Hi Gary, Heres a few more names from the AVR cd for you to wade through: (also thanks to Vicki for raising the issue of whether to post these to the list....I often wonder if is helpful to anyone else or just more guff?) - deaths for Patrick McGrath (there are some here that are obviously not yours...but I'll let you sort them) MCGRATH, James Patrick CD 588107 Death Father: Daniel Mother: Mccarthy Mary Age at Death: 4 Birthplace: Richmond Reg Year: 1879 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 6079 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588457 Death Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Age at Death: 47 Reg Year: 1854 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 688 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588459 Death Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Age at Death: 21 Reg Year: 1857 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 6213 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588461 Death Father: Michael Mother: Sarah Age at Death: 2 Birthplace: San Reg Year: 1860 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 3611 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588462 Death Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Age at Death: 38 Reg Year: 1861 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 6037 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588463 Death Father: Laurence Mother: Hayes Ann Birthplace: Sand Reg Year: 1861 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 6825 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588464 Death Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Age at Death: 26 Reg Year: 1861 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 6361 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588465 Death Father: Patrick Mother: Allen Mary Age at Death: 1 Birthplace: Mulg Reg Year: 1863 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 2091 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588467 Death Father: Mathew Mother: Bridget Age at Death: 27 Birthplace: Tipp Reg Year: 1865 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 8271 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588471 Death Father: Patrick Mother: Madden Charlotte Birthplace: Fren Reg Year: 1868 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 1404 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588474 Death Father: William Mother: U,Elizabeth Age at Death: 37 Birthplace: Wick Reg Year: 1869 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 10575 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588478 Death Father: Patrick Mother: U Jane Age at Death: 23 Birthplace: Tasm Reg Year: 1870 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4676 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588479 Death Father: Thomas Mother: Crowe Bridget Age at Death: 7 Birthplace: Laur Reg Year: 1871 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4124 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588482 Death Father: U Age at Death: 49 Birthplace: Irel Reg Year: 1873 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4900 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588484 Death Father: U Age at Death: 27 Birthplace: Irel Reg Year: 1874 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 8835 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588485 Death Father: John Mother: Ward Julia Age at Death: 59 Birthplace: Galw Reg Year: 1874 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 10008 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588486 Death Father: Anthony Mother: Mcnamara Ellen Age at Death: 55 Birthplace: Clar Reg Year: 1875 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 102 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588487 Death Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Age at Death: 47 Birthplace: Unknown Reg Year: 1877 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 2011 MCGRATH, Patrick CD 588489 Death Father: Patrick Mother: O'Neil Bridget Terza Age at Death: 2 Birthplace: Majorca Reg Year: 1879 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 1974 MCGRATH, Patrick William CD 588499 Death Father: Patrick Mother: Madden Charlotte Birthplace: Avoc Reg Year: 1870 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 79 MCGRATH, William Patrick CD 588633 Death Father: U Mother: U Age at Death: 1 Birthplace: U Reg Year: 1880 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 7417 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCGRATH, Patrick CM 648783 Marriage Spouse: HILL, Margaret Reg Year: 1857 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 624 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCGRATH, Edmund CB 1354756 Birth Father: Patk Mother: Hill Margt Event Place: Kyneton Reg Year: 1859 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 15128 MCGRATH, James CB 1355164 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Hill Margaret Event Place: Daylesford Reg Year: 1867 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 14346 MCGRATH, Michael CB 1355889 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Hill Margaret Event Place: Kyne Reg Year: 1863 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 8651 MCGRATH, William CB 1356319 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Hill Margaret Event Place: Hepb Reg Year: 1865 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 21614 MCGRATH, William Patrick CB 1356391 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Hill Margaret Event Place: Kyneton Reg Year: 1861 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 15674 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BILLING, Sarah CB 147252 Birth Father: George Thomas Mother: Davine Mary Event Place: Eagle Hawk Reg Year: 1867 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 14583 BILLING, Sarah Alice CB 147254 Birth Father: William Mother: Williams Elizabeth Mary Event Place: C'Wick Reg Year: 1867 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 21268 BILLING, Sarah Ann CB 147255 Birth Father: Thomas Mother: Pepperell Mary Ann Event Place: Hartwell Reg Year: 1869 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 22693 BILLING, Sarah Ellen CB 147256 Birth Father: Joseph Mother: Isles Jane Event Place: Ball Reg Year: 1883 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 426 (this last one is too late I know, but it was the only other birth entry so it's possibly a niece?) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GANNON, James Malchy CM 341821 Marriage Spouse: MALONEY, Mary Margaret Reg Year: 1882 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 5376 seemed too similar to not include this one - the names may be transposed?: GANNON, Malachi James CB 723162 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Rogan Julianna Event Place: Nth Melb Reg Year: 1858 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 1064 GANNON, Malachy Ignatius CB 723163 Birth Father: James Malachy Mother: Maloney Margaret Event Place: Drou Reg Year: 1884 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 2059 GANNON, Francis CB 723053 Birth Father: James Malachy Mother: Molony Mary Marga Event Place: Poow Reg Year: 1887 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 22513 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the only birth record for a mary margaret moloney in vic: MOLONEY, Mary Margaret CB 1445462 Birth Father: Patrick Mother: Sheehan Cath Event Place: Magpie Reg Year: 1856 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4856 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FITZGERALD, Edmond Collins CB 664413 Birth Father: George Mother: White Ann Event Place: Mort Reg Year: 1862 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4156 FITZGERALD, Edmond Pious EB 664414 Christening Father: Richard Mother: Ellen Event Place: Melb Reg Year: 1850 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 4738 Parish: St Francis, RC FITZGERALD, Edmond Pious EB 664415 Christening Sex: Male Father: Richard Mother: Dowling Ellen Event Place: Melbourne Reg Year: 1850 Reg State: Victoria Ref Number: 43254 Parish: St Francis, RC You may want to check the IGI familysearch, Tas. Family link, or NSW bd&m databases(all free), for some of these names, if you haven't already? (if you need addresses for these give me a bell) Have fun... Regards, Leesa MacDonald "The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking." - John Kenneth Galbraith