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From: Judy Waterer <>
Subject: Re: [HV] PEMBROKE , CASSILIS
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:53:50 +1000
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Hi Marge,
Don't know about Pembroke, but St Columba's Anglican Church in Cassilis
wasn't established until about 1899, and I've heard stories of ministers
riding long distances from the Hunter on horseback over bad roads to the
village of Cassilis in the early days.
Judy.

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><snip>whereabouts of a property or area which was known as PEMBROKE, CASSILIS during the
>early 1840 period?
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>My 2x gt grandparents, Peter and Elizabeth BLAIR, according to the Pre 1856
>BDM, had children baptised between 1841 - 1845 by Bishop Broughton, their
>address given as above.
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><snip> rather a long trip from Cassilis for the family or
>alternatively for Bishop Broughton to have made the journey to Cassilis to conduct
>Baptisms .
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