Hi all, Firstly, may I please have a gripe? One of the easiest ways to get your message across is to YELL or SCREAM and it also applies to the use of CAPITALS for the SURNAMES we are researching. Secondly, here is a list of names I am researching. I would be interested in exchanging details with anyone researching these families please. Researching: 1. convicts: Charles CROSS 1790 Neptune; Rose FLOOD 1790 Neptune; Richard HAYES 1811 Admiral Gambier; Edward McGEE 1807 Duke of Portland; Johanna McCARTHY (nee CONNOR) 1818 Maria; James GALLAGHER 1825 Minstrel. 2. WESCHE, KADDATZ, SCHAPER - Germany 1880's - Qld Aust. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wesche 3. MALLYON, GIBBS, PURKISS - Essex, UK 1874 - Qld Aust. Including - DAVISON, MORAN, HILLIER, BURNET. 4. McGUIRE - Ireland 1842 Redcoat - Qld Aust. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~garter1/mcguiretom.htm Including - MELIA, WORLEY, MOORE, SAUNDERS, THOMPSON, McFARLANE, MARTIN. 5. MADDEN, COGHLANE, BURKE, - Ireland 1863 - Qld Aust. Including - COLLINS, BURKE, RYAN, DOYLE, MARTIN, SCANLAN, CAMPBELL, SMART, CALLAGHAN, O'BRIEN Thank you Lorrae Johnson Plainland Qld 4341 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich