Dear All, Thanks to everyone who has helped me in my quest for the Williamson children of the above couple. It seems that they had an unfortunate surname for research purposes, in the Gippsland area! I'll now list this lot as far as I've gone, thanks to everyone's help. Thomas Williamson- (This person is not a child of Ramsay and Susannah, according to Kim Harbeck Steiger, even though he named a daughter 'Clara Affia', and she was born in Tarraville. I'm gobsmacked by that information! We're working on it.) Sophia Sarah Williamson- was born on 24 Aug 1838 in Hobart, VDL and died on 10 Nov 1839 in Hobart, VDL at age 1. Sophia Sarah Williamson-was born on 9 Jan 1840 in Tas. William Ramsay Williamson-was born in 1842 in Tas. and died in 1924 in Vic at age 82. William married Mary Rose Hoff-in 1872 in Vic. Henrietta Williamson-was born in 1845 in VDL. and died in 1869 in Vic at age 24. Affia Williamson-was born in VDL. Affia married Simeon Napper senior. Donald Williamson- was born in 1846 in Monaro, NSW. (Does anyone have any information on this Donald?) Catherine Williamson-was born in Tarraville, Vic in 1848 and died on 24 Jan 1923 in Sale, Vic. at age 75. Isabella Susannah Williamson- was born in 1854 in Tarraville, Vic. and died in Sale, Vic.. If anyone has come across any of these people in their researches, I'd be very pleased to hear from them, once again. Best wishes, Carol Brill.

Okey dokey, I am trying to brings some more sense to these as well. Well, so I know what I am thinking, anyway. The entries below are from the Sale and District Family History Group index to Births, deaths and Marriages in the Gippsland Guardian, Gippsland Times and Gippsland Mercury to 1900. For each entry you can pick the paper and the event - eg B, D or M. [The wonderful news is they are moving towards releasing the whole entries very soon, not just the index]. Napper, Charles M GT 13.6.1895 Napper, Charles M GM 4.1.1883 Napper, dau of S. B GM 7.11.1876 Napper, Ellen D GT 29&31.1.1867 Napper, Isabella D GM 20.11.1877 Napper, James M GM 31.1.1878 Napper, Jane D GM 9.7.1881 Napper, John D GM 12.6.1886 Napper, Matilda D GT 24.9.1890 Napper, son of Charles B GM 16.10.1883 Napper, son of James B GM 26.10.1878 Napper, son of S. B GM 11.11.1872 Napper, son of S. B GM 6.2.1871 Napper, son of Walter B GM 30.10.1879 Napper, Susan M GT 11.5.1869 Napper, Walter M GM 19.9.1878 So this should keep you out of mischief for a while Carol, working out which ones are yours. The actual entries often contain places, property names etc. Also, on reflection, in an earlier e-mail you spoke of children born to Simeon at Rosedale. The property I have described to you in the parish of Winnindoo was in the Shire of Rosedale, even though it was quite close to Heyfield. I am unsure if there were requirements to register births at particular places (eg go to Rosedale in the shire of Rosedale, instead of just across the river to Heyfield, which would have been the main shopping town). For locals trying to work out where I am talking about, it is quite close to Kennevan's Corner. Cheers Linda At 02:54 PM 4/08/2005 +1000, Carol wrote: >Affia Williamson-was born in VDL. Affia married Simeon Napper senior. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 1/08/2005