Hi All I have just recently purchased a death transcription for Richard Thomas who died 1870 aged 73, in Liverpool, Nsw, he came to the colony in 1838 on the Bengal Merchant, born England. Unfortunately it is the wrong Richard Thomas for me. If anyone is interested in this transcription could you please get in touch with me. Pam Qld

I realize this is an Australian research list - but I have been on the Scots Origins database twice - and look forward to another go with it. I am not sure what records you are looking up - but I found that there would be a chart come up and to the right hand side would be a column for the parish the even took place in - and some of the events did have more than year - but they all did provide a number for ordering of certs. Also before you enter into the paying portion of the site - there is a free search for surname which can be very beneficial for checking out surname variations that I have found helpful as well. Judi McNairn researching McNAIRN / MCNARIN all over the world. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary O'Brien" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 5:02 PM Subject: [A.G.R. ] Scots Origins database > > Yesterday I took the plunge and gave the above site my credit number and > looked for my missing link. > > The site appears to be useless and I regard it as a waste of money. The > information consists of a name and a year, no place or anything that would > help you to identify the person you are looking for. You have to pay > another hefty fee to obtain more information. > > To make matters worse, I fed in a family name that should have returned a > reasonable number or names and NOT ONE came up. This data base is > definitely incomplete. > > I would be very wary of parting with your money to the above people. > > Regards, > > Mary > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > Please do? And sign our visitors book please? > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > ====================================================== > No virus warnings are to be sent to the list! > ************************************************************************ > Web Sites for Genealogists' new look home page > http://www.coraweb.com.au/welcome.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Searchable Archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-GEN-RESEARCH -L > > ============================== > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > >

Hi Mary, Try the Scots Origins database at http://www.scots-origins.com/ Regards, Beverley

Anyone doing a tree that includes the name acres or Akers I have set up a web site for the Descendants of Thomas Akers a first fleet convict. http://www.shoal.net.au/~annette/acres

I have come across an ancestor who lost a coat with their pension book inside. The problem is that I don't know as to whether it is the husband or the wife. the year is 1919. Were women entitled to pensions back then? Are there any sites on this subject? Anthony B. Pitkin www.users.bigpond.com/PITKINA/

Would someone have the web address for the Scottish BD&M Index that is on line please? Regards, Mary

> To anyone's knowledge did steamers from San Francisco go to Melbourne during the latter half of the 1800s. I know they went at least as far as Sydney and via New Zealand. > > I would be interested also if any one knows of a website which shows their route to Australia. Did they go to Hawaii, Fiji as well as NZealand? > Hi Denise, I've just started to index an Argus from 1879. In the shipping columns there is an add for the overland route to London. It goes from Sydney, via Auckland, Honolulu, then San Francisco. Then they went overland somehow, it does not say how. The ship was the City of Sydney and it was under contract with the N.S.W. Government and the N.Z. Government for the mails. It is the only one advertising for San Francisco. Hope this helps. Cheers Jacqui Cunningham Central Victoria http://www.oldnewscopy.com "It's Old News!"

Jackie.......... In 1870's what became known as "Overland Mail Service" was instigated in the US. The rail had opened across America which meant that international travellers from the eastern States of Amercia - and even England - did not have to tavel down the length of America and across below Africa to reach Australia. The mail was sent from London via this route. This had the effect of shortening the sea voyage to 4 weeks to Sydney. Doubt it from England. My gg wrote in a letter to the east coast of US that the last letter he had received from Massachusetts had taken only 4 weeks. This was via San Fran. and was 1903. I dont know about the England bit for sure, can't imagine why crossing the Atlantic then the US then the Pacific was more appealing than going down the Atlantic across the INdian Ocean to Australia. Thanks for the route to San Fran Jacqui Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "G & J Cunningham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [A.G.R. ] Shipping 1800's > > To anyone's knowledge did steamers from San Francisco go to Melbourne > during the latter half of the 1800s. I know they went at least as far as > Sydney and via New Zealand. > > > > I would be interested also if any one knows of a website which shows their > route to Australia. Did they go to Hawaii, Fiji as well as NZealand? > > > Hi Denise, > I've just started to index an Argus from 1879. In the shipping columns there > is an add for the overland route to London. It goes from Sydney, via > Auckland, Honolulu, then San Francisco. Then they went overland somehow, it > does not say how. The ship was the City of Sydney and it was under contract > with the N.S.W. Government and the N.Z. Government for the mails. > It is the only one advertising for San Francisco. > Hope this helps. > Cheers > Jacqui Cunningham > Central Victoria > http://www.oldnewscopy.com "It's Old News!" > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > Please do? And do sign our visitors book? > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > ************************************************************************ > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

G'day Denise, I think they did go to Melbourne but, Try this list. [email protected] I am not saying it will help but it's worth a try. Also http://prov.vic.gov.au/indexes.htm It is the Public Record Office of Victoria & has UnAssisted indexes from 1852 - 1889. Your Ancestor could be listed on them. Good Luck Marie Young in Sydney

Thank you Marie. I hve the Cd's myself and have found some, but not ALL the trips. I know the years and very close dates for some, but now need to go to the State LIbrary. Having been down this track before, and know how much there is to wade thru, I was hoping to start by eliminating one of the States. Looks like I may well have to do both. Many thanks, will try the rootsweb URL, regards Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maree Young" <[email protected]> To: <> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 2:04 PM Subject: [A.G.R. ] Ships from USA. > G'day Denise, > > I think they did go to Melbourne but, Try this list. > [email protected] > > I am not saying it will help but it's worth a try. > > Also > > http://prov.vic.gov.au/indexes.htm > > It is the Public Record Office of Victoria & has UnAssisted indexes from 1852 - 1889. Your Ancestor could be listed on them. > > Good Luck > > Marie Young in Sydney > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > Please do? And do sign our visitors book? > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > ************************************************************************ > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > ************************************************************************ > Searchable Archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-GEN-RESEARCH -L > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

The other night a poster (and one of our regulars) was looking for family but stated that her research also went to Brattleboro Vt. Would that lady please contact me. regards Denise Looking for -- HAEFFNER - Germany-Vic.Aust. CONWAY - Ireland-Vic. Aust. NOONAN - Ireland MARRIOTT - England-Vic.Aust HALL - England-Vic.Aust SIMMONDS-England-Vic.Aust. PINNER - England-Vic.Aust SENNETT - ??- NSW CRAWFORD - USA-Vic.Aust. FOSTER - USA-Vic.Aust.

To anyone's knowledge did steamers from San Francisco go to Melbourne during the latter half of the 1800s. I know they went at least as far as Sydney and via New Zealand. I would be interested also if any one knows of a website which shows their route to Australia. Did they go to Hawaii, Fiji as well as NZealand? Have several entries to find from San Francisco and as I don't have exact dates, only years I would like to know the best place to start looking NSW or Vic. The couple lived in Victoria and I am aware that they did leave Sydney for San Francisco on several trips. Denise Looking for -- HAEFFNER - Germany-Vic.Aust. CONWAY - Ireland-Vic. Aust. NOONAN - Ireland MARRIOTT - England-Vic.Aust HALL - England-Vic.Aust SIMMONDS-England-Vic.Aust. PINNER - England-Vic.Aust SENNETT - ??- NSW CRAWFORD - USA-Vic.Aust. FOSTER - USA-Vic.Aust.

Hi listers, If anyone needs help with lookups in the Emerald area, I may be able to help - eg cemetary or newspaper records. Please email me and I will see what I can do. The local paper does not allow photocopying of old papers, but I can do transcriptions. They might allow photos to be taken, will have to ask. Hope this will help someone. Jenny in (mostly) sunny Central Queensland

Dear Listers, I apologise to those of you who received this query on the Melbourne list recently (no takers). I am trying to find out something about the above hotel which was in existence in 1879. If anyone knows anything about it at all, or can suggest where I should look I would be most grateful. Regards, Beverley NSW

Searching for SANDERCOCK (all spellings, all branches). For several years I have been researching our Sandercock roots back into Cornwall. I would love to hear from anyone with Sandercock in their family tree. My Sandercock family tree may be viewed at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~retreat/ I am also involved in a project attempting to link all Sandercock branches back to common ancestry in Cornwall. All information greatfully appreciated. Please contact directly: E-mail: mailto:[email protected] Thanks kindly Alan ******************** Researching Sandercott/Sandercock, Nysven, Lennox, Sachs, Gossman, Hoving, Poitras, Randall, Olenik, Dwan plus many others... E-mail: mailto:[email protected] Homepage: http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc Genealogy: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~retreat Coordinator for North by Northwest BC Genweb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcnorthw/ A glimpse at central British Columbia: http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc/burnslake.htm Our dog's page: http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc/gina.htm ********************

Hello, I am researching three early BATEUP families in NSW. Thomas and Martha BATEUP were here by 1839, when they had their son James. Esau and Anne BATEUP were here by 1844, when they had their son John. Alfred and Elizabeth BATEUP were married in NSW in 1853 I'd be interested to know if anyone has researched these families. They may be related - there seems to be some cross-naming in the names of the children of the first two families. Best wishes Sybil Cameron

Sherrie, Actually, I have a link in my tree to Jeanette Yarrow. Maybe you'd like to take a look at my tree. It's at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=marg Let me know what you think. Regards, Marg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie Blackman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 7:52 PM Subject: [A.G.R. ] Re: Jameson, Yarrow, Lansdown, Slater, NSW > Hi everyone, > > I would like to hear from anyone researching the following family... > > Joseph J J JAMESON (b.1868) married Jeanette YARROW 1890 Sydney, NSW. > > I've only found 2 children: > 1. Mabel E M JAMESON - b.1892 Refern- married David H LANSDOWN 1911 Sydney > 2. Irene JAMIESON - b.1898 - Sydney > > Mabel & David LANSDOWN had 3 children in NSW, that I know of: > 1. Philip H - b.1912 - Petersham > 2. Mabel J - b.1913 - Sydney - a Joyce Mabel Lansdown m.Edwin J SLATER in 1943 ? > 3. Harold D - b.1914 - Sydney > > Kind regards, > Sherrie Blackman. > Sydney. > > > > > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > Please do? And do sign our visitors book? > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > ************************************************************************ > PLEASE DO NOT SEND VIRUS WARNINGS TO THE LIST > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Hi Sharon The address is Antibes St - I used to live there back in 1940! Peter, the older of the tworobbos @ Bairnsdale, gateway to the mountains, lakes, streams (and remnant forests) of East Gippsland

Giiddaayyee Sharon, The address you seek is :- ANTIBES Street, Mentone Melways Directory : Map 87 B9 ANTIBES Street, PARKDALE Map 87 B9 If you us the following........ You should be able to "SEE" just where they are on a map Melways Directory: www.whereis.com.au and these may come in handy too www.auway.com.au www.land.vic.gov.au Kind regards, TALES [ Talbot & Leslie Hill } TALES [ Talbot & Les HILL ] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon McBride" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 9 November 2001 11:16 Subject: [A.G.R. ] Need help with a current Vic Address | Hi All, | A bit off topic but I had a letter regarding the family history but am | having trouble reading the address of the sender. If someone on the list | is in Victoria could they let me know if there is something in the | street directory that looks like this "Antibes or Andibes Street, | Parkdal, 3194 Vic" I tried the white pages on line but couldn't come up | with that surname at an address that looks like this. Thanks heaps, | Sharon | -- | Sharon McBride | Perth, Western Australia | | Mailto:[email protected] | Research Interests | http://members.iinet.net.au/~mcbride/ | | | ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== | Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? | Please do? And do sign our visitors book? | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ | ************************************************************************ | SAVE OUR CENSUS! ON 7 AUG 2001 TICK "YES" | Want to know more? | See: http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/~affho/affho-07.htm | ==================================================== | Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! | ==================================================== | Searchable Archives at | http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-GEN-RESEARCH-L | | ============================== | Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate | your heritage! | http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog | |

Hi, Dad reckons he's found out where this cemetary used to be. Apparently it was somewhere under the current Storey Bridge, but no records pre 1900 with either Qld Gen Society or the Anglican Church. No use to me, but might help someone. Will let you know if I find out any more. Jenny in (mostly) sunny Central Queensland