Hello Listers I would like some help please. I am having trouble with finding some information on the immigrant ship the Devonport which left England 2/5/1868 and arrived in Aaustralia on the 31/7/1868. I have tried google but nothing comes up I am also trying to obtain photo. Would anyone have any suggestions where to look. Regards Grahame James

I am sorry.....I left out a letter in the Url for the Missing Family and Friends. here is the correct url: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/missing2.htm convict absconders http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/cons.htm my apologies..... Jenny

The index to Missing Family and Friends and ABsconded spouses has been updated: http://www.hotkey.com.au/~jwilliams4/missing2.htm Convict Absconders 1818-1832 can be found at: http://www.hotkey.com.au/~jwilliams4/cons.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett

My grandparents, parents and sister were married in this church, and my sister was christened in this church. It is very sad that it has been bulldozed, however, if this wasn't done periodically, we would only have cemetaries and nowhere to accommodate the growing population. It is really no good being horrified, as it is only the earthly remains that are dispossessed. Their souls have gone on to be reborn elsewhere. -------Original Message------- From: PJCurran Date: 04/08/04 20:40:22 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUST] St Georges Church, cemetery, Hurstville - Bulldozed What price do people put on progress, it is a sorry state of affairs when the dead can not even rest in peace, suffice to say I was horrified to hear of this Paul -------Original Message------- From: Amandacurran Date: Thursday, 8 April 2004 8:10:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUST] St Georges Church, cemetery, Hurstville - Bulldozed Dear List, Your thoughts on this please - the reply under the cemetery information was sent to me from a relative. When I told her about the cemetery being bulldozed, she was overjoyed at last to have found her relatives and now this news. Do they resume the bodies and headstone if there was one? Where would they be now? Botany's Pioneer Park? I know they removed lots of the cemetery at St Peters for the road. Is this a normal thing to do and is it still happening? The church you refer to is the St Georges Anglican Church, corner of The Avenue and Forest Road, Hurstville. The cemetery was in existence from about 1856 to 1964 when it was bulldozed down to make way for new buildings. The Hurstville Family history Society has recently compiled a cemetery burial list from existing records and I would be able to send details of your two burials when you provide the names Sent from relative: how can they bulldoze a cemetery.....isn't that illegal or is it just immoral? the Hurstville cemetery...they bulldozed it...that's disgusting. Best wishes Amanda ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== Guidelines for all users of the Conference of Australian History are at http://www.southernx.com.au/rootsweb.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 .. ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== 2001 Conference of the Federation of NSW & ACT Family History Societies When: Friday 5 - Sunday 7 October 2001 Where: St. Ignatius College, Riverview (on Sydney's North Shore) ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

What price do people put on progress, it is a sorry state of affairs when the dead can not even rest in peace, suffice to say I was horrified to hear of this Paul -------Original Message------- From: Amandacurran Date: Thursday, 8 April 2004 8:10:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUST] St Georges Church, cemetery, Hurstville - Bulldozed Dear List, Your thoughts on this please - the reply under the cemetery information was sent to me from a relative. When I told her about the cemetery being bulldozed, she was overjoyed at last to have found her relatives and now this news. Do they resume the bodies and headstone if there was one? Where would they be now? Botany's Pioneer Park? I know they removed lots of the cemetery at St Peters for the road. Is this a normal thing to do and is it still happening? The church you refer to is the St Georges Anglican Church, corner of The Avenue and Forest Road, Hurstville. The cemetery was in existence from about 1856 to 1964 when it was bulldozed down to make way for new buildings. The Hurstville Family history Society has recently compiled a cemetery burial list from existing records and I would be able to send details of your two burials when you provide the names Sent from relative: how can they bulldoze a cemetery.....isn't that illegal or is it just immoral? the Hurstville cemetery...they bulldozed it...that's disgusting. Best wishes Amanda ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== Guidelines for all users of the Conference of Australian History are at http://www.southernx.com.au/rootsweb.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 .

Dear List, Your thoughts on this please - the reply under the cemetery information was sent to me from a relative. When I told her about the cemetery being bulldozed, she was overjoyed at last to have found her relatives and now this news. Do they resume the bodies and headstone if there was one? Where would they be now? Botany's Pioneer Park? I know they removed lots of the cemetery at St Peters for the road. Is this a normal thing to do and is it still happening? The church you refer to is the St Georges Anglican Church, corner of The Avenue and Forest Road, Hurstville. The cemetery was in existence from about 1856 to 1964 when it was bulldozed down to make way for new buildings. The Hurstville Family history Society has recently compiled a cemetery burial list from existing records and I would be able to send details of your two burials when you provide the names Sent from relative: how can they bulldoze a cemetery.....isn't that illegal or is it just immoral? the Hurstville cemetery...they bulldozed it...that's disgusting. Best wishes Amanda

I am trying to locate any family of Thomas Schein/Skein/Skain/Skeyhill and Margaret Ryan who married at Willungra in 1862. They had five known children James Percy Skain/Skeyhill (married Ann Donnelly and lived Camperdown, Victoria) John Skain/Skeyhill (details uk) Michael Skain/Skeyhill (married Annie Matthews and lived Camperdown Victoria) Margaret Skein/Skeyhill (died unnmarried) Daniel Peter Skein/Skain/Skeyhill married c1900 at Willungra. Mary Ann Skein/Skeyhell (married William Regan and lived Camperdown Victoria) The father, Thomas Skein/Skeyhill died in 1901 at Willungra, his death age a whopping 108 years. Margaret Skeyhill nee Ryan died in 1899. I am trying to locate any background information on this family. with thanks Jenny Fawcett

Hello to Listers I am looking for any information on a McCarthey family who was carting Water from Shepparton to over the boarder in to nsw with possibly a Furphy Tank??? anywhere from 1880 to 1920 but not sure of the years. I am also looking for information on another McCathey family who lived in W A and had a Sheep Farm or Station for the above years . I am trying to connect these families with Smith 's the three families were all from Ireland. Thanks Margaret Jordan

Hi Listers, I have just lost all my saved emails after a windows update. If anyone has emailed any contributions for the web site, any information about the photographs in the album or anything else within the last three weeks could you please send it again if you still have it. I am going to update over this next week while I'm on holiday. Regards Paul Visit my web site for ex residents of the old Meadows area of Nottingham at www.theoldmeadows.co.uk

Searching for any information ancestors, descendants of the Stephens family What I have so far: Richard Edgbert Stephens married Martha SHROSBREE - UK Known children: 1. Sarah Stephens born abt 1846 England died 1894 Bexley, Sydney, NSW, Australia married Thomas NUNN born 1846 Kent, England: they arrived in Australia in 1868 as assisted immigrants. 2. Richard Henry Stephens died Rochdale 1940 married 1877 Mary Ann KEENE Children: Richard Henry Stephens born 1884 married Hazel Jean BROWN Rockdale, Sydney George William Stephens born 1885 married Vera Mavis NOAKES Rochdale, Sydney 3. William J C Stephens died 1926 Granville, Sydney. Regards Amanda - Sydney, NSW, Australia

The 1830 index to BIrths, Deaths and marriages from Sydney newspapers has been added to Genseek http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/sbdms30.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett

Hi List, Searching for family of Lieutenant Geoffrey Edward Cochran who married in 1959 East St Kilda, Victoria Valerie Esther Stewart born 1937. Valerie has a sister Glenda Eugenie Stewart born 1940. Any info on this family is very much appreciated, looking forward to finding them, have been trying now for some years. We are all ancestors of Joseph Bickley and Sarah Pye who built the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham, Victoria. Also looking forward to sharing our family knowledge. Best wishes Amanda - Sydney, NSW

Hi, I am searching for Judith Veronica FINLAY, Kevin Charles FINLAY and Linden Barry FINLAY who in 1991 lived at Degalgil Street in Nagoorin . anyone knowing of these people or are these people I would love to make contact. Helen McNamara in NZ

Hello Listers Just a line to say for those who happen to view the Elizabeth Celey Family tree site will not that my name Grahame James shows me living a Rydalmere NSW. This has now changed I live at Kariong NSW on the Central Coast now not at Rydalmere. However you can still email me on [email protected] if you need any assistance with your family tree. Kind Regards Grahame James

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Drake Website update as 3rd April 2004 Hi there Australia list and Drake folk, thanks for the continued support on the Drake website, Drake website stats; Databases = 239 Drake Websites = 108 History Items = 81 Enquiries = 449 Gallery = 131 images Drake related Surnames = 68 BDMs = 65 Biographys = 113 Drake List members photographs: ( 41 to date ) http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/members/index.html Drake family photos from Prince Edward Island, Canada and Boston Mass. USA http://www.xroyvision.com.au/genlinks/mystery_images/collection_15.html David Drake - [email protected] Material added to the Drake website each month is available in an indexed form at : http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/statistics.html A Discussion Forum / message board: http://www.xroyvision.com.au/discus/index.html so you can add your own Drake topics etc to the discussion list. There are 401 postings at the present time. Most of the postings under "American Drakes" are arranged in the various US States. Best wishes, Roy Andrews drake website: http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/drakepage.htm

The 1822 and 1831 Publicans and Pubs indexes have been added online to the NSW collection: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/pubs.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett

My apologies: the correct url for the 1830 Publicans index is : http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/spubs30.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett

The 1830 Publicans Index i for the Sydney region is now available at: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/spubs34.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett

The Missing Family and Friends index has been updated: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/missing2.htm best wishes Jenny Fawcett