Hi Lynne, Thank you for your email. I think I had your website in my favourite file last year, but I will certainly take a look at the link below. Many thanks. Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Bone" <lynne@annforbes.org> To: "Colleen Wells" <colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au>; <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [ANCC] Who was your earliest Central Coast ancestor ? > Hi Colleen, > According to "Cornstalks 1988", John & Mary Ann (nee Wells) Woodbury had a > son born prior to Priscilla in 1857 at Wollombi. > 12102/1857 WOODBURY JOHN to JOHN MARY A WOLLOMBI > In the same year ; > John Woodbury's older brother Richard and his wife Jane (Neal) had a child > registered at Gosford.....but they were living at Lower Mangrove. > 6548/1857 WOODBURY ARTHUR W to RICHARD & JANE GOSFORD > Cheers Lynne > Visit our Website > http://lynneandgrayeme.kinpendium.com/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen Wells" <colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 5:17 PM > Subject: Re: [ANCC] Who was your earliest Central Coast ancestor ? > > >> Hi Marg, >> >> I can not claim to have Ancestors that were one of the first to settle on >> the Central Coast, but I must say I was thrilled to open the Central >> Coast Express on Friday to find my father in-law (Mick Wells) in a >> Lisarow School photo dated 1933. It was in conjunction with the History >> of the Lisarow General Store and we were able to phone the store's new >> owners and let them know the names of many of the grade 4 students, not >> sure if it made me feel excited or "Old". >> >> Our first ancestors to arrive on the Central Coast were MARY ANN WELLS >> (daughter of Thomas Wells per Baring 1815 & Martha Shaw per Brothers >> 1824) and husband JOHN WOODBURY, they had their first child, Priscilla >> registered in Gosford 1859, although other children were born in >> Wollombi, Priscilla married into the Waters family at Yarramalong. >> >> Regards >> Colleen >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> >> To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:19 PM >> Subject: [ANCC] Who was your earliest Central Coast ancestor ? >> >> >>> Dear Listers >>> >>> This area of NSW was starting to be inhabited by the early 1830s . I >>> wondered which of you silent subscribers can claim their ancestor as >>> the earliest settler/convict ??? >>> >>> >>> Bye >>> >>> >>> MargM >>> Central Coast >>> List Admin >>> >>> ==== AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST Mailing List ==== >>> Please type surnames only in all caps. Helps them stand out from a >>> computer screen >>> >> >> ______________________________ > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: > 17/02/2006 >