Hi Lynne I found 2 marriages of Cuthbert Scorer POTTS. 1. Harriet Eliza CARR, born Sunderland UK, married in 1871 reg.no.3480. Harriet died age 30 in 1878 reg.no.12801. Her father is given as John BONNEY and mother as Harriet ATTWOOD. 2. Elizabeth BROWN, born Sunderland UK, married in 1879 reg.no.3890. Death record for Cuthbert Scorer POTTS. Died 1883 reg.no.3588. Age 36, Place of Death unknown. Father, Cuthbert POTTS and mother Catherine BOWMAN. Children of Cuthbert POTTS and Harriet CARR 1. Cuthbert Cleon P. Born Ballarat in 1872 reg.no.13865 2. John Ceylon Thomas. Born Tarnagulla in 1874 reg.no.5812 3. Kate Winifred Louisa. Born Tarnagulla in 1876 reg.no.26277 4. Harriet Eliza A. Born Tarnagulla in 1879 reg.no.5811 Child of Cuthbert POTTS and Elizabeth BROWN 1. Kilsall Cuthbert Sco. Born Tarnagulla in 1880 reg.no 25543 The file no. for his probate / will at the Public Record Office of Victoria is 25/179. He is listed as a teacher, residence at Newbridge. This material will be live from next Monday on the PROV site and all 1800 records should be digitized into downloadable PDF's. Kind regards, Rowena (in Melbourne) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Monday, 8 December 2008 8:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Cuthert Scorer POTTS Hello I would be interested to hear from anyone with a connection to Cuthbert Scorer POTTS, or if anyone can provide me with extra information on this family. I don't know his year of birth, but do know that he died in Feb 1883 in Tarnagulla. His wife was Elizabeth BROWN and there are several children but as yet I cannot work out if Elizabeth BROWN is the mother or stepmother to them. The children I have so far are - Cuthbert C Percival POTTS John C Thomas POTTS Kate Winifred Louisa POTTS Harriet Annie Eliza POTTS Kelsall Cuthbert Scorer POTTS The name SCORER appears to have come from Cuthbert's stepfather Thomas SCORER. All the above information is from Cuthbert's Will. Any help anyone can give would be appreciated. Many thanks Lynne California ------------------------------- 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: 270.9.12/1821 - Release Date: 12/6/2008 4:55 PM

I have found a Will with the name of James Wilmot a cattle classer. I am wondering if this is the James I am seeking and wondered if anyone may have a cd giving information on his death, at least a number 26 Oct 1898. Also a birth of a Robert Arthur Wilmot which if my chap would be sometime from 1868. 1868 is when he left his wife and I lost track of him. Would be very grateful for any help that may be offered. Best wishes Marie

Hi, The death of a James WILMOT appears in the Victoiran indexes - aged approx. 64 years, in the Bendigo District, in 1898, registration number: 15051, parents apparently named as: father William WILMOT and mother Ann HURD. Here is the birth a Robert Arthur WILMOT in Bendigo in 1876 Surname: WILMOT Given Names: Robert Arthur Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann NICHOLAS Birth Place: SAND Year: 1876 Reg Number: 5029 and the birth of 2 siblings a little earlier: Surname: WILMOT Given Names: Harriet Jane Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann NICHOLAS Birth Place: MELBOURNE Year: 1870 Reg Number: 24683 Surname: WILMOT Given Names: Clara Ann Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann NICHOLAS Birth Place: SHURST Year: 1874 Reg Number: 11916 .............................. and here's the marriage of James to Mary: Surname: WILMOTT Given Names: James Spouse Surname/Father: NICHOLAS Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary Ann Birth Place: FROME Death Place: Year: 1869 Reg Number: 2544 ............................................ I hope this helps - don't know where Frome was but apparently Mary ann Nicholas was born in london. cheers robert from the other side of the ditch. Marie Cooper wrote: > I have found a Will with the name of James Wilmot a cattle classer. I am wondering if this is the James I am seeking and wondered if anyone may have a cd giving information on his death, at least a number 26 Oct 1898. > > Also a birth of a Robert Arthur Wilmot which if my chap would be sometime from 1868. 1868 is when he left his wife and I lost track of him. Would be very grateful for any help that may be offered. > > Best wishes > Marie > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >

Dear List, re the new online PROV wills and probae index. Thus far some pre 1900 names seem to have been digitized, but many I was searching for have an index entry but the full record not digistised. Does anyone know the time from on this? Best wishes, Maree in Adelaide robert.j wrote: >hi all, > >I don't know whether this has been widely advertised - haven't noticed >it - so I thought you may like to know that the Vic Public Records >Office have released for testing - a searchable online version of the >Vic Probate Index for 1841 to 1925 .. > > >>http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=54 >>Robert >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>

Good morning, Several years back there were some postings regarding William LAVENDER's obit from the "History of Kyneton" Vol 1. I am researching the Lavenders and wondered if anyone has access to this book and could kindly pass on a transcript of that obituary? He was a magistrate in 1856 and died in Fitzroy in 1870. I'm in London, England so unfortunately not able to put my hands on a copy. Any assistance would be surely appreciated. Kind regards Debra Andreassen

Dear people, One of my connections is recorded as being born in "New Canada " according to his 1871 Victorian marriage record. Would anyone on the list know where "New Canada" was situated back in 1871. Norman A.

Hello I would be interested to hear from anyone with a connection to Cuthbert Scorer POTTS, or if anyone can provide me with extra information on this family. I don't know his year of birth, but do know that he died in Feb 1883 in Tarnagulla. His wife was Elizabeth BROWN and there are several children but as yet I cannot work out if Elizabeth BROWN is the mother or stepmother to them. The children I have so far are - Cuthbert C Percival POTTS John C Thomas POTTS Kate Winifred Louisa POTTS Harriet Annie Eliza POTTS Kelsall Cuthbert Scorer POTTS The name SCORER appears to have come from Cuthbert's stepfather Thomas SCORER. All the above information is from Cuthbert's Will. Any help anyone can give would be appreciated. Many thanks Lynne California

I would like to add my thanks too. I didn't realize that you could actually view the documents....so am in 7th heaven at the moment doing just that :)) Lyn in NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Val Watson" <[email protected]> To: "robert.j" <[email protected]>; "Goldfields List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 2:13 PM Subject: Re: VIC PRO INDEX ONLINE _ A Big Thank You!!! > Well, Robert........thanks soooo much for the reminder of the PRO indexes > and in particular the wills index. > > I have just searched the wills database, and bingo, I have already found > two om my lot..... so I am busy printing at the moment. > > How wonderful it is to be able to see these documents. > > One of them I found has actually given me the proof I needed to "break > down > a brick wall". > > Thanks again, > > Val. (very hot and humid Queensland) > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Well, Robert........thanks soooo much for the reminder of the PRO indexes and in particular the wills index. I have just searched the wills database, and bingo, I have already found two om my lot..... so I am busy printing at the moment. How wonderful it is to be able to see these documents. One of them I found has actually given me the proof I needed to "break down a brick wall". Thanks again, Val. (very hot and humid Queensland)

hi all, I don't know whether this has been widely advertised - haven't noticed it - so I thought you may like to know that the Vic Public Records Office have released for testing - a searchable online version of the Vic Probate Index for 1841 to 1925 ... This is a wonderful development for historians and family researchers .. the probate indexes generally contain the death date, occupation, residence - often removing the need to purchase death certifcates - . but that is not all ... If the actual probate document is digitized then it appears possible to access it as a PDF image - an option which has been available for some time - but with the added benefit provided by the searchable index - an invaluable addition to any serious researchers toolbox. here's the address: > http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=54 Enjoy ... lets hope the site doesn't fall over due to popularity :) cheers Robert

Dear Norman, This is the only William Douglas HARRIS William Douglas died 1971 at JACA aged 56. Father: William Henry, Mother: Alice BERRY > I`m looking for the death of William Douglas HARRIS who died sometime > after 1960 I believe. > With thanks, > Norman A. >

Could someone on the list who has the Victorian death index CD do a look-up for me please. I`m looking for the death of William Douglas HARRIS who died sometime after 1960 I believe. With thanks, Norman A.

Hi Norman, Digger - Victoria Death Index. 1921-1985 Surname: HARRIS Given Names: William Douglas Father: William Henr Mother: Alice BERRY Death Place: JACA Age: 56 Age Code: Year: 1971 Reg Number: 2766 Event: D Is this your guy? Best wishes, Maree in Adelaide Norman Archibald wrote: >Could someone on the list who has the Victorian death index CD do a look-up for me please. >I`m looking for the death of William Douglas HARRIS who died sometime after 1960 I believe. >With thanks, >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 Has anyone ever heard of Dead Dog Gully and have photos or infomration about this place. I hope someone can help as I am researching John Gillon Shearer who marries Jane Parker may 30th 1859 sandhurst, Victoria. John Shearer was a gold miner. [email protected] Thank-you Donna

> ) > > > _ > While researching a family member in the Victorian Digger Index, I found an > abbreviation for a birthplace I don't recognize. It was entered in 1871 for > a birth in 1820 (on a marriage entry) It was: > > > > KINGS CO_ > > > Apart from Kings Co Ireland which would have been my guess there are lots of Kings somethings in Aus Kings Canyon Kingsville King Valley Kings Cross If you can find when he came to Aus it should help eliminate which is the most likely possibility Elizabeth

I am looking for further info on Thomas Matthews, he lived in the Snake Valley area outside of Ballarat in the 1850's originally from Armagh, Ireland. His wife Eliza Jane (nee White),also from Armagh, and I am very keen to find out info on his brother William also in the area at that time. I have bought some certs, relating to William but it is not my William, if you are looking for a cert for William, parents Robert and Grace (nee Palmer) let me know. Also a William who died in 1913 at Ballarat East. farmer age about 81yrs born in Cambridge England I have that one too. I have listed all my certs on www.ausbdm.org.au Cheers, Angelica

-- Maybe Kings County in california Or Kings co in Canada Carmel

Hi Rowena I am probably jumping at shadows as you do not say in just what part of the world this place might be. Suspecting it might be Oz, I found a place in S. A. called Kingscote - principal town and port on Kangaroo Island.In 1883 name was changed to Queenscliffe but the name of Kingscote was eventually reinstated. (Reed, A. W., Place Names of Australia, 1973, Reed Books Pty Ltd, Sydney) I will keep an eye open in other places to see what I can find ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowena Gough" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:31 AM Subject: Birthplace Abbreviation Help > Dear Listers > > > > While researching a family member in the Victorian Digger Index, I found > an > abbreviation for a birthplace I don't recognize. It was entered in 1871 > for > a birth in 1820 (on a marriage entry) It was: > > > > KINGS CO > > > > Looks like Kings College to me, but that's ridiculous. I know there was or > is a Kingstown in Dublin. Is this familiar to anyone? > > > > Cheers > > > > Rowena > > ( in Melbourne) > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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: 270.9.11/1818 - Release Date: 11/28/2008 7:31 PM

Thank you to all the kind listers who responded - and the extra information much appreciated. I'm not too familiar with Ireland as minimal Irish presence in my tree. Cheers all Rowena -----Original Message----- From: robert.j [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 29 November 2008 7:29 AM To: Rowena Gough Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Birthplace Abbreviation Help - Kings Co. Hi, if you check the Digger index a little further - say by searching for birth place of Kings - you'll find the answer you're looking for .. Kings Co is an abbreviation for Kings County Ireland - from the genuki site we learn: > "/King's county/, a county <Map.html> of Ireland, bounded N by E. and > W. Meath, E by Kilkenny and Queen's county, S by Tipperary, and W by > Galway; 43 . long and 39 broad, containing 707 square miles. More than > 1/3 of the county is occupied by bogs and mountains; the soil of the > arable lands is very fertile, and consists either of a deep moor, or a > shallow gravely loam. Principal rivers, the Shannon, Little Brosna, > and Greater Brosna. It sends 2 members to parliament. Pop. 132,319. > Chief town, Phillip's town." and this from an Offaly website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/4612/offaly.html : > Part of the kingdom of Offaly in ancient Ireland, was known as King's > County from 1556 until the Irish Free State was established in 1922. > It is a County with a glorious past, and is symbolized by the monastic > settlement of Clonmacnoise, burial place of Rory O'Connor the last > High King of Ireland, and an internationally known place of learning > from the 6th century A.D. The width of the county is crossed by the > Grand Canal traversing the County from > East to West, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful and tranquil > waterways in Ireland. > > Danish raths, or hill fortresses, and remains of ancient churches and > monasteries are among the points of interest. > > The River Shannon flows along most of the western border of Offaly. It > has an area of 1,997 sq km (771 sq mi) and the Slieve Bloom Mountains > rise to 518 m (1700 ft) in the southwest. The Bog of Allen covers the > northeast. > > > Offaly is within one hour of Dublin to the East, and of Limerick and > Galway to the West. good luck with the research ... Robert in melbourne. Rowena Gough wrote: > Dear Listers > > While researching a family member in the Victorian Digger Index, I found an > abbreviation for a birthplace I don't recognize. It was entered in 1871 for > a birth in 1820 (on a marriage entry) It was: > > KINGS CO > > Looks like Kings College to me, but that's ridiculous. I know there was or > is a Kingstown in Dublin. Is this familiar to anyone? > > > Cheers > > Rowena > > ( in Melbourne) > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.10/1813 - Release Date: 11/27/2008 9:02 AM

Hi, if you check the Digger index a little further - say by searching for birth place of Kings - you'll find the answer you're looking for .. Kings Co is an abbreviation for Kings County Ireland - from the genuki site we learn: > "/King's county/, a county <Map.html> of Ireland, bounded N by E. and > W. Meath, E by Kilkenny and Queen's county, S by Tipperary, and W by > Galway; 43 . long and 39 broad, containing 707 square miles. More than > 1/3 of the county is occupied by bogs and mountains; the soil of the > arable lands is very fertile, and consists either of a deep moor, or a > shallow gravely loam. Principal rivers, the Shannon, Little Brosna, > and Greater Brosna. It sends 2 members to parliament. Pop. 132,319. > Chief town, Phillip's town." and this from an Offaly website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/4612/offaly.html : > Part of the kingdom of Offaly in ancient Ireland, was known as King's > County from 1556 until the Irish Free State was established in 1922. > It is a County with a glorious past, and is symbolized by the monastic > settlement of Clonmacnoise, burial place of Rory O'Connor the last > High King of Ireland, and an internationally known place of learning > from the 6th century A.D. The width of the county is crossed by the > Grand Canal traversing the County from > East to West, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful and tranquil > waterways in Ireland. > > Danish raths, or hill fortresses, and remains of ancient churches and > monasteries are among the points of interest. > > The River Shannon flows along most of the western border of Offaly. It > has an area of 1,997 sq km (771 sq mi) and the Slieve Bloom Mountains > rise to 518 m (1700 ft) in the southwest. The Bog of Allen covers the > northeast. > > > Offaly is within one hour of Dublin to the East, and of Limerick and > Galway to the West. good luck with the research ... Robert in melbourne. Rowena Gough wrote: > Dear Listers > > While researching a family member in the Victorian Digger Index, I found an > abbreviation for a birthplace I don't recognize. It was entered in 1871 for > a birth in 1820 (on a marriage entry) It was: > > KINGS CO > > Looks like Kings College to me, but that's ridiculous. I know there was or > is a Kingstown in Dublin. Is this familiar to anyone? > > > Cheers > > Rowena > > ( in Melbourne) > > > > > >