Hi Peter, If her death certificate stated that she had been in Victoria for 53 years, that's a pretty specific number of years - i.e. not 50 or 55 but 53 so you'd tend to put some credibility in that. Why do you then say she came to Geelong c. 1853 - 1856 - by my calculations it was more like 1839-40? Obviously with a name like that it would be quite easy for it to be transcribed incorrectly, so be a bit creative looking for her immigration record ...... and you'll find it on the NSW Assisted Immigrants 1839-1851 ......... by searching for unknown surname (wildcard), First Name = Frances and year of arrival 1839-40 ...... LOMAN, Frances, 17 years, Ship "China", in 1840. and if you search the PROV Assisted Immigrants using the same principal, ...... LOMEN, Frances, 17 years, Ship "China", in May 1840 This ship arrived in Melbourne from London on May 2-4, 1840. There doesn't appear to be a Disposal list entry for her, but it would still be worthing checking out the Passenger list and see if she was travelling with someone or any notations etc. Mind you, if you just search for the whole passenger list for China, you'll find the following, presumably travelling together ..... LOMAN, Michl, 22 LOMEN, Bridget, 21 LOMEN, Frances, 17 LOMEN, Judy, 18 LOMEN, Mary, 22 Guess it would be worth following up the rest of them to get a clue as to where Frances went etc. Regards ....... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter O'Sullivan" <sullivan2076@hotmail.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:34 PM Subject: [GEELONG] LIOMIN-Geelong/Melbourne Directories 1850+ > Hello, > > Are there any directories (Geelong) available listing names, addresses and > or occupations of single women in the 1850s? > Possibly also some sort of church list, postal address list or sponsorship > lists. > > I am trying to trace a Frances Mary LIOMIN, who came to Geelong or > Melbourne c 1853-1856. > She would have been in her early forties and probably spoke some French and > could read and write; so she may have been employed as a governess or ladies > companion. > She married a Henry Hitchens in 1856 in Geelong and then a William Mason and > lived in Geelong until her death in 1892. > Her death certificate (d 1892) stated she had resided in Victoria for 53 > years. > I would like to trace her movements pre 1856. > I have checked many passenger lists (1854-1856) into Victoria from the UK > for the surname LIOMIN to no avail. However, she may have come steerage and > not been mentioned. > > I'm at a loss as to what to do next. > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > > Regards, > > Peter > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > >