Thank you Gwen for that information, I have to try to tie it in. Have found out that my stepmother's father was Horace M. Jarrett, born to George Jarrett and Lucy C White in 1903. I'm not sure who George's parents were, in the BDMs there is a George W, a George R, a George Joseph and only one plain George born around the right time. The "plain George" was born in 1879, makes him awfully young to have married in 1896. I'm also wondering now if Lucy C White is related to Robert White who married Bertha Davis. That would mean that there was a connection by marriage three generations ago, and the world is getting smaller every day..... re the timber connection - it gets worse - on my mother's side I'm related to most of the timber families on the south coast. My mum always said that we have sawdust instead of blood in our veins! There isn't much hope for us if even my stepmother, who has always been the outsider from the city (my poor stepmother!), comes from a timber family. (By the way, my 19 year old son, who has been raised in Canberra, Darwin and Adelaide, only fleetingly seen a sawmill and never been out in the bush, has just spent every available spare minute at the woodchopping arena at the Adelaide Show - there really isn't any hope) best regards Leith -----Original Message----- From: Gwen Dundon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2000 11:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-D Digest V00 #15 Dear Leith, Re the Jarretts of Gosford: I thought I could contact a lady who knew a bit about this family, but she seems to have moved away somewhere. Church of England records for Gosford show the following: Marriage of William JARRETT to Margaret Woods, bach and spinster, with consent of parents, on 2.9.1847. Witnesses Esther Berry and Daniel Berry of East Gosford. Re the Berrys: Daniel Berry married Esther Jarrett with consent of parent or guardian on 25.12.1846, witnesses being Thomas Battley of East Gosford and William Jarrett of Erina. To William and Margaret GERRETT of Erina, on 15.11.1847 a son Charles, father a sawyer. Also George and (?) Henry b. 14.4.1849, father a Gosford sawyer. To William and Margaret JARRETT: Thomas b. 22.5.1851, father East Gosford sawyer. James Frederick b. 18.8.1853, father an Erina sawyer [died 25.8.1854 aged 1 year, buried Pt Frederick cemetery, Gosford, now called Pioneer Park] Emma Eliza b. 11.6.1855, father Erina sawyer Amelia Esther, b. 12.5.1857, father Erina sawyer Caroline Theresa b. 25.6.1859, father Erina sawyer Jarrett Street runs between Bradys Gully Road and Kinarra Ave, crossing Maidens Brush Road, and is close to North Gosford Private Hospital. By the way, a Charles Jarrett, cedar agent, is listed on several pages in the index to Louise Tiffany Daley's book "Men and a River, Richmond River District 1828-1895" - maybe the same born to William and Margaret? Timber sap seems to run in your family's veins, Leith! Best regards, Gwen Dundon ============================== Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at http://resources.rootsweb.com/