Hi Sorry I cant help, our Birch Family were all Suffolk, London and Middlesex.... Oz was too far for us to travel! Good luck with your search. Steve Birch -------------------------------------------------- From: "lynsmum" <lynsmum@optushome.com.au> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 6:36 AM To: <BIRCH@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BIRCH] Caroline Agnes BIRCH > Hi List, > > Having viewed the BIRCH Family Trees online before posting this, I am > hoping for some verified information in regards to Caroline’s actual birth > record. > > Caroline married in the Protestant Church, Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW in > 1859 to William who was born in Devon UK as William BEWLEY but their > marriage record and some children’s births have their name as BULLEY. > > She had 10 children but 9 of those birth records say her birthplace was > Tasmania, and for the 10th one it is stated as Ireland. > > Descendants claimed that apparently one of her daughters said that > Caroline’s accent was very broad, and it was difficult to understand her > (so possible she was Irish?). > > Caroline died in May 1915 at Cowra NSW as confirmed by the death notice > found on Trove newspapers for Mrs.Caroline Agnes BEWLEY dated 4 June 1915. > > I have searched Tasmania’s online records including Convict and Birth > records etc. > > We all know that Death Certificates can be misleading for age but the > Obituary notice states she was born in Tasmania in 1842 and spent 66 years > in NSW. > > The “Sydney Morning Herald” newspaper article found on Trove dated 29 > September 1854 titled “LOST CHILD” speaks of Caroline BIRCH aged 13 years > usually called RYAN, missing since 26 September 1854. No follow up notice > found of finding her. > > I know that Irish civil registrations did not commence until 1864. > > Can anyone produce evidence of where Caroline Agnes BIRCH (possibly RYAN) > was born please? > > Many thanks for any assistance with my query. > > Michele in Sydney Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BIRCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message