RYAN, HOWECROFT, SHEA: Seeking descendants of an Irish Famine orphan who arrived on the shipThomas Arbuthnot in 1850. Ann RYAN of Scarriff, Co Clare was hired by Edward 'Ned' Ryan of Galong in March 1850. She married John HOW(E)CROFT in 1852 and had two daughters Ann and Mary, before her death in October 1855. She is buried in Galong cemetery. Her husband remarried in 1856 to Mary SHEA at Binalong and had another two daughters before he died in 1863. Any information appreciated.
Please contact Cheryl Mongan camelm@ozemail.com.au

HISTORICAL MATERIAL SOUGHT: Yass & District Historical Society would appreciate contact with members of the public who have historical material ie. documents, images, etc., that they would be willing to allow the Society to copy. The material will be added to the collection for historical research and to allow researchers to gain a better knowledge of the town and district.
Please contact the Society info@yasshistory.org.au.

BURKE, SOMERS, COUGHLAN: Information is sought on Irish Famine orphan Bridget BURKE of Corofin, Co Clare who arrived on the shipThomas Arbuthnot in February 1850. She was hired as a house servant to Edward 'Ned' Ryan of Galong before her marriage to John SOMERS in 1851. They had at least one daughter, Mary before John's death in 1852. Bridget remarried to Michael COUGHLAN in 1857 and had a further five children Daniel, John, Joseph, Catherine and Michael.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated by Cheryl Mongan camelm@ozemail.com.au

ROBINSON, JONES, NIBLETT, HILLIER: Descendants of John Robinson and Sarah Jones (née Niblett) who married at St Edmond's Anglican Church, Gunning in 1863, are seeking information on the family and in particular John Robinson, believed to have been born in England c1836, possibly in either Portsmouth or Portsea. Details of his parents and siblings, date of arrival in the colony, date and place of death are sought. From Sarah's previous marriage to Charles Jones, she had three children Richard 1850, Elizabeth 1852 & Charles 1855 and a further eight children, Jane 1859-1936, William 1860-1945, Robert 1863-1867, John 1866-1867, Robert 1869-1958, John 1871-1953, Samuel 1874-1963 and Sarah 1876-1877, from her marriage with John Robinson. Enquirer has a special interest in their son John Robinson born 1871, who married Elizabeth Hillier at the Union Church, Lade Vale on 22 Dec 1897. Children of this marriage were Edith Frances b 1898, Thomas William b 1900, Lindsay Robert b 1901, John (Jack) b 1903, Richard Henry b 1905, Elizabeth Jane b 1907, Mildred Ellen b 1909, Leslie Charles b c1912, Louisa Charlotte b 1912, Ernest Kenneth b 1915, Walter James (Jim) b 1917, Edna Margaret b c1918 and Jessie Isobel b c1920.
Please contact Sue Robinson, 4 Audral Close, Cundletown NSW 2430 or email jro58662@bigpond.net.au

MURRUMBATEMAN FIELD DAYS: I have been asked to write a complete history of the Murrumbateman Field Days and would be grateful for any information others may have that could be useful in compiling this history. Personal anecdotes, photographs and memories - all would be welcome. I want this history to be reader friendly and as historically correct as possible. Any assistance would be most welcome and I will be happy to interview/collect material etc.
Contact Meryl Hunter at mrhunter@webone.com.au or by phone on 6227 5757.

BLAKE: My interest is in the descendants of Dr Isadore Maurice Blake and his cousin Judge Isadore John Blake. Anyone with information may contact Helen Blake at Blakenbell@netspace.net.au