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Actually the second newspaper item re Miss A Gleeson and Mrs Goring I have seen before, but I mistakenly thought it was Miss A (Ann) - this gives me something to think about. The first newspaper item would not be her.

I would still like to confirm it by her arrival.

I am trying to find the arrival of an Alice Gleeson presumably from the UK – in response to the following ad in “The Argus” Melbourne on Thursday 18th August 1864. It reads : Miss Alice Gleeson, Ennis, Ireland, will please forward her address to J.C., Kyneton (Victoria) I know who J.C is (James Conw...

Linell - I should know this - but it is about 20 years since Ive used Rootsweb - what is the difference between L & D (list and digest) - I think one you get daily as a group, and the other you get individually??

Ok - thanks for that re dates. I haven't had a chance to look up those sites yet, but will let you know how I go.

Thank you both for being helpful - I'll check them out and let you know if I am successful.

I was looking for some information re a marriage between Joseph Evans and Mary Miller on the foret-of-dean.net site, and got this information A possible marriage Joseph Evans & Mary Miller, both of full age, married at Gloucester St Michael on 6th September 1809. They were both residing in Glouc...

Would anyone have access to the shipping list for passengers travelling from Adelaide, South Australia - to Albany or Fremantle, Western Australia between the years of 1896 and 1898?

According to the Merchant Navy Seaman register his place of birth was Honiton in Devonshire which is about 6 miles from Southleigh. On his baptism it says his parents were living in Southleigh. He wasn't baptised wih those middle names. He most likely came over as a crewman on a boat which is not a...

I'm looking for a William Heard who apparently jumped ship. (to save confusion, this person was born Robert William Heard Underdown, but used William Heard as his name when he entered Australia. Robert Underdown b. abt 1823 in Southleigh, Devon England, had a seaman's ticket #18287 issued London 6/3...