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Thanks John for the Information.
There is a Mary Kelly who is an inmate of the Workhouse in 1881 and shown as a Window
The challenge is working out it there was a marriage and the birth

I wonder if the family can be found on the 1861 Census
it would be before the children if the information you have found is correct

My Great Grandmother is Elizabeth Sheridan and is turning out to be difficult to track.
What I know about her
Found in the 1891 Census as married to John Powell and Born Middlesbrough
Birth year is 1865 or 1866 accroding to the 1891 Census
She appears to be visiting a family in Attercliffe in the 1881 Census as below
Where born: Middlesbro On Tees, Durham, England
Address: 19 Blucher St Civil parish: Attercliffe Cum Darnall County/Island: Yorkshire
Aged about 16 born about 1865

According to he Death Ceritficate her Mothers Name was Mary Kelly
Her father's name is unknown on the death certificate

I have no other details
Could someone check the 1871 Census and see if the family can be located and then maybe check the 1861 and 1851 Census to back track.

I am starting to think that perhaps they may have come across from Ireland.

Thanks
Bruce

Hi Dianne, thought I could add some perspective to your hunting
and I hope I am not telling you something you don't already know
Berrima is about 120kms south of Sydney in the Southern Highlands
which is a fair way also from Parramatta
The Gaol today is a museum so you may be able to contact them and see what records they may have

Census information is kept by the State Archives and some local Libraries, as you have found

(I may be able to but I need to work out the process myself)


You can find out information about Berrima Gaol by googling it, there is a local museum and you could contact them and see what information they might have
This link looks quite good http://www.berrimavillage.com.au
or this one http://www.berrimacourthouse.org.au/

I am not sure whether the NSW Corrective Services Department can help at all
http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/
There is a recrods link on the site

hope that helps
Bruce

Oh yeah forgot that, will do   

Hi folks from Down Under (Australia)
I am looking for information on my Great Grandmother
Elizabeth Sheridan
What I know about her is that she was born around 1865-66 in Middlesbrough (from 1891 and 1901 Census)
Unknown Father's Name
Mother's Name Mary Kelly (From her Death Certificate)
Married John Powell in 1887 in Sheffield
In the 1891 Census They lived in Attecliffe in Clipstone Rd
She as aslo known as Lizzie
She had three children that I know of
Lilian, Helena and John
Her death certificate states that there was 1 boy and 1 girl deceased when she died, I don't think they were born in Australia and did not appear on the 1901 Census
They emigrated to Australia don't know when but they do appear int he 1901 Census

I am hoping the rescoures of Rootschat can help me solve the riddle of Lizzie