Good morning list members, My name is Paul O'Connor and I am undertaking family history research on behalf of my family. My birth name is Paul Dutton, I was born at Broken Hill and my parents are Lorrain Dutton and Reginald Whyman. My maternal gp's are George Dutton and Alice Bates and paternal gp's are Harry Whyman and Valery Smith, my maternal ggp's are George Vicars Dutton and Kutji. My paternal ggp's are Chrissie Williams and Kemp Smith. Pop George Dutton was of the fish (nemba) people of the Wanjiwalku nation, his mother Kutji was from Wongkumurra country. Both countries are around Yancannia near the 'corner country' of western NSW. Harry Whyman and the Whyman family are southern Barkintji from near Pooncarrie. Whilst the only information I know is that Smith family and Williams were living in Ivanhoe. It is to this end that any information on Kemp and daughter Valery Smith would be appreciated. On Valery I know that she died on 14th June 1958 and her marriage record to Harry Whyman was of 1934. Concerning Kemp I know nothing and would appreciate any details on him and other family members. Harry Whyman it is understood was involved in an earlier marriage relationship (maybe defacto). But I have no information on that either. Also his parents or any siblings it is unknown. It is believed that his father may have also been Harry Whyman but it is not positive. Concerning George Vicars Dutton, he married a Mary A. Long in 1884, however, no other information is available on either, apart from George's death record in QLD of 1896. I would also been keen to know anything of George jnr's sons Willie, Jim and Charles Dutton. Finally, Nan Alice Bates's mother was Rosie Stapleton and father, Albert Bates. Rosie's mother was Nellie or Jennie of Cobham Lake. Nellie/Jennie had other children to a Mr Stapleton, Willie and Alice Stapleton. Any information on this family would also be greatly appreciated. Regards Paul _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.