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I'm looking for Joseph and Mary Ann Stacey nee Saunders of Bridgewater Somerset and their family.

They had at least two children John born Sept 16 1838 and Harriett born c 1836.
John's IGI birth record states Bridgewater.

Both John and Harriett came to Australia. Harriett sailing from Plymouth on the Malvina Vidal 1853 and John sailing on the Morayshire in 1856. Forward information on these two and their families is Ok.

Its the previous info that is difficult to locate.
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Wren

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I spent the day at the state library yesterday and came up with some great results, thanks to the many leads the rootschatters have given me over the last few months.

In particular I went searching for infomration on Thomas Henry and Jimes Richmond Nye who both died at Benalla Victoria in 1890. Thomas Henry was 21 and James Richmond was 16. It seems to me that they must have met with either an accident or some sickness. I do know that there was a train accident that killed several young men near Benalla in 1890. However, neither name appears in the list.

Whatever the circumstance the horror of the deaths must have so effected the family that they moved to Port Fairy, sometime that year. Their mother Elizabeth nee Brown died on 4th September 1890 at the age of 44. She left behind six other children. The youngest only four.

What a disaster for this family.

There were two history books written on Benalla in the Mitchell. I combed both of these however, nothing was mentioned re the Nye family or an accident. So I'm still in the dark. Perhaps the local Benalla papers might have run some notices, but the NSW state libary doesn't carry these papers and at present I don't have the time to go to Victoria.

My question is does anyone know of any Benalla accidents in 1890?
I would be grateful for any information.
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Wren

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Am in a quandary My ggggg grandparents, Amelia Sophia Hawar and Joseph Henry Williams were married in Islington in the March quarter of 1843. They then had three children baptised at St Clement Danes, Westminster, London on 21st July 1848. Children were Amelia, Joseph Thomas and Mary Jane. Amelia and Mary Jane came to Australia where they married and had families. However, no family groups appear to neatly  fit the arrival of Amelia and Mary Jane and no single passengers seem to fit the age and time, particularly for Amelia. One ship The Herald of the Morning fits the age of the two girls, but the other names listed have no relation to my current information. Whilst I haven't discounted this I need further information. 

From this arises two other issues, firstly where does the surname Hawar come from? I've been searching for quite some time and seem to be getting nowhere fast for an answer to this question, and secondly could someone suggest where I might go to find some information on Joseph Thomas if he remained in England?

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Wren

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Does anyone know anything about Redbank Station located between Harden and Jugiong NSW? My George Francis Walton was a share farmer there in the early 1900s. I know that it was managed by James and Ben Osborne and that today it has been subdivided. I located a photo of the shearers quarters on the net. But other than that I have no information.
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Wren

Dear All
I'm interested in finding out about the origins of the town Crookston in New Zealand.
My ggg Grandfather whose name was William Wilson travelled from Ireland to Australia over to New Zealand and then back to Australia where he lived out the remainder of his days.
However, he married Mary Brown in Victoria in 1864. Mary's mother's maiden name was Jemima Crookston, Scottish of course.
Thus I wondered was there any connection between the town, the person and my ggg's travels and marriage or is it all simply a huge coincidence?
If someone could point me in the direction of any literature on the history of the settlement I would be most grateful
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Wren