Hi everyone, My most sincere apologies, I got the approx., year of Percy Spooner's birth wrong. It was around the late 1870s early 1880s. I hope this has not inconvenienced anyone. Is there a search list like the IGI especially for Australia My best wishes to everyone June.

Hi Can anyone please answer these questions for me. First of all I would appreciate it if anyone can give me the site address of the National Archives Web Page. Also the site address of the Australian telephone directory I am also researching the names above and so far have Joseph Sixsmith, Annie Mooney, Percy Spooner, Jessie Spooner and Annie Sharkey. Percy arrived in Australia around the early 1900s and married Annie Mooney in 1913. They had a daughter Jessie in 1913, she married Joseph Sixsmith in 1935 and Percy married Annie Sharkey also in 1935. How can I find out when Percy arrived and what ship he was on. I do not have a date except that I know he was born in Nottingham around the 1857ish time and was certainly in Nottingham wearing a naval uniform in 1895. Frankly he disappeared from the family shortly after 1895 and was very rarely heard of after that. So of course I have no other knowledge of him and would appreciate finding out any information that anyone can give. Also how can I find out when he died I also need to know how to obtain the certificates of births and marriages. I only know that Jessie was born in Sydney in 1913 reg#39744 and that she married Joseph Sixsmith in St. Peters in 1935 #13781. Percy married in Newtown in 1913 to Agnes Mooney #4942 and later married Annie Sharkey in 1935 in Paddington #12879 How much are the certificates and where do I send to. Also who do I make out the draft to, or do they take visa. Thanks very much for all and any help Best wishes June.

Hello Everyone I was wondering if some kind person could help me out. I have just obtained a marriage transcription for our ancestor Sydney Alfred Hearne. It says he was born in Brixton Surrey England and that his parents were Octavius Thomas Hearne and Eleanor Aley. He was born 1867 in Brixton Surrey England. However I cannot find a birth for him or any brothers and sisters either. I looked on Familysearch.org but no luck in finding any births or marriages for the parents. I would appreciate any help or assistance as to where I go from here. REgards Grahame

If you are talking about the murder of the child, Graham Thorn, I can remember my horror and fear and this event reasonably well,. I was a child too but older than the deceased and if we are talking about the same boy, I can tell you what I remember in e-mail. Lisa Clyde, the celery growing capital of Victoria, Australia

At 07:17 AM 29/01/01 -0000, you wrote: >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >5. Saving Souls – Without Permission >Some of you may have already seen the letter in February's Family Tree >Magazine. >The writer states he found his parents' and grandparents' baptism details >had been submitted to the LDS by an xth cousin y times removed. >However he looked a little closer … as a result he found that, though they >were Anglicans by faith, the LDS had sealed the ordnances to >retrospectively baptise them into the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter >Day Saints. >If anyone wishes to discuss this in the open, you can do so in the >Conference of Australian History which you can join from This is not new. The LDS often breaks their own rules about retrospective baptism being only for direct ancestors of Church members. Among Jewish records that have received the honour of this divine assistance I can count the marriage of my own gr.gr.grandparents, and everyone else entered as married or born in a few London Synagogue registers, thousands of Jews listed in "Americans of Jewish Descent", and hundreds of thousands of German and other Jewish Holocaust victims extracted from the memorial lists of the "Gedenkbuch". After two years of agitation and negotiation the victims names were removed from the IGI lists, but un-baptism is a theological impossibility. On the same source film as the extracts from the American Jews book were a number of blanket baptisms of names taken from 13th century French tax records by the LDS Medieval Research Department. Gary =================== Gary Luke feraltek@zeta.org.au fax +61-2-9519-9907 Sydney, Australia

I would like to hear from any descendants of JAMES ROBINSON and ISOBELLA WHITE who were married in Ballan, Victoria in 1863. Their children were: Elizabeth Mary ROBINSON b. 1864 Blackwood Vic. mar. Alexander HILL John Charles ROBINSON b. 1866 Blackwood d. 1890 Melb. Isabella ROBINBON b. 1867 Blackwood m. David James WELLS known son - David Bernard WELLS, b. 1885 Vic. Went to W.A.?? James Murray ROBINSON b.1869 Blackwood m. Mary Swadier Chn. James b. 1893 Vic Arnold George b. 1894 d1896 Vic Clarence John b. 1895 Vic Went to W.A. Charles Murray ROBINSON b. 1873 Blackwood Vic d. 1907 Horsham Vic. Annie Janet ROBINSON b. 1875 Blackwood M. Godfrey Leonard KUSEL Chn. Frances Stella Kusel b. 1892 mar. ? Brown Ruby May Kusel b. 1894 Godfrey Leonard Kusel b & d 1898 Godfrey Cecil Kusel b. 1899 Eileen Alice b. 1903 d. 1923 Ballarat Richard Herbert ROBINSON b. 1877 Blackwood Vic mar. Mary Ellen Englett in W.A. Chn. Mary Isabella ,Allan James & Ella May b.W.A. d. 1918 in France in W.W.1. Home address Slade St. Bayswater, W.A. William ROBINSON b & d 1881 Hotham E. vic. Alice Ethal ROBINSON b. 1882 Hotham m. Gilbert James Windram Chn. Ivy & George Windram remarried 1910 to Thomas Francis IRWIN CHN. Thomas, Eric & Stella Irwin Apparently Stella danced a the Tivoli theatre. She married George Castleton. Eileen Sullivan , Kyabram Victoria. - descendant of Mary Robinson & Alexander Hill

----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Luke <feraltek@zeta.org.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 7:49 AM Subject: LDS Baptismic Seals I am going to be watching this discussion with great interest and I certainly hope John Snelson really does moderate this one. On this topic I got some of the most rabid and nastiest mail ever. I had stated why I did not like either my family or myself being baptized after death and the reasons were not religious. I was told I should be rateful[ which I am ] and that the baptisms and sealings were meaningless. I began to wonder what list I had joined.! It would be so interesting to really discuss this but not be attacked. I have always found the folk at the LDS helpful , polite and respectful of others. Many people pointed out that they were"" not Mormon but--------" I also do not need quotes from the scriptures. So John if you can keep some kind of decorum it would indeed be interesting. Robin Ottawa.

We are looking for descendants of Gottfried HERRMANN and Dorothea Elizabeth BIESKE. The area they were living in was Schmollen in Germany - now part of Poland. It appears Gottfried may have died about 1837 and Dorothea came out to Australia on the Wilhelmsburg in 1853 to Geelong with her son August> Children of Gottfried and Dorothea. 1.Johann Frederick. b. 27.11.1818 2.Martin born 1820. married Caroline STEIN. /Arrived on the 'Alster' 1855 3.Elleanor born 1822 4.Anna Rosina born 1827 - arrived Wilhelmsburg as a married woman. Married to Johann SCHULTZ. 5.Johan Gottlieb born 1831. died 1913 - Married twice.1. Louisa KNATCH 2. Anna Rosina KATZORKE 6.August born 1834/5, arrived 'Willhelmsburg' 1853. Married Julianna GERLACK. (We have a few details on this couple) He died 1903 Victoria. There is no trace of a death date for Martin and Caroline at all. They had three children, Johanne Eleanor - married Wilhelm RECKENBERG. She died in Manaia N.Z. (We have contacts and some details on some descendants.) Female born 1850 Gottleib. born 1.6.1853 Is anyone researching this HERRMANN family at all. With Thanks Leslea Queensland

Martin HERRMANN and Caroline STEIN had 3 children that we are aware of. They arrived on the 'Alster' 1855 1.Johanne Eleanor born 1843, died 1919 in Manaia New Zealand 2. Female 3. Gottleib born 1.6.1853 Glauchou Prussia Johanne Eleanor married Wilhelm RECK(H)ENBERG. He was born February 1825 and died 19.1.1906 aged 80 years 11 months. Buried in Germantown. Children of Wilhelm and Johanne Eleanor. 1. Ernest Ferdinand - went to Abermain (Newcastle) after WW1 b. 1863 2. Helene Ohtile. b. 1865 - married Duncan SCOTT died in Kapuni NZ. 3. Anna Augusty Caroline . 1866 4. Agnes Elizabeth(b 1868. d, 1950) married John Frederick Wilhelm BAENSCH. b. 1868 5. Emma Mathilde b. 1871 6. Willhelm August Franz - died in South Africa b. 1878 7. Eleanor Emile b. 1880 8. Johann Frederick Wilhelm (Jack) 1884 9. Karl Frederick Wilhelm. 1886 (Charlie) 10. Louise Mathilde 1889 11. Anna Louise 5.3.1862 12. Ida Wilhelmine 1877 Is anyone researching this RECKENBERG line at all. We are trying to find the death dates of Martin HERRMANN and Caroline STEIN. Perhaps through one of the RECKENBERGS - we may be able to solve the mystery. With thanks Leslea Queensland

Can anyone tell me if there is any record of a child born to Frank Ernest Paice and Alvina Olga Paice in the years 1924/25/26? Thanks, Ian Richardson ----------------------- London, UK families@netcomuk.co.uk

Hi all would some kind soul with the South Australian indexes please lookup the birth of mabel elizabeth beatrice windsor. Father Eli Windsor, Mother Beatrice Punton should be around 1875 ish..... also if there are any other kids born as well. I got a big hole of 11 years and there SHOULD be a few others. Of interest she had two brothers that died on active service in France WW1. Just got their dosiers....they are a HUGE source of information. If anyone has a ancestor who served in WW1....Get the dosier...its well worth the $16.50 (FYI gone up $15.00 with the GST) thanks in advance. *********************************************** Stephen O'connor researching O'connor, Cock, Cocks, Punton, Windsor, Gribbin, Marchioni, Webster, Neilan, Kelly, Lehane, Hecker, Rowlings, Rowe, Castleman, Kick, Dobson, Kick http://www.heathcoteps.vic.edu.au/stephen/stephen.htm ***********************************************

From: BLAZER622@aol.com I am looking for Kerry Pendergast. The last address I have for him is from 1987. It is 56 Pickford St, Burnwood East, Vic 3151. I was stationed at Vung Tau Army Base, with the USAF FAC. Kerry may have been in the 1st Australian Logistics Group. This was around May 71 to Dec 71. My name is Dennis Childs. Your help is very mcuh appreciated.

Hi List, I have been looking for our grandmother-Mary McCarthy b in Ireland around 1855, daug of Jeremiah,& the mother unknown. He was widowed in 1855 & re-married out here in 1863, & had another 10 children. They came to Aust in 1862. When Jeremiah died in 1885 in Melb the older members of the family (John, James & William) were living in Petersburg, S.A. We think they must've taken the younger ones- (Catherine,Hannah,JeremiahJnr,Ellen,Patrick,Maggie & Elizabeth) to live over there with them. I only have the Vic BDM & cannot find any marriages or deaths on there, so am wondering if somebody is good enough to look them up on the S.A records for me. The father was Jeremiah McCarthy & the mother was Mary Hanlon. Thanks in advance Joy Limbrick. joylimbrick@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Thank you Eileen - Wangaratta it must be. I have had several replies, all suggesting the one option. Silly me was stuck in the square and couldn't see outside it! Thanks to all who responded. Now to look for a Wangaratta newspaper of the times, and a FHS to pester. cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message -----

How about Wangaratta? Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: nandina morris <nandina@alphalink.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 12:27 PM Subject: Fw: place name - abbrev WATTA > Sorry, mis-addressed first effort! > > Morning Listers - I cannot for the life of me figure a place name > abbreviated as WATTA on the Diggers Death Index (Victoria), 1921-1985. > The information was sent by a lister so I guess a typo may possibly be the > answer, but I feel this is not so. > Death is for Maude BERRY > Father: RUSSELL Wm Edw > Mother: Marguritta (sic) RUSSELL > Death Place: WATTA > Age: 55 > > Year: 1931 > Reg No: 7357 > Event: D > > I will want to get the Death Certificate, don't anticipate many problems as > long as the # is included, but would like to know about WATTA. > > cheers, > > Nandina > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: nandina morris <nandina@alphalink.com.au> > To: <AUSTRALIA-LA@ROOTSWEB.COM> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:50 AM > Subject: place name - abbrev WATTA > > > > Morning Listers - I cannot for the life of me figure a place name > > abbreviated as WATTA on the Diggers Death Index (Victoria), 1921-1985. > > The information was sent by a lister so I guess a typo may possibly be the > > answer, but I feel this is not so. > > Death is for Maude BERRY > > Father: RUSSELL Wm Edw > > Mother: Marguritta (sic) RUSSELL > > Death Place: WATTA > > Age: 55 > > > > Year: 1931 > > Reg No: 7357 > > Event: D > > > > I will want to get the Death Certificate, don't anticipate many problems > as > > long as the # is included, but would like to know about WATTA. > > > > cheers, > > > > Nandina > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Subscribe to the AGI (Australian Genealogy Information) Bulletin > A Free Service for Australian Family Historians > http://www.southernx.com.au/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Sorry, mis-addressed first effort! Morning Listers - I cannot for the life of me figure a place name abbreviated as WATTA on the Diggers Death Index (Victoria), 1921-1985. The information was sent by a lister so I guess a typo may possibly be the answer, but I feel this is not so. Death is for Maude BERRY Father: RUSSELL Wm Edw Mother: Marguritta (sic) RUSSELL Death Place: WATTA Age: 55 Year: 1931 Reg No: 7357 Event: D I will want to get the Death Certificate, don't anticipate many problems as long as the # is included, but would like to know about WATTA. cheers, Nandina ----- Original Message ----- From: nandina morris <nandina@alphalink.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-LA@ROOTSWEB.COM> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:50 AM Subject: place name - abbrev WATTA > Morning Listers - I cannot for the life of me figure a place name > abbreviated as WATTA on the Diggers Death Index (Victoria), 1921-1985. > The information was sent by a lister so I guess a typo may possibly be the > answer, but I feel this is not so. > Death is for Maude BERRY > Father: RUSSELL Wm Edw > Mother: Marguritta (sic) RUSSELL > Death Place: WATTA > Age: 55 > > Year: 1931 > Reg No: 7357 > Event: D > > I will want to get the Death Certificate, don't anticipate many problems as > long as the # is included, but would like to know about WATTA. > > cheers, > > Nandina > >

Hi, I am searching for two people who landed in SA in 1800. I have found them listed on Newspapers arrival lists, but this doesn't confirm them as my people and I am hoping someone has passenger lists and can help me. R. Wheeler on the "Richardson" arrived Port Adelaide on lst October 1848. Harriet Moore on the "Ramilies" arrived Port Adelaide 25th March, 1849. These two people subsequently married and came to NSW. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. Regards Lois Keys Queensland Australia mailto:loisk@fan.net.au

Hi everyone, I am new to this list and I am trying to research the name of PERCIVAL 'PERCY' SPOONER b. approx., 1875 in the Edwin St., St. Ann's Well Road, Nottingham area. All I know is that he emigrated to Australia somewhere in the early 1900s. Rumour has it that he married twice and had a family. What area of Australia he went to no one knows and they also have no other information on either him or his family. If there are any descendants of Percy out there who have information on his Australian family and would like more info on his English Ancestory I have lots of it and would be very happy to exchange notes. Best wishes to you all June Spooner

Thanks to everyone that responded. I have several places that I can try and will let you know how I get on. Who knows there may be lots of them "out there" waiting to be discovered. Watch this space for an update Thanks again June

June, the "Local Trading Post" is a good place to start. Look under office equipment. I understand that the trading post is also on line so you can do a search for it and then do a search for a reader. Neil Williams ******************************************** Researching the names, SATCHER, MANN, WILLIAMS, ENGEL, RYLAND WENZEL(L) from the SE QLD area. ****************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "June Nicholls" <juneen@one.net.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 5:02 PM Subject: Microfiche Reader > Hi List, > can anyone suggest where I might purchase a second-hand microfiche reader > from in the Brisbane area ? > I have searched online but not had much luck so far > Bye for now > June Nicholls, Queensland, Australia > > juneen@one.net.au > http://web.one.net.au/~juneen > or > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~juneen/ > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Guidelines for the Conference of Australian History > http://www.southernx.com.au/rootsweb.html > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >