are any records which could assist > me > > > in finding more about the hotel and its residents at this time. > > > > > > Robyn in Wodonga > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > 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 > >