Here is a small family group for you. Robert Church LAWRENCE was born in Betterton, Berks, England, in 1841 and baptized in Ardington, Berks, on August 15th., 1841. Robert Lawrence, gentleman, migrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the “True Briton” in Jan – March 1864. In 1866, Robert, a coachman, married Mary HARTY, widow, nee GOOLEY, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Kilda. By 1867, Robert was a police constable, in Bendigo, Victoria; later, he was a miner and then a watchman at the Great Extended Hustlers Mine, living in Bendigo. On March 7th., 1921, in Bendigo, Robert, aged 79, died and he was buried in Bendigo cemetery. Robert and Mary had issue. A] Robert Phillip LAWRENCE, born 1868 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. On April 30th., 1887, at St. Killian’s Catholic Church, Bendigo, Victoria, Robert married Ellen NAUGHTON. Robert died in a riding accident at Adelong, N.S.W., on December 28th., 1896 and was buried there. They had issue. B] Martha LAWRENCE, born 1870 in St. Kilda suburb of Melbourne, Australia and died on December 22nd., 1897, in Bendigo, Victoria. Martha married Alfred George BOWE in 1895. Probably no issue. I am keen to make contact, and to share LAWRENCE family history notes, with any researcher or descendant of this family, all cousins of mine. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

I have a LAWRENCE family on my tree which you may have discovered while researching.... William LAWRENCE was born 1782 in Old Windsor, Berkshire. I believe he married Mary MULFORD in Old Windsor on 10 December 1814. He was a Victualler and Wine Merchant and eventually owned a number of properties in Surrey and London City. He died in North Brixton, Surrey in 1855. The couple had six children who were all baptised between 1816 and 1824 in St Martins in the Fields, Westminster. Their eldest son, William (born 1820) went to Chile after his marriage to my relative, Eleanor HASKEW, in Lambeth in 1845. Eleanor's nephew ,Charles HASKEW, my great grandfather, came to Mebourne, Vic in 1885. Could there be a connection? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ferreira" <peterferreira@rogers.com> To: <LAWRENCE-L@rootsweb.com>; <BERKSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Victoria Australia List" <aus-vic@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:46 AM Subject: [BRK] Robert Church LAWRENCE (1841 - 1921) of Berkshire, England,and Victoria, Oz Here is a small family group for you. Robert Church LAWRENCE was born in Betterton, Berks, England, in 1841 and baptized in Ardington, Berks, on August 15th., 1841. Robert Lawrence, gentleman, migrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the “True Briton” in Jan – March 1864. In 1866, Robert, a coachman, married Mary HARTY, widow, nee GOOLEY, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Kilda. By 1867, Robert was a police constable, in Bendigo, Victoria; later, he was a miner and then a watchman at the Great Extended Hustlers Mine, living in Bendigo. On March 7th., 1921, in Bendigo, Robert, aged 79, died and he was buried in Bendigo cemetery. Robert and Mary had issue. A] Robert Phillip LAWRENCE, born 1868 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. On April 30th., 1887, at St. Killian’s Catholic Church, Bendigo, Victoria, Robert married Ellen NAUGHTON. Robert died in a riding accident at Adelong, N.S.W., on December 28th., 1896 and was buried there. They had issue. B] Martha LAWRENCE, born 1870 in St. Kilda suburb of Melbourne, Australia and died on December 22nd., 1897, in Bendigo, Victoria. Martha married Alfred George BOWE in 1895. Probably no issue. I am keen to make contact, and to share LAWRENCE family history notes, with any researcher or descendant of this family, all cousins of mine. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message