Hello List, I am a new subscriber from W.A.and am looking to find when and where and on which vessel my GGrandfather Robert Hill Kinnear and his wife Rosalie Magdalene Catherine and their two children arrived in Australia in 1852. I have had no luck with passenger lists. I have records from Pioneers of Pt. Phillip (i know he came out from Scotland in 1839 and returned in 1844. He took up land on the Mooroobool 1840-41) Married in Dundee 1847. Sold their farm in Corston (Scotland) June/July 1851, (I have an original poster for the "Finishing Sale" dated 8th July 1851 in Corston). Their second child, month old Robert Shiell Kinnear was christened in Scotland on 27th Oct 1851 and their little 4 year old daughter Rosalie Korn Kinnear died on the property "Ballanee" (4 miles north of Ballan, Vic on 14th Sep 1852 (no death reg. for her on the indexes only an entry in the family Bible I have) and I have this obsession to find where she is buried so I can visit her grave next year w! hen we go across to Vic. They had to have left after the end Oct 1851 and arrived before he took up "Ballenee" (as it was spelt then) in July 1852. I know it's a big ask, but I am hoping some of the historians who are more into this sort of thing than me, may be able to help me or give me some clues as to what to do. My family motto is "I Live in Hope" above crossed anchors, so here's hoping. Eve Anderson (nee Kinnear) W.A.

Don't live in hope with the burial ground. I drove from Toowoomba, near Brisbane, to Croydon in far north Qld to find my great grandfathers grave. Found afghan camel drivers, chinese gold miners, but no great grandfather. He died in 1888. Local publican. Left a wife and a tribe of kids. Many people died up there and now some of the places where they were buried as now fenced of and private property. You cannot get to them. Had similar trouble with Grong Grong. Floods, cattle stamping over them, more floods (cemeteries are always put on awful ground to keep the best for grazing). Maybe you need to ask a bit more to verify that you can even get to the supposed place of burial. robyndehood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Anderson" <eanderson@bigfoot.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: [GEELONG] KINNEAR > Hello List, > I am a new subscriber from W.A.and am looking to find when and where and on which vessel my GGrandfather Robert Hill Kinnear and his wife Rosalie Magdalene Catherine and their two children arrived in Australia in 1852. I have had no luck with passenger lists. I have records from Pioneers of Pt. Phillip (i know he came out from Scotland in 1839 and returned in 1844. He took up land on the Mooroobool 1840-41) Married in Dundee 1847. Sold their farm in Corston (Scotland) June/July 1851, (I have an original poster for the "Finishing Sale" dated 8th July 1851 in Corston). Their second child, month old Robert Shiell Kinnear was christened in Scotland on 27th Oct 1851 and their little 4 year old daughter Rosalie Korn Kinnear died on the property "Ballanee" (4 miles north of Ballan, Vic on 14th Sep 1852 (no death reg. for her on the indexes only an entry in the family Bible I have) and I have this obsession to find where she is buried so I can visit her grave next year w! > hen we go across to Vic. They had to have left after the end Oct 1851 and arrived before he took up "Ballenee" (as it was spelt then) in July 1852. > I know it's a big ask, but I am hoping some of the historians who are more into this sort of thing than me, may be able to help me or give me some clues as to what to do. > My family motto is "I Live in Hope" above crossed anchors, so here's hoping. > Eve Anderson (nee Kinnear) W.A. > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp >

Hi Ann, My husband's ancestors John and Mary Ann Devlin arrived on the Marco Polo in September 1852. Although they came from Ireland the Marco Polo sailed from an English port.. According to the shipping documents they were assisted migrants and sponsored by R. H. Kinnear of Connewarre where John worked for 12 months for 50 pounds plus keep. Connewarre is a small farming settlement between Geelong and Barwon Heads. This may give you a different lead in your investigations. regards, Dorothy Devlin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Anderson" <eanderson@bigfoot.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:20 PM Subject: [GEELONG] KINNEAR > Hello List, > I am a new subscriber from W.A.and am looking to find when and where and on which vessel my GGrandfather Robert Hill Kinnear and his wife Rosalie Magdalene Catherine and their two children arrived in Australia in 1852. I have had no luck with passenger lists. I have records from Pioneers of Pt. Phillip (i know he came out from Scotland in 1839 and returned in 1844. He took up land on the Mooroobool 1840-41) Married in Dundee 1847. Sold their farm in Corston (Scotland) June/July 1851, (I have an original poster for the "Finishing Sale" dated 8th July 1851 in Corston). Their second child, month old Robert Shiell Kinnear was christened in Scotland on 27th Oct 1851 and their little 4 year old daughter Rosalie Korn Kinnear died on the property "Ballanee" (4 miles north of Ballan, Vic on 14th Sep 1852 (no death reg. for her on the indexes only an entry in the family Bible I have) and I have this obsession to find where she is buried so I can visit her grave next year w! > hen we go across to Vic. They had to have left after the end Oct 1851 and arrived before he took up "Ballenee" (as it was spelt then) in July 1852. > I know it's a big ask, but I am hoping some of the historians who are more into this sort of thing than me, may be able to help me or give me some clues as to what to do. > My family motto is "I Live in Hope" above crossed anchors, so here's hoping. > Eve Anderson (nee Kinnear) W.A. > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp >

Hi again Dorothy, Do you have those shipping documents (or copies) in your posession? if so would I be able to have a copy please. Cheers Eve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell & Dorothy Devlin" <rustydoor@netspace.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] KINNEAR > Hi Ann, > My husband's ancestors John and Mary Ann Devlin arrived on the Marco Polo > in September 1852. Although they came from Ireland the Marco Polo sailed > from an English port.. According to the shipping documents they were > assisted migrants and sponsored by R. H. Kinnear of Connewarre where John > worked for 12 months for 50 pounds plus keep. > Connewarre is a small farming settlement between Geelong and Barwon Heads. > This may give you a different lead in your investigations. > regards, > Dorothy Devlin. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eve Anderson" <eanderson@bigfoot.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:20 PM > Subject: [GEELONG] KINNEAR > > > > Hello List, > > I am a new subscriber from W.A.and am looking to find when and > where and on which vessel my GGrandfather Robert Hill Kinnear and his wife > Rosalie Magdalene Catherine and their two children arrived in Australia in > 1852. I have had no luck with passenger lists. I have records from Pioneers > of Pt. Phillip (i know he came out from Scotland in 1839 and returned in > 1844. He took up land on the Mooroobool 1840-41) Married in Dundee 1847. > Sold their farm in Corston (Scotland) June/July 1851, (I have an original > poster for the "Finishing Sale" dated 8th July 1851 in Corston). Their > second child, month old Robert Shiell Kinnear was christened in Scotland on > 27th Oct 1851 and their little 4 year old daughter Rosalie Korn Kinnear died > on the property "Ballanee" (4 miles north of Ballan, Vic on 14th Sep 1852 > (no death reg. for her on the indexes only an entry in the family Bible I > have) and I have this obsession to find where she is buried so I can visit > her grave next year w! > > hen we go across to Vic. They had to have left after the end Oct 1851 and > arrived before he took up "Ballenee" (as it was spelt then) in July 1852. > > I know it's a big ask, but I am hoping some of the historians who are more > into this sort of thing than me, may be able to help me or give me some > clues as to what to do. > > My family motto is "I Live in Hope" above crossed anchors, so here's > hoping. > > Eve Anderson (nee Kinnear) W.A. > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Surnames of Interest : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdname.htm >