Hi, Dochra was a farm in Inch parish - of course there may have been others of that name elsewhere too. Jenny At 10:59 +1000 9/10/10, <[email protected]> wrote: >Diana > >I can assist with: "Near Normanton, North Queensland, on March 2nd, >James, eldest son of James >M'Lean, late of Duchra, aged 41 years." >... > >I am not sure on the word 'Duchra' as it is not a North Queensland >word/place that I could locate. I am assuming Duchra, or variations >of that name, comes from where he was born/lived before travelling >to Australia. > >Regards >Paul Lynch

Hi, Just to tidy up this query, the James McClean family did live at Duchra , Inch Parish on the 1861/1871/1881 census! The son James mentioned on the notice lived there in 1861, although he and several of his siblings were born in Liverpool, he on the 2 May 1844. No sign of him in 1871 so presumably already sailed to Australia? Malcolm > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:39:41 +0100 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] FW: M'GAUL/M'LEAN/BAIRD-GRIERSON > > Hi, > Dochra was a farm in Inch parish - of course there may have been > others of that name elsewhere too. > > Jenny > > At 10:59 +1000 9/10/10, <[email protected]> wrote: > >Diana > > > >I can assist with: "Near Normanton, North Queensland, on March 2nd, > >James, eldest son of James > >M'Lean, late of Duchra, aged 41 years." > >... > > > >I am not sure on the word 'Duchra' as it is not a North Queensland > >word/place that I could locate. I am assuming Duchra, or variations > >of that name, comes from where he was born/lived before travelling > >to Australia. > > > >Regards > >Paul Lynch > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've just oicked up on this (lost my internet connection for a time) so may be on the wrong trail but I used to live in Australia between Canberra/Sydney and Brisbane and I seem to recall a Dochra in New South Wales. Betty ________________________________ From: J Blain <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 10 October, 2010 10:39:41 Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] FW: M'GAUL/M'LEAN/BAIRD-GRIERSON Hi, Dochra was a farm in Inch parish - of course there may have been others of that name elsewhere too. Jenny At 10:59 +1000 9/10/10, <[email protected]> wrote: >Diana > >I can assist with: "Near Normanton, North Queensland, on March 2nd, >James, eldest son of James >M'Lean, late of Duchra, aged 41 years." >... > >I am not sure on the word 'Duchra' as it is not a North Queensland >word/place that I could locate. I am assuming Duchra, or variations >of that name, comes from where he was born/lived before travelling >to Australia. > >Regards >Paul Lynch ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In this notice "Near Normanton, North Queensland, on March 2nd, James, eldest son of James M'Lean, late of Duchra, aged 41 years."     I believe the Duchra is referring to where the father, James McLean, resided prior to his death.  ----- Jo-Ann ----- Original Message ---- > From: BETTY TELFORD <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, October 10, 2010 8:29:25 AM > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] FW: M'GAUL/M'LEAN/BAIRD-GRIERSON > > I've just oicked up on this (lost my internet connection for a time) so may be > on the wrong trail but I used to live in Australia between Canberra/Sydney and > Brisbane and I seem to recall a Dochra in New South Wales. > > Betty