This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JanetteThompson Surnames: Morrow Thompson McNair Wiseman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.morrow/2025.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Jeff, If you are a descendant of this Hugh Morrow, then you have cousins here in Ohio. He was not a single man when he left for the gold fields of California, and then on to Australia. He left behind a wife and baby daughter. We have been searching to find what became of him for years! I was so excited to find your posting here. The following is in our Thompson History Book "Rebecca Ursula "Sula" Thompson married Hugh Morrow on 7 April 1852. That fall, Hugh left for the gold fields of California and then on to seek his fortune in Australia. The last heard of him was a letter postmarked Valeria, Australia. Thus the name of his baby girl, whom he never saw. He did, however, send back gold enough to make rings for his wife and daughter." Hugh Morrow was born 19 Dec 1833 a son of John and Elizabeth Morrow. He married Sula Thompson who never remarried and who died 28 Jun 1902. Their daughter was Valeria Australia "Vallie" Morrow who married George Henry Wiseman. etc. I have in the family archives a letter written on behalf of Sula Thompson Morrow and her family, to a Mr. Robert McNair inquiring about his son Henry McNair, who sailed for Australia with Hugh Morrow. He is asking for any information they might have of Hugh Morrow. In part, it reads,"You will please answer this immediately and enclose it in the within envelope. Now should I be addressing one who has gone to his grave, I ask it as a particular of those whose hands this may fall into to please give it their attention as Mr. Morrow has living here a wife and child and many friends who feel deeply interested in his welfare. And humanity demands at every hand some aid in such matters." This letter was dated 18 Sep 1856. A reply was written 26 Oct 1857. " Dear Sir, Since receiving your letter of 3d inst. I have received a letter from my long lost son in Australia which is the first satisfactory account that I have had of his existance in three years and I think a little longer. His letter came to hand Friday last, the 23 inst. He spoke of having been in a whaling voyage for the last three years and gives this as a reason why we have not heard from him in so long. At the time he wrote however, which was June 30th, he had returned to the gold fields in company with a cousin of Mrs. McNair's by the name of RA Warner through whom we first heard that our son was still alive. He says nothing in his letter about Mr. Morrow and probably has not known him for the last three years. But I have written to have him tell us of his whereabouts and shall now write to have him advertise and you can remind him of it if you wish. This address DBHW McNair. Yachandandah, Victoria District, Australia....Be of good cheer, our lost friends will wend their weary way to the home of their childhood and the bosom of their friends sooner or later if they are spared to satisfy their vain desires for that which satisfieth not. Respectfully yours H.R. McNair. ps. I will write you if any news comes of Mr. Morrow. I will send it to my son with yours to the office." No further news came of Hugh Morrow. I suspected he started a new family in Australia. I would love to correspond and share information. Can you answer this one question at least? Did Hugh Morrow find the fortune he was seeking? - Janette L. Thompson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.