Re: Whiley Family Lincolnshire and Australia
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Re: Whiley Family Lincolnshire and Australia
Fiona Langdon 2/07/10
Hi Fiona
Thank you for your prompt reply. The details you list certainly look promising. However, if I have the right 1851 census record for Michael and Mary Saunders my Mary Whiley was born about 1826 at Friskney. Her husband was b. about 1816 in Gloucestershire.
The marriage banns in 1850 show them both "full age". I hope I can find some shipping records that may give clearer information.
I feel that there is very likely to be a connection between our Whiley families. They were both in Hill End at the same time (along with 500,000 other gold diggers!) - soon after gold was discovered there.
I do have more information about the Whiley family at Hill End but always assumed it was not more than coincidence. If you send email to [email protected] I can offer more information that I think could be helpful to you.
I was hoping that Mary might be your Mary but at this stage I don't think so.
Regards
Liz