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Lithgow & District Family History Society |
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Brick Wall |
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Below are some of the 'brick walls' our members have hit in their research - perhaps you can help? Send an email to ldfhs@nospam.lisp.com.au for further information (remove ‘nospam’ to email us for contact details) |

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These are some convicts whose details have proved elusive for some of our members |
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Member no. 307 |
Edward George KELLY, son of Edward & Rhoda (nee JOHNSTON), b c1855 Fivemiletown Co Tyrone Ireland d 1947 Lithgow NSW. Seeking date of birth and place and arrival in Australia.
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Member no. 286 |
Sarah CAMERON b c1815 Symington Ayrshire Scotland, marr. Charles LEE 1845 Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire Scotland, d Blantyre Lanarkshire Scotland.
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Member no. 310 |
James Benjamin WINSTANLEY b c1802 Surrey or London area. Seeking exact date & parents' names.
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Member no. 12 |
Henry HARRIS arr. O'Connell NSW 1836 to manage his brother's property. Brother a doctor in Sydney NSW. Seeking date of birth & how arrived.
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Member no. 11 |
Edmund MARA b Waterford Ireland son of John MARA & Mary MALONEY, arr. 1841 Sydney on "Glenswilly", marr. Martha SHARPE 1845 Bathurst NSW, settled Kirkconnell NSW.
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Member no. 402 |
James DIXON came free possibly per "Derwent" marr. 1841 Susannah EMMERSON at Myrtle Creek, died between 1841 & 1854. Seeking information re his birth, death & arrival in Australia.
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Member no. 402 |
Thomas James CARR b c1815 Nottingham England marr Hannah Matilda COUGHLAN Byng NSW 1854 d c1888 Cowra NSW. Seeking date & place of arrival in Australia.
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Member no. 7 |
Edward Alphonsus BURGESS (born 1864 Dublin) & his wife Rose Agnes BROWN (born 1861 Isle of Wight), marr. in St Joseph's Catholic church Southampton in 1885. Chn: Mary Agnes b 1886 Southampton, Madeline Martha b c1889 Sydney NSW & John Alfred b 1891 Melbourne Vic. In 1901 Madeline was found living in Southampton with her BROWN relatives – where were her parents & siblings? Information about this family sought.
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Member no. 147 |
BALDWIN, Agnes possibly born at sea 1831/2. Married John WESTON 1847 Sydney NSW. Parents were Robert BALDWIN and ?. Searching for mothers' maiden name, possibly NELSON.
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Member no. 1 |
COUGHLAN, (and other variations of spelling) Catherine or Caroline arrived on "Panama" 1850 an Irish orphan from Co. Mayo married John EVANS 1855. But was she married before? Searching for a previous marriage, possibly to a CARTER, and any previous issue.
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Member no. 307 |
Susannah EMMERSON, arr. "Diana" 1833 marr. 1841 James DIXON Myrtle Creek / Wingello NSW. Seeking her date & place of birth & details of her first marriage to Joseph EMMERSON.
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Member no. 45 |
John BARTON arr. "Dromedary" 1820 marr. 1832 at Evan Elizabeth MURPHY who arr. on "Edward" 1829. Seeking deaths & burials of both.
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Member no. 236 |
Edwin BUCKLEY b 1821 Lancashire, tried Lancaster Quarter Sessions 27 May 1839, arr. Maitland NSW 1840.
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Member no. 11 |
James MEAD b Northampton England, arr. 1825 on "Norfolk", marr. Ann Clenore ELCOCK 1834 Bathurst NSW - had 12 children.
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