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

Hello Peter, Of course, not every passenger list has survived for various reasons, but have you looked for capital "S" as the starting letter, and any combination of vowels. Some scribes wrote the L and S identically, and some wrote nearly all their vowels like " i " and of course n, m, u, were often run together, just a series of loops. So you could even have "Limun" or "Simun " and anything in between ! . You will have to be flexible. At least she was a"mature lady" which might help you sort any peculiar spelling using her age and single status. Regards Ada At 23:34 02-03-04 +1100, you wrote: >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 regards, Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia formerly Ackerly DocuSearch