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I am hoping to find a grave/inscription for Catherine Geaghan nee Roughan who died 27 June 1931 and was buried in the Catholic portion of Nth Gundagai Cemetery. Her husband William Thomas Geaghan died 23 April 1925 and is also buried there. I was unsuccessful in finding graves for this couple when I visited the cemetery some years ago, but I'm hoping someone has a listing for them or a plot reference somewhere. Many thanks.

Miss May

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I am hoping that someone out there with lots of census experience can help me.

I have 2 rels on board the "Gilbert Henderson" that sailed from London on 26th May 1841 arriving in Plymouth on 6th June, enroute to Australia. I'm hoping they were captured in the census before leaving Plymouth.

Names: William Gagen and Biddy Gagen (as recorded in the shipping records), although their surname has taken on permutations, and Biddy is obviously Bridget. Both were aged 26 and from Galway, Ireland.

Accompanying them was William's niece Margaret Givnan aged 22 under their protection, but listed separately as a single female on the shipping manifest

I have tried various searches online, but nothing's come up for them.

Any pointers for searching vessels in dock??

Cheers
MM

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I am searching for Joseph Harrison b. abt 1857 at Apperley Bridge, according to his Australian certs.
I’ve been unable to find a birth registration for him and have been going on details obtained from his marriage and death certs.

From his 1881 NSW marriage cert his father was John Harrison occupation “miller”, mother Ann (maiden name unknown). Birthplace Applebridge, Yorkshire (I think this is an error in spelling as I have also seen this written as Applegridge – but neither place appears to exist). Joseph’s age is given as 22.

Some of the details are a little different on his 1939 NSW death cert: age 82 yrs. Father – John Harrison occupation labourer, Mother Mary Ann (maiden surname blank).  It also states that he was 61 years in NSW suggesting that he left England around 1878 – although I’ve not found him on the shipping indexes for NSW yet. The informant was the assistant manager of the hospital where Joseph died.

I have found who I think is Joseph’s family based on father’s occupation of miller and proximity of Eccleshill to Apperley Bridge – details below:

1851 Census living at Wreaks Village Birstwith
John 33 Corn Miller b. Pannal, Ann 32 b. Galphay, Mary A dau 5 b. Birstwith, Alice dau 3 b. Birstwith, Jane dau 7 mos b. Birstwith

1861 Census living at Eccleshill at 37 Greengates Rd
John 42 Corn Miller b. Pannal, Ann 42 b. Galphay, Mary  dau 15 woollen cloth weaver, Alice dau 13 woollen yarn spinner, Wilkinson son 9 scholar b. Birstwith, George son 7 scholar b. Birstwith, Joseph son 5 scholar b. Birstwith, Elizabeth dau 2 b. Idle.

1871 Census still at Eccleshill on Greengates Rd, possibly at Seven Stars Inn
John 52 Corn Miller b. Pannal, Ann 51 b. Galphay, George son 16 mule pricer, Joseph son 14 woollen warper, Elizabeth dau 12.

I’d really appreciate some help from those of you who know the area much better than I from a distance. A birth registration reference would be great, or a baptism that might give a clue to the surname of his mother, or anything else that might help me get a few more generations out of this line.

Many thanks
MM

Hi All

I need some help here as I've been given some info that I am trying to confirm and have hit a brick wall on a few fronts 

I am looking for Samuel Ballard's marriage to Ann ?Herrington that apparently took place in 1795 in Brentwood. I would really like to confirm the surname of the bride, and hopefully get the name of Samuel's father if a marriage entry exists anywhere.

I have a possible birth for Ann Herrington  on 8 Jan 1776 at Breamore, Hants from the Hampshire Baptisms m. Mary f. William, and a possible burial for her in Q4 1840 Vol 12 P.1 at St Mary the Virgin at Shenfield.

Also a possible burial for Samuel also at Shenfield on 28 May 1837 aged 68, but this does not seem to appear on the civil death record.

In addition I have a birth entry for their son Abraham from 7 Aug 1814 that I've found on the LDS which fits in with other info from Australia that also states that Abraham was from Essex and born 1814. Unfortunately no records here that I have confirm his parents, other than the word of other researchers.

Possible siblings of Abraham born in Brentwood from the IGI are Thomas (Balard) 17 Feb 1802; Samuel 27 Jan 1805; Susannah Elizabeth 16 Aug 1807; Charlotte 25 Dec 1808 buried Shenfield 25 Jul 1815; Charles 7 Aug 1814; John 1 Apr 1816; Charlotte Ann 8 Mar 1818.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Lee