Sorry Laurie you are not forgotten. Haven't got records out - but will do so in next fortnight since am now on vacation Regards Jan R -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Thompson [mailto:lthompson@terrafirma.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2004 11:50 AM To: PATE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Laurie Thompson 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 > > >