jorose and dundee, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.
what wonderful folk you all are!

Big family, and such hardships to lose so many children, indeed it seems Mary may not have surived long past Alice's death.
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I have other news also from another cousin of mine who has some resources...
New South Wales Assisted Immigrant Passenger:
(p62) Hannah E Lane Aged 30 arrived 3.Febraury.1885 aboard SS Gulf of Venice, Domestic from Middlesex, C of E, (Husb or Wife) Yes
confirmed
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1885/02/012gul.htm*******************************************
Further to this from other records, her husband, (From naturalisation certificate) Wilhelm Kölln, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Arrived in Australia from London 8.5.1864 aboard the Phelicea embarking at Melbourne, leaving Victoria in 1880 and settling in Canley Vale as Fruit Grower.
From NSW marriage certificate 1885/004679 Married Hannah Eugenia Lane Spinster of England on 28 March 1885 at Liverpool, both resident of Canley Vale, Father parents: Matthias Kolln and Katherine Groth, Mother's parents: William Lane and Mary Coplin.
So if this is the same Hannal E Lane?
it seems there is an age discrepancy of 5 years. Would she deliberately put her age up?
Also, did they know each other beforehand? Certainly interesting.
Also, i am chasing up the possibility of Wilhelm's spelling of Phelicea being the ship Felicia, mentioned
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5747680Have to run...
Regards
cairnswk