Bill, NSW BDM's must be back on air as I had no trouble getting in Lynette > > Hi Bill > >>I have been trying to research the NSW Gov Index of BDM but it seems >>to be off the air. > > Been into it a few time today with no problem . They do occasionally > take this site down > for maintenance but usually for a few weekend hours > > http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=births > >> >> Other researchers report that First Fleeters William DOUGLAS and >> Mary GROVES married in Sydney on 1 June 1788 and that their children >> included William George DOUGLAS or DOUGLASS, who, on 14 Nov 1814, >> had a daughter Mary Ann DOUGLASS with Mary Ann CROSS. >> >> Can anyone confirm this pedigree and throw any light on the apparent >> change of spelling in the surname, (DOUGLAS to DOUGLASS)? > > > Hope you havent reinvented too many wheels............... William > DOUGLAS is well documented and has been claimed 4 times in > http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/ > > Info on him is in here > http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/index.html > > > > HTH > > > Bye > > MargM > Beautiful Wyong Shire > NSW > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >