Oates: I am seeking information on Thomas Oates, a British Home Child from Glasgow, Scotland. He worked in the Woodstock, New  Brunswick area from 1928-1932. Employers were Mr. Hall and Mr. Upton. Migration agency was the Cossar Farm, Lower Gagetown. Thomas was aged 15 years on arrival and 19 on his departure to Scotland in1932.
 -Linda Oates, 23 Twenty-second Ave., Brighton, Queensland, 4017, Australia. E-mail to john.craven@orica.com

Steen: My great grandfather, William Henry Steen, was born in 1847 in English Canada. He
emigrated to Maine in 1878.  He was living in Corinth, Maine when he married Mary Evelyn
Bowden, October 25, 1882.  He and Mary had six children. He was a farmer in Maine and died October 23, 1901. I have not been able to find a death certificate for William Henry Steen in Maine. Does anyone have any record of his death in New Brunswick?
 - Denise M. Savage, 529 Sugarbush Circle, Frederick, MD, 21703-6233, USA. E-mail to  dennim@earthlink.com

Clare - Clair - Ginnish - Ward - Snowdon: Twin boys John Hamilton Clare and James Augustus Clare were born on April 18, 1793. It is possible that their baptisms were recorded in the Queensborough Parish Records. There were also children Susannah (1791) and William (1797). John Hamilton Clare and Anne Ginnish (a Roman Catholic from Burnt Church) had a son Peter born about 1825, who was brought up as a Micmac. John Hamilton Clare farmed land on the North bank of the Richibucto River and was married to Judith Ward on September 29,1835 in Richibucto by the Rev. R. Williams. Their son John Wesley Clare was born September 07, 1840 in Moulis River, Kent County and  married Augusta Ann Snowdon in 1868. Can anyone provide me with information on this family.
 -Donna Walford, Box 531, 54 Abbey Dawn Dr., Bath, ON, Canada, K0H 1GP. E-mail to donna.k@sympatico.ca

Lyon - Pickett: Request parents and lineage of Elizabeth Jane Lyon. She was listed as a niece, age seven, living with Munson and Fanny (Lyon) Pickett of Kingston Parish, Kings County in the 1851 Census. She is in the 1861 Census as age 17 with the same particulars. She was born about 1843 and died June 23, 1888 at Prosser Brook, New Brunswick. She married about 1864 to (Matthew) George Upham of Nova Scotia. They settled at Prosser Brook where 13 children were born.
 -Bing Geldart, 20 Miller Ave., Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada, E4J 2N1. Phone (506)
372-9514 or E-mail bingg@nbnet.nb.ca.
 

Brig Australia - Tompkins: I have recently prepared a website about the vessel which brought my ancestor, Joel Tompkins, from Saint John. New Brunswick to Melbourne, Australia in 1852. The brig had been purchased specifically to bring a group of gold-seekers, mainly young New Brunswick men, to the diggings here. The website includes the known information about the background and ultimate fate of each of the 100-odd persons on board for that maiden voyage, whether passenger or crew member. I am anxious to find out more about those involved whose movements after arrival haven't yet been traced, particularly those who returned to New Brunswick. In fact, any additional material on any of the passengers or crew will be greatly appreciated. Visit my site at www.ozemail.com.au/~tompkins/brigaust.htm.
 -Allan J. Tompkins, "Limberlost", 14 Murray Parade, Koondrook, Victoria 3580, Australia. Email to tompkins@ozemail.com.au. Fax +613 545 33 545.
 

Meighar - Maher - Sullivan: John Meighar married Mary Sullivan on October 8, 1839 with witnesses being Jeremiah Gallery and Joanna Sullivan. This family was Roman Catholic and resided in Upham where John worked as a labourer. He immigrated from Ireland in 1837. John Meighar went missing on his way home from work in the woods near Big Salmon River circa 1883. Mary (Sullivan) Maher is buried in St. Luke's Cemetery in Upham but her husband's body was never found. Is there anyone out there with Maher connections to this family?
 -Sharon Pledge, 141 Pugsley Ave., Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E2K 2X3. Telephone (506)652-5027 or e-mail to pledges@fundy.net.
 

Traynor - Carr: I am seeking information on the parents and siblings of Barnaby (Bernard) Traynor who married Sarah Carr. They lived in Barnesville, Kings County, New Brunswick and had a son, James born about 1841. Barnaby died before 1843. There is possibly a  connection to the Thomas Traynor who was the second husband of Sarah Carr's mother. Any information on the Traynor - Carr families would be much appreciated.
 -Maureen Aulson, 201 Pond St., Georgetown, MA, 01833, USA. E-Mail Almo21aulson@aol.com.
 

Traynor - Quinn: I am interested in sharing information on the William and Sarah Quinn family, and also the Trainer or Traynor family, who immigrated from Carlingford to Saint John, New Brunswick.
 -Judy O'Brien, 6615 Embassy Court, Maumee, OH., 43537, USA. E-mail
kandjobrien@ aol.com.
 

Sonier - Bourgeois: I am looking for marriage and death record information on Mina Sonier who was born in 1884 in Moncton as Mina Bourgeois. I know she was married before 1936 and I presume she lived until at least 1950. Does anyone have information to share with me?
 -Thomas Wall, 2801 Santa Fe Trail, Racine, WI.,53404, USA. E-mail to TWall79108@aol.com.

Lenihan - Nowlan: I am seeking information on Patrick F. Lenihan who was born in 1865 and died May 20, 1949 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Mary Ellen Nolan or Nowlan Lenihan was born in 1867 and died in Saint John in 1912. Who were their parents and siblings?
 -Mary Baird, 73 Kierstead Drive, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, E1V 6R5. E-mail to bairdd@nbnet.nb.ca.
 

Donald - Edgett - Hatfield: I have found records of my great grandparents John Edgett and Mary E. Donald, who married in about 1887. I also found birth records for their children, William, Charles and Hatfield (a girl). However, my grandfather, James Donald Edgett, does not appear in the New Brunswick birth records. He was born in Saint John in 1889. Also, I cannot find any records of the origins of Mary E. Donald, who would have been born sometime around 1850-1860, and died in 1934. Finally, I have not been able to discover a connection between the Edgetts and Hatfields, although the name of Uriah Hatfield appears in my grandmother's address book, and my aunt apparently was named after that family.  Thank you for any help you can provide.
 -Linda A. McCready, 2348 Filmore Lane, Rancho Cordova, CA., USA, 95670-4241. E-mail to nanalindamc@yahoo.com.
 

Wright- Benson: I seeking information on the children of Charles Edgar Wright, who died on February 26,1951 at Sussex, New Brunswick and Annie Lenora (Benson), of Millstream, Kings County.
 -Ray Adams, 206 Willingdon St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 3A5. E-mail  rjadams@nbnet.nb.ca.
 

Kidder - Greenlaw: I am searching for any information at all about Calvin Kidder who probably lived in Schoodiac, New Brunswick (now St. Stephen) from 1785 to 1799. He was born in New Hampshire in 1765, and was descended from the Kidder patriarch, James Kidder (1626-1676) of Massachusetts. In 1798, Calvin Kidder married Miss or Mrs. Mary Mercy Greenlaw of St. Andrews, New Brunswick.  In January of 1799, they had a son, James Calvin Kidder, born in Schoodiac where they were probably living. Not three weeks later, Calvin was killed in a mailboat accident on the St. Croix River (Schoodiac River). Four other men were also killed. While he lived in Schoodiac, Calvin was part-owner of the Harmony Sawmill. We know nothing about what happened to his widow, Mrs. Mary Kidder. Since she was widowed with a 3-week-old infant, did she return to St. Andrews?  The next we hear of her son, "Calvin" Kidder, he is 18 and in St. Stephen taking care of some legal matters in regards to property there. In 1830, he was in Calais, Maine, and in 1834 married Mary Jane Wilkins from Amity, Maine. Calvin and Mary Kidder had 7 children born to them, but 3 died while either teenagers or young adults. Three sons all married and settled in Princeton, Maine, and provided over 30 grandchildren. Calvin Kidder lived in Princeton, after the death of his wife, and is mentioned in the book, "Early Princeton, Maine." In the New Brunswick - Maine area, there seem to be at least 4 generations of Calvin Kidders. Descendants of these families continue to live in Washington County, Maine. I would very much like to correspond with any of the Kidder family members and I would very much like to find out more information about Calvin Kidder's life in Schoodiac from 1785 to 1799, and his son's life in New Brunswick from 1799 to 1830.  Possibly "young Calvin" and his widowed mother lived with another family or, did his mother re-marry and he had a stepfather?
 -Betty Fredericks, 4 Mt. Pleasant St. (308) No. Billerica, MA., 01862, USA. E-mail to  bbffrrpp@attbi.com
 

Golding - Case -Harrington - Shaw: I am looking for information on the family of Ann Gusta Golding (1837-1861), daughter of James Golding and Susan Case, first wife of Ebenezer Rider Harrington (c1828-1903).  His second spouse was Deborah Shaw (c1831-1894).  There would have been five children in the first family: Ann, Ebenezer and Deborah were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery, Saint John.
 -George Shaw, 162 Bay St., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, K9A 1P6. E-mail to georshaw@enoreo.on.ca.
 

Donovan - Hourihan - McDevitt: I am looking for information on the descendants of Jeremiah Donovan and Johanna Hourihan. Johanna and Jeremiah were married round 1859 or 1860, as far as I know in Sussex, New Brunswick. They had six sons and two daughters. All the sons were born around  the Sussex area and the two daughters were born after they moved to Fredericton Road. Johanna died on December 12, 1878 and is buried at Fredericton Road Cemetery. A few  years later Jeremiah married Margaret McDevitt and they moved to Melrose, Mass. with Maryann, Margaret, Jeremiah and possibly some of the other sons. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
     -Aldene M Hourihan-Gionet, 26-500 Douglas Ave., Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E2K 1E7. E-mail to wish@nbnet.nb.ca.
 

Turner- Hutchinson -McGraw - Stevens - Bubar - Boyd - Alexander - Wicketshaw - Finlay - Russel - Whitmore: I am looking for descendants of Holden Turner, who was born November 4, 1760, in Glasgow, Scotland. He was in the British 22nd Regiment Foot, from 1778 to 1783, and he settled first at Lincoln, Sunbury County, New Brunswick and later at Fredericton after 1821. He married Jennet Hutchinson in 1784 in Maugerville who was evidently born about 1766 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died after 1851 in Fredericton.  They had ten children, nine of whom married and had at least 65 grandchildren with surnames of McGraw, Stevens, and Bubar, as well as Turner.  It appears that Holden was the son of Robert Turner and Janet Boyd of Lanarkshire, Scotland and grandson of John Turner and Margaret Alexander and great grandson of John Turner and Margaret Wicketshaw of the same place. Less is known of Jennet's ancestry other than that her parents were probably Robert Hutchinson and Anne Finlay of Angushire, Scotland.  More information about the Hutchinsons, who brought Jennet to New Brunswick in 1776 is sought.  She appears to have brothers Alexander and Andrew born 1780 and 1768 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. I also seek information about Jacob Russell who was born on April 15, 1746 in Connecticut, a loyalist who died on  June 27, 1827 in Kingsclear, York County.  His father appears to have been Samuel Russell and his mother Ruth Whitmore. But little can
be found on his role during the Revolution or his ancestry in the U.S. and Scotland  Jacob's daughter Phebe married Holden Turner's eldest son Robert.
 -Ralph Turner, 14320 SW Rock Creek Road, Sheridan, Oregon, 97378-9735, USA.
E-mail arty@been-there.com or telephone (503) 843-3629.
 

Cox - King - Marter: I am searching for Sophia Amelia Cox. When was she born and where?  Who are her siblings?  Her parents are John S. Cox - born January 26, 1791 in Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick and Isabella King, whose father was John King. Sophia Cox married Charles William Marter at Trinity Church, Digby, Nova Scotia on June 13, 1846.  Their children were all christened at Trinity Church, Digby. Any help will be most appreciated.
 -Beverly Martorano, P.O. Box 1598, Sutter Creek, CA., 95685, USA. E-mail to          martor@cdepot.net
 

Connor - Starkey - Jagoe: I am hoping to find information on two different family groups that lived in Saint John during the 1800s and possibly beyond. The family names are Starkey / Starkie and Connor/O'Connor. Jagoe is a family name too, related through marriage. William Starkey / Starkie arrrived with family in 1836.  He was from Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland. He worked as a carpenter and as a carpenter on ships.  He died about 1855 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Anna Maria (Alcock) Skinner Starkey  married first Joseph Skinner, but he died, she then remarried to William Starkey about 1824 in Rosscarbery. Her father was Williamm Henry Loftus Alcock, Capt. Wexford Militia, married to Levina Mary O'Connor in 1797.  In 1798, he was arrested and charged as a United Irisman and sent to Botany Bay, Australia with his brother-in-law, Dr. Bryan O'Connor.  When Anna Maria and family arrived in Saint John in 1836, she applied to teach school according to records of teachers applications. She may have died as a result of a kitchen fire in the 1880s. William and Anna Maria Starkey's eldest daughter, Ann Limerick Starkey, was born in 1827, and married my John Connor in Saint John in 1844. Their son John Starkey Connor, was born in 1846, in New Brunswick. The father John Sr. was also a teacher in Saint John according to teacher application records. John Sr. had a brother and sister in Saint John, Thomas Conner also a teacher, died there in 1862. Their sister Margaret Conner, also was a teacher who married Edward Henry Jagoe in 1846. All were teachers in Saint John and also surrounding counties.  John and Ann Connor had a second son John R. Connor in 1849.  John, Ann, and the Jagoes left for Illinois to join another of John Sr.'s brothers about 1850.  Ann and John R. Connor both died Jan 5th, 1851. There were several other children of William. and Anna Maria Starkey that are in the 1851 census of St. John County. Wm. Henry Starkey died about 1875, in Saint John, when he fell off a bridge and drowned. If anyone has information about any of these persons, I would love to hear from you.
 -Mark O'Connor, RR5 Box 850, Kula, HI., 96790, USA. Telephone 808 878-1626 or e-mail mfoc@maui.net.
 

Ruby M. Cusack is a genealogy buff living in Saint John. Send your queries to rmcusack@nbnet.nb.ca.  Please put Family Surname followed by the word 'Query' in the subject line.