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    2. Terry Egan
    3. I am researching a family of Garretts who migrated from Isle of Wight, England and/or other counties of the extreme south, and sailed to America and Australia. I have attached my notes for your perusal. If you have any connections in England, America or Australia, I will be delighted to hear from you. Regards, Terry Egan Descendants of Charles Garrett Generation No. 1 1. CHARLES1 GARRETT. He married (1) MARY-ANN HARRISS. He married (2) MARY ANN HARRISS. Notes for MARY-ANN HARRISS: Mary-Ann was unable to write. Docsuments signed with her "mark" Children of CHARLES GARRETT and MARY-ANN HARRISS are: i. JANE2 GARRETT. 2. ii. ELIZA GARRETT, b. December-24-1846, Totton, Eling, Southampton; d. November-08-1890, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland. Generation No. 2 2. ELIZA2 GARRETT (CHARLES1) was born December-24-1846 in Totton, Eling, Southampton, and died November-08-1890 in Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland. She married WALTER GRAY 1869 in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, son of THOMAS GRAY and MARY ADAMS. Notes for ELIZA GARRETT: Resided at North Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight (1871 Census) where she was living with her Parents. Moved to Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland in 1898. Eliza's sister Jane married Walter's brother Silas. Eliza was buried at Mutdapilly Cemetery. Notes for WALTER GRAY: Walter's brother Silas married Walter's wife Eliza's sister, Jane. Walter resided at Yeovil, Somerset, England from 1847. He is listed on the Census of 1871 as living with his wife and her parents at North Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Walter, Eliza and their children Mary and Joseph Robert sailed from London on 1/2/1873 as free passengers on the 'Storm King', arriving in Brisbane on May 3,1873. With them were Walter's brother Silas and Eliza's sister Jane (who were also married) and their two children, Clara and Walter Adolphus. Walter and Eliza moved to Mutdapilly, Queensland where they resided from 1874 to post-1898. Walter's occupation at this time listed as Farmer. Walter moved to Ebenezer (near Ipswich) prior to his death. Walter was buried on 18/1/1930 at Mutdapilly Cemetery. Walter married a second time to Emma Parsloe on 3/7/1893 at his Mutdapilly residence. Buried 18/1/1930 at Mutdapilly Cemetery. Children of ELIZA GARRETT and WALTER GRAY are: i. MARY JANE3 GRAY, b. 1870, Shanklin, Isle of Wight; m. SYDNEY ROBERT LEGRAND, 1897. ii. JOSEPH ROBERT GRAY, b. June-10-1871, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England; d. August-11-1943, Boonah, Queensland; m. (1) ELIZABETH SOLWAY, 1892, Ipswich, Queensland; m. (2) MARY AGNES OLIPHANT, October-27-1920, Ipswich, Queensland. iii. PHILIP GRAY, b. January-07-1874; d. July-16-1874, Ipswich, Queensland. iv. FLORA GRAY, b. February-02-1875; m. GEORGE HENKEY. v. HENRY GILBERT GRAY, b. September-06-1878, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland; d. September-16-1948, ?; m. ELLEN GERTRUDE TYLER, May-11-1898, Churchbank, Fassifern, Queensland. vi. ARTHUR PHILIP GRAY, b. March-27-1879, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland; d. January-24-1936, Woolooman, Roadvale, Queensland; m. EMILY ADA ALFORD, February-22-1905, Anthony, Queensland. vii. AMY THERESA GRAY, b. May-05-1881, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland; m. JAMES ARTHUR WELLS. viii. MAUD OLIVE GRAY, b. October-19-1883, Mutdapilly, Queensland; d. January-08-1901, Southport, Queensland. ix. CHARLES VIVIAN GRAY, b. December-12-1885, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland; d. March-04-1889. x. MABEL LILLIAN LUCY GRAY, b. April-18-1889, Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland; m. JOHANN NAUMANN, August-06-1910. Notes for JOHANN NAUMANN: Labourer from Dugandan.

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