Hi there Listers! Once again I am endeavouring to locate the origin of my great grandfather and his mum and dad. His name was William Walsh and all I have is that he was a native of Galway. His mother was Julia(Judith) Cost(Cust) his father was William Walsh. He had three other brothers, Michael, Matthew, Maurice. They were younger than William - but their father is listed as Maurice(Morris). Could be that William died and his mum married his brother?? I have it that William was born in 1832 (place unknown). Matthew was born 1843 (place unknown). Michael 1842 (Woodford Galway). Maurice 1839 (place unknown). The family, minus father migrated to Australia and arrived in Sydney or Newcastle on 22 April 1856 on board the "Maitland". I can only presume that the family migrated as a result of the great famine. A bit of side information - there is family named Cust living in Newcastle (Oz) whom I am trying to contact to ascertain their family origins to see if they know anything. Also there was a branch of the Cust family who migrated to Scotland and then Rhodesia(Zimbabwe). Thanks in anticipation for any help. Noel Tucker in a very hot, dry and drought ravaged Australia