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From: "Raymond W. Henderson." <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] ] Annie McKillop Melbourne 1854 Mary anne Mc masters,
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 13:31:03 +1000
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O.K. looks like a flame going to start here.
I tried to help Colin and made a couple of comments none of which were meant to be a
put down to Colins research.
Seems like a few people here are very defensive!

Regards,
Ray.

Dianne Randell wrote:

> I agree with Cara Give Col a bit of credit for his research.......my G
> grandmother at the age of 16 "surely" didn't "come to Australia with older
> family members" ..she came by herself with no other relatives here at
> all.....her mother had died when she was 2, her step-mother also died, and
> her NEXT step-mother wasn't much older than she was herself.....my G
> grandmother had 10 younger siblings when she emigrated by herself....I
> think she may have been considered a "big girl".and whether she liked it or
> not, had to look out after herself. ..
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> ..----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cara_links" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:36 AM
> Subject: [AUS-MELB] ] Annie McKillop Melbourne 1854 Mary anne Mc masters,
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> > 1. Annie McKillop was married to James Patterson in 1854 -
> > yet she was apparently born in Scotland in 1838 - strikes me that
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> > at 16 years of age wasn't common in 1854? and such a young lass would
> > surely have come to Australia with older family members? what of them?
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> > What makes a name Scottish or Irish
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> > are you now saying its Mc .......come guys thats not true........we all
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> > its where we are born not the name ..........so is there any proof that
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> > girl was not 16 when married is there any proof shes not
> > scottish..........come now one of the biggest hunts in a friend of mines
> > family tree is Mary Anne McMasters..............scottish born married at
> 16
> > shipped out on the Diadem and come now guys she was shipped out of an
> > orphanage in Armagh .............have none of you heard of the Scottish
> > transplants ..............give the man a little credibility for his
> > research ........... and remember this most of those girls on the ship
> > Diadem were Mc........names all scottish orphans or so they were supposed
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> > be all aged approximately from 14 upwards and no parents so all is
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Raymond W. Henderson." <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Annie McKillop Melbourne 1854
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> > > > 1. Annie McKillop was married to James Patterson in 1854 -
> > > > yet she was apparently born in Scotland in 1838 - strikes me that
> > marriage
> > > > at 16 years of age wasn't common in 1854? and such a young lass would
> > > > surely have come to Australia with older family members? what of them?
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