Hi Laurie - I am from Australia and am a Pate by birth.Am ecstatic that someone in the Pate line has finally tagged Australia because the US material whilst incredibly interesting isn't relevant to me - ancestry wise, though I in fact married an American from Virginia. I do not have all my records to hand at this exact moment - they are at home (I am at work) My grandfather John William Pate came out from England in 1890's when a baby.His father was Richard Pate - a labourer - also English and his mother was English. I realise this is not your John of course, but I do know Edinburgh was in my family geographical tree. There were really only a couple of entry points to Australia in the 1850's -1900. The present southern state of Victoria (capital Melbourne) and the huge one - bigger than Texas - above it (New South Wales ... Sydney is its capital)were originally one area till divided legally. Melbourne was a key entry point into the whole area - some ships came via Perth the capital of the huge state of Western Australia)that runs the entire north-south length of the whole western side of our country. The Victorian goldfields were a major drawcard during the 1850-60's with some extremely large nuggets found there. Therefore Melbourne was a really busy port with goldiggers in all shapes and sizes. It was not at all unusual for people to enter through Melbourne but journey up fairly quickly to the Sydney area.I can grab info on descendants this week for you if you like. Would be delighted to help you in any way I can from this end. Jan Roberg'e (nee Janette Lorraine Pate) -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Thompson [mailto:lthompson@terrafirma.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2004 8:46 AM To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] A request Hi all Pate Researchers . I am stuck on John Pate who was in Melbourne Australia early 1860`s . His Victorian ( a state of Australia ) marriage certificate dated 1863 stated he was born Edinburgh c1840 to George , a Miller, and Bessie McKerrow or McAra . As there was several questionable statements on the marriage certificate some of this information could be suspect . I would like to correspond with descendants or anyone who might help and ascertain ancestors .Family stories are that he came out on a ship as an engineer so I assume a Steamship . Thanks for reading this plea for help . Laurie

Jan . Looking back at old emails I came across yours . Did you ever check your records at home . I am also delighted to have another Pate researcher in Australia . His death certificate states 4 years in Launceston before Victoria . There several Pates living there in 1859 . I have also come to the conclusion that Edinburgh was not their family abode , could be just visiting . Laurie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Robergé" <janr@plc.nsw.edu.au> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:23 AM Subject: RE: [PATE GENEALOGY] Laurie Thompson > Hi Laurie - I am from Australia and am a Pate by birth.Am ecstatic that > someone in the Pate line has finally tagged Australia because the US > material whilst incredibly interesting isn't relevant to me - ancestry > wise, though I in fact married an American from Virginia. > > I do not have all my records to hand at this exact moment - they are at > home (I am at work) > My grandfather John William Pate came out from England in 1890's when a > baby.His father was Richard Pate - a labourer - also English and his > mother was English. I realise this is not your John of course, but I do > know Edinburgh was in my family geographical tree. > > There were really only a couple of entry points to Australia in the > 1850's -1900. The present southern state of Victoria (capital Melbourne) > and the huge one - bigger than Texas - above it (New South Wales ... > Sydney is its capital)were originally one area till divided legally. > > Melbourne was a key entry point into the whole area - some ships came via > Perth the capital of the huge state of Western Australia)that runs the > entire north-south length of the whole western side of our country. The > Victorian goldfields were a major drawcard during the 1850-60's with some > extremely large nuggets found there. Therefore Melbourne was a really busy > port with goldiggers in all shapes and sizes. > > It was not at all unusual for people to enter through Melbourne but > journey up fairly quickly to the Sydney area.I can grab info on > descendants this week for you if you like. Would be delighted to help you > in any way I can from this end. > > Jan Roberg'e (nee Janette Lorraine Pate) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurie Thompson [mailto:lthompson@terrafirma.com.au] > Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2004 8:46 AM > To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] A request > > Hi all Pate Researchers . I am stuck on John Pate who was in Melbourne > Australia early 1860`s . His Victorian ( a state of Australia ) marriage > certificate dated 1863 stated he was born Edinburgh c1840 to George , a > Miller, and Bessie McKerrow or McAra . As there was several questionable > statements on the marriage certificate some of this information could be > suspect . I would like to correspond with descendants or anyone who might > help and ascertain ancestors .Family stories are that he came out on a > ship as an engineer so I assume a Steamship . > Thanks for reading this plea for help . Laurie > > >