Hi Ronda, After enjoying all of the emails in past months about the Hillsborough episodes I never linked my Maria - I've never known who her parents were. So thanks very much for setting me straight on this one. (Still can't find her birth on the index under either STONE or NOONAN) but Brainerd and 'big' Maria didn't marry until 1888 so she was born beforehand. Richard MILNE was my g-grandfather's brother so I guess 'little' Maria must have been some sort of a g-aunt... I tracked Maria and Richard to Boulder WA where in 1905 it seems they had twins, a boy (Arthur Herbert) and a girl (Mary Evelyn). The boy died in the same year but the daughter grew up and married I think. I've not yet found the deaths of Maria or Richard. No, I don't have the obit for Brainerd. Thanks very much, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Assorted Research Interests > Hi Wendy, > > Yes, I do have a little incidental information on the Stone family of > Hillsborough ('little' Maria married Richard Milne). > > Maria's father was Brainerd Heber Stone, an American. Maria's mother was > 'big' Maria Stone, and her honestly was called into question by some of the > other women. Do you already have Brainerd Stone's obituary? He died in > 1895 and is buried at Yack. >

Hi Wendy, I think Mrs. Anderson must have confused NOONAN with DOOLIN/DOOLAN/DOWLIN - I think you will find Maria under those names. Ronda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy" <wendyfensom@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [HC] Assorted Research Interests > Hi Ronda, > > After enjoying all of the emails in past months about the Hillsborough > episodes I never linked my Maria - I've never known who her parents were. > So thanks very much for setting me straight on this one. (Still can't find > her birth on the index under either STONE or NOONAN) but Brainerd and 'big' > Maria didn't marry until 1888 so she was born beforehand. > > Richard MILNE was my g-grandfather's brother so I guess 'little' Maria must > have been some sort of a g-aunt... > > I tracked Maria and Richard to Boulder WA where in 1905 it seems they had > twins, a boy (Arthur Herbert) and a girl (Mary Evelyn). The boy died in the > same year but the daughter grew up and married I think. I've not yet found > the deaths of Maria or Richard. > > No, I don't have the obit for Brainerd. > > Thanks very much, > Wendy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:23 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Assorted Research Interests > > > > Hi Wendy, > > > > Yes, I do have a little incidental information on the Stone family of > > Hillsborough ('little' Maria married Richard Milne). > > > > Maria's father was Brainerd Heber Stone, an American. Maria's mother was > > 'big' Maria Stone, and her honestly was called into question by some of > the > > other women. Do you already have Brainerd Stone's obituary? He died in > > 1895 and is buried at Yack. > > >