Hi Pat, In my indexes I have a Hannah WHELAN (born 1859) the daughter of Patrick WHELAN and Mary RYAN. Hannah WHELAN married Arthur WHITTAKER from the BRAIDWOOD area at Eden, NSW 1886. Ray MACKENZIE - Majors Creek near Braidwood on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia Home page: http://www.braidwood.net.au/mackenzie Email mackenzie@braidwood.net.au or pinehurst@braidwood.net.au -----Original Message----- From: Pat Kitteringham <pat.kitteringham@home.com> To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, 3 December 2000 11:32 Subject: Surnames WHELAN - KITTERINGHAM - ENGLAND >Hi everyone, >I am new to this list and thought I'd post my surname interests. > >I am trying to obtain family information on Mary (Minnie) WHELAN, who was >born around 1857-1862 , apparently in either Braidwood, New South Wales >or Raywood. A whimsical woman, she changed her age and place of birth on >each of the 2 birth certificates I have ordered for her children. I am >planning to >order the other 3, hoping for more consistency. As the name Mary WHELAN >is fairly common, my search for her birth has not been successful yet. > >Minnie married George KITTERINGHAM, son of William KITTERINGHAM and >Sarah ENGLAND of Poplar, London, England on 18 Mar 1886 in Geelong, >although I have not been able to find a record of the marriage on the >indexes. > >If anyone has any links to the above persons, I would love to share >information >with you. > >Warm regards, >Pat, Toronto, Canada