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Title: Cayley *COMPLETED*
Post by: acayley on Tuesday 11 May 10 11:28 BST (UK)

Looking for information on the Cayley family from New Zealand.  Thomas Cayley travelled with his family on the Birman from Portland Dorset.  He lived in New Zealand for 21 years then came across to Australia probably for the Gold rush in Ballarat.  Does anyone have links or information on this family

Sheryl Cayley

Title: Re: Cayley
Post by: jorose on Tuesday 11 May 10 16:40 BST (UK)

http://www.igrin.co.nz/petersim/birman05.html
 - it seems they would have left in 1841 and arrived 1842. The full list shows several children.

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZGWS18440731.2.5.5&srpos=3&e=-------10--1-byDA---2%22Cayley+%22-all
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZGWS18440814.2.6&srpos=4&e=-------10--1-byDA---2%22Cayley+%22-all
 - various early records in NZ papers. They seem to have been Wesleyan Methodist.

www.familysearch.org also shows a couple of baptisms for children of theirs, and a marriage in 1823 (Thomas Cayley to Mary Anne Price). Note that they married CoE (would have had to).

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18310512-117-person911&div=t18310512-117#highlight
 - probably a  mention of his wife Mary as a witness in this court case.

Title: Re: Cayley
Post by: acayley on Tuesday 11 May 10 23:18 BST (UK)

Thank you very much you have been extremely helpful.  I do appreciate this information.

Kind regards,

Sheryl
Melbourne

Title: Re: Cayley
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Saturday 15 May 10 07:53 BST (UK)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Jury1847A-E.htm
Jury List 1847

plus lots more entries
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/BurgessElectoralRolls.htm
BYe
Althea