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Hi susan,

Here is some info for you concerning my side of the Garrett Family Tree.
We have no known relations in Melbourne.

My Garretts and Grays originally come from East and West Chinnock Somerset.
I have a Robert Garrett in my Tree. He went to New Zealand.
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Jane and Eliza GARRETT married 2 brothers,Silas and Walter Gray
both families emigrated to Australia in 1873. Between them they had 15 children .
Settled and farmed Ipswich area 35kms south west of Brisbane, QUEENSLAND
Jane died in 1921 and is buried at Mt Walker Queensland

Notes for ELIZA GARRETT:
Resided at North Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight (1871 Census) where she was living with her Parents.
Moved to Mutdapilly, Fassifern, Queensland in 1898.
Eliza's sister Jane married Walter's brother Silas.
Eliza was buried at Mutdapilly Cemetery.

The Garretts of East Chinnock
 The earliest mention of a Garrett in East Chinnock is the 1779 marriage of
 Peter Garrett and Alice Reynolds.
 The earliest ancestor in our branch is William Garrett born (c)1787 who
 married Mary Corbin in 1813. I have not yet been able to confirm that
 William is a son of Peter and Alice although his birth date would fit with
 others in their family.   William and Mary's children were;
 (all births in this list were in East Chinnock unless otherwise stated)

 Charles Garrett born 23 August 1813 married Maria Adams.
  Their children were;
  Charles Garrett born 21 August 1840, baptised 3 September 1840.
  Jane Garrett baptised 2 March 1845.  In 1866 she married Silas Gray* and
 went to Austrakia.
  Ann Garrett born (c)1846.
  Eliza Garrett born (c)1848. In 1869 she married Walter Gray* and went to
 Australia.
  Robert Garrett born on 31 May 1850. He went to New Zealand on the
Monarch'in1870.
  Mary Ann Garrett born (c)1852
  Catrina Garrett christened 25 February 1816.

 Eliza Garrett christened 30 May 1819.  In 1847 she married Esau Baker
their
 two children were; Mary Baker
 (c)1861 born at Mudford and John Baker (c)1862  born at Ansford.
 Matthew Garrett christened 21 March 1822. He migrated to Canada in 1842
 Joel Garrett christened 20 March 1825. He followed Matthew to Canada.
 Harriet Garrett christened 22 April 1827Charlotte Garrett born (c)1830,
 christened 7 February 1836.
 Abraham Garrett born (c)1833, christened 7 February 1836. He married a
 Rebecca, also from  East Chinnock, and they had seven children
  Albert Garrett (c)1857
  William Garrett (c)1865
  Eliza Garrett (c)1867
  Fanny Garrett (c)1871
  Shadrack Garrett (c)1874
  Elizabeth Garrett (c)1876
  Ellen Garrett (c)1876

 William Garrett christened 7 February 1836.  He seems to have died before
 the1841 census.

 * The two Garrett sisters married Gray brothers who migrated to Australia
in 1873 on the "Storm King". They went farming and settled near each other at
 Ipswith (near Brisbane) in Queensland.
 Another of the Gray brothers, Joseph, went to New Zealand with Robert
 Garrett.
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Mary Margaret QUINN
Born 22-03-1896 Ravenswood Queensland Australia
Father - James William Quinn, born - Perth  W.A.
Mother - Delia Heaney -  Born- Galway, Ireland

Marriage - Morley Wilson Leigh GRAY b: 21 JAN 1880 in Normanby Reserve, Fassifern District, Queensland, Australia

    * Married: 7 MAY 1921 in Holy Trinity Church, Bowen, Queensland, Australia

I trust this has been of some assistance to you.
If you find a match let me know.

Regards
Robert

Thank you again Tati.

Yes, you are right, my mistake .

It's been a long day on the Web and those ancestors have too many kids and too many names alike.

The Ann Gray mentioned living next door must have been Thomas Grays Mother.
And Harriet "may" have been her daughter inlaw William Grays wife.
And to think she had 10 kids herself .
How did they do it in those days.

Silas and Jane lived on the Isle of Wight until they and their children Clara and Walter Adolphus sailed to Australia with Walter and Eliza. They left London on the "Storm King" on February 1, 1873, arriving in Brisbane on May 3, 1873.
There are Grays and Garretts on the Isle of Wight too.

They settled south of Ipswich Queensland and became famers, railway workers and coal miners to name but a few of their occupations.

Once again you have provided me with more family history to feast on .

I've been at this all day so I'll take a break and come back tomorrow to put all this together.

Thank you Tati
and thanks for the heads up on the personal details.
The web sites I posted are open to the general public.
and thanks for the latest census material as well you have been busy today.
I hope I've not taken you away from your family today.

Good night.

Gi'day from downunder,

I'm a newbie here so please bear with me if I'm not doing this right.

I would like to request of someone a search for any information on my GGGgrandfather who married Anne Chant.

•  Name: Silas GRAY M. Anne Chant
•  Sex: M
•  Birth: 27 MAR 1845 in Middle Chinnock, Somersetshire, England

Silas had a heap of kids
as did his sons
and their sons after them
Until they got to my father
who just had little ol' me.

Hopefully I've not requested info that is not in the 1841 census.
Maybe Silas Gray's children will be in one of the census.
There was William , Thomas, Paitience, Jemiima, Jane, Elisa and Joseph
I told you he was a busy man.
Not a lot to do on those cold winter Somerset nights ,  I suppose.


If this is successful maybe I can be helped to find other links too searches already done for this family tree.
There are many others here in Australia researching their roots in Somerset.

Other family names include: Hallett, Garrett, Chant, Corbin, Fowler, Adams.

thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.

Robert