This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Rica03 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.counties.rutland/4764.16/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Sara, I'm in Australia and am part of the Leary/O'Leary Irish family that at sometime sailed from their homeland in Cork, Ireland for a better life. My family in Australia begins with John Leary, son of Jeremiah Leary and Ellen McCarthy from Co.Cork arrived in Australia on the 21st. June 1864 - married on the 4th. July 1864 in Melbourne, Victoria to Mary Barrett from Co. Cork. Her parents were John Barrett and Ellen Murray. I believe they had at least one daughter, Ellen. After that I have little knowledge of his family until he re-married on the 5th March 1873 in Armidale, NSW as a widower. My family are the descendants from the senond marriage, and all are named O'Leary. As for his family in Ireland, well I do know of his parents and some of his siblings. But what happened to most of them I do not know. His youngest brother came out to Australia ? and married in 1877 in a place called Glen Innes, in northern NSW where John and his family were at the time. I would be very interested to know if one of his other brothers went to the Amercia's, as I believe my gg/gf Jeremiah's brother Lewis emmigrated to the Boston area and all his descendants have stayed in and around that area ever since. I would love to here more of your Irish Investigations. Kind Regards, Rita Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.