Hi Maria. I know of a Miss Aline Fowler who was the postmistress at Anakie. That would have been in the 1930's . till the 40's. I think there was a sister who lived there also. Anakie is about 30 to 40 klms from Geelong going towards Bacchus Marsh. Good luck. Joy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Brennan" <mariabrennan@eircom.net> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 8:19 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Fowler Families in Geelong > Hi everyone, I'm from Ireland and new to the list. I'm hoping to get some info on my relatives who emigrated to the Geelong area. I would love to hear from anyone researching Fowler Families in Geelong with Irish ancestry. > > These are just some of the FOWLER family members that I am trying to research : - > > THOMAS FOWLER - Born 1864, Kilkenny, Ireland, Died 1934, Geelong > Emigrated to Geelong in the late 1880's, where he married MARY RYAN. Their children were Stanley, Josephine ( born 1896), Dennis ( born 1898), Vincent ( born 1904). > > DANIEL FOWLER - Born 1866, Kilkenny, Ireland, Died 1948, Geelong > Emigrated to Geelong in the 1890's, married CATHERINE RYAN in 1897. > Their children were Mary ( born 1898), Annie ( born 1900) Denis ( born 1904), William ( born 1907) > > DANIEL FOWLER - Born c 1835, Kilkenny, Ireland, Died in 1930 - age 95 > Emigrated to Breakwater, Geelong c 1861. > Married twice, firstly to Mary Nolan in 1862 and to Mary Ellen Ward c 1893 > > > THOMAS AND BRIDGET FOWLER : - > > I believe that Thomas and Bridget (whose maiden name was also Fowler) emigrated to Geelong in the early 1850's. > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > >