Church of England records show that Henry James Wrench was born 6.6.1891 to Joel (?) and Harriet Wrench in the Gosford district (not necessarily Gosford township). I remember that a Wrench lived on the eastern side of the railway line at Ourimbah north of Gosford in the 1960s and 1970s. Gwen

Hi everyone, Once again I apologise for making this a blanket search but it is the only way that I can possibly cover all of the areas that I need. I have so far thanks to the kindness of the Australian people found out that Percy Spooner married Agnes Mooney in 1913. But there is also a Percy Spooner who married in 1935 a ANNIE SHARKEY. I know that the Percy who married Agnes is certainly the one I need but I am interested in knowing who the Percy was who married Annie Sharkey in 1935 all of this is in NSW Percy and Agnes had a daughter named Jessie who married a Joseph SIXSMITH in 1935. Is anyone researching this name, if so I would appreciate it if you would please contact me. My best wishes to you all June.

A good place could be Coramba Timbers 10klm west of Coffs Harbour..... my aunty worked there when she was alive...... they could probably put you onto someone maybe.... my dad grew up in the Murwillumbah area (Northern NSW) he was a timber cutter in his youth cutting hoop pine off the Pinnicle (Border Ranges National Park), lots of his family were. Regards Julie Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "margm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: Re: LOGGIN COMPANIES > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "N Finn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 26 February 2001 12:47 > Subject: Re: LOGGIN COMPANIES > > > > > Does anyone have information regarding the above subject. Around > the Valla- > > Coffs harbour area 1933 + please. Not sure if this is the correct > mailing > > list. > > hi Nancy > > This isnt the right list . try the NORCO one ( stands for North > Coast ) > > bye > Marg Morters > NSW Central Coast Mailing List > Gosford, NSW > Australia > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Greetings! I saw the message and was going to say that when I worked in the Kempsey District (PMG) we had a telephonist at Taree who came from Jones Island. But as I couldn't remember her name that wasn't a lot of help. Intended to look up the Geographical Names site and I have at last got round to that. It's at: Geographical Names Board of NSW http://www.lic.gov.au/gnb/search.htm But in the meantime, my neighbour Gwen Dundon, who is having computer trouble, called over with the following message: >From "A Geographical Dictionary or Gazetteer of the Australian Colonies" 1848 by William Henry Wells. "Jones. An island of NSW situated in the Manning River, in the County of Macquarie". >Hi Jenny >I used to live on Jones Island! >Leith > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jenny Blyth [mailto:[email protected]] > >Hello there > >Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be > >thank you >[email protected] >_________________________________________________________________________ Frank Cardiff East Gosford NSW 2250 Australia

Hi everyone, I hope that you can forgive me for doing a blanket search, only I do not know which part of Australia PERCY SPOONER went to so I felt it best to try to cover as much ground as possible. My name is June Spooner and I am researching the name of the man above. Percy was born in approx., 1883-5 in Nottingham, England, He was born in the Edwin St., St. Ann's Well Road area and his parents were. George Spooner and Fanny Ward. Unfortunately, after leaving England for Australia, nothing much was ever heard from Percy and so contact was lost. If anyone has any information on him I would be most obliged if you would contact me. My best wishes to you all over there in the warm weather >From June in a very cold and snowy Ontario.

Hi Listers, I am attempting to find how BUFF POINT came by its name, and as a consequence find out if there is any connection with ancestors of mine, namely BUFF. The surname itself is not very common. Would appreciate any and all assistance. Regards to all, Wal Towells

Hullo out there, Trying to locate an old friend. Margaret Louise SUTHERLAND (dob between 1951-53) was a close friend who lived with her grandma and two brothers Anthony and David SUTHERLAND in Main Road Toukley. The house was called the GWIDIR and was on the Budgewoi lake frontage, not far from the bridge to Gorokan. The Gwidir I believe was a boat that went down somewhere? Scotland? Margaret's mum died of cancer when she was young and her dad, Donald??????Sutherland was killed crossing the street in Sydney (about 1962-63approx) when Marg was at school with me at Toukley. Would be grateful for any leads to Margaret or her brothers. Please contact me SHARON WINN (married name GRIFFITHS) on 08 91922225 ph or fax 08 91922234 fax or via this email address [email protected] or PO Box 1267 Broome WA 6725.

Wow Marg thanks for replying, re THOMAS WINN believed to be born near the Hawkesbury on 6/6 1896 and there is no birth records for that name. His WW1 record recorded him as HENRY JAMES WRENCH [Thomas Winn} Born 6/6/1891 in Gosford NSW. What does this doc say for name/s of next of kins ???????FRANCIS STEVENS (brother in law) My search found Francis Stevens married (in 1904), Dads sister Ethel May WRENCH (dob 1878). Last week I received all Dad's ww1 war records and it all points to the facts we know, and the stories Dad told us - so I figure he was born a WRENCH and changed his name to WINN sometime between 1919 and 1942 (probably while in UK) No-one yet knows why. Dad met and married Mum in UK returned to Oz in 1948 the migration records with my Mum and 2 elder siblings on the boat recorded him as NORMAN JAMES WINN. What about your parents marriage cert ??? Do you have a copy ?? NO - MUM HASNT A COPY AND DOESNT KNOW THE DATE (KNOWS THE CHURCH IN LONDON THOUGH) MUM IS 82 AND SO I'M TREADING SOFTLY, SOFTLY......BUT MUM IS FASCINATED ....HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THE WRENCH OR NORMAN WINN CONNECTION THOUGH. DAD WAS 28 YEARS OLDER THAN MUM AND RATHER SECRETIVE TOO. THEY SEPARATED WHEN I WAS 4, THOUGH WE ALWAYS HAD CONTACT. What does this say for names of your fathers parents ? FROM MY SEARCH THEY ARE JOEL AND HARRIET S WRENCH. A HARRIET WRENCH DIED IN 1895 (this accords with Dads story of being very young when his mother died) > > Dad lost his mother early on and was one of the youngest in a large family. MY SEARCH INDICATES Henry J Wrench's siblings to be 1) John J WRECH dob 1877 2) Ethel May dob 1878 3) Albert George dob 1880 4) Fredrick William dob 1883 5) Henry James (DAD) dob 1891 > He was brought up by his Dad hovever I think his dad died when he was in> early teens. Dad said he lived in a cave on the Hawkesbury River with his> father when things 'were really bad'. He told me his parents (my paternal> grandparents) were buried in unmarked graves at the Yarramalong Cemetry on a rise beside a Church I tried to find the Church 2 years ago - it was> gone! Apparently burnt down a few years ago. MUM THINKS THIS WAS NARARA CEMETRY, NOT YARRAMALONG. DID THAT BURN DOWN? IS THAT CEMETRY ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE OLD HIGHWAY BETWEEN GOSFORD AND WYONG ON A HILLSIDE (OR SLOPE)? Will check that out. Cemetery records shoud still exist . But first you need to know who youre looking for MARG, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH IF THERE WAS A BURIAL FOR DADS PARENTS OR HIS SIBLINGS? ID LIKE TO START WITH JOEL AND HARRIET S WRENCH WHO I BELIEVE ARE DADS PARENTS? AS DAD NOMINATED C OF E ON ALL HIS PAPERS I WOULD START WITH THAT ASSUMPTION, THOUGH DAD SAID THEY WERE IN UNMARKED GRAVES. MAYBE NARARA.....

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Hi Jenny, After my non helpful comments this morn, looked up Jones Island in the NSW Towns Book at our Central Coast Family History Society. Jones Island, Parish of Cundle County ..Macquarie Land District.. Taree Pastures Protection .. Gloucester Local Government Authority .. Manning Shire Notice Margs comments too. Hope these help. Marlene -----Original Message----- From: Jenny Blyth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 26, 2001 10:01 PM Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia >Hello there > >Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be > >thank you >[email protected] >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

RE: X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:55:13 -0000 From: "Jenny Blyth" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia Hello there Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be thank you [email protected] Hi Jenny Ref: "A Geographical Dictionary or Gazeteer of the Australian Colonies 1848" by Henry Wells, Facsimile reprint by the Council of the Library of NSW 1970- on page217 it says: 'JONES. An island of New South Wales, situated in the Manning River, in the county of Macquarie.' Regards Kay **************************** from Kay Williams at Pearl Beach, on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW Australia 2256 *****************************

Jones' Island is near Coopernook just north of Taree Regards, Col Dundon in Sydney. If you see a light at the end of the tunnel make sure it's not a train coming towards you. www.geocities.com/oppy_au Dundon Family. www.geocities.com/schweikert_au/ Schweikert Family. www.geocities.com/kilrush_ireland/ Kilrush Co.Clare. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Blyth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:55 PM Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia > Hello there > > Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be > > thank you > [email protected] > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Hi Jenny I used to live on Jones Island! It's north of Taree, part of the Manning delta - the Pacific Highway crosses it with a bridge each end. The village on Jones Island is Croki, used to be a thriving riverside town. One of my gggrandfathers, Joe Laurie, had businesses there (I didn't know that when I lived there) A friend of ours bought the little church at Croki and turned it into a wonderful house - that might have been the Church of Scotland. The Lauries probably had something to do with that, too. Leith -----Original Message----- From: Jenny Blyth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 26 February 2001 21:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia Hello there Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be thank you [email protected] _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Hi Jenny, Just looked in the post Code book, but only Jones Hill in Qld listed. Must be an old time name and small, Eh? I see your problem. Best of luck Marlene -----Original Message----- From: Jenny Blyth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 26, 2001 10:01 PM Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia >Hello there > >Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be > >thank you >[email protected] >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

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----- Original Message ----- From: "N Finn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 26 February 2001 12:47 Subject: Re: LOGGIN COMPANIES > > Does anyone have information regarding the above subject. Around the Valla- > Coffs harbour area 1933 + please. Not sure if this is the correct mailing > list. hi Nancy This isnt the right list . try the NORCO one ( stands for North Coast ) bye Marg Morters NSW Central Coast Mailing List Gosford, NSW Australia [email protected]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Blyth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 26 February 2001 21:55 Subject: Church of Scot , Jones Island New South Wales Australia > Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be > It not far north from Taree. somewhere near where the Taree bi pass starts/ finishes near Croki , so some ways north from the NSW Central Coast bye Marg Morters NSW Central Coast Mailing List Gosford, NSW Australia [email protected]

Afternoon listers Does anyone have information regarding the above subject. Around the Valla- Coffs harbour area 1933 + please. Not sure if this is the correct mailing list. Help very much appreciated. Nancy Tauranga N.Z.

Hello there Please can anybody tell me where Jones Island New South Wales might be thank you [email protected] _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Dear Listers What do you know! Just received a list of URLs (which I send on to a few local contacts) and included was Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park http://www.esmp.nsw.gov.au/ This is a bit different from the old one. I tried it and got there OK and found a new entry for 2000 since I looked before. But here is a bit of good news. Dates were originally expressed in American form MM/DD/YY but they have now gone to our Aussie way of DD/MM/YY This could be a bit tricky if you had entries for 05/09 etc and only obvious when you got a month a bit bigger than 12. Worth another look if you had earlier entries. Frank Cardiff East Gosford NSW 2250 Australia