Hi My name is Bev Nethercote - nee Silvester. I live in Kerang, Victoria, Australia and am trying to contact the branches of my family.
Henry and Jane (n Webb) Silvester came to Australia from Birmingham in 1852 on board the "Mariner" and settled in Melbourne. They brought with them their nine children: Emily d 1855 (19), single Caroline Mary m William Waddell 1859 issue: Mary Jane, Emily Frances, William Henry, James Stevenson, Ada, Henry, Annie Silvester. Henry d 1893 (57), single Frances d 1853 (9), single Charles John m Sophia Margaret Allan 1864 issue: Henry Allan, Frederick Andrew, Charles John, Frank William, Walter Clementson, Sophia Margaret, Clara Lucy, Ernest Stoney, Annie May, Mary Emily. Ada Elizabeth m Thomas Turner 1867 issue: Ada Jane, Henry John, Emma Elisa (known as Emily), William Edward, Louisa, Frederick T, Annie Amelia, Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas P. Helen Gertrude m William James Kennon 1870 issue: William Henry, Edith Alice. William died in 1874, Helen then married Samuel Hore in 1875 issue: Allan, Lewis Silvester, Samuel Phillip, Herbert Sydney, Helen Gertrude. Annie m Hay Kirkwood 1876 issue: Annie Marion, Edith Caroline, Janet Ellen, Robert Silvester, Hugh Robertson, Margaret Ada. Frederick Henry m Sarah Frances (Fanny) Smith 1875 issue: John Frederick, Emma Frances, Frederick Henry, William John, Emily Grace.
I am interested in hearing from anyone connected to any of these lines.