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Members are invited
to submit brief historical research and family history enquiries for
inclusion on this site. It is an easy and effective message board for
researchers wishing to make contact with others who have an interest
in the Yass district.
Information should
be concise (maximum of 250 words) and include contact details with either
an email or postal address. Entries will be edited to
Important
By submitting your
listing to this website you are agreeing to the publication of your
name and contact details. The Yass and District Historical Society will
not be held responsible for contact made by any persons.
Listings should
be submitted to interests@yasshistory.org.au
Members
listings
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RYAN, HOWECROFT,
SHEA: Seeking descendants of an Irish Famine orphan
who arrived on the Thomas Arbuthnot in 1850, for
Far From Famine, a commemorative event at St Clements,
Galong in October 2008. 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
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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.
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BURKE,
SOMERS, COUGHLAN: Organisers of Far From Famine,
a commemorative event at St Clement's, Galong in October 2008
require information on Irish Famine orphan Bridget BURKE
of Corofin, Co Clare who arrived on the Thomas 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
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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
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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.
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