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Monaro Pioneers Newsletter

October 2009

New files & updates:

The following files have been compiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database. Some of these files may contain additional research undertaken by Ian Harvey.

Samuel Josiah Williams - Replacement file - New photo supplied by Alison Supple. http://www.monaropioneers.com/Williams-SamuelJ.htm

John Whitby - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/whitby-j.htm

William Britten - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/britten-w.htm

Robert McPaul - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/McPaul-Robert.htm

Henry Grant - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/grant-h.htm

Isaac Parkes - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/parkes-i.htm

Anthony Rolfe - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Arthur Rolfe [arolfe-at-iprimus.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/rolfe_anthony.htm

William Inskip - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Inskip-w.htm

Duncan Davidson - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Davidson-d.htm

James Laing - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/laing-j.htm

Robert Higgins - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Higgins-Robert.htm

Denis and Timothy O'Mara - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/omarat.htm

George Lewis - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/lewis-g.htm

William Went - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/went-w.htm

Charles Summerell - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/pioneers/summerella.htm

Morgan Joseph Thornton - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/thorntonm.htm

John Osmond - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/osmond-j.htm

Thomas Venables - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Venables-Thomas.htm

George Maurice Sims - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/pioneers/sims-jm.htm

William Blyton - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm

Mary Jane Stimpson - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Stimpson-mj.htm

Thomas Campbell - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Campbell_Thomas.htm

James McEvoy - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/mcevoyj.htm

Henry Bellchambers - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Leon Bell [lcb3-at-optusnet.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/bellchambers-h.htm

Stephen J Kerrison - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/kerrison-s.htm

Daniel Tindall - Replacement file - with an additional photo supplied by Elizabeth Heath [elizabeth.heath85-at-gmail.com].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/tindalld.htm

James Armstrong - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Armstrong-James.htm

Thomas Tozer - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/pioneers/tozer-t.htm

Samuel Mead - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/mead_samuel.htm

William Blacka - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Blacka-w.htm

Robert Williams - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/pioneers/williams-r.htm

John Williams - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/williamsj.htm

Thomas Harvey - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Harvey-Thomas.htm

Joseph Ward - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/wardj.htm

Henry Hammond - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Hammond-Henry.htm

James Rixon - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Joye Walsh <joye_walsh-at-yahoo.com>.

http://www.monaropioneers.com/rixon-j.htm

William Russell - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/russell-w.htm

John Noonan - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Noonan-John.htm

Edwin Russell - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Russell-Edwin.htm

Catherine Maloney - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Maloney-Catherine.htm

Thomas Tracey - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Tracey_Thomas.htm

John Peters - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/peters-j.htm

Samuel Thomas Lecount - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/lecount-samuel.htm

John Luton - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Luton-John.htm

Joseph Frederick Shingles - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/shingles-JosephF.htm

Curtis Family - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Curtis-Family.htm

William Reid - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/reid-w.htm

William Mitchell - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Mitchell_William.htm

Christopher Flanagan - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Flanagan-Christopher.htm

Joseph Sercombe - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Sercombe-Joseph.htm

Charles George Robinson - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Robinson-CharlesG.htm

Mary Jane Martin - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Martin-MaryJ.htm

Michael Gillespie - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Helen Williams [hmw59-at-hotmail.com]. http://www.monaropioneers.com/Gillespie-m.htm

William George Lloyd - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Margaret Hartnell [marg.ash-at-westnet.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/Lloyd-WilliamG.htm

Duncan McDonald - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Margaret Hartnell [marg.ash-at-westnet.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/pioneers/mcdonald-duncan.htm

Angus Dougal McDonald - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Margaret Hartnell [marg.ash-at-westnet.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/mcdonald-ad.htm

James Ashton Taylor - Replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Margaret Hartnell [marg.ash-at-westnet.com.au].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/taylor-ja.htm

Samuel Holmes - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Holmes-Samuel.htm

Henry Howard - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Howard-Henry.htm

Henry Thornton - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Thornton-Henry.htm

Edward Mitchell - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Mitchell-e.htm

George King - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/King-George.htm

Robert McPaul - replacement file - with some additional information supplied by Donald Herbert [donaldherbert-at-bigpond.com].

http://www.monaropioneers.com/McPaul-Robert.htm

Jacob Leslight - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Leslight-Jacob.htm

John Lesleighter - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Lesleighter-John.htm

Edmund Hewison - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Hewison-Edmund.htm

Richard Albon - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Albon-Richard.htm

Nehemiah Thomas - Replacement file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/thomas-Nehemiah.htm

Robert Nesbitt Richardson - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Richardson-RobertN.htm

Thomas Armstrong - New file - http://www.monaropioneers.com/Armstrong-Thomas.htm

Announcements:

Edward Rolfe

I was hoping you would be able to put this picture in the next newsletter with a request for anyone who may be able to identify it (refer to attached jpg file). We believe it is Edward Rolfe, circa 1908. If anyone can confirm, contradict or in any way help I would be most grateful if they could contact me via email. Best wishes, Sheena Johnson

Hi Folks,

In case you were not already aware, there is an excellent Index search available for cemeteries in the Shoalhaven area.

http://shoalhaven.public-cemeteries.net/cms/index.php/help-a-information/search-registers

Regards, Ian

Bellchambers Reunion

I am helping to organise a reunion of all the descendants of Henry and Mary Bellchambers who arrived in Australia from England in 1857 and settled in Bimbenluke and Bombala soon after arriving. Could we have some space in your newsletter to promote the event? It will be held at the Bankstown Sports Club in Sydney from 10am until 4pm on Easter Saturday next year.

Some of the surnames that descended from Henry and Mary Bellchambers are:

Hyde
Woods
Rixon
Kuhlmorgen
Pauline
Temple
Skipper
Gilmore
Collier
Gates
Cotterill
Murphy
Bown
Parsons
White
Gray
Hodge
Burgess
Russell
McNamee
Beveridge
Torpey
Brown
Lyon
Wallace
Shields
Hutchinson
Holland
Wiggins
Grant
Walsh
Howard
Hirschl
Tope
Clegg

Contact: Karen Irvine, 31 Mathews Street, COBAR,NSW, 2835, Australia. Ph 02 6836 2023 Mob 0427 253 980

Current correspondence:

From: Jude
Sent: Thursday, 5 November 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: RIXON James

Hi Ian,

I found Bridget's birth record and wonder what you make of it. I notice [4704] is repeated in 1859. Also marriage for Lucy

Regards, Judy

51. John McGrath (Elizabeth Rixon³, William², James¹) was born on August 19, 1852 in Campbelltown, NSW.¹²²

John married Bridget Keane in 1870 in Sydney, NSW.⁹²⁶

John McGrath, born 18^th August 1852 at Campbelltown [V18522742 69/1852]

He married in 1870 at Sydney [NSW 1006/1870] to Bridget Keane, born in 1845 [NSW V18452236 62/1845 ] OR born in 1859 [NSW 4707 VOL 142B/1859] daughter of Patrick and Mary Keane

V18522742 69/1852	MCGRATH	JOHN	JOHN	ELIZABETH
1006/1870	MCGRATH	JOHN	KEANE	BRIDGET	SYDNEY
V18452236 62/1845	KEANE	BRIDGET	PATRICK	MARY
V18454704 142B/1845	KEANE	BRIDGET	PATRICK	MARY
4704 VOL 142B/1859	KEANE	BRIDGET	PATRICK	MARY

F vii. Lucy Emma Rixon was born on October 8, 1863 in Wollongong, NSW.⁵¹²

B1/7. Lucy Emma Rixon, born 8^th October 1863 at Wollongong [NSW 15156/1863] died in 1918 at Goulburn [NSW 18605/1918] aged 55 years.

She married in 1887 at Crookwell [NSW 3763/1887] to William H Gibson.

She remarried in 1902 at Sydney [NSW 3094/1902] to 2) Hamilton Thorburn, born in 1874 at Sydney [NSW 2194/1874] died in 1956 at Petersham [NSW 31512/1956] aged 82 years.

15156/1863	RIXON	LUCY E	HENRY J	ANNE	WOLLONGONG
18605/1918	THORBURN	LUCY E	HENRY J	ANN	GOULBURN
3763/1887	GIBSON	WILLIAM H	RIXON	LUCY E	CROOKWELL
3094/1902	THORBURN	HAMILTON	GIBSON	LUCY E	SYDNEY
2194/1874	THORBURN	HAMILTON	JAMES	MARY ANN	SYDNEY
31512/1956	THORBURN	HAMILTON	JAMES	MARY ANNE	PETERSHAM

Hi Judy,

Thanks. The registration entries before 1856 were church registry entries usually baptisms so without actually seeing the certificates it is very hard to know.

Regards, Ian

From: Suzanne N

Date: 4/11/2009 12:41:07 PM

Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] question re convict assigned to Richard Guise

Hello Pattrick
I have a ticket of leave passport (No 43/394 dated 4 April 1843) for my ancestor James Hartley (arrived Speke I on 18 May 1821 to Macarthur at Sutton Forest) which states "allowed to travel between the Murrumbidge and Sydney in the service of Mr Richard Guise Imr (?) for 12 months on the application of Mr Guise." I was wondering whether the Richard Guise (junior) in the Monaro Pioneer Register was the same Richard Guise. The internet only brings up Richard (Monaro Pioneers) and the death of Richard Guise as the earliest burial into the Liverpool cemetry. James Hartley's ticket of leave (dated 7 March 1836) indicates alteration (30th October) from him remaining in Goulburn to Yass. Is there any record of Richard Jnr's assigned convicts with his Yass property (or other properties), especially given the travel reference in the passport the name of James Hartley? Any enlightenment on this would be appreciated.
Thank you
regards, Suzanne
Hi Suzanne,

Everything thing we have is already displayed on the website, unfortunately there is no reference to your convict. It is most likely Richard Guise Junior was the right person. There may be records in the state or national libraries that could help.

Regards, Ian

Hi Ian
Thanks for your reply. I've had the ticket of leave passport since 1987 but only just got the family history out of storage and thanks to internet (which wasn't around back then) I got all excited in checking the Guise family in relation to the info on the passport. There's a difference between assumption and confirmation so I will keep looking further afield. Thanks for your help.
regards, Suzanne

From: Peter Applebee

Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 2009 8:06 PM

Subject: Australian Cemeteries Website

Australian Cemeteries Website has moved, and is now fully active in its own domain.

http://www.australiancemeteries.com was http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries The link on your site needs to be updated.

Regards Peter Applebee

Australian Cemeteries Website

Hi Peter,

Thank you for letting us know.

Regards, Ian

From: Ted Washbrook

Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 2009 6:36 PM
Subject: Fw: Hayes Clan

Hello Ian,

I haven't emailed for some time but I regularly read the Monaro Pioneers. My maternal g/grandfather, William Hayes married Sarah Anne Morris in 1888, her parents are down as William Morris and Anne. Anne's surname was Goodwin and they married at Sutton Forest on 13th June 1866,I will send the certificate copy as an attachment. I hope that this will fill in some gaps and probably start a new branch of investigation. Do keep up the good work.

Ted Washbrook

Hi Ted,

Thank you.

Regards, Ian

From: moyer northcote

Date: 2/11/2009 9:50:44 AM

Subject: family history

dear sir

I am writing to you in the hope that you may be able to help me, I am trying to find a john cronin that married a ellen cronan. ellen cronan then married a james jupp, her maiden name was ellen rogers would you have any information or anyone looking for this women kind regards moya northcote

Hi Moyer,

Sorry, we don't have anyone by those names in our database.

Regards, Ian

From: Sue K
Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 2:57 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneers - Barker

Hi Ian,

Sorry I’m so slow at writing. I have been away, and then had computer problems. The info you wanted on William Barker (William Barker/Mary Gilson) from the “Bega Valley Pioneer Register Pre Federation” (2002) contributed by D Barker. (Don’t know him/her but presume I’m distantly related.)

Children of William Barker and Annie Muir

1 William J R – c 1882 at Cooma, m Augusta G Brown at Bega 1908. Lived in Bega until 1916 and then moved north to Murwillumbah, NSW

2 James J T – c 1883 at Cooma, m Millicent E Brown at Bega, 1907, d Sydney NSW?

3 Thomas R C – 13 April 1884 at Cooma, m Elizabeth Mitchell at Kameruka, 1908, d 1956 at Pambula. Elizabeth died 1954 at Pambula.

4 Richard – c 1887 at Cooma, m in Brisbane QLD, d Brisbane 196?

5 Robert Muir – c 1888 at Adaminaby, m Sarah Ethel Worland at Murwillumbah, 18 June 1919, d 1968 in Brisbane. Sarah died in Murwillumbah in 1985.

6 Annie E E – c 1890 at Adaminaby, m John Doyle at Candelo, 1905

7 Violet D – c 1892 at Cooma, m John C Harris at Bega, 1929.

8 Jane A – c 1895 at Cooma, m ? Manzie in Victoria, d possibly Melbourne

Hope this is of some use.

Sue

Thanks Sue,

Regards, Ian

From: FRED HEWISON
Sent: Sunday, 1 November 2009 1:01 PM
Subject: decendant

Ian,

I have just visited your informative web site and note that some reference is made to my great-grandfather, Edmund Hewison, who was the early Town Clerk and Engineer at Cooma Council. I also understand that he was the first school teacher in that town, from old copies of his death notices retained by myself. He passed away whilst owner/editor of the Moss Vale Scrutineer in 1913. I have an original photograph taken of Edmund whilst seated at his desk and of which a copy may be of interest to yourself and associates, and in which case I can download. I have included it in a self-published book of my childhood whilst growing up in Hurstville (titled Crossed my Mind). I have included some small information regarding my great-grandfather, but it may not be of sufficient interest or quantity to be of much use to you. However, if thought to be, I will happily forward a book for your interest - no obligation, of course. I might add, that I am 76 and live at Tweed Heads on the far NSW north coast.

Regards, Frederick Hewison

Hi Fred,

Thank you for the information and the offer. We would be delighted to display a photo of Edmund. I have created a Pioneers Index entry for Edmund, please let me know if you detect any errors or omissions. Any further information would be most gratefully received. Incidentally, I live in Sylvania and you would hardly recognise Hurstville now.

Regards, Ian

Hello Ian,

I hope these don't take too long to download, especially if they don't prove of much interest. On page 1 of the relevant "Descendants of Edmund Hewison" you will see that Edmund had a daughter Emmeline (in which case, she was one of my great aunts.) On page 2 (3) it is recorded that she married Gustave "Gus" F. C. Miller whom I always knew was the MLA for Monaro - a position he held for a record thirty years. I confess though that I was never aware of his exact relationship and I must admit also that this incredibly astounding information that you have forwarded me has in the words of the young, "Left me gob-smacked." Thank you immensely. If you care to receive a copy of my book there is a small section relating to that era. If you are interested, forward your postal address and I will gladly send a copy. I will also enclose any additional information I can find in the old family album.

Regards,

Fred Hewison

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the images, I have added them to the Hewison page. We have no physical library unfortunately so we are not able to use your kind offer of a copy of your book at this time.

Regards, Ian

From: Bill
Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 8:45 PM
Subject: Fw: Tuesday 6 September 1842

Dear Ian,

I have been appointed as Back Indexing Co-ordinator for the Ryerson Index, (www.ryersonindex.org) and one of my indexing team has started to download death and funeral information from issues of the Sydney Morning Herald that have recently been made available on line at the National Library website.

Most days are downloading as a block entry with Birth, Marriage and Death information included in the one block. The Ryerson Index retain this information, but this particular notice contained a birth notice which man interest someone who subscribed to your newsletter, so I am sending it to you for information.

Regards,Bill Shute

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Tuesday 6 September 1842, page 3

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla...news-article12409588

Hi Bill,

Thank you for considering our readers and your support. This email will be included in the next newsletter. Your work with the Ryerson Index is much appreciated. I doubt if there is a a better source of information freely available anywhere in the world.

Regards, Ian

From: Joanne Flack
Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 11:39 PM
Subject: The Nadin Family from Candelo

Dear Ian

I noticed an error re John Nadin son of John and Mary Ann Nadin nee Youde. He is shown as being born in 1862 in Eden NSW, and dying in 1877 aged 15 years.

He was born in Manchester 29 Jul 1852, came to Port Phillip Bay in 1852 aged 6 mths.

Kind regards, Joanne

Hi Joanne,

Thank you for the information. According to the NSW BDM Index there was another John Nadin born 1862 to a John and Mary A Nadin in Eden, can you tell me if this person is also son of John Nadin 1830-1896?

Regards, Ian

Hi Ian

It is rather complicated. The John born in England was evidently not baptised there.

The parents had him baptised here: V1852287 42A/1852

NADIN

JOHN

ANN

The family was in Victoria in 1852, arriving on the "Chasley" December 1852. The registration of the birth of Arthur Nadin was a mixup:

Arthur was registered on the Birth Certificate by his father as John. His father's occupation was given as dairyman, aged 33 years. The first son, John, born in England in 1852 was 11 years old at the time but as he was ill and crippled perhaps his father wanted to call the new baby John. Or it could have been an error. I have a copy of the birth certificate. He was always known as Arthur Ernest, he was married as such and died as such, 22 Feb 1947 at Kyogle. On 29 Mar 1863 Arthur Ernest was born to John and Mary Ann Reg No 07448, and he was baptised on 17th August 1864 in the Bega Parish. (Church of England Index of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for the South Eastern Corner of NSW), he was baptised as Arthur Ernest. Any furher help I can supply, please let me know. Attached my notes on Arthur.

Cheers, Joanne

Hi Joanne,

Thanks for letting me know. I would appreciate any further information you can contribute.

Regards, Ian

From: lisa mc murray
Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 4:20 PM
Subject: Margaret Ann Mead - Monaro Pioneers

Hi Ian
I was looking at the Monaro Pioneers web site and have an interest in a family but couldn't find who the contributors were. My interest is Margaret Ann Mead, Daughter of William Arthur Mead, person 83. Margaret married Archibald Clyde McLennan in 1948. Archibald, known as Clyde was born in 1920 and served in the Australian Army. I am looking for anyone with family ties to Margaret and Clyde McLennan.
Many Thanks, Lisa McMurray – Canada

Hi Lisa,

Unfortunately we have no known contact for this person. He has been included in our database simply because of his marriage to Margaret Mead and we have no knowledge of his parentage.

Regards, Ian

From: Paul VK2JPL's HamShack
Sent: Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:56 PM
Subject: Alfred Edward Witts link update

Hello Ian

Under the page headed "Alfred Edward Witts, Bombala 1858" - at your web address - http://www.monaropioneers.com/witts-ae.htm

would you be so kind to update my web link from- http://www.geocities.com/paulljones/ To - http://www.satvg.org/vk2jpl/Pauls_Home_Page/

As you are most likely aware Yahoo in their wisdom (or not) have closed the geocities system down - Thank you for running your very good and important site

Cheers Paul

Hi Paul,

Thanks, you requested change has been made.

Regards, Ian

From: Watson, Lyn
Sent: Wednesday, 28 October 2009 10:33 AM
Subject: Crawford Information

Dear Ian

I have recently found your website which is very interesting, congratulations on a great effort. I am a bit of a family history 'nut' and have done a lot on my own family. A very close friend of mine who passed away from cancer 2 years ago had little knowledge of her family and I helped her to find her ancestry just prior to that time. The family tree is listed under Davidson on Ancestry. I found that she is a great grandaughter of Edward Alexander Crawford (b1864 in Cooma). Here however we have the skeleton in the Crawford family closet. Edward left Mary (Venables) to have a second family with Emily Elizabeth Peasley and this is the family my friend comes from. I have attached my information which you may want to add to your data base. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Regards, Lyn Watson

Hi Lyn,

Thanks for the information.

Regards, Ian

From: Alison Supple
Sent: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 5:51 PM
Subject: Ancestry.com - 5 Generation Pedigree Chart

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/pedigreeprint.aspx?tid=4668248

Hi Ian,

Here is the ancestry chart for my mother, Jean Barbara Godfrey, daughter of Military Medal recipient WW1 William Edgar Godfrey, born Candelo, 1890. William's father Andrew James Godfrey's birth father was John Gillett but the man whom Eliza Doyle married and raised him was William Thomas Godfrey. I can send you his details too. Please find attached a photo of William Edgar Godfrey during WW1. Hope this can be included in the Pioneers of the Monaro district alongside Samuel Josiah Williams' ( Andrew Godfrey married Margery Williams, Sam's daughter).

Hi Alison,

Thanks for the photos, I was unable to access your ancestry chart unfortunately.

Regards, Ian

From: B&C Harris
Sent: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 5:47 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneers Database - McDonald

Hi Ian,

I hope this gets through. On reading your information about Alexander and Christina McDonald I would like to advise you that the information on the death of their son Dougald McDonald is not correct. Dougald actually died in Sydney in 1926 refer to Registration No. 316. I believe he died of cancer and spent considerable time in a Sydney hospital before dying their. This information has come to me from his son Keith (Samuel). Keith still lives in Merimbula if you need to contact him. I am Hugh McDonald's, eldest son on Dougald, grand daughter. I wish to congratulate the whole team on a wonderful job getting the Monaro database together.

Cheers, Carlene Harris

Hi Carlene,

Thank you.

Regards, Ian

From: shane mitchell]

Sent: 2009-10-26 11:49

Subject: photos

gday ,i have some photos of mary anne green ,the lady from pambula that eventually married george behl of pambula and i have photos of margaret

amelia longhurst ,if you are interested in putting them on this website {they are my kin} also could you put me your email newsletter

Hi Shane,

We would be delighted to add your photos to our site and would be very grateful for any further information that you might contribute. Please ensure you supply caption details with each image so that we can properly identify the persons in each photo.

Regards, Ian

From: Dianne Snowden
Sent: Monday, 26 October 2009 3:32 PM
Subject: Family of John SMITH

Dear Ian

A correction for the following Pioneer Section, please:

Descendants of John Smith

James Bruce <jrbruce68-at-yahoo.com.au> 20.10.06
James Bruce <jrbruce68-at-yahoo.com.au> 04.07.07

Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 25.09.08

7 M viii. Robert Smith was born in 1864 in Nimmitabel, NSW,²⁰ died in 1939 in Cooma, NSW²¹ at age 75, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Grave 1083.

There will also need to be a correction in the RUSSELL section. Robert SMITH (1864-1939) was not the son of John SMITH & Mary Ann (WHOLOHAN). I obtained the birth certificate of Robert SMITH b.1864 Nimmitabel. According to his birth certificate, Robert SMITH was born on 8 May 1864 at Coolamatong and was the son of John SMITH, cook, of Coolamatong, 39 years, born Derby ENG and ‘Mary late McLeary late Turner’, 43 years, born Louth IRE. John and Mary were married on 24 May 1858 in Sydney and had an older son Joseph Thomas, living. [Ref: NSW Birth Certificate 1864/007732] I obtained the death certificate of Robert SMITH d.1939 Cooma and buried CE Cemetery, Cooma. According to his death certificate, Robert SMITH was 77 and born Cooma. He was the son of John SMITH, cook, and Mary (TURNER). He married Ellen RUSSELL when he was 27 and at the time of his death he had six children living and one son and one daughter deceased. [Ref: NSW Death Certificate 1939/014432]

Kind regards, Dianne Snowden

Hi Dianne,

Thank you.

Regards, Ian

From: Donna Gibbs
Sent: 2009-10-25 22:23
Subject: Newsletter

Please add me to your newsletter subscribers. I am stuck on a family history problem. Is there someone I can ask please? My great grandmother Catherine Conley (married name Stores) was born in Tumut in 1848. She is the daughter of Daniel Conelly, a tradesman / shoemaker, and according to Catherine's death certificate, Mary Ann Healy. According to Catherines' baptismal certificate her mother was Mary Tracey. They lived in Gilmore Creek at the time of Catherine's birth. Daniel and mary/Ann had four children including Catherine. I would be so grateful for any knowledge of the family or any suggestions as to how I might find out more.

With thanks, Donna Gibbs

Hi Donna,

The attached file contains what we have on the Connolly (Connelly, Conely, Connelley, Connolley) family. There are lots of gaps so this information is only preliminary and you may be able to add to or correct what we have.

Regards, Ian

Thanks very much, Ian. There is a lot of helpful information here and some I can expand a little. I will work on it and get back to you. I am still uncertain about Daniel Conelly's wife's name - it seems likely Catherine, their daughter's baptismal certificate which has Tracey as the surname (abode Gilmore Creek) is correct. The info on her death certificate giving healy as her maiden name was provided by a son-in-law so may be less accurate. But maybe there were two wives? Not sure. Will let you know if I find out. If anyone could look at one of the other children's birth certificates that might clear it up.

Thanks again, Donna

From: Katie Devine

Sent: Friday, 23 October 2009 11:13 PM
Subject: Addition to the John G Belcher / Thomas Power family tree's

Hi Ian,

Not hugely significant but I would like to make an addition to the John G Belcher / Thomas Power family tree’s. No 7. Of the Belcher tree:

Robert Edward Belcher marries Elsie J Devine and they are listed as having one female child decease Elsie M in 1915. There is also a second female child that dies in 1919 Maisie E Belcher

Births Deaths and Marriages record:

15398/1919

BELCHER

MAISIE E

ROBERT E

ELSIE J

JUNEE

Robert Belcher’s family also appear as number 22 on Thomas Power’s family tree. Also Elsie’s mother first name is Mary Anne (also written as Mary Ann) not just Mary and her maiden name is Coughlan as I have a copy of their marriage certificate. And I can prove this also with death record of one of Daniel and Mary Anne’s other children John

25440/1967

DEVINE

JOHN BYRNE

DANIEL

MARY ANNE

COOTAMUNDRA

As you can probably guess I also descend from one of Daniel and Mary Anne children.

Many Thanks, Katie Devine

Hi Katie,

Thank you for the information.

Regards, Ian

Thankyou for updating their records – final one they are also number 35 on Joseph Henry Chalker family tree.

Thanks again, Katie

From: Jacqui
Sent: Saturday, 24 October 2009 1:17 PM
Subject: John Rankin + William Newlyn + Alma Winifred Wood nee Newlyn

Hello

My husband is the grandson of Alma Winifred Newlyn and a descendent of John Rankin and William Newlyn. Please find attached a copy of the original marriage certificate of Alma and August Harold Newlyn. A copy of Alma Newlyn’s death certificate and the death certificate of her sister Gertrude Pearl Anne Mehl nee Newlyn. Also please find attached photo’s

William Wood
William Wood and Ellen nee Rankin
Anne and William Law
Eileen Rankin

I will send a photo of Alma in the near future. I would be grateful for photo’s and any additional information not found on your website concerning these two families.

Kind Regards Jacqui

Hi Jacqui,

Thank you for the information and images.

Regards, Ian

From: laraine
Sent: Friday, 23 October 2009 1:17 PM
Subject: Re Samuel Lecount Family

Hi Ian

I have just read the history on the Lecount family and I Have noticed my husband’s father has been left off he was a son of David Morton (David's mother was Ellen Lecount) Page 9) and Annie Eva Holland. His name is Percy Clyde born 1st July 1909 in Queanbeyan and he married Edith Margaret Thomas born 30th October,1905 in Tredegar Wales they married 30th April,1932 they had 3 children.

Thank you Laraine Morton

Hi Laraine,

Thanks for letting us know.

Regards, Ian

From: Douglas Golding
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 5:48 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneers: Vera Alice Jane Golding (nee Rush)

Ian,
I am Vera's Grandson. Vera passed away in Sydney on 10 October 1983. Herbert and Vera had 2 children:
Searle Ross Henry born 11 January 1920 at Jindabyne or Cooma, died 22 March 1976 at Willoughby. Norma Mary passed away 17 February 2004 at Darlinghurst.
I hope this information is of some value.
Best Regards, Doug Golding

Hi Doug,

Thank you for the information.

Regards, Ian

From: Ron Scully
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 4:45 PM
Subject: Ellen Scully Family Tree

I would like to contact the contributor of this great piece of work. I have some additions I would like to contribute but do not wish to invade someone else’s work without authority.

Thank you, Ron Scully

Hi Ron,

There is no specific contributor to this information. Much of it has come from other family contributions plus additional research by myself. I would be most grateful for any additions and corrections you could make.

Regards, Ian

From: Bill
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 3:35 PM
Subject: Civil Service List.

Dear Ian,

As I gathered information to index into www.ryersonindex.org I found the Civil Service List in 1885. This name was on the list in the Sydney Morning Herald of 2 April,1885, and may intrerest someone in your mailing list. The full list can be found on the Rootsweb Sydney Mailing List.

Salwey, A., clerk-in-charge, local land board office, Cooma, Lands

Sincerely,Bill

Hi Bill,

Thank you for your kind consideration and for the information. We do have an Alfred Salwey in our database. I am sure our readers will appreciate your information.

Regards, Ian

From: Margaret Hartnell
Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: Corrections to Ann E Taylor's Family

Decendants of James Ashton Taylor in your Monaro pioneers. My Grandma is daughter of Ann E Taylor. She was Grace Irene Lloyd nee McDonald from Nimmitybelle NSW. She died age 92 in Rankin Park, Newcastle NSW not 72 not Sydney NSW. Have enclosed gedcom file with her decendants for you.

Regards Margaret Hartnell 02 67434689 marg.ash@westnet.com.au

Hi Margaret,

Thank you for the information.

Regards, Ian

From: Joye Walsh

Date: 20/10/2009 7:55:59 PM

Subject: Correction

Hi Pattrick

Just a little correction for your fantastic site: In connection with a descendant of James Rixon - the link number 846 goes to a 1905 reference - so something slightly strange has happened.

Cheers, Joye

44. Mary Elizabeth Rixon (Henry John ², James¹) was born on February 25, 1841 in Taylors Flat, NSW¹⁰³ and died on June 29, 1923 in Clyde River, Moruya, NSW at age 82.

Mary married Thomas Poile, son of George Poile and Eliza, on December 14, 1859 in Nelligen, NSW.⁸⁴⁵ Thomas was born in 1831 and died in 1917⁸⁴⁶ at age 86.

846. NSW BDM Index, 181/1905 .

Hi Joye,

Thanks for letting us know.

Regards, Ian

From: L H
Sent: Monday, 19 October 2009 6:45 PM
Subject: burgess family

Hi
I am trying to find some ancestors. I have read the 'burgess' family tree and notice there is no follow through at what happened to " F ii. Ann Burgess was born in 1857. " I think this is my great great grandmother and would be interested in talking to anyone who could give me informetion on this person. Please feel free to hand my email details onto anyone who can help.
Thank you so much
Linda Hawkins

Hi Linda,

The reason we have no further information on Ann Burgess is because we have not received any, nor has there been any known contributor. However, this email will be included in the next newsletter and that might bring forth someone who can help.

Regards, Ian

From: Helen Williams

Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:27 AM

Subject: Monaro Pioneers - Gillespie Family

Hello
my Grandfather was a grandson of Thomas Gillespie. I have some additional information and would like my Grandfather's details included in the Gillespie lineage please from the excellent Monaro Pioneers Website,
"Michael married Elizabeth Winter in 1 April 1844 in Scots Church, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW. Elizabeth was born in 1814 (disagree)and died in 1886 in Bega, NSW² at age 72. Another name for Elizabeth was Eliza. " Elizabeth Winter dob 5 Jan 1821 was sister to Ann Winter dob 2 Jan 1823 -wife of Daniel Tindall also on the Monaro Pioneers site. Their parents were James Winter and Elizabeth Hastings. James was a convict from Ashtead Surrey convicted of larceny and transported to Australia. James Winter (Farmer and Cook} aged 30 years, trial 17th October 1815 Surrey Quarter Sessions, crime : petty larcency, he arrived in Australia 24 April 1817 on board the convict ship "Shipley". Elizabeth Hastings/Hasten/Haslen/Easton arrived in 1800 on "Speedy" (as Haslen) tried in 1798 in Maidstone Kent. She had an "irregular alliance" ( as Elizabeth Easton) with George Howe who started the first newspaper in the colony and had several children 1803-1810. She married ( as Elizabeth Hastings) James Winter 16 Aug 1819. When she died, aged 42 in 1828 the two sisters Anne and Elizabeth are placed in the Parramatta Orphanage and their Father James Winter is living at Kent Street , Sydney.

4. Thomas Gillespie (Michael¹) was born in 1847 in NSW⁷ and died in 1897 in Bega, NSW⁸ at age 50. Thomas married Margaret Perry in 1872 in Bega, NSW.^53t
Margaret Perry was the daughter of Peter Perry/Pirie and Elizabeth Ann Brown (her parents Elizabeth Ann Brown and William Brown I haven't been able to trace). She was the daughter of convict Peter Pirie. Burrell male convict ship carrying 192 prisoners, from 26 June 1830 to 3 January 1831, sailing to Sydney, New South Wales. 3 brothers on board.

165 Hepburne John, Pirie, Perry 28 years old (brother to166 & 167) native place Glasgow, 3 years in Woolwich , Trade or Calling – Gardiner(sic) Offence House- Breaking Where tried Aberdeen 26 Apr 1830 7 years ruddy ? (compxn ?) brown hair 5foot 8 1/2 “ scars etc

166 Pirie Peter or Perry 22 y o Glasgow Weaver “ House breaking Aberdeen 7 years ruddy much papilled brown hair 5 ‘foot 11 ½ grey eyes

167 Pirie Thomas or Perry 17 y o Glasgow Groom/bleacher ? House Breaking Aberdeen 7 years ruddy freckles brown hair 5 foot 8 1/2 “ grey eyes

The brothers appear to work on farms after arriving in Australia. When Peter earned his “Ticket of Leave” he married in July 1839 calling himself Peter Hepbarn PERRY , Musician ( of Twofold Bay). The Perry family settled to the South of Sydney and appear to work in the timber getting game. They also associated with Bushrangers (Goulbourn)and had some minor infringements listed. The family continued to be listed as Perrys. I think the Thomas Perry in the Monaro Pioneers listed with dob 1811 may well be younger brother Thomas Perry.

from the Monaro Pioneers site. Thomas married Margaret Perry in 1872 in Bega, NSW.⁵

^{( I have that Margaret Perry died 25 Jan 1901 Bega
Hospital )}

19 M i. Thomas Michael Gillespie was born on September 15, 1872 in Cobago, NSW,⁵⁴ was baptised on March 4, 1873 in St. Mary's Catholic Church, and died in 1944 in Bega, NSW⁵⁵ at age 72.

F ii. Margaret Ellen Gillespie was born in 1874 in Broulee, NSW.⁵⁶

20 F iii. Alice Adeline Jane Gillespie was born in 1877 in Broulee, NSW⁵⁷ and died in 1937 in Waverley, NSW⁵⁸ at age 60.

M iv. Alfred Gillespie was born in 1879 in Broulee, NSW.⁵⁹

M v. Alexander Gillespie was born in 1881 in Broulee, NSW.⁶⁰

F vi. Jane Gillespie was born in 1884 in Moruya, NSW.⁶¹

F vii. May Gillespie was born in 1887 in Moruya, NSW.⁶²

F viii. Maud Gillespie was born in 1889 in Moruya, NSW.⁶³

don't know who Alfred was but my Grandfather was Albert Ernest Gillespie(aka Ben) dob 6 Jun 1880 and died 30 Mar 1945, Southport Qld
He married Marion Elizabeth Yaun on 8 Jun 1918, Upper Nerang Qld. They had 1 son and 4 daughters, of which my Mother, Margaret (named after her Father's Mother Margaret Perry )was the eldest girl. An Aunt has a portrait of the red-haired and bearded Thomas Gillespie and dark-haired Margaret Perry. Alex worked with Ben,had diabetes and died young and Ben brought Jane, May and Maud to Qld when their parents died. Ben was a grazier and cattle farmer. I can provide details of the decendants of Ben and Maud and some for Alex and May and Jane if that is appropriate, hope this may be of interest to Gillespie relatives
Best regards, Helen Williams

From: spincini

Subject: Re: Monaro Pioneers - Gillespie Family
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:10:29 +1100

Hi Helen

I'm Sheenah Pincini nee Jessop born Cobargo. Was this email intended for me? I did send some info to Monaro Pioneers. My grandmother's mother on Jessop side was a Gillespie. Ian Harvey is the man I sent the email to iansharvey@bigpond.com. Hope I have been of some help

Regards, Sheenah

Hi Helen,

Thanks for the information. Yes we would would very much appreciate any further information you could contribute.

Regards, Ian

From: Jill Clarke

Date: 18/10/2009 7:33:41 PM

Subject: Reidsdale near Braidwood

Hello Patrick ,

My name is Jill Clarke( related to the bushrangers too) and at the moment I am researching to write a book about Reidsdale and I am trying to contact as many decendents of the Reidsdale pioneers.as I can.... especially the Barretts, McCarthy and Flanagans and Hickey families.. I was wondering seeing that links have been coming up into your website ..if any of those families have contributed or like to correspond with me in relation to their history here in Reidsdale. I would appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you cheers Jill

From: Rickshaw

Subject: Reidsdale near Braidwood

Hello Patrick ,

I would appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you

cheers Jill

Sent: Saturday, 17 October 2009 2:14 PM
Subject: For the monaro web site

Hi Ian. I would like to ask you some questions, and to supply you with some answers to blanks on the pioneer web site.

First can you or some one out there tell me exactley where abouts is Gygederick located. The lands department told me Gyederick was a town 2km east by south of Berridale. Jeffs creek never had a population, so was never a town. But is a water course 5 km long near Gyederick. All my Great Grand fathers children were born there.

Now for some answers to put into your web site.

Mary Jane Martin married Thomas Kennedy 4th March 1866 in the Roman Catholic church Tarraville Gippsland Victoria.(561)

Thomas Kennedy was the son of Maurice Kennedy and Mary Mc Grath. Born in Tippirary.Ireland.

Mary Martin was born in Tyrone Ireland.About 1843 Father Thomas Martin a Ships Captain. Mother Mary.

In 1867 a daughter was born Mary Ellen Mabel in N.S.W (8448)

Then on 30th December1867 Mary Jane Kennedy nee Martin married James Bennett in the Roman Catholic Church in Cooma N.S.W (2067) His parents are Roley Bennett. Mary Tyrell

On the 3rd March 1869 a son was born named James Bennett.(9760)

On the 7th August 1869 James Bennett Snr Died.(3492)

On the 4th of Jan 1870 Mary Jane Bennett formall

y Kennedy nee Martin Married Mark Caldwell Coussins Richardson

in the Roman Catholic Church Cooma N.S.W. His father Jonathon George Mother Elizabeth ?

23.11.1870 John Allen Richardson was born Jeffs creek N.S.W (8872)

1873. Mark Caldwell Coussins Richardson was born.(9445)

1875. Frederick Thomas Richardson was born(9833)

1877. Joseph Henry Richardson (10393)

1879. William Thomas Richardson. (11988)

On the 20.5.1897 Mary Jane Richardson died in the Cooma Hospital N.S.W aged 54.

1884 Mary Ellen Kennedy married a Tammy Ahyet Cooma (5783)

1886 William AhYet was born.(26447)

1916 Tammy AhYet died in Cooma N.S.W

In the Gygederick cemetery there is a grave for James Bennett's 1st wife Marry Gilligan born in Drymnabay Queens County Ireland she left behind 4 Daughters.She died on the 4.12.1859 aged 47 years.

Jonn Allan Richardson married Adeline Tickle in Saint Pauls church Cooma N.S.W 18.3.1904 Fathers name Samuel mothers name Sarah Phillips.

James Bennett Jnr all his children are already on the pioneer site.

Hope this imformation fills in some of the gaps on the site and may be of help to others.

Thanking you, O.W. Richardson

Hi,

Thank you for the information. Do you have any information on the 4 daughters mentions for James Bennett and Mary Gilligan? I think I have identified two (Catherine and Mary Anne) but the other two elude me so far. Do you know when the family arrived in Australia? I have created a Pioneers Index entry for Mary Jane Martin. This email has been copied to our newsletter editor so I am sure there will be someone in our readership who will be able answer your questions on Gegedzerick ( Gygederick).

Regards, Ian

From: Roslyn Odell
Sent: Saturday, 17 October 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Williams/ Moffitt

Dear Ian

I read with interest the letter from Dennis Blake about Sam Williams and his connection to my Moffitt family. I have information on this gentleman, who married my grandfather’s sister. Could he please contact me as I would be keen to exchange details and/ or put him in touch with other Moffitt researchers who could perhaps supply copies of photographs. I was born and raised at Bega, but now live in Canberra, if that is any help. I would also be happy to furnish information on the Moffitt Family for this website

Roslyn Moffitt

PS.There is also the connection between the Moffats( it) of the area and there intermarriage with the Williams family. I believe that there is also a Clan Moffat website which would be most interested in the Moffatt/ Moffitt information as it appears that there is little information about this branch of the family.

Ros

Hi Ros,

David Knox will be very happy to supply you with the contact details when he reads this email.

I would be very grateful for any additional family information you could contribute to our project.

Regards, Ian

From: arthur rolfe
Sent: Tuesday, 13 October 2009 1:09 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneers

Monaro Pioneers

Dear Ian.

Thank you for the amendments to the descendents of Anthony Rolfe. However I must have misled you .There are two other children from the marriage of Arthur Lawrence Rolfe and Ethel Rose Wellford. They are as follows:-

F ii Margaret Mary Wellford Rolfe . Margaret married Bernard Seears son of Percy Thomas Seears and Margaret Hamilton. Margaret was born in Cooma on June 9th 1924 and died in Cooma on January 24th 2002

M iii Francis Norman Wellford Rolfe. (Known as Norman) Norman married Bette Alma Ovesen daughter of John Andres Ovesen and Florence Rose Miller. Norman was born in Cooma on September 17th 1925 and died in Pomona Queensland on November 1st 2002.

Thanks again Ian

Regards, Arthur Rolfe

Hi Arthur,

Thanks, I have updated the Anthony Rolfe page with this information.

Regards, Ian

From: Ellani Weekes

Date: 8/10/2009 7:59:49 PM

Subject: Cooma family - Shingles/Venables

Hi Patrick,

I've been researching my husband's family and did in the past contact you with the limited details I had but to no avail. I have now got a few extra details that might help as everything seems to come back to the Cooma region. Edna Merle Shingles was born around 1920 either in Cooma or later came to live in Cooma. Her mother was unmarried at the time and very young when she gave birth to Edna. Her mother went on to marry a Venables when Edna was 2 (around 1922). Her stepfather never adopted Edna as she was not his child. She had one half sister and several half brothers but never spoke much about her family and we believe it was because she felt out of place as she was illegitimate. My mother in law believes her sister was named Thelma and when I located an Isabella May Shingles who married an Isaac Venables in 1922 the names did seem familiar to her and the dates seem to mesh. Edna Merle Shingles married Reginald George Anderson (who we believe had changed his name) in 1939 in Cooma. They are listed as 1195/1939 and their first child Ronald Anthony was born on 15 November 1939. As they were the 1195 marriage listed in NSW in 1939 we are left to wonder if Edna was pregnant at the time. Can you help me at all with any of these further details? It is a bit of a mystery but I definately seem to have an illegitimate Shingles daughter from Cooma in the family tree.

Thanks, Ellani Anderson

Hi Ellani,

Thank you for the information. I have republished the webpage for Joseph Frederick Shingles to reflect these new facts. Please let me know if you detect any errors or omissions.

Regards, Ian

Hi Ian,

Thanks for the update, as soon as I have confirmation I will pass it on to you. I am trying to locate the birth/death certificates for Edna. The other details I have for you are as follows: Edna and Reginald had three children

Ronald Anthony

Melody died aged 18 (from pancreatic cancer I believe)

Carol

Reginald, Edna and Melody are buried at Point Clare cemetery.

Can I ask if you have any contact or further details on Leslie Venables? I am wondering if his family would have any further details on Edna or can confirm any of these details and maybe give us some light on the subject of her husband who had changed his name to Reginald Anderson before they married.

Thanks, Ellani Anderson

Hi Ellani,

Any contact information we have would be shown on the Venables or Shingles web pages. David may have an address in his newsletter distribution list.

Regards, Ian

From: Dennis Leonard

Date: 8/10/2009 10:35:44 PM

Subject: Coghill's Flat

Hi Pattrick

I came across your name on the Monaro pioneers web site. I have been researching the Cooma-Bombala railway for some time and have come across several (1909) references to Coghill’s Flat. Unfortunately I cannot locate it on any maps I have access to. Do you or any of your contacts have any idea as to its location?

Regards, Dennis Leonard

Thease area's are close to Nimmitabel:

http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/town-history/fire.htm

Drought of 1898
From: "Betty Raffaele" <raffbet@acr.net.au>

Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 4:15 PM

Subject: Newspaper Cutting

Hello Pattrick,
Just going through some papers, and found this small article, last paragraph sounds familiar!

C.M.E. 11 Jan 1898 Nimitybelle,
"The town is enveloped in blinding smoke from the bush fires raging in the direction of Coghill's Flat, Kydra and Mountain Top.

A thunderstorm broke over the town this afternoon, out of which 25 points were recorded, and which improved the great volume of smoke,
and which no doubt, is something to quench the fires. The weather during the last few weeks has been very oppressive, the thermometer

showing daily fro 90 to 100 in the shade, the latter figure being much in evidence. The McLachan River has ceased running and creeks and

lakes are completely dry; the grass is plentiful, but dry; the water is the only drawback. Every appearance of rain setting in now 9/2/98
Regards Betty

Holt's Flat is an old siding not far south of Nimmitabel on the old disused Railway line

http://www.monaropioneers.com/nimmitabel/town-history/1903-holts.htm

Holts Flat Electoral roll 1903
Submitted by Carole Douch

Surname
Christain	Abode	occupation
Atkins	Amelia Violet	Thoco	home duties
Atkins	Jane	Thoco	home duties
Atkins	William Samuel	Thoco	Grazier
Bales	Charles	Holt's Flat	Labourer
Bales	Mary	Thoco	home duties
Barber	William	Mount Cooper	Labourer
Bellchambers	Elizabeth	Jettaba	home duties
Bellchambers	Henry	Spring Flat	Labourer
Blyton	Phoebe Elizabeth	Forest vale	home duties
Brown	Arthur	Thoco	Fur-Hunter
Brown	Ernest	Thoco	Fur-Hunter
Bruce	Ada	Holt's Flat	home duties

Place search is now at: http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/

From: fay smith

Sent: 2009-10-12 21:08

Subject: RE: ERRATA - MONARO PIONEERS NEWSLETTER - September 2009 Edition - Love Family Reunion

David I have a couple of correction they are Thomas Whitby died 31.Mar.1867 not 1858 also Charles R Hyde didn.t marry and William Goward didn.t marry. thankyou please keep up the good work

From Fay Smith

Hi Fay,

Thank you for letting us know, the corrections have been made.

Regards, Ian

From: Geoffrey Mackney
Sent: Saturday, 10 October 2009 4:21 PM
Subject: Sarah Le count

Hello Norm and June.

I follow your website with a great deal of interest. I am delighted at finding the additional information that you add from time to time. I have information on Sarah Le Count, daughter of Samuel and Mary Anne Callenan. My grand mother Maud Metcalf nee Putland was her Grand daughter.

More on the Metcalf family descendents can be found on this site: http://www.sheather.co.uk/_sgg/mdmbs23_1.htm

Best wishes, Karen Mackney

Note the differing transcription of the marriage certificate perhaps the clerk could not spell all that well

2556/1857 LUDT JOHN LEECOUNT SARAH QUEANBEYAN

2556/1857 LUTON JOHN FLEECOUNT SARAH QUEANBEYAN

Births from the above marriage

12841/1863 , LUTON , WILLIAM , JOHN , SARAH , QUEANBEYAN

7692/1866 , LUTON , ELIZA , JOHN , SARAH , COOMA ,

8418/1868 , LUTON , HARRIET , JOHN , SARAH , COOMA ,

12155/1861 , LUTON , JOHN N , JOHN , SARAH , QUEANBEYAN ,

Marriage - 5872/1885 PUTLAND WILLIAM LUTON HARRIET COOMA

Births

27079/1887 PUTLAND ETHEL M WILLIAM HARRIETT COOMA

14327/1888 PUTLAND MAUDE WILLIAM HARRIETT ARGYLE

13968/1889 PUTLAND HENRY WILLIAM HARRIETT ARGYLE

7219/1893 PUTLAND THOMAS E WILLIAM HARRIET HILLSTON

32915/1895 PUTLAND ARTHUR J WILLIAM HARRIETT HAY

22235/1897 PUTLAND LEVILA M WILLIAM HARRIET HAY

3931/1900 PUTLAND CLARENCE J WILLIAM J HARRIET HILLSTON

3652/1902 PUTLAND ANNIE C WILLIAM HARRIET HILLSTON

3835/1903 PUTLAND PEARLIE WILLIAM ANNIE C JUNEE

23989/1905 PUTLAND HERBERT C WILLIAM HARRIET JUNEE

23294/1906 PUTLAND EDITH A WILLIAM HARRIET COOTAMUNDRA

Hi Karen,

Thank you for the information, I have been able to tidy up the database and expand this family.

Regards, Ian

From: The Mushroom
Sent: Saturday, 10 October 2009 2:33 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneers

Dear Ian,
I have just been reading through the newsletter and noticed the comments re Blewitt and copywrite. I do not wish to butt in but wasn't sure if you knew the copywite laws on genealogy...In fact "facts" cannot be copywrited. Dates, names, places of birth and death CANNOT be copywrited,,,ONLY the format/style someone creates to display them in. Facts belong to all of us and are not intellectual property as noone thought them up or designed them,,,they are just facts.
Stories added into someones tree, written by said person can be copywrited,,,BUT NOT the FACTS contained in the story. (just the style-intellectual input/setup- of the story). I hope that makes sense to you. I see from your reply there was no issue of copywrite anyway, but just thought for future reference it may be helpful to know.

Kellie
Hi Kellie,

Thank you very much for that very interesting piece of information. I am much better informed now and I am sure our readers will also appreciate your input.

Regards, Ian

Hi Ian,
Just on a side note. I live in Queanbeyan on the next corner from the Riverside Cemetery..as we know alot of it was washed away during floods and alot of what is left is decaying. If anyone would like photo's of headstones (what is left and readable) I would be more than happy. I actually began taking photo's of some of the worst ones a while ago and saving them on my computer. I also have access to ihr.com.au which has quite alot of NSW stuff if anyone needs something checked..(it has the full lists of 1807/71 and 1878/79 Electoral Rolls, plus 1903 , plus certain land leases/purchases etc.

Kellie

From: WENDY MCDONALD
Sent: Friday, 9 October 2009 6:34 PM
Subject:

Ian,

I am trying to trace Allan Mcdonald born 12/06/1926 and died in September 1966 in an airplane crash at winton, qld. If you could help it would greatly be appreciated. This is my husband's father and as my husband, allan, was 14 at the time he has no reference points to go on.

thankyou, wendy mcdonald

Hi Wendy,

I am sorry but based on the information you have provided I am unable to help. Does this person have any connection with the Eden/Monaro area of southern NSW?

Regards, Ian

From: DonKaz
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:18 AM
Subject: Alfred Reed & Margaret Schofield m.1879

Hi.

Note you have Alfred as the son of George Joseph Reed & Annie Millington. George was born in 1845. George & Annie married in 1875. Alfred would have been born circa 1855-60. Doesn't seem logical that George & Annie would be his parents. If anything, Alfred could be a brother of George Joseph's? Requires further research for sure.

Regards, Don Herbert

Hi Don,

Good point, well spotted. I shall investigate.

Regards, Ian

Hi Ian.

Here's another mess I found yesterday (and I don't mean just on the Monaro site). I'll call it out the long way to assist you. Again. This is how my data records the events, so that doesn't make it absolutely right, of course...

Bridget BELL - is actually Bridget Bishop, dau. of Michael Bishop & Catherine Maloney. Her mum Catherine later married Roger Bell. She may well have been raised by Roger, but maintained the surname Bishop.

Bridget's first child (illegitimate) was Mary Anne Bishop, raised as a Murphy. She married John Thomas LIDDELL (some record Liddle, which does seem to be incorrect). Mary & John died in Victoria, with 4 issues. Some researchers have John Thomas Liddell's wife as Mary Isabella Murphy and so on. Just can't be right.

Bridget married John Murphy and had 7 children. Why dau.s Catherine & Bridget's DC record the father as James I don't know. It's either an error, or may refer to their eldest brother James, or even their grandfather?

Dau. Mary's DC records the father as John.

Son James as John.

Son John as John.

Son William as John.

Son Edward as John.

Son Martin as John.

John Murphy's parents were James Murphy & Mary Maloney. I wonder if Bridget's mum was related to husband John's mother? Husband John was previously married, but to whom is unknown.

Bridget later married John Reynolds, following the death of husband John Murphy.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Don

Hi Don,

Well that certainly was a challenge to sort out but thanks to your help and prompting I think I have it fixed now. I have attached a file for Catherine Maloney showing what we now have in the database. Please let me know what you think.

Regards, Ian

From: gayle pedler
Sent: Friday, 9 October 2009 12:13 AM
Subject: William and Sarah Linger family on pioneer index

Hi Ian

I think a name is missing from the children of Elizabeth Hannah (Linger) Filmer – granddaughter of William Linger. And only daughter of Thomas Linger.

Birth nsw bdm index 11909/1908 William A Filmer - born district Bega - parents Edgar H and Elizabeth H Filmer

Regards, Gayle Pedler

HI Gayle,

Thank you for the information.

Regards, Ian

From: Joan Limon
Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 9:52 PM
Subject: Monaro Pioneer Index

Hi, Ian

I have just checked this website and found an error that needs attention. Under William Russell, Edwin Russell is listed as the second child. Edwin Russell was my Great Grandfather and I have done heaps of work on his family. Edwin is not the son of this William. My Edwin does not appear to be related in any way to this William Russell family. All his descendants – many generations- are intertwined in this chart but should be entirely separate.

Edwin was born c1837 in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England. His parents were William Russell and Eleanor “Helen” Franklin. Edwin travelled to Australia on the “Euphrates” in 1855. He married 2 sisters, 1- Sarah Brown and 2- Charlotte Brown. Edwin’s son, William Edwin Russell, was my Grandfather and his son, Percy, was my Father.

Joan

Hi Joan,

Thank you for bringing that error to my attention, I have rectified our records accordingly.

Regards, Ian

From: Mary Pipe
Sent: 2009-10-09 06:08
Subject: James Bryant

Hi Ian,

I have just been given a pile of papers that belonged to my Grandfather Eli Abraham Lovelock. Amongst it all there are a huge number of "Australian Worker's Union" receipts etc for a James Bryant dated from 1888 through to 1912. The areas concerned are all over Australia and I cannot find the connection to our family tree. There must be a connection somewhere as we have all these papers. Can somebody who is connected to him shed light on this for me and if so I will send a copy of all these papers to them. Some are very fragile and require delicate handling. Thanks and keep up the good work as this is a brilliant site.

Cheers, Mary Pipe

Hi Mary,

Sorry, I don't know of any connection unfortunately. Do you have any old photos that might be useful to our project?

Regards, Ian

From: Joye Walsh

Date: 8/10/2009 5:16:24 PM

Subject: Thomas Rixon updates

Hi Patrick

I have extra information about Thomas Rixon - son of Thomas b1851, g'son of James b1806.

You have:

M iv. Thomas James Rixon was born on August 12, 1887 in Bega, NSW.⁴⁰⁷

• Religion: Church of England.

• Occupation: Labourer.

• He served in the military as a Private, number 1049, Australian Mounted Division Details, 1st AIF from July 20, 1915 to April 30, 1920 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915.

Extra info:

Descendants of Thomas James Rixon

1 Thomas James Rixon b: 13 August 1887 Bega 20472/1887 d: 1961 Balmain 32483/1961

.. +Mary Kathleen [May] Duffy b: 1900 England d: June 1965 Darwin, NT m: 09 July 1919 Stanley, England Father: Patrick Duffy

...... 2 Stanley Rixon b: Abt. 1920 Bega d: 21 December 2003 Miller, NSW

.......... +Monica Maree Goodwin m: 1945 Marrickville 22511/1945

...... 2 Robert [Bob] Rixon b: 1923 Stanley, Durham, England d: 1994 Darwin, NT

.......... +Pamela Mary Fawcett b: 02 March 1931 Darwin, NT m: 16 December 1950 Darwin, NT

...... 2 Patricia Ellen Rixon b: 22 October 1925 Stanley, Durham England d: 13 June 2005 Canberra, ACT

.......... +William John Jones m: 1947 Marrickville 20776/1947

...... 2 Edward [Ted] Rixon b: 02 December 1928 Sydney

.......... +Marie Joan Bryant m: 1952 Bellingen 12598/1952

I know that Pamela and Edward are still alive, think that Marie ia also. Not sure of those whose D of D is not included. Please use this info in accordance with your usual policies. Thanks for the wonderful site - it is such a great boost to many family researchers.

Joye

Hi Joye,

Thank you....

Regards, Ian

From: Tobhiyah Monroe

Date: 9/09/2009 7:48:49 AM

Subject: Veronica Perpetua Deeney

I noticed my Nanny's left out of her family here: She was the last one born in 1916 on August 27th. Father Hough & Mother Norah Deeney. She just celebrated her 93rd birthday & is doing well. Thank you.

6. Hugh Deeney (Neil¹) was born in 1873 in Bombala, NSW¹² and died in 1927 in Young, NSW¹³ at age 54.

Hugh married Norah Walsh, daughter of Owen Walsh and Elizabeth M. A. Byrnes, in 1900 in Bombala, NSW.⁶¹ Norah was born in 1874 in Bombala, NSW⁶² and died in 1955 in Auburn, NSW⁶³ at age 81.

M i. Patrick Hugh Deeney was born in 1901 in Bombala, NSW⁶⁴ and died in 1956 in Balmain, NSW⁶⁵ at age 55.

F ii. Elizabeth Margaret Deeney was born in 1903 in Bombala, NSW⁶⁶ and died in 1954 in Parramatta, NSW⁶⁷ at age 51.

F iii. Mary Deeney was born in 1905 in Bombala, NSW.⁶⁸

M iv. Joseph Deeney was born in 1906 in Bombala, NSW⁶⁹ and died in 1953 in Balmain, NSW⁷⁰ at age 47.

F v. Magdalene Deeney was born in 1908 in Bombala, NSW.⁷¹

Magdalene married Eric T Smith in 1930 in Waverley, NSW.⁷²

F vi. Lucy Deeney was born circa 1910 in Bombala, NSW and died in 1910 in Bombala, NSW.⁷³

F vii. Monica J Deeney died in 1914 in Bombala, NSW.⁷⁴

M viii. Gerald Anthony Deeney died in 1961 in Auburn, NSW.⁷⁵
~Tobhiyah~

Hi Tobhiyah,

Thanks for letting us know.

Regards, Ian

From: Diane Steedman
Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 8:56 PM
Subject: correction for William Livingstone ID: I137175

Dear Ian

Firstly I would like to say what a wonderful site you have. It is so informative and easy to manouvre around. I would however, like to make a small correction. You have William Frederick Livingstone as having a second marriage. William is my grandfather (paternal) and I can confirm that when he died (15.12.1940) he was still married to my grandmother - Phyllis. I have a transcription of his death certificate. Phyllis died in Sydney on 29.05.1977. If anyone can give me any information regarding the Tyler/Hammond/Livingstone families it would be greatly appreciated. I am only just starting my research and the Monaro Pioneers has been so helpful.

Kindest regards. Diane Steedman

Hi Diane,

Thanks for bringing that error to my attention, it has been rectified. We have no other information on these families other than what is already displayed unfortunately.

Regards, Ian

From: barbara jamieson
Sent: Wednesday, 7 October 2009 11:27 PM
Subject: 0'dwyer family

i have just come across les and roz o'dwyers letter the following information may help as my sister was married to ivan roberson (o'dwyer) there were 10 children born to milton and hazel most are still residing in cooma barbara and wayne are deceased. keith,ivan,faye,kevin,noel,joyce,and dale,live in cooma . hope this helps .

from barbara jamieson, slatefield, berridale.

Hi Barbara,

Thank you for the information.

Regards, Ian

From: Visitors Information Centre

Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 2:56 PM

Subject: Monaro Pioneers

Hi, Ian,

I was recently given the details of the website - what a wonderful wealth of information it is! We often have visitors into the centre asking about

their family history - we are now able to give them the website details so that they do some research for themselves. Keep up the great work! Lesley

Smith Tourism Officer on behalf of the staff at:-

Platypus Country Visitor Information Centre

Po Box 105

Bombala NSW 2632

Ph: 02 6458 4622

Fax: 02 6458 4735

Email: tourism@bombala.nsw.gov.au

Website: www.platypuscountry.org.au

Hi Lesley,

Thank you for the kind words, we are justly proud of our site and trust it is received as a valuable source of information about the Eden/Monaro region and the brave and resourceful people who pioneered that area. Please let us know if there is any information missing or incorrect on our site.

Regards, Ian

From: marjorie giles
Sent: 2009-10-05 15:37
Subject: RE: MONARO PIONEERS NEWSLETTER - September 2009 Edition

I am a descendant from mary johanna and albert smart's daughter mavis rose who married jack dawson I was reading the september issue of the news letter and noticed that some had upgraded the information, but noticed that some areas had been left blank if you would like additional info on the neices and nephews of the above mention mavis rose, siblings of my sister and myself and our cousin's and partners and their offspring.
I am interested in who supplied the information as some of the data recorded is of interest too me as some of it I was not aware of while some of it I can supply photo's of people mentioned Regards Phyllis

Hi Marjorie,

I am responsible for the additional information contained within our database and on our website. This information has been obtained as part of the ongoing research to expand our population map to include all families from the Bega/Eden areas. We certainly would appreciate any further information and photos you could contribute.

Regards, Ian

From: Sally
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: Minor correction to Tozer file

Dear Ian

Hi. My name is Sally Easterbrook, and I'm the granddaughter of Mary Agnes Tozer from Jingera. Mary is the daughter of William Edward Tozer (no 16) and Ellen Margaret Corey. I have a small correction for you please. You have my grandmother's marriage listed under Mary Alice Tozer (1897-1964), who is the daughter of Albert Edward Tozer (no 7). Mary Agnes Tozer from Jingera married George T Ross on 22/12/1924. Mary was 17, George 25. Marriage Cert ref no 1924/017404. George was the school teacher at Jingera school from the mid 1920's to 1939.

I have just spent a couple of days in the State Records Office at Kingswood looking at the records from Jingera, Jerangle and Anembo Schools. While by no means complete, they provide an interesting social history of that small area, particularly the feuding that went on in the early 1900s between the folk at Anembo and Jerangle. They contain maps, usually hand-drawn, of where families lived and some snippets of life as it was at the turn of the C19th. I would be very happy to contribute a history of Jingera, Jerangle, Anembo and Norongo Schools if it would be appropriate for the site, as I live only 15 minutes drive from the Records Office and could go back and gather more detailed information. (I have only really been looking at my own family to date). Would this information be useful to you, and at what date would you like me to stop? The records are divided into pre-1939 and post 1939, I have only looked at the pre- 1939.

Also, have you heard of a property in the Captain's Flat area called "Whiperick"? George Ross was living there at the time of his marriage to Mary Agnes, and I'm assuming it must be reasonably close to Jingera /Bredbo / Captains Flat, to have allowed him to meet her. Looking forward to hearing from you sometime.

Regards, Sally

Hi Sally,

Thank you for correcting that error for us, the Tozer file is now updated. We would be very grateful if you could provide the school histories for our project. The extent of the information has no limit so your own time is really the only limiting factor. Obviously the more information the better. Unfortunately, we have no information on the property to which you refer.

Regards, Ian

From: Yvonne Baker
Sent: Saturday, 3 October 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Edward Vaughn Dent

Good Day

I believe my father Arthur William Clark and Edward Vaughn Dent were joint owners of shares in a Jeweller's Shop Mine. I would love to hear more about E.V.Dent. If you have any more information I would be very pleased to hear from you as I would dearly love to learn more about my father's life in Australia.

Many thanks, Yvonne Baker

Hi Yvonne,

All the information we have is already available on our website or in our database.

Regards, Ian

From: Katrina and Jenny Cowen

Date: 1/10/2009 8:34:35 PM

Subject: Charles Solomon

Hi Pattrick,

I’m a little confused. I read the article on Charles Solomon(Monaro Pioneers) and think he may be a relative of mine, but I can see how at present.

The Charles Solomon I am related to is the husband of Selina Cohen and son of Vaiben Solomon (1798- 21 Jun 1860).

Charles was born 30 Nov 1842 in Sydney and died in Sydney 08 Jun 1915. He married Selina Cohen in 1862 and they had 10 children:

Rebecca born 1864 in Cooma

Lewis S born 1865 in Cooma

Kate born 1868 in Cooma

Henry Hyam born 1870 in Cooma

Reginald William born 1872 in Cooma died Sydney 1951

Maurice C born 1875 in Cooma died 25 Dec 1905 in Sydney

Maida E born 1877 in Cooma

Sara born 1880 in Cooma

Eliza R born and died in 1882 in Sydney

Clifford born in Cooma in 1884 died 1974

Any ideas?

“My” Charles Solomon would be my first cousin 3 times removed. His father Vaiben and his brother Emanuel were transported in 1818. Emanuel is my great, great, grandfather and he is extremely famous in Adelaide. There is much written about Emanuel Solomon and his relatives in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, but little about the later generations that stayed in NSW.My Sister and I are struggling to come to grips with this HUGE family and would love to know where all the pieces of the jig-saw fit. Hope you can shed some light.

Best Wishes

Jenny Cowen

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for the inquiry, I can certainly see where the confusion arises. We do have Charles Solomon in our database married to Selina Cohen in 1862 but with parents of Samuel and Rebecca. The key link is the reference to the two boys Harry Hyam and Lewis Samuel in the article on our website. It is definite there were 2 Charles Solomon's who died in 1915 as recorded in the NSW BDM Index, 1 in Cooma (the one in our database) and 1 in Sydney (yours). Do you have any documentary evidence that your Charles Solomon married Selina Cohen? Such as a copy of the marriage certificate which should show who his parents where? Charles' death certificate would also list his children as further evidence.

Regards, Ian

From: Leon & Carol Bell
Sent: Thursday, 1 October 2009 10:27 PM
Subject: Mary Ann Bellchambers

Hi Ian,

Not sure if you have this info? Could not find in Pioneers!

Allow me to introduce myself.

My Name is Leon Bell, my father was Leon Bell also (Formally Bellchambers). The Son of an unwed Mary Ann Bellchambers Prior to her marrying Benjamin James Rixon. (See Birth Certificate attached which I got from Wollongong BDM in 1999 when down at Mittagong doing some research).

Also there was my father’s sister, May Clarice Bellchambers, born out of wedlock!

May was born 1888 (Berrima #18057), married James Buttenshaw 29/11/1911. To save writing as you may have some details already? Please advise via return email, or phone, if you require more info. Although it is not stated on my father’s birth certificate, my late mother told me that my father’s father was Edmond Bell a wool buyer? As a young boy this info went in one side and out the other!

Although it seemed strange to me that a Bell, should have had a child with a Bellchambers surnamed lady? Maybe this is why my father dropped the Bellchambers from his surname?

See attached some details of an Edmond Bell, could this be my father’s father?? I would appreciate any information or help you can provide (Especially photo’s).

Kind Regards, Leon Bell Jnr

Hi Leon,

Thank you for the information, I have updated our website. All the information we have is displayed on the site and we have no other photos unfortunately.

Regards, Ian

From: Ray

Sent: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 4:56 PM

Subject: Monaro Pioneers

Hi Ian

Could you please add me to you distribution List. I am interested in the Family of James Currie White. I am related to Laetitia Jennings wife of James Currie White.

Aunty Letty was the sister of my grandfather Charles Edwin Jennings. I have been able to glean a lot of information from your site through the Register. For this I thank you. I would like to be in contact with any of that Family.

Best wishes to all, Ray Green

Hi Ray,

Thank you for the photo, unfortunately as this White family does not have a pioneering origin in our region there is no web page specifically for them.

As such we have no means of displaying your photo.

I am pleased you found our facilities of some benefit.

Regards, Ian

From: mdriscoll

Subject: Tracey Family
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:33:07 +1000

Hi Ian
I am enclosing a print of Thomas Tracey's family in which I have highlighted variations on what is currently shown on the Monaro site. Some are merely dates but there are several corrections to be made viz.
1. Remove last para. of note on Thomas (except the first sentence). Mary married Thomas Stokes.
3(iii)Thomas Patrick did not marry
3(vi) Patrick married Ada Gates not Amy Cootes - see 12 on my print
10 (i) & (ii) Children of Bridget (as per death transcript) were Martin and Margaret not Ellen & James
18. Bridget and John McDonald had at least two more children & possibly more. I will check this further.

At 14 on my print I have highlighted the changes mentioned in John Woodward's email (today's newsletter) and at 40 I have added the son referred to in Wayne Mara's email. Keep up the good work. The site is certainly of great value to the many interested but we can do without the small selfish minority who threaten legal action as the solution to their perceived problems.
Regards, Mike Driscoll

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the information. All I have to do now is find the time to process it all.

Regards, Ian

From: Betty Honeyman
Sent: Monday, 28 September 2009 8:00 PM
Subject: Mary Ralphs- Summerel Tree

I am a daughter of Mary Ralphs the date of her death was 3/3/1996 also Joe Parkes date of death is wrong as I remember him & I was born 1947. Would you like me to find correct information regarding Parkes Ralphs family. Mary married Arthur Ernest Schofield died at Caringbah Sydney

Yours sincerely

Betty Honeyman (nee Schofield).

Hi Betty,

We would be most grateful if you could provide us with additional information.

Regards, Ian

From: Ian & Rae Blyton

Sent: 2009-09-28 13:30

Subject: Changes for Robert Ashby Blyton Family (changes in red and underlined)

Hi Ian

Additional information in red and underlined. You and your offsiders are doing a good job

NB Dorothy May Sims, died 28.9.1997. You are all doing a great job

Cheers Ian Blyton

________________________________

13. Robert Ashby Blyton <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#c57048>(William1) was born on February 9, 1877 in Jillamatong near Cooma, NSW,31

<http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#31> died on November 6, 1951 in Cooma, NSW32 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#32> at age 74, and was buried in Cooma Cemetery, NSW Grave 1237.

Robert married Elsie Maude Adelaide Caldwell, daughter of John Caldwell and Elizabeth Wroe, on December 9, 1906 in Jerangle, NSW.255

<http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#255> Elsie was born on August 6, 1888 in Maffra near Dalgety, NSW,256

<http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#256> died on July 7, 1971 in Cooma, NSW257 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#257> at age 82,

and was buried on July 9, 1971 in Cooma, NSW Grave 1238.

M i. Frederick Ashby Blyton was born on September 30, 1907 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW, died on November 14, 1988 in Cooma, NSW at age 81, and

was buried in Cooma, NSW.

M ii. Albert Robert Blyton was born on August 15, 1910 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW, died on July 20, 1999 in Cooma, NSW at age 88, and was

buried in Cooma, NSW.

Albert married Dorothy May Sims on July 23, 1932 in Cooma, NSW.258 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#258> Dorothy died 28 9 1997 in

Cooma, NSW and was buried in Cooma, NSW.

M iii. Charles Thomas Blyton was born on February 9, 1913 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW, died on May 23, 1981 in Cooma, NSW at age 68, and was

buried in Cooma Cemetery, NSW.

Charles married Ada Violet Thomas on January 20, 1966. Ada was born in 1920, died on January 18, 1995 in Numeralla, NSW at age 75, and was buried in

Numeralla Cemetery, NSW Catholic section. Religion: Catholic.

F iv. Susan Elizabeth Blyton was born on January 18, 1916 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW. Died 16.4.2008 buried at Nimmitabel cemetery

Susan married Frederick C. Reynolds on March 3, 1934 in Cooma, NSW.259 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#259> Fred died 8.7.1979 buried at Nimmitabel

M v. Arnold William Blyton was born on October 19, 1918 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW. Died 27.8.2000 buried in Cooma Lawn Cemetery

M vi. Amos Blyton was born on January 7, 1921 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW, died on August 31, 1993 in Cooma, NSW at age 72, and was buried in

Cooma, NSW.

Amos married Elizabeth Josephine T. Koppman on July 2, 1949 in Cooma, NSW.260 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#260> Another name for

Elizabeth was Betty. Betty died on 1.8.2001 buried Cooma

M vii. Roy Blyton was born on October 14, 1925 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW, died on January 17, 1995 in Cooma, NSW at age 69, and was buried

in Cooma, NSW.

Roy married Patricia Swytcher on December 14, 1974. Patricia died on September 14, 1982 in Gegedzerick near Berridale, NSW and was buried in

Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale, NSW. Another name for Patricia was Pat.

As per information from Caroline Blyton Patricia is still alive, check spelling for surname. Religion: Catholic.

M viii. John Joseph Blyton was born on October 30, 1928 in Peak View near Cooma, NSW.

John married Galdys May Barbara Hayden on February 18, 1950 in Narromine, NSW.261 <http://www.monaropioneers.com/blytonw.htm#261> Gladys died

23.3.2003 and buried at Dubbo

Hi Ian,

Thank you for letting us know. I will amend our records as soon as I am able.

Regards, Ian

From: elppus

Sent: Monday, 28 September 2009 11:13 AM

Subject: Photo

I would be proud to have it included on the Monaro Pioneer website.

Alison Supple

Please find attached photo of Samuel Josiah Williams and Marjorie Williams

nee Moffitt and the women of their family. I would be proud to have it included on the Monaro Pioneer website.

Alison Supple

Hi Alison,

Thank you for the photo. It has been added to the Samuel Josiah Williams Webpage.

Regards, Ian

From: KEN BODYCOTE
Sent: Sunday, 27 September 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: Hines family history

Dear Ian,

Could you please let me know if you cover the Kiama area. If so would you have any information on the family of William Alexander Hines and Sabina Hukins. They would have been in the area about 1856 - to circa 1867. They had several children born in Kiama at that time.

Julie Campbell

Hi Julie,

Sorry, Kiama is part of the Shoalhaven area and as such is not part of our scope of interest. However, because of family connections we do have many families from the Shoalhaven in our database. Unfortunately, the individuals you refer too are not known to us.

Regards, Ian

From: Pat & Frank Raymond
Sent: Sunday, 27 September 2009 6:37 PM
Subject: September Monaro Pioneers Newsletter

Hi Ian,

It doesn't seem that it is now possible to answer people direct who write into the newsletter like we use to be able to. In reply to Dennis Blake's enquiry ( his ancestor being Samuel Williams) regarding the whereabouts of the Kameruka Records, the Bega Valley Genealogy Society has been given all these records

Regards Pat Raymond - Research Officer BVGS

Hi Pat,

Sorry about the fact that contributors email addresses aren’t included in the newsletter but I suppose it comes back to protecting people’s privacy and the like and not wishing to expose anyone to the Spam merchants.

Regards, David

The purpose of this newsletter is four-fold:
1. To let people know about all our activities including: the "Back to Nimitybelle" Book and the Monaro Pioneers Website.
2. To collect email and postal addresses of as many people as we can, so that they may be invited to contribute to this archive.
3. To collect Historical information about the Monaro District and the Families that have lived there.
4. And most importantly the newsletter is a venue for people who have an interest in the district to keep in contact with each other.

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