The Wulli Wulli native title claim group is currently described as the descendants of the following apical ancestors:
Tommy, father of Wonga
Ginalene, mother of Ernest Pope
Maria, mother of Isabella Hooper
Grace, mother of Fanny Joyce
Billy and Selina, parents of Jacob
Mary Ann, mother of Maggie McLean
Billy Buttons & Mergwin Tilly, mother of Harry Blucher
Jinnie, wife of George Logan
Jack, father of Jack Hornet
Amy, wife of John Bond
Maggie, wife of Harry West
Jessie Fuller
Rosie Ah Sue
Thomas Clancy
Jackanapes
John/James Serico
The purpose of the Information Meetings is to provide information including the following
whether to amend the current claim group description to remove the names
John/James Serico;
Maggie (wife of Harry West);
Billy Buttons
Mary Ann (mother of Maggie McLean);
and to change the way three of the apical ancestors are described
Billy Buttons & Mergwin to Mergwin Blay
Rosie Ah Sue to Rosie, mother of John Barra
Mary Ann (mother of Maggie McLean) to Unnamed adoptive father of Maggie McLean
Appeared in the Koori Mail dated May 20, 2015
Some notes of interest are
The Eidsvold Police Letterbooks show the following entry
6.10.1948 Wonga Pope, an old Aboriginal woman, died on 30. 8.1948 at Eidsvold Hospital. She was a Fullblood aged 90 yrs. Buried on 31. 8.1948 at Eidsvold Cemetery. Her husband died some years ago.
Ernest Pope, Halfcaste, his wife Wonga Pope, Fullblood, and their children were removed from Eidsvold to Barambah in 1915.
The Medical Journal of Australia dated September 8, 1928 lists Wonga Pope as aged 50 years and born at Gayndah.
At the marriage of Jacob to Lucy Gracemere in 1912 Jacob is listed as aged 50 years, born at Bundoomba and son of Billy and Selina.
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