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Family history research and stories across all four family lines.
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Angustown School
After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marriage, Edward and Sophia Gorey settled at Angustown near Whroo in 1889. A list provided to the Education…
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Barque Middlesex
James and Elizabeth Gorey arrived in Melbourne, known then as Port Phillip, aboard the barque Middlesex on 1 October 1841. The vessel of 560 tons carried 263 government-assisted bounty immigrants.…
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Bridget Gorey Obituary
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Charles Gorey
Charles Edward Gorey was born at Pannoomilloo in the Shire of Echuca on September 18, 1878. The place name of his birth does not survive on maps today, but is…
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Edward Gorey: 1849-1937
Edward Gorey was born in 1849 at Heidelberg where his father James leased a 97 acre farm with frontage to the Yarra River. His parents took Edward into St Francis'…
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James and Elizabeth Gorey
James Gorey and Elizabeth (Betty) Hanlon were born in County Kilkenny Ireland, near Jerpoint Church. Records from Ireland indicate that James was baptised in Thomastown on 23 January 1814. His…
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James Daniel Gorey
James Daniel Gorey was born at Whroo on November 8, 1894. He was baptised at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tatura on November 4, 1895 by Father J Ryan, probably…
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James Evans
The life of James Evans: 1829-1907. When James Evans wrote his will on July 15, 1907 — just six weeks before his death — he described his occupation as "gentleman".…
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James Gorey: 1917-1990
James Gorey was the second son of Michael and Eleanor, born at Waubra on August 11, 1917. He began his schooling at Waubra, and then continued at Ballarat when his…
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Margaret Elizabeth Gorey
The life of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey was sadly cut short in tragic circumstances. Born at Corop on March 1, 1876, Margaret was the eldest child of Edward and Sophia Gorey.…
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Mary Olive (Gorey)
Mary Gorey was born on March 5th, 1846, and according to family tradition, her life began in a tent at Templestowe. She was baptised in St Francis’ Church on October…
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Sophia Evans
Sophia was the daughter of James Evans and Sarah Hardwick. James was from South Wales and Sarah from Herefordshire in England. They married in the Church of England at Whitchurch,…