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From: "Susie Zada" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] HANCOCK
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:30:36 +1100
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Hi Paulette,

Don't spend too much time looking at the PRO Vic shipping as that does not
include people arriving in Vic from Van Diemens Land.

The Bellarine Historical Society has a heap of information on the HANCOCKs
from our own records as well as different bits submitted by descendants.
According to what I have here, William HANCOCK and Rebecca STANNARD were
both on the Royal George which arrived in Hobart 5th February 1837. They
were married in Hobart 11th September 1837.

I have Mary Jane's birth as 16th April 1838 - think that looks like a
shotgun job! <vbg> but I'm wondering if perhaps the date you have for
William Henry might be a baptism date? I've got 17th February 1841. Or
else we have the wrong date!

William, Rebecca and Mary Jane came to Vic from VDL on the Charlotte in
1839 - I haven't followed up the date but the Charlotte did many trips in
1839 between Launceston and Melbourne.

Hope that helps ....... Susie Z


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paulette Attwood" <>
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Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:54 PM
Subject: [GEELONG] HANCOCK


> Hi Listers,
> Can someone point me in the right direction.
>
> Husbands gr grandparents.
> Emmaline HANCOCK married Thomas Skepper Reynolds 13 Aug 1867 at Drysdale.
>
> What I'm trying to find out is, Emmaline parents William HANCOCK & Rebecca
> STANNARD came to Geelong from Launceston ????, Tasmania between April 1838
> the birthdate of their 1st child Mary Jane HANCOCK & 2nd child William
Henry
> HANCOCK 20 Feb 1841 at Newtown, Geelong.
> How do I find how & when they arrived?
>
> Second Question:- William HANCOCK born 7 July 1815 Wiltshire travelled to
> Tasmania before getting married to Rebecca STANNARD on the 11 Sep 1837 at
> Launceston.
> Where do I get info of travel to Tasmania?
>
> Regards
> Paulette (ex Geelong girl)
>
>
>
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