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Thanks again Sue.

I would say Catherine B & Mary would be the 2 deceased females & Thomas J is the male mentioned on Betsy's b.cert. It all adds up.

There is an Eliza R who passed in 1912, so she either married in 1915 or died in 1912.

Betsy married Christopher James Ross in 1913. I have no idea what happened to Margaret, hopefully she got married and had alot of children.

I have one last piece of information I forgot to mention, Mary Ann Lynch's birthdate was 12th of July 1849. My great aunt had that written down in some notes so hopefully it will match when I get the cert!

The search for Thomas Farley continues...

Hunter valley society wont take my email (hotmail) address so I will need to get a new one before I get any help from them.

I will obtain the suspected death cert for Mary Ann (from a transcrption agent) & hope it has her children listed.

As far as Thomas goes, there is no record of any birth in 1846 (first is 1856) & since I have no idea when he died it looks like I am back to square one. Unless of course I can locate the records of the catholic church in Moggymill & get some info there.

Thanks everyone for your time, sorry for the frustration...
Willo.

Here are the complete details for Betsy Farley...

Born: 18th July 1895 in Birriwa
Fathers Name, Age & Occupation: Thomas Farley. Labourer. 49 years. Newcastle New South Wales.
Date & Place of Marriage: 16th Jan 1883. Moggymill NSW.
Previous Issue: Margaret (10 years old) Eliza (8 years old) 1 Male & 2 female deceased.
Mothers Name: Mary Ann Lynch
Age & Birthplace: 46 in Rystone, NSW
Informant: Mary Ann Farley (Mother)
Witness: Sarah Gill
Particulars of Reg: Cassilis 7th Feb

Here are the details on the Marriage Cert:

Date: 16 Jan 1883
Place: Moggymill
Names: Thomas Farley & Mary Ann Lynch
Birthplace: Blank
Married in: Catholic Church Moggymill
Usual Occupation: Labourer & (?)
Usual Residence: White Creek (?) & Moggymill
Father & Mother: Blank
Fathers Occupation: Blank
In the Presence of: John Farley & Lilias Mary Lynch\
Officiating Minister: Michael Kearins

Thats everything I have. Hope it is some help...

I just had a look at Betsy's birth cert & notice it has her fathers age & place of birth. That's where Newcastle, NSW comes from. It also says he was 49 when she was born on 18th of July, 1895. That would put his birth around 1846.

Newcastle & Mudgee are not exactly close & the 10 year age difference make me doubt its the same Thomas Farley. 

Well Sue, all thats left now is place of residence for the married couple. Could come in handy I guess...

Just to clarify, its Lilias Mary Lynch I'm after & she was a witness to the wedding. I am assuming that she was related to Mary Ann. I know I am clutching at straws but this family is hard to nail down.

It could be White Creek Nth nr. Olimar Stn. Looks like I need a good map.

Thanks again for the help, I appreciate it.

Willo.