I've also found some 'rewriting' of histories. Thomas Bates was my gggggrandfather - according to the Register of Pioneer Families he arrived as a soldier, and his headstone said "of 102nd Regiment of Foot", but according to Second Fleet Families, its been established that he came on the Neptune in 1790 as a young convict. Leith Davis Adelaide -----Original Message----- From: John Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 10 September 2000 20:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-D Digest V00 #5 Hello Gwen, Many thanks for the leads you've suggested. And thanks also for the extract from Morrison's Aldine History, dealing with John Robley. It's very interesting, but not quite accurate. At least not accurate in respect of John Robley's grandfather. Rather than being "a Life Guardsman" who "subsequently enlisted in an infantry regiment which came to Sydney about 1816", he was the convict Christopher Robley, who arrived aboard the "Indian" in 1810. He had been sentenced to death, but was transported for life, so Morrison got the "Life" part of it right! I seem to remember reading somewhere that the biographical entries in Morrison's "Aldine Histories" of the various Australian colonies were (at least in some case) written by the subjects themselves, thus leaving open to question the accuracy of the entries. Can anyone confirm that this was the case? Best wishes, John Ross Albury, NSW -----Original Message----- From: Gwen Dundon <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 10 September 2000 17:01 Subject: Re: AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-D Digest V00 #5 >Sorry, can't help on McPherson Estate. Have you tried contacting Wyong >Shire Council, 16 Hely St, Wyong, ph. (02) 4350 5555 (Phil Morley might >know, as he is involved in local history outside his work there). Try also >Wyong Museum and Historical Society, Alison Homestead, 51 Cape Road, Wyong. > >In case you do not have it, I am sending below John Robley's profile from >the Gosford section of Vol 2 of the Aldine Centennial History of NSW, 1888 >(Morrison). He was licensee of the Union Hotel in Gosford at the time. > >Best wishes, >Gwen Dundon > >JOHN GEORGE ROBLEY, Union Hotel, is a native of New South Wales and was born >at Kelso in 1843. Receiving his early training at the same place, he is >1855 settled in Gosford and worked the first mill erected in Brisbane Water. >He next visited the Tambaroora Goldfields, returning to Brisbane Water in >1873, where he has remained ever since, helping in true pioneer manner >towards the development of the district's resources. In 1864 he married the >daughter of Mr Ramsden of Stockport, by whom he is the father of one >daughter. In 1885 he secured possession of the Union Hotel, which was then >newly built, and he now carries on a very successful trade. Mr Robley is >widely known as a sterling good fellow and a genial host. He has been >selected to fill the office of a road trustee, holds the position of >secretary to the Gosford Cricket Club, and shows anxiety for the furtherance >of local progress. With respect to the parentage of Mr Robley, it might be >mentioned that his father and mother were born in Sydney. His grandfather >was a Life Guardsman, and subsequently enlisted in an infantry regiment >which came to Sydney about 1816. He belongs to the Church of England. >[ends] ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.