Hi Jeanette, Are you related to or been in contact with a Charles Atkinson from Canada? By chance only last week I was in touch with him, regarding the same John WARKMAN. If not, then email me off-list and I will pass on his details. I am not connected to this family, but my GG Grandfather William ELSDON also came out from Newcastle, Northumberland in the 1850's and was the Chief Engineer of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway from 1854-1878, and then Chief Engineer for Victorian Railways until 1882. I have found some information on my William ELSDON in the minutes of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Co. held at the PRO in Nth Melbourne, including his date of appointment, salary, renewal of contract, and his occupation of a railway owned dwelling in Sandridge. However, be warned - they are thick, hand written volumes, take some time to go through, and the information on employees was not a lot! Regards, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Heath" <dbheath@melbpc.org.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: JOHN WARKMAN > Hello Listers > > I know this is a long shot, but does a John Warkman turn up on any of > the goldfields indexes that may be available? He arrived in Australia > in October 1852, presumably to go to the diggings. He was an engineer > by trade and came from Newcastle, Northumberland. He didn't marry until > 1867 so he wouldn't have left much in the way of records in those 15 > years which are unaccounted for. He married in Sandridge (Port > Melbourne) and was storekeeper then superintendant of locomotives for > the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway until his death in 1873. Also, > has anyone any suggestions where I might find info for him? > > Jeanette Heath > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com >