"marg o'leary" wrote in message news:mailman.5.1382943543.1009.genanz@rootsweb.com... Hi all I am hoping to find a living descendant of Andrew John Leahy and his wife Margaret nee Bryant. They moved from Port Cygnet, Tasmania to Melboune in the late 1890s. They had a son Matthew John Leahy, 1901 in Vctoria who appears to be the only one of their children to have descendants. Matthew married Margaret May surname unknown, and had a son Matthew Roy Leahy, perhaps about 1930. Matthew Roy married Marion Ellen J surname unknown. They had at least one child, Karen Jean Patricia Leahy, probably in Queensland abt 1950. is there any way to check on the names of the spouses please? I did look in the ancestry data base, but they didnt pop up. regards Marg OLeary Port Stephens NSW Hi Marg I'm a little confused, the birth I have found for Matthew John b 1901 in Vic has parents Andrew John Leahy/Johanna Maloney, not Margaret Bryant. Digger - Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901 Surname: LEAHY Given Names: Math Jno Event: B Sex: M Spouse Surname/Father: Andw Jno Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Johanna MALONEY Age: Age Code: Birth Place: SOUTH MELBOURNE Death Place: Year: 1901 Reg. Number: 28619 Tasmania Archives has their marriage in 1887. Have you checked the Colonial Tasmanian family links database? http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Regards, Kate (Sydney, Australia)