Hi Nandina, I have a line of Gemmills in my tree also. They hailed from Ayreshire , Scotland , and settled mainly in the Mooroopna, Kyabram area. Heather Kelly nandina morris wrote: >Denise - Isn't it sad? My grandmother's obit - wife of ..... who was >.....and ..... . Not a word about her efforts at bringing up 9 children, >knitting khaki helmets for out fighting boys, WW2. >>From the Ringwood FHS I did find an entry from a local paper about a fund >raising fete. 'Mrs Bert Dawes had the produce stall.' (or words to that >effect!) >Education Department archives could be a good place - I understand there is >a library which keepers records of past staff members. >There could be a listing of A.W.A.S. I wonder did they have service >records, like their male counterparts. NAA could be a starting point for >those. >But by and large, the C20th emerged as the Women Exist century. >BTW - was your list doing GEMMEL (?sp) I deleted them, thinking I had no >interest. Now I find I have a family of GEMMILs as a lateral line. Be glad >to share info. > >Happy Valentines Day - yes, I know, and I love you too, and all the other >nice listers! > >Cheers, > >Nandina >----- Original Message ----- >From: Denise McMahon <helendmc@powerup.com.au> >To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:18 PM >Subject: [AVNE] Women in the 1800's > > >>As part of my preparation for researching when in Beechworth etc etc I am >> >trying to get together some ideas on what to look for in relation to finding >out more on the women in the families. > >>I am hoping that some of our listers, including those who are joining the >> >circus could perhaps join in this thread. > >>What would you look for when researching/where would you look >> >>1. Women's guild at the churches >>2. Hospital committees >>3. LIbrary membership >>4. Perhaps church choirs - church records >>5. Temperance movements >>6. >>7 >> >>How about giving up some ideas for research - we may all be able to find >> >something. > >>Another idea I have is, if one of us is actually searching and gets copies >> >of rates/records of any kind, then if any of the names are on these lists >are relevant to others on the circus we could share at our dinner table etc >etc. > >>Any other ideas? >> >>Denise >> > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02 > > > >. >

Hi Heather - I am printing out the twig in which my GEMMIL appears - have another mug of coffee and it will be done.........OK - these will not be in any logical order - gotta go to a Docor's app't in a few minutes. I have a Christina SPEARS/SPIERS who married John GEMMIL in 1878 #4734. I also have a Christina Isabel GEMMILL, and Spiers Frank - parents of Ivy SPIERS who died in Kyabram 1920 #15062 . Christina died in Kyabram, in 1965, aged 65. (This is the one that links to my family I think). I will look for more info for you - so far no items re GEMMILL birth place - they only appear where they married into the forebears of wives of the ORR people. Cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Kelly <bhkelly@netc.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Women in the 1800's > Hi Nandina, > I have a line of Gemmills in my tree also. > They hailed from Ayreshire , Scotland , and settled mainly in the > Mooroopna, Kyabram area. > Heather Kelly > > nandina morris wrote: > > >Denise - Isn't it sad? My grandmother's obit - wife of ..... who was > >.....and ..... . Not a word about her efforts at bringing up 9 children, > >knitting khaki helmets for out fighting boys, WW2. > >>From the Ringwood FHS I did find an entry from a local paper about a fund > >raising fete. 'Mrs Bert Dawes had the produce stall.' (or words to that > >effect!) > >Education Department archives could be a good place - I understand there is > >a library which keepers records of past staff members. > >There could be a listing of A.W.A.S. I wonder did they have service > >records, like their male counterparts. NAA could be a starting point for > >those. > >But by and large, the C20th emerged as the Women Exist century. > >BTW - was your list doing GEMMEL (?sp) I deleted them, thinking I had no > >interest. Now I find I have a family of GEMMILs as a lateral line. Be glad > >to share info. > > > >Happy Valentines Day - yes, I know, and I love you too, and all the other > >nice listers! > > > >Cheers, > > > >Nandina > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Denise McMahon <helendmc@powerup.com.au> > >To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:18 PM > >Subject: [AVNE] Women in the 1800's > > > > > >>As part of my preparation for researching when in Beechworth etc etc I am > >> > >trying to get together some ideas on what to look for in relation to finding > >out more on the women in the families. > > > >>I am hoping that some of our listers, including those who are joining the > >> > >circus could perhaps join in this thread. > > > >>What would you look for when researching/where would you look > >> > >>1. Women's guild at the churches > >>2. Hospital committees > >>3. LIbrary membership > >>4. Perhaps church choirs - church records > >>5. Temperance movements > >>6. > >>7 > >> > >>How about giving up some ideas for research - we may all be able to find > >> > >something. > > > >>Another idea I have is, if one of us is actually searching and gets copies > >> > >of rates/records of any kind, then if any of the names are on these lists > >are relevant to others on the circus we could share at our dinner table etc > >etc. > > > >>Any other ideas? > >> > >>Denise > >> > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02 > > > > > > > >. > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02