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== Importance of Mrs Stanistreet ==
== I was the wife of station master at Glenrowan ==
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Before the Glenrowan siege''' My maiden name was Emily Mary Mansergh. I was born in Ireland and I married John in Tipperary in 1861 and we moved to Australia in 1862.
We first lived in Melbourne and then moved around from places such as [[Dandenong|Dandenong]], Broadford, [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] and [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]].
'''Photograph''' '''Siege at Glenrowan''' '''Mrs Stanistreet's account of the events'''
Ned Kelly arrived
I first saw Ned Kelly when he came to see my husband at [[!!FIXME \events\e80_06_28GS.html|!!MISSING]] on 27/6/80
Later that day Ned Kelly marched a number of people into my house and left us there under the charge of Steve Hart. At the one stage there were about 17 people in the place. They were the [[Reardon|Reardon]] family, the Ryan family, Tom '''Cameron''' son of the gatekeeper. My house was used by the KellyGang to house the women and children . The men were accomodated in Mrs Jone's Inn. (Argus29/6/80)([[Herald (7)|Herald29/6/1880]])
Mr Curnow and his family were brought to my home ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/7/80|Argus21/7/80]])
'''Sup Hare and the police arrived'''
As soon as the train arrived at the platform in Glenrowan, Sup Hare and Mr [[Rawlins|Rawlins]] came to see me to find out what was going on and where the '''KellyGang''' were. They had left my home just a few minutes before. See also ([[Royal Commission report day 25 page 6|RC9674]])
I was sitting on the bed when Hare arrived. There was a light in there. I had the children with me. Rawlins tapped at the window, and Mr. Hare at the door. I did not reply. Rawlins tapped again at the window. I said - "Who is there? -" and Mr Hare said - "We; the police." I was sobbing, and Mr. Hare said - "What is the matter?" and I said - "Oh, the Kellys, they have taken my [[Stanistreet (2)|husband]] away into the bush," Hare and Rawlins said - "How long ago since they were here?" and I said- "Five minutes ago; they were to go". I pointed over to [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones's Inn]], and said - "there at the back." Rawlins asked me - "How many are there of them?" and she said - "Forty." ([[Royal Commission report day 30 page 2|RC11561]])
'''After Hare was wounded'''
After [[Hare|Hare]] left the Inn SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] asked [[Rawlins|Rawlins]] to get the ammunition. He took it down to near my house and distributed it from there. SConst Kelly found it was the wrong ammunition. It was ammunition for the breech-loading guns.([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 7|RC8117]])
I was there at the time, at home. I said to SConst Kelly, "You should not come here."
He replied, "For God's sake, go out of here-you will get shot here-take the children with you."
I said "Where will I go?"
He said, "Cannot you go over to [[McDonnell's Railway Taven|MacDonald]]'s?"
I said, "No, I will not go there."
"Well," he said, "go out in the bush, towards Greta. There will be no danger there."
I went off with my children ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 7|RC8122]])
'''Later''' '''Later'''
I gave evidence against Mrs [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones]] on a charge of harbouring the '''KellyGang'''. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1880 (4)|Argus26/11/80]]) '''.'''
== Family ==
'''Husband'''..[[Stanistreet (2)|John]] . '''children''' Richard (b1866), Frances (died as infant), Ellen (1869), Henry (1872), Francis (b1874), Emily (b1876), John (b1878), Nicholas (b1881), Albert (1885) '''''' '''.'''
'''What happened to the Stanistreet family''' My son Richard joined the railways and his son went on to become a Commissioner for railways
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