Hi Nandina Sorry, but my ORR is my married name and my husbands family is descended from two brothers James and Joseph ORR who came to the Nathalia area from Ireland in the 1890's. I don't think there is any link as the rest of their family who stayed in Ireland did not marry. Lois Orr (Threlfall) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nandina Morris" <nandina@alphalink.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] MATTHEWS > Hello Lois, I cannot help but follow this one thru'. Having just been on > the trail of my ORRs, I suddenly see a message from an Orr. Wonder could > you (or spouse, perhaps) belong to my little group. > They started with William and Mary Anne (nee Russell). > Most of the descendants have been girls, so the ORR name has been preserved > only by (known) sons John William Russell and Robert Edward (may be John > Robt Ed) in generation 1. > Then there was John Robert Russell who died in 1950 - Flemington. I wonder > is any of this familiar to you? > > > > At 09:52 PM 1/31/02 +1100, you wrote: > >Hi Gary > > > >I have several books on Euroa and will have a look to see if your MATTHEW's > >are mentioned in them. If you want to contact the Euroa & District > >Historical Society they are at PO Box 159, Euroa 3666. The Euroa > >Genealogical Group is at the same address. > > > >Lois Orr > >

Thanks Lois - I have actually come across the Joseph entry. Now I can cross him off. I appreciate your reply. Cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message ----- From: the orrs <loisstephen@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:07 PM Subject: [AVNE] Re: ORR > Hi Nandina > > Sorry, but my ORR is my married name and my husbands family is descended > from two brothers James and Joseph ORR who came to the Nathalia area from > Ireland in the 1890's. I don't think there is any link as the rest of their > family who stayed in Ireland did not marry. > > Lois Orr (Threlfall) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nandina Morris" <nandina@alphalink.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:46 PM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] MATTHEWS > > > > Hello Lois, I cannot help but follow this one thru'. Having just been on > > the trail of my ORRs, I suddenly see a message from an Orr. Wonder could > > you (or spouse, perhaps) belong to my little group. > > They started with William and Mary Anne (nee Russell). > > Most of the descendants have been girls, so the ORR name has been > preserved > > only by (known) sons John William Russell and Robert Edward (may be John > > Robt Ed) in generation 1. > > Then there was John Robert Russell who died in 1950 - Flemington. I > wonder > > is any of this familiar to you? > > > > > > > > At 09:52 PM 1/31/02 +1100, you wrote: > > >Hi Gary > > > > > >I have several books on Euroa and will have a look to see if your > MATTHEW's > > >are mentioned in them. If you want to contact the Euroa & District > > >Historical Society they are at PO Box 159, Euroa 3666. The Euroa > > >Genealogical Group is at the same address. > > > > > >Lois Orr > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 1/28/02