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Hello Cherilyn
My husband's gggrandparents came to Victoria in about 1851 from Sutherland Scotland and settled up near Stanley.Their names are Georgina nee Mackay and Gordon Clunes Matheson.
I think Gordon died in approx 1881 and Georgina was about the same time.
I hope to go to the Stanley cemetery and find their graves but I don't think there are any headstones so I will have to find a map of the cemetery.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks
Anne

Hi Anne

What an interesting family! Here are their deaths:

Surname: MATHISON
Given Names: Georgina
Event: D
Father: Mackay Robt
Mother: Helen JEFFREY
Age: 68
Death Place: STANLEY
Year: 1883
Reg Number: 6750

Surname: MATHISON
Given Names: Gordon Clunes
Event: D
Father: Jno
Mother: Margaret MUNRO
Age: 89
Death Place: C MAINE
Year: 1884
Reg Number: 11722

So he was about 20 years older than Georgina. Note their surname is consistently spelt MATHISON, not MATHESON, at least in bdms.

More to follow...

I believe this is their arrival in Victoria, from Liverpool. Too many names match for it to be coincidence, and they had a child in Victoria the following year. Possibly error for him marked as child not adult.

MATHESON ANN A FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON ELLEN A FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON GEORGE C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON GEORGINA A FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON GORDON C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON HECTOR C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON JOHN C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON JOHN C A FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON MARGT C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004
MATHESON ROBERT C FEB 1855 GLENMANNA B 087 004

I can't account for Ann, George or John, but these are their children:

1. Helena/Helen/Ellen Jeffrey/Jeffrie[s] b. c1839 Sutherland, m1. John GRANT 1857/3082, m2. John SILLCOCK 1871/465, d. 1922/15176 Yinnar aged 83
2. Robert Mckay b. c1840 Sutherland, m. Marie Louise PERROTTET 1870; d. 1873 aged 33
3. Margaret Munro b. c1847 Sutherland, m. Octavius FIELD 1866/787, ?d. 1899 East Melb aged 42
4. Hector Munro b. 1850 Shropshire, m. Mary Martin BARBER 1880/1987, d. 1895/13092 Elsternwick aged 45
5. Georgiana Catharine b. 1856/4346 Melbourne, d. 1856/3664 aged 5 weeks

The Argus, Friday 31 July 1857
On the 30th inst., by special license, at North Melbourne, by the Rev. John Reid, John Grant, Esq., squatter, Bumbang, Lower Murray, to Helen, daughter of Gordon Clunes Mathison, Esq., Bendigo.


Note Hector's marriage states he was born in Shropshire. Most likely this one:

Births Jun 1850 (>99%)
________________________________________
Mathison Hector Wellington Sp 18 19_


The Argus, Saturday 17 May 1873
MATHISON.—On the 13th inst., at Dr. Gunst's, Collins-street, Melbourne, after a lingering illness, Robert McKay Mathison, brother of Mr. H. M. Mathison, of Stanley, and Mrs. Field, of Ondit.


The Argus, Wednesday 18 October 1922
SILLCOCK.-Passed peacefully away on October 8, at Ferndale, Yinnar, Helen Sillcock, in her 84th year.

Let me know if you want children of the above :-)

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Hi Cherilyn

Could you help me out again please?

I am looking for a date and place of birth for William John Reynolds.
He died in 1954 at the age of 82 in Wallsend NSW, so his DOB must be about 1872.
He married Adelaide Hope in Wallsend in 1895. She was born in Lambton NSW in 1875, daughter of John and Ann, and died in Wallsend in 1966 aged 91.

Many thanks
Sonya

Death shows parents as John & Jane.

Parents marriage
2943/1871 REYNOLDS JOHN / COURT JANE / NEWCASTLE

Chidren's births (Wm J eldest)
14033/1872 REYNOLDS WILLIAM JOHN / JOHN / JANE / NEWCASTLE
16805/1875 REYNOLDS FLORENCE B / JOHN / JANE / WALLSEND
17798/1877 REYNOLDS RICHARD B / JOHN / JANE / WALLSEND

Richard's death
17349/1948 REYNOLDS RICHARD BAILEY / JOHN / JANE / WALLSEND

The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, Saturday 12 October 1889
NEWCASTLE.
Friday.
Mr. John Reynolds, Treasurer of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, whilst coming into town last night by tram, in endeavouring to catch a parcel which fell from his hands and rolled out of the car, was thrown to the ground, and rendered insensible. He was immediately picked up, and taken to the Hospital, where he now lies in a precarious condition.

Tuesday 15 October 1889
Mr. John Reynolds, treasure of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, who was injured by a tram on Thursday evening, whilst endeavouring to jump on a car, is rapidly progressing towards recovery. His skull was fractured at the base.

Possible deaths for his parents?

7146/1891 REYNOLDS JANE GEORGE JANE HAMILTON
10444/1911 REYNOLDS JOHN 7O YRS HAMILTON HAMILTON

Hamilton is a suburb of Newcastle (as are Lambton & Wallsend).

Hi Cherilyn
Hoping you can help me. Trying to track down her actual brother and father, I seemed to have got myself confused if on the right track.
re: Mary HEHIR b approx 1830 ? Limerick Ireland daughter of Timothy O'Hehir and Catherine Hartigan Limerick Ireland married to George James Biddle
Toodyay West Aust 1855, name on registration is Mary WEIR. family has her arriving Australia on the SABRINA 1850. She married George James Biddle and had 7 children her names is listed variously as Heir, Heheir,Hear. Following George death 1879 Mary remarried 1898 to Cornelius Beard who died 1900. Mary died in Northam in 1921.
Found a newspaper article, below in which I thought was referring to Mary BEARD and her daughter Mrs Job BEARD, thus making Timothy O'Hehir brother to Mary Hehir. Also have a death for another Timothy O'Hehir who died at 77 years of age in 1920 in Perth WA.
The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) Monday 15 March 1909
The funeral of the late Mr. Timothy O'Hehir (late contractor, of Victoria and of this city) took place yesterday after noon and was largely attended. The cortege moved from, his late residence, 14 Irwin-street, Perth, headed by a very large number of members of St. Patrick's Branch 142 H.A.C.B. Society in full regalia, and proceeded per road to George-street, where his brother members took the tram for Karrakatta and joined the procession at the cemetery gates, thence to the Roman Catholic Cemetery, where the remains were interred, the Rev. Father Gallagher officiating at the graveside. The pall-bearers were Messrs. P. O'Connor, "P.B.P., H. McCarthy, P.B.F., B. Shine (secretary), F. Crogan, A.S., J. O'Callaghan, and M. Horrigan, all members of the H.A.C.B. Society. The chief mourners were Mrs. J. A. O'Hehir (widow), Mr. Frank O'Hehir (son), Mrs. Mary Beard (sister), Messrs. J. Beard, T. Quigley, and J. Grant (nephews), Mrs. J. Beard (niece), Mrs. C. Quigley (sister-in-law), and Mr. and Mrs. W. Clifton. Many letters and telegrams of sympathy were received. The funeral arrangements were carried-out by Messrs. Bowra

Hoping you have some inkling how to proceed as not sure if referring to uncle or nephews that is a general term covering generations or the correct relationship.
Looking for connections in Ballarat got confused due to the large number of O'Hehir.
Not having much luck finding a passenger list for the SABRINA, unsure where to look. Also not much success finding how connected to Quigley.

Thank you
Michelle

Hi,
Would you be able to find a marriage for Richard Underwood (born 1892) to Florence Peek (born 1905) in NSW (she was from Armidale, he was from UK) probably sometime between 1924 and 1939? Thank you, Jo :-)

Cherilyn, you've come up trumps again!!! :-D

You've given me so much more than just the date and place of birth - I really can't thank you enough!

Sonya

My pleasure Sonya!

Jo - here's the marriage:

542/1939 UNDERWOOD RICHARD / PEEK FLORENCE / SYDNEY

Go to http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

Michelle, given the references to Mrs Beard (sister) and neice J. Beard, this must be Mary's brother. There is only one death for a female C. Quigley at Karrakatta that fits - this one:

The West Australian, Saturday 5 November 1921
QUIGLEY.-On November 3, at 372 Newcastle-street, Perth, Catherine, relict of the late James Quigley, late of Ringwood (Victoria), and dearly loved mother of George, James, Annie, Terrence, Thomas and Tess; aged 73 years. R.I.P. Victorian papers please copy.

The West Australian, Monday 15 May 1905
QUIGLEY.-At "Inverness," Fitzerald-street, Perth, on May 13, James Quigley, dearly beloved husband of Catherine Quigley (late of Ringwood, and Shire Councillor of Lilydale, Victoria), aged 61 years. Victorian papers please copy.

So nephew T. Quigley is either Thomas or Terrence.

Still working on connection to O'Hehir! But assume that was Catherine's maiden name.

James b. Ireland, son of James & Elizabeth (nee LANE), death reg 2030.

*update* just found births of children in Victoria - and marriage shows she was Catherine O'BRIEN (on marriage and birth reg's). Doesn't really make sense but there it is! Mind you, Job Beard was Mary's stepson, not her son (he was a son of Cornelius & his first wife Sarah).

Michelle - this is the marriage in Victoria of Timothy to wife Julia Ann (shown in notice as widow J. A. O'Hehir). Son Frank was born Francis Michael in Richmond Vic in 1888 (reg 14933).

Surname: OHEHIR
Given Names: Timothy
Event: M
Spouse Surname: OBRIEN
Spouse Gvn Names: Julia Agnes [b. Tipperary]
Birth Place: LIMERICK
Year: 1887
Reg Number: 2478

They had another son named John b. Richmond 1895 but he died aged 7 days.

Julia died 12/10/1915 aged 61. Timothy was only 47 when he died.

Their son Francis married Mary Ann ANDERSON in 1915 in Perth (reg 773). He died 22/10/1960 aged 72 and she died 26/4/1973 aged 83. All are buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Roman Catholic area. They had a son named Bernard Lawrence (d. 1957 aged 33); his wife was Teresa.

Can't work out the GRANT connection (nephew J. Grant). Means there must be another sister?

P.S. Found possible living rellies for O'Hehir & Quigley, if you want me to PM them :-)

Thank you Cherilyn.
So you think I am on the right track Mary is Timothy's sister?
Will now try throught the information for Quigley find other sister and family, so it now looks like Caroline is Julia Agnes O Brien's sister, so assume Grant is as well.
Hopefully will give me something re: life & connections in Ballarat.
re: Mary Hehir/Biddle/Beard: George & Mary's daughter Esther married Job Beard son of Cornelius and Sarah Beard. Also Cornelius grandson George Beard married Mary's granddaughter Lenda Maud Biddle.
:-D tracing the family in Western Aust have a lot of the family marrying cousins and other connected family groups. My mother grew up in Meckering and it is only once started family research that she now knows she was in some way related to most of the town.
tx Michelle