Thanks Ronda that would be appreciated. I tend to think Kate was indeed a member of the family. I know there were more Sherry's in the Northeast - e.g. Albury district, but whether they were related I dont know. I have enough TROUBLE finding my own Conway's in Ireland without starting on the family one married into the Sherry's. Still it may be something I can tackle one day. I have noticed the death of a Catherine Sherry years before my Catherine Sherry - both in Beechworth, so chances are reasonable to find family. I have always thought Catherine came to Australia and the Beechworth area because her sister lived there - my great-grandmother - but who knows. D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs > Denise, > From what I remember, it looked like the three all came from the same > family, living the same distance from the school. I have finished looking > thru the correspondence files for Melbourne Road school No. 1740, and I'm > going to attack the building files on my next trip. (I found the Sherry > names in the building file on my first visit). > I will investigate further on my next visit, and will photocopy any of the > original documents/maps showing the Sherry name. Could it be a cousin of the > other two children? That is one thing I noticed with the Hillsborough > school lists, there was often a cousin staying with a family and attending > the school for the duration of their visit. I will definitely get copies of > any maps they have in the building file. > Ronda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:18 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs > > > > This Kate Sherry is a mystery. She does not crop up in my tree. I > cannot > > find her birth circa 1870/71/72/73. The other two are OK, got them. > > What can Kate be short for? Catherine (which fits the bill) Katharine, > ??? > > > > Thanks again Ronda, but this Kate has got me beaten for the moment. > > Denise > > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, residents of Newtown wanted a school built > there, > > and they thought the school at Black Springs should be closed down. > Various > > petitions signed by a number of families were sent in by both groups. I > was > > quickly leafing thru the huge pile of documents. One list of pupils > going > > to the Black Springs school (Melbourne Road No. 1740) included: > > > > > > Sherry, Kate 11yrs 11 months as at 1/1/1883, 1 3/4 miles distance from > > school > > > Sherry, Joseph, 10 yrs 1 month > > > Sherry, Mary Ann, 7 yrs 6 months > > > > > > One of the maps showed the school building, and the location of all > the > > families with children attending or likely to attend. The school was > > located (at this stage) Wangaratta side of the Black Springs bakery. > > > > > > In June of 1883 Agnes Price (6yrs) and Harriet Price (3yrs) attended > from > > Sheepstation Creek - daughters of James Price and Robina Finnie. > > > > > > I need to go back and check the info more thoroughly. > > > > > > Ronda > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Denise, I have some interest in the Conways. John Conway emigrated 1860 from Northern Ireland. He was friends with Edward Maloney. They emigrated together. John Conway married Joanna Leahy. Edward Maloney married Ellen Clancy. Jonn's daughter Mary Conway married Edward's son William Maloney(born 1876 Gisborne)in Corowa NSW. Thats about all I have at the moment on that line. Phil -----Original Message----- From: Denise [mailto:denisem@powerup.com.au] Sent: Monday, 12 July 2004 7:48 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs Reply Thanks Ronda that would be appreciated. I tend to think Kate was indeed a member of the family. I know there were more Sherry's in the Northeast - e.g. Albury district, but whether they were related I dont know. I have enough TROUBLE finding my own Conway's in Ireland without starting on the family one married into the Sherry's. Still it may be something I can tackle one day. I have noticed the death of a Catherine Sherry years before my Catherine Sherry - both in Beechworth, so chances are reasonable to find family. I have always thought Catherine came to Australia and the Beechworth area because her sister lived there - my great-grandmother - but who knows. D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Shambrook" <shambrookdr@dcsi.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs > Denise, > From what I remember, it looked like the three all came from the same > family, living the same distance from the school. I have finished looking > thru the correspondence files for Melbourne Road school No. 1740, and I'm > going to attack the building files on my next trip. (I found the Sherry > names in the building file on my first visit). > I will investigate further on my next visit, and will photocopy any of the > original documents/maps showing the Sherry name. Could it be a cousin of the > other two children? That is one thing I noticed with the Hillsborough > school lists, there was often a cousin staying with a family and attending > the school for the duration of their visit. I will definitely get copies of > any maps they have in the building file. > Ronda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:18 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs > > > > This Kate Sherry is a mystery. She does not crop up in my tree. I > cannot > > find her birth circa 1870/71/72/73. The other two are OK, got them. > > What can Kate be short for? Catherine (which fits the bill) Katharine, > ??? > > > > Thanks again Ronda, but this Kate has got me beaten for the moment. > > Denise > > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, residents of Newtown wanted a school built > there, > > and they thought the school at Black Springs should be closed down. > Various > > petitions signed by a number of families were sent in by both groups. I > was > > quickly leafing thru the huge pile of documents. One list of pupils > going > > to the Black Springs school (Melbourne Road No. 1740) included: > > > > > > Sherry, Kate 11yrs 11 months as at 1/1/1883, 1 3/4 miles distance from > > school > > > Sherry, Joseph, 10 yrs 1 month > > > Sherry, Mary Ann, 7 yrs 6 months > > > > > > One of the maps showed the school building, and the location of all > the > > families with children attending or likely to attend. The school was > > located (at this stage) Wangaratta side of the Black Springs bakery. > > > > > > In June of 1883 Agnes Price (6yrs) and Harriet Price (3yrs) attended > from > > Sheepstation Creek - daughters of James Price and Robina Finnie. > > > > > > I need to go back and check the info more thoroughly. > > > > > > Ronda > > > > > > > > > > > > >