couple of extras in case anyone still interested:
Mary Ann might have come to Australia on her own as Annie Reynolds on the Waipara: http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/ImmigrationIndexes/Documents/Assisted-Immigrants-1848-1912-R.pdf leading to http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/ImmigrationIndexes/Documents/Waipara_1911_Jan_to_1911_Jul_QSA_Item_18490.pdf
It's just a guess but is really the only one that seems to fit all the dates.
Also, Catherine Martin was fiesty! She took the mining company to court:
http://www.scottishshale.co.uk/
Almond Valley Heritage Trust: Museum Scottish Shale Oil Industry: e.g. court case re Edward Reynolds’s death: http://www.scottishshale.co.uk/KnowledgePages/Accidents/NewspaperRecords/News1890s.html#NewsAccidentEdwardReynolds1898
Also re my post in reply 41, I was meaning to quote from reply 8 rather than the one I did. I wanted to know if James was related to Edward and thus to me too.
I think Hugh Rafferty might have married Catherine's sister Margaret and become Edward's and Catherine's brother-in-law that way. I've also seen an idea that Margaret later remarried a Michael Kidd. I'm not sure of any of this yet. I know I'm slow.
Thanks again all.
Just going back over the old post - Hugh Rafferty did marry catherine's sister margaret martin and then later married michael kidd (in 1899) after hugh died in Aug 1897.
There is a Hugh Rafferty that married an Annie Reynolds in Aug 1890. I can't find a connection at this point to my reynolds/rafferty family. This particular hugh, his parents were Annie Donnelly and James Rafferty and Annie Reynolds parents were Mary Bell and James Reynolds.
Hugh Rafferty that married Margaret Martin - his parents were Patrick Rafferty and Elizabeth Cassidy.
Margaret Martin/Rafferty/Kidd died in Jan 1916 at Broxburn.
I can find all this information for other relatives but I can't find the necessary info for my direct ancestors.
Trying to find Edward Reynolds (1865-1896) parents - im guessing they were in Ireland and only Edward was in Scotland - Edward Reynolds and Agnes McGee.
Agnes was deceased at the time of Edwards marriage to Catherine Martin in 1888.
Sorry for the rambling. Just thought I would provide a little update.
Thanks