Dear Marie, The Aus National Library has recently introduced scanned images of a number of Australian newpapers. http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home You would need to search the "Argus" for Melbourne. Fortunately, the time frame is covered for 1919. It is a wonderful resouce. Best wishes, Maree in Adelaide Marie Cooper wrote: >I am seeking a death notice in the Melbourne paper around the 5 August 1919. I understand there were two papers operating at that time but do not know the names of the papers to help in the search for the entry. >Grateful for being pointed in the right direction. >Anna > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Thanks for publicising this; I've more than over 671 hits for Serpell. Great stuff Nick The Serpell One Name Study Researching Serpells and variants across the world Member: Cornwall Family History Society. The Society of Genealogists. The Guild of One Name Studies Website: www.serpell.org E.mail: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of maree white Sent: 17 January 2009 4:40 To: Marie Cooper Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Death Notice Dear Marie, The Aus National Library has recently introduced scanned images of a number of Australian newpapers. http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home You would need to search the "Argus" for Melbourne. Fortunately, the time frame is covered for 1919. It is a wonderful resouce. Best wishes, Maree in Adelaide Marie Cooper wrote: >I am seeking a death notice in the Melbourne paper around the 5 August 1919. I understand there were two papers operating at that time but do not know the names of the papers to help in the search for the entry. >Grateful for being pointed in the right direction. >Anna > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers, Is anyone researching the GREENE family of Dunnstown near Ballarat? In indexing the "Non-Issued Probate and Administrations" VPRS 7933/P1 In unit 81 (order by unit number only.. you get the whole box) file # 7445 in the box (you can't order it individually) is an application by the Greene family to have Dennis declared deceased. The file contains 3 photos, information that he went to New Zealand in 1910 and was in touch with his mother & family until 1915, when he indicated he was moving around trying to avoid conscription to WW1 in New Zealand. The family advertised in New Zealand for him in 1934 and 1945, but had no success NZ military records contacted and he was not listed for WW1 or 2 No death certificate in NZ 1910-1960 Family wondered if he died in the 1918 influenza epidemic, where they claimed 5,471 people died, 4,337 in the first 3 weeks of the epidemic. Or maybe killed in the Napier earthquake when over 100 people were killed, but there was no certainty on who died or the number. The Probate Court declared him "presumed dead" so that the executors could distribute his share of his parents estate and his personal estate in 1960. Hope that interests someone Regards Ada Ackerly

=: Vista Program Compatibility := I'm going to take a guess and bet that most of you who have upgraded to Windows Vista are having a little trouble getting your older programs to work. Am I right? You know, programs that worked fine for you with Windows XP (or even older versions of Windows) just don't work so well anymore. So, is there anything you can do to get the programs you love back up and running with your new Vista PC? Well, as a matter of fact, there is! Microsoft is good at making sure all of that is covered. They have integrated what is called a Program Compatibility Wizard into Vista. So, if you have an older program that is not working with the new operating system, you can run it through this wizard to simulate earlier versions of Windows to try and get it to work again. To get to the wizard, just go to Start, Control Panel and click on Programs. Next, click on the option that says "Use an older program with this version of Windows" and the wizard will then open. You can then just go through the steps and see if the program will actually work with Vista. Now, most of the programs that worked with XP also work with Vista, but you may have some trouble with a lot of the older programs. Also, you shouldn't use the wizard with any older antivirus programs, disk utilities or other system programs. Doing that could cause some security holes or even data loss. So, if you feel like you're in a rut with getting your programs to work with your new Vista computer, give this wizard a try! [Source: Worldstart.com] Brian M Morley -------Original Message------- From: Julie M Hopper Date: 11/01/2009 7:49:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Digger on the laptop Greetings listers, Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops As the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole Thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem.

Norm the CD's only go to 1914, they go much later on the Qld BDM site on the internet, you would have much more luck if you searched them there Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Archibald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: Queensland BDM CD`s > dEAR people, > I apologise for the non Goldfields list posting, but after 14 years of > searching i`ve become a bit desperate and am prepared to receive a slap on > the wrist if I have broken with protocol. > I am looking for anyone on the list who has the Queensland BDM CD`s who > could do a couple of look-up`s for me off list. > I am looking for my wife`s great great uncle and his descendants, who I > recently discovered moved to QLD. around 1865 and remained there until his > death in 1889. > This person, as I mentioned has eluded me for 14 years and I would dearly > like to record he and his descendants which would mean I have accounted > for all members of that side of my wife`s family. > Norman A. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi John, The only school I can think of in this area built of bluestone is the school at Craigie (now a private residence), not far from Majorca. Regards Lois -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Holmes Sent: Sunday, 11 January 2009 5:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Help to identify photo - Majorca? Does anyone know anything that might help to identify this old school photo? http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2yzm0ly&s=5 I suspect it may be the Majorca school around mid-late 1890s, though it also might be Carisbrook about 10-15 years later. The photo was found among my father's papers after he died and we think it came from his father b. 1891 who was a pupil at Majorca and later a student teacher at Carisbrook. We can't identify anyone in the photo. The photographer Charlie Farr of Maryborough has been discussed here before. From the archives I see he was active in Maryborough from 1892 to 1904 (info posted by Lois Broad), which tends to rule out the Carisbrook theory. If anyone is interested in the photo, I have it scanned at higher resolution. Regards, John Holmes ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I know this is off-topic, sadly Vista has been forced upon you, if you have the resources, re-format whatever computer you are using back to XP, that's the easiest and simplest way. Forget the sales peoples waffle and hype, either don't upgrade or if hardware purchases force you to get Vista find a real computer person [a professional] and downgrade. As easy as that - "Poof", the problem goes away. Don in Melbourne. Please don't respond on-list as to the virtue's of Vista, it's honestly a waste of time and not a genie issue.

Hi Norman Did you realise that the Queensland BDM's are available online at: http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/829.htm You can search the historical births, deaths and marriages indexes for all: a.. births that occurred in Queensland between 1829 and 1914 b.. deaths that occurred in Queensland between 1829 and 1929 c.. marriages that occurred in Queensland between 1829 and 1929. Kind Regards Shelley Chambers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Archibald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: Queensland BDM CD`s dEAR people, I apologise for the non Goldfields list posting, but after 14 years of searching i`ve become a bit desperate and am prepared to receive a slap on the wrist if I have broken with protocol. I am looking for anyone on the list who has the Queensland BDM CD`s who could do a couple of look-up`s for me off list. I am looking for my wife`s great great uncle and his descendants, who I recently discovered moved to QLD. around 1865 and remained there until his death in 1889. This person, as I mentioned has eluded me for 14 years and I would dearly like to record he and his descendants which would mean I have accounted for all members of that side of my wife`s family. Norman A.

John, I would be pretty sure that it is not Majorca as that school was constructed of red-brick. The only one I know of bluestone in the district iwould be at Craigie - about half-way to Maryborough from Majorca. That building still stands although has been a private residence for many years. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Holmes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:16 PM Subject: Help to identify photo - Majorca? > Does anyone know anything that might help to identify this old school > photo? > http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2yzm0ly&s=5 > > I suspect it may be the Majorca school around mid-late 1890s, though it > also might be Carisbrook about 10-15 years later. > The photo was found among my father's papers after he died and we think > it came from his father b. 1891 who was a pupil at Majorca and later a > student teacher at Carisbrook. We can't identify anyone in the photo. > > The photographer Charlie Farr of Maryborough has been discussed here > before. From the archives I see he was active in Maryborough from 1892 > to 1904 (info posted by Lois Broad), which tends to rule out the > Carisbrook theory. > > If anyone is interested in the photo, I have it scanned at higher > resolution. > > Regards, > John Holmes > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1889 - Release Date: 12/01/2009 8:18 PM

dEAR people, I apologise for the non Goldfields list posting, but after 14 years of searching i`ve become a bit desperate and am prepared to receive a slap on the wrist if I have broken with protocol. I am looking for anyone on the list who has the Queensland BDM CD`s who could do a couple of look-up`s for me off list. I am looking for my wife`s great great uncle and his descendants, who I recently discovered moved to QLD. around 1865 and remained there until his death in 1889. This person, as I mentioned has eluded me for 14 years and I would dearly like to record he and his descendants which would mean I have accounted for all members of that side of my wife`s family. Norman A.

That's a good idea IF you have a huge memory and lots of everything else you need, money too probably, because I can see the whole hing working so slowly it might take a week to log on! Dawn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 12:17 PM To: Michelle Watson Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Digger on the laptop I've also done the same thing over the last couple of weeks - desktop XP Pro to laptop Vista. No problem so far but the salesman did say that I could partition the disc and load XP so I had both available. Trevor 2009/1/12 Michelle Watson <[email protected]> > At 08:49 AM 11/01/2009, Julie M Hopper wrote: > >Greetings listers, > > > >Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops > >as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious > >Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole > >thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. > > > >The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with Windows XP > (as > >ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is fraught > >with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you Microsoft! What > >this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory stick, > but > >the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - the whole > >series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing them! > >However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as you > know, > >are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger that may > >solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have > >encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may find that > >this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger files. So > give > >it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... > > > >Regards > >Julie H. > > Hi Julie, > > I don't know if this will help anyone, but it might. I too, have just > made the change from a desktop running XP to a laptop running Vista. > Compatibility issues will always occur with OS changes, especially > when dealing with old software. > > One issue that I noticed with FTM is that while it was happy to work > with the program running on the hard drive and the data file on an > external hard drive, it wouldn't work with the data on a thumb drive. > My suspicion is that the 2006 software just couldn't cope with the > idea of a USB thumb drive. > > So using an external hard drive rather than a thumb drive might solve > some issues. > > Cheers, > Michelle > > > --------------------- > Michelle Watson > [email protected] > > Watson/Canet Family History - http://watsoncanet.webcon.net.au/ > Researching: Watson, Canet, Harper, Whitley, Rann, Hamilton, > O'Donnell, Wilkes, Freeman, Munro, Brown, Baker, Hughes, Davis, Sandilands > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 3757 (20090111) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

I've also done the same thing over the last couple of weeks - desktop XP Pro to laptop Vista. No problem so far but the salesman did say that I could partition the disc and load XP so I had both available. Trevor 2009/1/12 Michelle Watson <[email protected]> > At 08:49 AM 11/01/2009, Julie M Hopper wrote: > >Greetings listers, > > > >Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops > >as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious > >Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole > >thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. > > > >The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with Windows XP > (as > >ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is fraught > >with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you Microsoft! What > >this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory stick, > but > >the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - the whole > >series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing them! > >However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as you > know, > >are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger that may > >solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have > >encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may find that > >this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger files. So > give > >it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... > > > >Regards > >Julie H. > > Hi Julie, > > I don't know if this will help anyone, but it might. I too, have just > made the change from a desktop running XP to a laptop running Vista. > Compatibility issues will always occur with OS changes, especially > when dealing with old software. > > One issue that I noticed with FTM is that while it was happy to work > with the program running on the hard drive and the data file on an > external hard drive, it wouldn't work with the data on a thumb drive. > My suspicion is that the 2006 software just couldn't cope with the > idea of a USB thumb drive. > > So using an external hard drive rather than a thumb drive might solve > some issues. > > Cheers, > Michelle > > > --------------------- > Michelle Watson > [email protected] > > Watson/Canet Family History - http://watsoncanet.webcon.net.au/ > Researching: Watson, Canet, Harper, Whitley, Rann, Hamilton, > O'Donnell, Wilkes, Freeman, Munro, Brown, Baker, Hughes, Davis, Sandilands > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

At 08:49 AM 11/01/2009, Julie M Hopper wrote: >Greetings listers, > >Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops >as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious >Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole >thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. > >The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with Windows XP (as >ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is fraught >with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you Microsoft! What >this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory stick, but >the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - the whole >series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing them! >However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as you know, >are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger that may >solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have >encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may find that >this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger files. So give >it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... > >Regards >Julie H. Hi Julie, I don't know if this will help anyone, but it might. I too, have just made the change from a desktop running XP to a laptop running Vista. Compatibility issues will always occur with OS changes, especially when dealing with old software. One issue that I noticed with FTM is that while it was happy to work with the program running on the hard drive and the data file on an external hard drive, it wouldn't work with the data on a thumb drive. My suspicion is that the 2006 software just couldn't cope with the idea of a USB thumb drive. So using an external hard drive rather than a thumb drive might solve some issues. Cheers, Michelle --------------------- Michelle Watson [email protected] Watson/Canet Family History - http://watsoncanet.webcon.net.au/ Researching: Watson, Canet, Harper, Whitley, Rann, Hamilton, O'Donnell, Wilkes, Freeman, Munro, Brown, Baker, Hughes, Davis, Sandilands

If your new PC (or laptop) comes with Vista, then you should be able to install XP as well and have a dual boot system, where you choose the OS at boot-up. XP runs faster than Vista, it needs less memory, less money and works faster. The PC maker you bought from should have offered you the option of XP as well as Vista. It's still an available OS, and a "downgrade" to it is included with the Vista licence. Mark -- On 12 Jan 2009, at 08:31, Dawn Webb wrote: > That's a good idea IF you have a huge memory and lots of everything > else you > need, money too probably, because I can see the whole hing working > so slowly > it might take a week to log on! > > Dawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor > Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 12:17 PM > To: Michelle Watson > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Digger on the laptop > > I've also done the same thing over the last couple of weeks - > desktop XP Pro > to laptop Vista. No problem so far but the salesman did say that I > could > partition the disc and load XP so I had both available. > > Trevor > > 2009/1/12 Michelle Watson <[email protected]> > >> At 08:49 AM 11/01/2009, Julie M Hopper wrote: >>> Greetings listers, >>> >>> Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to >>> laptops >>> as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my >>> precious >>> Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the >>> whole >>> thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. >>> >>> The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with >>> Windows XP (as >>> ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is >>> fraught >>> with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you >>> Microsoft! > What >>> this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory >>> stick, but >>> the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - >>> the whole >>> series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing >>> them! >>> However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as >>> you know, >>> are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger >>> that may >>> solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have >>> encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may >>> find that >>> this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger >>> files. So give >>> it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... >>> >>> Regards >>> Julie H. >> >> Hi Julie, >> >> I don't know if this will help anyone, but it might. I too, have just >> made the change from a desktop running XP to a laptop running Vista. >> Compatibility issues will always occur with OS changes, especially >> when dealing with old software. >> >> One issue that I noticed with FTM is that while it was happy to work >> with the program running on the hard drive and the data file on an >> external hard drive, it wouldn't work with the data on a thumb drive. >> My suspicion is that the 2006 software just couldn't cope with the >> idea of a USB thumb drive. >> >> So using an external hard drive rather than a thumb drive might solve >> some issues. >> >> Cheers, >> Michelle >> >> >> --------------------- >> Michelle Watson >>

Does anyone know anything that might help to identify this old school photo? http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2yzm0ly&s=5 I suspect it may be the Majorca school around mid-late 1890s, though it also might be Carisbrook about 10-15 years later. The photo was found among my father's papers after he died and we think it came from his father b. 1891 who was a pupil at Majorca and later a student teacher at Carisbrook. We can't identify anyone in the photo. The photographer Charlie Farr of Maryborough has been discussed here before. From the archives I see he was active in Maryborough from 1892 to 1904 (info posted by Lois Broad), which tends to rule out the Carisbrook theory. If anyone is interested in the photo, I have it scanned at higher resolution. Regards, John Holmes

Dear Listers I've been using Digger with Vista on my computer with no problems. However it is a Vista 32 bit program. My partner has Vista Ultimate loaded on his laptop and it is a 64-bit program. Therein lies the problem - not all software programs are compatible with the 64-bit version. To check, go into Control Panel and click on System, and this will give you the details of the operating system. Cheers, Rowena Gough Melbourne, Australia Researching PASCOE, SHUGG, TREVITHICK, TRELOAR, EDDY in Cornwall; GOUGH, PHILLIPS in Wales & in BURSILL, HUNT in England. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julie M Hopper Sent: Sunday, 11 January 2009 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Digger on the laptop Greetings listers, Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with Windows XP (as ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is fraught with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you Microsoft! What this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory stick, but the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - the whole series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing them! However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as you know, are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger that may solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may find that this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger files. So give it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... Regards Julie H. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1885 - Release Date: 1/9/2009 7:59 PM

Greetings listers, Many of you will, as I have just done, be changing over from PC to laptops as the technology advances. My problem was - how do I change my precious Digger programme over to my laptop without risking the loss of the whole thing? No doubt others have also encountered this problem. The main difficulty I found is that if Digger is on a PC with Windows XP (as ours was), then transferring it to my laptop with Windows Vista is fraught with problems as there are compatibility issues. Thank you Microsoft! What this meant for me was that I could transfer the data via a memory stick, but the programme to read the data would not transfer. Net result - the whole series of Digger files was on my laptop with no means of accessing them! However, I have ascertained that Macbeth, who published Digger as you know, are well aware of this issue, and there is an update to Digger that may solve this problem. So - fear not, if this is a problem you have encountered, check the update on the Macbeth website and you may find that this will be all you need to transfer and access your Digger files. So give it a try before you sink into the depths of despair... Regards Julie H.

You might like to buy one of the later birth certs of this lot and see if Robert is included as previous issue. You can do it on line and immediately download it for $17.50 if you wish. Just google Vic BDM to find the site - I do that rather than bookmark it as it moves around as the government changes its mind quite frequently! Hope this helps somewhat... Dawn Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query ----- Surname : watson (3953 matches) Event : b (926847 matches) Spouse Surname/Fathe : samuel (13757 matches) Total matching records: 38 -------------------- Surname: WATSON Given Names: Elizabeth Ann Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: CARAMUT Death Place: Year: 1858 Reg Number: 17991 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: William John Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: HAMI Death Place: Year: 1860 Reg Number: 15067 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: Samuel Nelson Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: PENS Death Place: Year: 1862 Reg Number: 10346 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: Ernest James Cochran Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: PENS Death Place: Year: 1864 Reg Number: 4399 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: Francis Thomas Hughes Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: CRAN Death Place: Year: 1865 Reg Number: 21455 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: Matilda Jane Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: RMOND Death Place: Year: 1868 Reg Number: 4938 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: WATSON Given Names: Unnamed Male Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: Sex: Birth Place: MT ROUSE Death Place: Year: 1869 Reg Number: 17733 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query ----- Surname : watson (3953 matches) Event : d (418821 matches) Spouse Surname/Fathe : samuel (13757 matches) Total matching records: 7 -------------------- Surname: WATSON Given Names: Unnamed Male Event: D Spouse Surname/Father: Samuel Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann HUGHES Age: 1D Sex: Birth Place: PENS Death Place: Year: 1869 Reg Number: 7555 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melanie Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2009 10:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Lookup please - WATSON / PLACE? Ravenswood - Bendigo Hello, if it's not too much trouble could sks please do a lookup for me on the Victorian Pioneer Index? I'm seeking a marriage record between Mary Ann Pierce PLACE and Samuel WATSON. The couple had a son Robert WATSON born 1861 in Ravenswood nr. Bendigo but I don't know if there were any other children. Would love to hear any info or from anyone connected. Thankyou kindly! Regards, Melanie from WA. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 3749 (20090107) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

Hello, if it's not too much trouble could sks please do a lookup for me on the Victorian Pioneer Index? I'm seeking a marriage record between Mary Ann Pierce PLACE and Samuel WATSON. The couple had a son Robert WATSON born 1861 in Ravenswood nr. Bendigo but I don't know if there were any other children. Would love to hear any info or from anyone connected. Thankyou kindly! Regards, Melanie from WA.

Hi Dawn Yes you are right. The family below are that of John Gast Jun. Most of this family came to WA and settled in the Coolgardie goldfields and later in Perth. I haven't had a lot of luck in locating living relatives. Two of the boys died in WW1. John Jun's death certificate showed his father as living as does his wife Catherine's DC.in 1895. Mind you he would have been an old man at this stage given that he was born in about 1816 so unless the DC failed to record that he was deceased we are looking for a death after 1895. Thanks for your input Regards Pauline -----Original Message----- From: Dawn Webb [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 8:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Lost man in Caledonian diggings Hi Pauline Is this his son maybe? 1885 GAST John, father John, mother Catherine Morrison, aged 35 died Brunswick. (#4347) If you got that death cert, it might give a clue as to whether his father is deceased or not. And any wife, marriage, or children he has. You may even get really lucky and find his father is the informant! Actually there is a child Walter John born 1876 to John GAST and Harriet nee Candler in diamond Creek. #8704. Actually I fond masses of children, mother Harriet Chandler apart from the one with Candler as her maiden surname. Various places, mind you but the right sort of gaps. 1874 Flora Elizabeth Diamond presumed Diamond Creek 1876 Walter John Diam 1878 Annie Frances Ru Pa presumably Runpanyup; she died aged six in Brunswick 1885 and from reg number, before her father did. 1880 Chas Chandler Waracknabe presumably Warracknabeal 1883 Joseph Chandler Brun presumably Brunswick 1885 Catherine Br Un Brunswick? Not the ones you wanted, mind you, but hope these help a bit when put with other things. Poor Harriet - those children to support solo and one just born that same year. Bet she remarried pronto. But not in the pioneer index period. Maybe she and Catherine supported each other in Diamond Creek? Who was the informant on Catherine's death cert? I also found the marriage of (son) John to Harriet in 1876 (#2725) and it says he was born in Sydney. That marriage cert might state if Dad was deceased or not, too. And a Flora GAST married in 1874 to James Cowin and it says she too was born in Sydney. A daughter of your missing guy? Her marriage cert (#3783) might be informative too. And I found three children born to John snr and Catherine in NSW - there's a Donald somewhere. You searched births for the last name gast in the years 1830 to 1875 1 - 3 of 3 matches found Click on a column heading to sort the column alphabetically. < Previous | Start | 1 | End | Next > Registration <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=regno> Number Last <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=col2> Name Given <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=col3> Name(s) Father's <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=col4> Given Name(s) Mother's <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=col5> Given Name(s) District <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&Sessi onID =14172548&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&event=births&frange=1830&trang e=18 75&place=&x=55&y=12&reorder=col8> Purchase Certificate V18452730 30A/1845 GAST FRANCES JOHN CATHERINE Buy <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/add?SessionID =141 72548&Status=H&nregno=V18452730+30A/1845&certtype=birth&nameofsub=FRANCE S+GA ST&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&trange=1875&frange=1830&place=&event= birt hs> Now V18521113 45A/1852 GAST DONALD JOHN CATHERINE Buy <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/add?SessionID =141 72548&Status=H&nregno=V18521113+45A/1852&certtype=birth&nameofsub=DONALD +GAS T&sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&trange=1875&frange=1830&place=&event=b irth s> Now V18482697 33A/1848 GAST JOHN JOHN CATHERINE Buy <http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/add?SessionID =141 72548&Status=H&nregno=V18482697+33A/1848&certtype=birth&nameofsub=JOHN+G AST& sname=gast&gname=&fname=&mname=&trange=1875&frange=1830&place=&event=bir ths> Now Dawn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carmel M Reynen Sent: Thursday, 1 January 2009 9:13 PM To: 'Pauline Stuart'; [email protected] Subject: RE: Lost man in Caledonian diggings Pauline If he died in a mining accident there would be an inquest, but cannot find him in the indexes there either. Do you know who his parents are, it is possible the name has been mispelled or interpreted incorrectly. If you look for him under his mother's name you may find him. Also have you found where is wife is buried to see if he is buried with her.Or did you check the indexes for those who went to WA looking for Gold. Carmel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pauline Stuart Sent: Thursday, 1 January, 2009 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Lost man in Caledonian diggings Importance: High Can anyone shed any light on the death of John Gast who mined on the Caledonian Diggings from possibly 1850. His last known address was Queenstown in 1866 when his last child was born. I can not find him in either the Victorian or NSW GRO's. He was an ex convict who came to the goldfields from Maitland in NSW. We know that his family continued to live in the area of Diamond Creek. His wife Catherine died in 1895. Could it be possible that he died in a mining accident in the mines and is it possible that some of these deaths were not registered. Regards Pauline ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 3728 (20090101) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com