Hi Phil. I don't know about your Conways and my Conways. Mine (all two of them ) were born in Tulla Co Clare, one married in Tulla and this was Catherine Sherry. Mary came assisted to B/worth in 1853, Catherine came (not found) and the first I have on her is late 1857 with a birth in b/worth. No other records have been found to date in Ireland. The family vanished! Thanks for the job, I must read the early papers again for Sherry and see if they were there earlier than 57. regards Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil O'Reilly" <oreillyp@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:30 PM Subject: RE: [HC] Sherry - Black Springs Reply > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >