Just found out that my "saying hello" message earlier today didn't get there - here it is Leith > -----Original Message----- > From: Davis, Leith (FORESTRY) > Sent: Thursday, 7 September 2000 13:06 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: FW: new subscriber > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Davis, Leith (FORESTRY) > Sent: Thursday, 7 September 2000 13:05 > To: 'AUS-NSW-CENTRAL [email protected]' > Subject: new subscriber > > > Just to say hello - its taken me a while to sign up because we had a panic > at work. (I'm a very episodic family historian!) Hello to Marg, Gwen et > al. > I've been in touch with some people by email, but for others, I'm > descended from William Davis and Jonathan Piper - my g g grandparents were > Edward Davis and Lydia Piper. Their son Edward married Mary Laurie, > daughter of Joe Laurie of Laurieton. They were divorced, my ggrandfather > ended up on the south coast of NSW and my family are sawmillers there now. > I'm in Adelaide, but as you can see this apple ended up not all that far > from the tree. > > I've just found out lately that another family interest in Brisbane Water > is the Jarretts. My stepmother is of the Bellingen Jarrett family (she > only mentioned this the other day), I found out that they were originally > from Brisbane Water, but I haven't had time to follow it up yet. > > best regards > > Leith Davis > Senior Policy Adviser > ForestrySA > Tel: (08) 8303 9966 >