Lina, I'm way behind in reading your posting, but I was thinking, I park my car in Neich Pde at Burwood 4 days a week and on the corner of Neich Pde and Parramatta Rd is the "Bath Arms Hotel', also if memory serves me correctly (ha) Don Bradman was married in the C of E on Burwood Rd, then maybe Burwood Library has some useful information for you to investigate (the do have a family history section) their web site is http://www.library.burwood.nsw.gov.au/ Regards Ann (in Sydney) > Lina <[email protected]> wrote: > > snip........ > A few years ago I did a book and tree on my ancestor Emmanuel Danero > from > Genoa who assumed the surname 'Neich' when he came to Australia in 1825. > He > became quite wealthy and had two wives - Mary Comer and Mary Parkinson > and > one girlfriend during the 1st marriage - Mary Cupitt. 25 children all > told > that we know of. He and Mary Cupitt were the g-grandparents of Donald > Bradman, cricketer. > > Emanuel did a lot of traveling around Sydney, made sure his children > married > well. He had the Bath Arms at Burwood, plus properties further afield > where > he wld have met Mary Cupitt around the Hawkesbury we think. snip...............