Hi Marion, According to the same book, P206, "the Clyde Company was formed with Captain Wood and the Dennistons of Glasgow in 1836. Company disbanded in 1857." No mention of Barnes. regards dorothy ~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Marion Stainsby Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2007 5:04 PM To: GEELONG List Subject: [GEELONG] Victoria and Its Metropolis Dear Listers Can someone please help? I am trying to identify members of the 1867 Building Committee of the Wesleyan Church at Highton, and with the wonderful help of all sorts of people, and the references on the Geelong Book and Cemeteries Indexes, I can more or less pin down 15 of the 17 men listed (and most of their wives). The two missing are William Hill (far too many Hill families, unless some descendant can establish the right one!), and William Barnes. I note a lot of references to the Clyde Company Papers for this name in the Book Index, but don't think he's the right man. However. Stewart McAdams' Card Index, expertly typed by Pam Jennings, has a William Barnes of "Mt Moriac/ Highton / Cressy /Katamatita " and refers to the 1888 "Victoria and Its Metropolis". If some kind soul has this book, and can copy out what it says - in literal detail, as I may want to quote it in print - it would be an enormous help. I am wanting to be able to make some generalisations about the background and progress of this group of people, without the danger of being proved wrong by some inconvenient fact. We are wanting to make our book a resource for future local and family historians, if only by gathering together a lot of information from many varied sources and finding what doesn't add up. Many thanks. I don't know what I'd do without you! 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