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Ireland / Re: James McEwan & Ann Small - Ireland
« on: Wednesday 23 January 13 10:22 GMT (UK)  »
Have you read the inquest for James' death?  From memory, William was with him at the time of the accident.  Also, this photo of William and his children delivering the bread - http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/769236/negative-casterton-victoria-1927

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Ireland / Re: James McEwan & Ann Small - Ireland
« on: Wednesday 23 January 13 09:37 GMT (UK)  »
Since my last post, I've done more research on this side of the family and have much more information than I did a couple of years ago.  Antony, I'm their great-great-grandchild too.  Which child are you descended from? 

Jess

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Ireland / Re: James McEwan & Ann Small - Ireland
« on: Tuesday 05 April 11 14:08 BST (UK)  »
Just a theory at this stage, but I think that James may have changed the spelling of his name.  There is a James McKeon, age 26 who arrived on the Appleton in January 1857 with his wife (name not listed).  I think that's 'our' James.  On the same ship is listed a James McKeown.  I'm going to the Public Records Office on Saturday so I'll have a look at the original record then and hopefully that will shed some more light on it.  No record that I've found though of William being born on the ship, but I also haven't found a birth record for their daughter Mary Jane.

If I'm right, there is a thread on another board that has a lot of information about the McKeown/ McKeon/McEwen/McEwan family of Down, Ireland.

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Ireland / Re: James McEwan & Ann Small - Ireland
« on: Wednesday 07 July 10 14:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I haven't got around to researching that branch of the family yet, but James McEwan and Ann Small were my great-great-grandparents.  I'm happy to provide the information I have on my line from their daughter Mary Jane McEwan down.  I'd also be interested in your branch of the family and anything you may have found out about James and Ann.

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