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    1. [GEELONG] Joshua Metcalfe
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    3. Hello Listers, My husband is doing some research on his family history and we were hoping someone out there on the List may be able to help with a few things. His great-grandfather Joshua METCALFE was born in 1825 at Gill Head (name of farm), Ingleton, Yorkshire, the birth being registered, we believe, at Lancaster, the nearest large town. His parents were Richard and Martha (Gorrell, Gorrill?). Joshua arrived in Australia in 1853 (we think - no record of the ship or where he landed but we think it was Geelong or Melbourne) and married Eliza Thomas in Geelong in 1855. Their issue was as follows:- Samuel, born Melbourne, 1856 died 1900 Martha Eliza, born Geelong, 1858 died Geelong, 1863 Eliza, born Ashby, 1859 Mary Frances, born Chilwell, 1862 Richard, born Chilwell, 1864 died Deniliquin, 1945 Joshua, born Chilwell, 1866 died 1866 Anne, born Chilwell 1866 died 1866 Joshua, born Geelong, 1868 Eva Adeline, born Mt. Moriac, 1870 Rosina, born Geelong, 1872 William Joshua, born Deniliquin(?), 1874 died Western Australia 1897, buried in Deniliquin Joshua and Eliza and family moved to Deniliquin in 1873. Joshua died in Deniliquin on 12th August, 1881. My husband, Bill, is a descendant of Richard so we have that part of the family well documented but we have no knowledge of what became of the rest of the family apart from William. Can any kind person throw some light on any of the above? Many thanks, Judy in Deniliquin.

    08/24/2003 09:34:23