THOMSON; QC,CAN; 1800-1910 Searching for details of Thomson family originally from Scotland then Montreal Canada. Known relatives born in Montreal are James THOMSON - b.15th Dec 1897 his sister Violet Marguerite THOMSON - b. 2nd October 1896 they had an older sister Hilda THOMSON - date and place of birth unknown. I have no details of their parents although the father may have been mayor (or similar) of part of Montreal and he own a furniture making business. Also researching the following names: in Rugby, Warwickshire, England THOMSON FREEMAN WHITEHOUSE KENDALL In Hertfordshire, England LOVE In N England (poss. Cumbria) BURGESS FISH YARBOROUGH COOPE AMBROSE "Janet Packer" <[email protected]>

THOMSON; QC,CAN; 1800-1910 Searching for details of Thomson family originally from Scotland then Montreal Canada. Known relatives born in Montreal are James THOMSON - b.15th Dec 1897 his sister Violet Marguerite THOMSON - b. 2nd October 1896 they had an older sister Hilda THOMSON - date and place of birth unknown. I have no details of their parents although the father may have been mayor (or similar) of part of Montreal and he own a furniture making business. Also researching the following names: in Rugby, Warwickshire, England THOMSON FREEMAN WHITEHOUSE KENDALL In Hertfordshire, England LOVE In N England (poss. Cumbria) BURGESS FISH YARBOROUGH COOPE AMBROSE "Janet Packer" <[email protected]>

GRIEF; DEU > ENG; -1800 I am looking for information on the surname Grief, variable spelling, in Germany. If anyone has any relatives or info on this surname, please email me. Thanks Liz. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miss Liz Compton Postgraduate and Level 3 Secretary Dept of Psychology University of Sheffield Sheffield S10 2TP Tel: +44 (0) 114 2226543 Fax: +44 (0) 114 2766515 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Liz Compton <[email protected]>

CLARGO; ENG > CAN; 1820-1900 Trying to trace my CLARGO connections to Canada. A Richard CLARGO is listed on the Ontario 1871 census age 36, born in Ontario of English origin (Rel: Wesleyan Methodist ), how can I found other family members on the census. Also how can I trace the CLARGO arrival in Canada. The first evidence I have is a Henry CLARGO from the LDS Ancestral file, born about 1815, unknown birthplace. I also have a Henry & Hannah CLARGO, marr 1818, who disappear from Wiltshire (possibly the parents of Henry). Many thanks for any help Terry Stallard [email protected] "Terry Stallard" <[email protected]>

HALFPENNY Elizabeth; UK; b. 1775 Elizabeth Halfpenny was born around 1775 supposedly in Stableford, near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. She married William Patrick in 1803 at Eccleshall. Do you have any connections to either of these? -- Gladys aka Cerianwen http://www.cerianwen.demon.co.uk Gladys Dinnacombe <[email protected]>

DEAKIN Joseph; UK; 1815- Joseph Deakin was born around the late 1790's . He married Ellen ? before 1815 and there were several children; George, Charlotte and William. They lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. Any connections? Regards -- Gladys http://www.cerianwen.demon.co.uk Gladys Dinnacombe <[email protected]>

WANDSCHNEIDER Frederick; IA,USA / IL,USA; 1823-1892 Lou Ann wrote: > I am searching the surname Wandschneider. I am interested > in finding towns than that Wandschneiders came from in Mecklenburg,Schwein and Holstein. > Any help would be appreciated. > Best regards, > LouAnn Lou Ann <[email protected]>

BENTLEY; Ashford, Kent, ENG; 1840-1850 I am looking for information on the siblings of my great-great-grandfather, George Bentley: George Bentley born 3 Oct. 1831 in England and d. 17 Aug 1904. He was married 19 April 1854 in Homer, Cortland Co., NY to Susanna Owen b. 24 May 1832 Lincoln Co, England. George Bentley left 11 siblings in Ashford, Kent, England. -- Cindy The Cat Lady "cinfly" <[email protected]>

HITCHCOCK; WIL,ENG; B.C. 1832 Hello all I am researching my husband's g.g. grandmother Ann Hitchcock, born Atworth c. 1832 dau of John Hitchcock and Catherine Naylor. Ann was working as a housekeeper and became pregnant (to the boss??) and was despatched to Oz via the Earl Grey. This was 1856 and her daughter was born on the voyage. Her father John was a gardener. Regards to all Carol Barrie Sunshine Coast, QLD "Alf & Carol Barrie-" <[email protected]>

HEMMERLING Martin; DEU; 1810-1855 Looking for any information on Martin Andreas Leberecht HEMMERLING, b.1810, Calbe, Saxony, Germany, d. 1855, Calbe, Saxony, Germany. He m. Marie Justin KEGEL Calbe, Saxony in 1834. Their son Agustus Jacob Hemmerling, b. 1851, Calbe, Saxony, Germany, d. 1934, Cario, Hall, Nebraska, USA. Thank you for any information, Gary E. Hemmerling [email protected]

HUBNER / HUEBNER; DEU> OH,USA; c. 1854 I am looking for ancestors of Heinrich Wilhelm (Hubner) b. abt 1803 in Reichelsheim,Nassau,Germany. Immigrated to USA in 1854, along with his son William Charles Hubner b. 5 June 1835. They Settled in Wapakoneta,Auglaize Co.,OH,USA. [email protected]

WALLIS Bridget / RYAN Matthew; COR,IRL>NY,USA; c.1840-1900 Looking for information concerning Bidinna (Bridget) Frances WALLIS (or WALLACE) and her husband Matthew RYAN, my grgrparents. Before emigrating to NYC ca 1885-86 along with their children the couple lived in Ballynadrideen, Ballyhae Parish (Catholic), District of Charleville, Orrery & Kilmore Barony, Kilmallock Poor Law Union, County Cork, where they had ca. 11 children between Feb 1867 and Feb 1885. Matthew RYAN died in NYC 7 June 1897 and is buried in a plot bought by his wife in Calvary in Woodside. He was supposedly 57 years old at the time of his death. Bidinna (or Bridget) was last reported in Trow's 1898-99 as living at 363 Third Ave, NYC. After that she disappears. She is not buried in the same plot as her husband, though one of her children is. Others in that plot are unknown to me. Another child, my grandfather, is also buried in Calvary, but in another plot purchased in 1915 by his wife Hannah COUGHLAN. I am lacking (among other things) the dates and places of Matthew's and Bidinna's births and their marriage; date and place of Bidinna's death; the exact date of the family's emigration from Ireland. Any help will be appreciated. Regards, -- Robert J. Widenmann [email protected]

BENNS; ON,CAN; 1850- BENNS; ON, CAN; 1850 - Looking for anyone else interested in the BENNS families that lived near Toronto. George Benns was born about 1864, possibly near Todmorden, and married Margaret Donnelly. He gave his full name as George Henry Fox Benns on a daughter's death certificate, possibly establishing some connection to the family of Philip and Mary (Fox) Benns. I have not yet found a birth or marriage record. A transcript of his death certificate indicates his father was Joseph Benns. Any information concerning any Benns family is greatly appreciated, and I'm willing to share the research I've done. Steve Pinkoski [email protected]

MEADOWS / PEBERDAY; UK; m.1916 Looking for any information on the family of Joshua MEADOWS b.c.1862 father John MEADOWS who married Lucy PEBERDAY b.c. 1864 father Edward PEBERDAY. They had a daughter Annie b.c.1885. For some reason they did not marry until 1916 when they were 54 and 52 years old respectively. Any bit of information would be appreciated. Regards Lesley in Albany Western Australia "Lesley" <[email protected]>

EWERT; OPRU,DEU; 1868-1940 EWERT, Friedrich; Drengfurth Ostpreussen, Danzig West Preussen 1868-1897 I am searching for Fredirich Ewert who married Carolina DONNERSTAG. One of their son's was Ludwig Karl August born 1868 in Drengfurth. Ludwig Karl later ended up in Danzig and married Emma Louisa Johanna BUHRKE and there where four sons born; Willy Max Johannes born 1898 Kurt Karl Max born 1899 Erich Alfred Oskar born 1901 Helmut Victor Karl born 1905 Thank you, Christine [email protected]

LANGENDOERFER Wendell; DEU>OH,USA; 1827-1881 Does anyone know any ancestors of Wendell LANGENDÖRFER (24 Jun 1827 - 26 Nov 1881) who apparently married his cousin Anna Maria LANGENDÖRFER (26 May 1826 - 23 Aug 1903) in America. He immigrated to America in 1838 and settled near Toledo, Ohio. Anna Maria's father may be Mericle Or Merrick LANGENDÖRFER. They had seven children, all born in America as follows: Jacob Wendell LANGENDERFER (28 Aug 1851 - 13 Aug 1918) Joseph LANGENDERFER, SR. (1854 - ) Peter LANGENDERFER (1855 - 24 Feb 1907) Anna Mary "Mary" LANGENDERFER (3 Dec 1858 - 12 Jul 1916) Kathryn LANGENDERFER (1 Dec 1862 - ) John W. LANGENDERFER (13 Jan 1864 - 11 Jun 1915) Caroline "Carrie" Agnes LANGENDERFER (13 Nov 1867 - ) I have many descendants, but any ancestor information would be appreciated. Paul Langenderfer (name changed when they came to America) [email protected] (Not Germany but a small school in Ohio) "Paul Langenderfer" <[email protected]>

EDWARDS; ON,CAN; 1830- Looking for information on the family of WILLIAM B. EDWARDS. He was born in England about 1814 and emigrated to Canada before 1841. He was married to Jane Bridget Delory? around 1840, she born about 1824. William died in Cardiff, Ontario 1897 but when and where did Bridget die? They had William O. Edwards b 1842, John Edwards b 1843 m Rachel Lennox, Stephen Henry Edwards b 1845 m Elizabeth Fowler, Emma Jane Edwards b 1848 m William Smith, Samuel James Edwards b 1850 m Charlotte Young, George Edwards b 1852 m Mary Ann Lennox, Charles Edwards b 1856, Levi Edwards b abt 1860 m Mary Lucinda Williams. Granddaughter Agnes Jane Edwards lived with them from birth until William's death. Looking for info on deaths of Bridget, Samuel and Charlotte - where and when? Info on William's date of emigration and marriage ( they lived Kingston where the first 3 children were born, then Prince Edward County, Cramhe for 30 years) - parents? Parents of Bridget? Any information on the above family greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Parent [email protected]

DAY / DWYER-RACKHAM; AUS; c.1871 Any information on these families, please email [email protected] Thank you Barb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas DAY m. Eppseby BANK.[? in Wiltshire UK] Known child: Alfred DAY b. 1824, Wiltshire England, m. (1) 25 June 1849, in Middlesex England Reg# 72911, Charlotte SAYERS, b. 1830, Middlesex England, (daughter of Martin SAYER and Mary SMITH) d. 1876, Victoria Reg #7291, m. (2) 1876, in Victoria,Australia, Alice FOWLES. Alfred died/buried 1903, Footscray, Melbourne,VIC #1694.. One of their children: Alfred William DAY b. 1851, ? Friern Barnet or Saint Andrews,Enfield, c. 15 May 1853, Saint Andrew Enfield,London. Possible marriages?: Mary DWYER 1876, #611 and/or Amelia RACKKHAM 1871, #2636 Alfred died 1904 Prahran, age 54

NOSKE / NUSKE; POS,PRU,DEU > AUS; c.1793 I would appreciate any further information on my early Lutheran families from the Neutomischel region of POSEN. I am particularly seeking information to ascertain the parents and earlier ancestors of Gottfried Noske, and his possible brother, Johann Traugott Noske [b. 11-04-1803, Posen] The parents may be George NOSKE/NUSKE and Christina ______ . There may also be other siblings for Gottfried and Johann that I am unaware of. Johann (Gottfried) NOSKE Born 31 May 1797 Hammerboruy, Posen, Prussia Died 23 Aug 1858 Buried 26 Aug 1858 Hochkirk, Lutheran Cemetery, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia Occupation Farmer Gottfried married Christine SCHALLER[T] on 28-11-1822 [daughter of Christian Scaller[t] + Anna Dorothea SCHULZ of.. ?] Known children: A. Johan Friederich Wilhelm Noske b. 11-08-1826 Neutomischiel/Now, Posen B. Johann Traugott Noske b. 06-06-1834 Neutomischiel, Posen. C. Johanne [Hanna] Noske b. abt 1839/1840 Sherlanke(Przylek)Neutomicshel/NowyTomysl [I have details of these children's marriages and their descendents] Thank you Barb Kirchner-King [email protected] Researching from Prussia: KIRCHNER MUNCHOW/MUENCHOW NOSKE or NUSKE POCKRAND/T or POKRAND/T REPENOW ROSZKOWSKI or ROSZKOWIUS SCHALLER or SCHALLERT SCHULZ SIEFERT or SIEWERT

SAUNDERSON; IRL> AUS> NZL; c.1750 Any further details known on these families welcomed. Barb Kirchner-King [email protected] 1. Robert SAUNDERSON b. 1806, Knockbride,County Cavan,Ireland. One child of Robert Saunderson and Agnis McGILL/MAGILL. Baptised June the 7th 1806, By the Rev Francis Carlisle at Corraneary Meeting House, Co. Cavan. His possible siblings are: Joseph SAUNDERSON Baptized 13 Jan 1799 Mary SAUNDERSON Baptized 10 May 1801 John SAUNDERSON Baptized 10 Sep 1803 Robert SAUNDERSON Baptized 1804-1805 Died 1804-1805 James SAUNDERSON Baptized 30 Jul 1810 Wife: Mary ------- Robert (Bap 1806).. Grandparents may be Robert Saunderson, (? born at Bally Bay, Co.Monaghan),+ Mary TELFORD.. Robert's occupation was Soldier, having enlisted as a soldier in the 63rd Regiment of Foot, on May 20th 1825. He was also a weaver. He married Mary NIXON, b. 1809-1819 [Abt], Mary d. 17 Nov 1871, Oatlands,Tasmania, Australia. I have not found a marriage date/place for them yet. Robert died 19 April 1872, Oatlands, Tasmania. Robert and Mary went to Australia about 1850 on the "Eliza". Robert, having been pensioned from the Army, worked as a supervisor at the Cascades Prison. One child was supposed to have travelled with them, but I can find no further trace of him/her. Children: i Mary Jane SANDERSON b. 20 March 1851, Hobart, d. 10 May 1851, Oatlands,[aged 2/12]. 2. ii Robert SAUNDERSON b. 8 Feb 1855. iii Mary Jane SANDERSON b. 23 July 1857, ? Oatlands. Second Generation 2. Robert SAUNDERSON (1.Robert1) b. 8 Feb 1855, Oatlands ,Tasmania , occupation Carpenter/Farmer, m. (1) 2nd Feb 1874, in Oatlands, Tasmania, Ann SEAL, b. 25 Sept 1854, Oatlands, (daughter of Samuel SEALE and Esther McKey/McQue ) m. (2) 26 Nov 1881, in Shepparton, Victoria, Jane DAY , b. 1858, Kilmore Victoria , (daughter of Alfred DAY and Charlotte SAYERS ) d. 30 May 1936, Christchurch. Robert died 24 Dec 1938, Christchurch. Children by Jane DAY: 3. i Alice Mary Elizabeth SAUNDERSON b. 1 March 1883. ii Alfred Robert SAUNDERSON b. 1884, d. 1884. iii Robert James SAUNDERSON b. 1885, d. 1885. 4. iv Walter Edward SAUNDERSON b. 1887. 5. v Mabel Maud Victoria SAUNDERSON b.1889. vi Ernest Hector Frederick SAUNDERSON b. 1891, Dronin,VIV, occupation Shearer, d. 28 May 1917, Christchurch