Hi, Anyone have any links to John & Robert FERRES/FERRIS who immigrated to Western Australia in 1829 on the Atwick? Regards

Hello! I guess you all wondered why you didn't appear to have a listmanager.....I just realized that I wasn't automatically subscribed to the list when I adopted this new surname list! I hope you have been getting along fine without my assistance! As some of you may be aware, I began a FARRIS-L several years ago and we have always addressed all variations of spelling of the Farris, Faris, Faires, Ferris, etc. surname. Recently, Rootsweb added what they call the "cluster surnames" which essentially created new forums for some of the spellings. With some surnames, this is appropriate, whereas with others, I am not sure. At any rate, I volunteered to "adopt" the FAIRES-L and hope this will become a useful medium for us all to discuss our research. I hope this does not "dilute" our efforts, rather offers a means of enhancing our research. We have a very active list (Farris-L) with over 200 researchers, so if this list doesn't serve your purposes, you might wish to subscribe to the Farris-L. Please feel free to visit my web site where I have attempted to have a central location for links and information on this surname. If you have a web site that you would like to see included, please let me know. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/farrismain.html I haven't had an opportunity yet to add links to the newly created GenConnect Boards for the FERRIS surname. You may find those at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/queries http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/obituaries http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/bible_records http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/biographies http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/deeds http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/pensions http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/wills If I can be of assistance, please let me know.

The following ancestors were from Madison County, NY... descendants still live in the same county: Caleb Ferris married Carline Sheldon... They had a son, William Monroe Ferris (he was born March 15, 1858; died 1943) 1860 Census Caleb G. Ferris Lebanon Township Madison County, NY Page 941 Our family oral history states that Caleb Ferris served in the Civil War... spent time in Andersonville and died there or as a result of being there. I found a reference on the web as follows: Civil War Soldiers in Madison County, NY FERRIS, Caleb From: Lebanon Company D, 184th New York State Volunteers (indicates infantry) William Monroe Ferris (son of Caleb Ferris) married Emma J. Pudney (she was born October 21, 1859... daughter of John M. Pudney 1813-1881 & Lucy Irene Hewett; died 1928)... William Monroe Ferris & Emma J. Pudney had a daughter, Rachel Ferris (she was born March 29, 1882; died 1957)... Rachel Ferris married Henry Oliver (he was born 1872 son of Edwin Oliver and Mary Smith) Rachel Ferris and Henry Oliver's daughter, Mildred Oliver, was born October 10, 1909... she married Clyde C. Head (son of Linn Alexander Head who was born 1878 and Geneva Cook who was born 1883) I would love to talk to anyone who has information on this line of Ferris's... Kathleen