Laura I can't remember if I sent this on to you as there is a mention on your Great Grandfather in it. Now I am not getting any younger so please forgive me if I have previously sent it. I will forward to you anything that I come across that may be relevant to your quest for information. Laura, I would also suggest that you go into http://www.schoolfriends.com.au and look at the Penrith High School pages, you can even access my profile tin there. I suggest that you go back to 1945 or as far as you can, there are people in the including a Keith Pearson (Keith used to work for the local council electricity department) who I think would have a great knowledge (and he is older that I he he he) of the town and its people. One of my friends sent me a list of things people have on their answering machines and there was one that I think I may have to use, it goes like this. "Thank you for ringing me, if you know anything about me could you please it on the machine after you hear the beep... thank you for ringing me, if you know anything about me could you please it on the machine after you hear the beep... now where we up to before the 'phone rang... thankyou for ringing me, if you know anything about me could you please it on the machine after you hear the beep." Ned Sinclair Laura if you wish to contact me I suggest that you use the following address... scribeinau@iprimus.com.au Most people use the other address and it sometimes gets choked up.

Ned I tried to reply to you off list but have had it returned to me three times.I didn't want my reply to go to the list, but have had to put it on and am sorry. Marie in Sydney Australia > Hi Ned, > Thanks for your help. > I once met my cousin Amy and her daughter Thelma Bragg. My mother told me > that Thelma's husband's name was Wally? and that he was a plumber but of > course she could have been wrong. > I have contacted family members and they are not interested in Genealogy. In > fact they have not been friendly at all. My husband and I lived in the area > for some time when he was stationed at Penrith in the Police Force in the > 1960's. > Marie in > Sydney Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ned Sinclair" <ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Stapley > > > > From memory the Paskin's (I used to pass there house to go to school each > > day when I was little) lived in Lemongrove, I think on the Crescent, > between > > Hemming and (now) Macquarie Avenue, I also can recall the name McPhee but > > can't bring much to mins about them. > > > > There was a partnership of electricians in Penrith called White and Bragg, > I > > have just checked my White Pages CD and there is still a J G White who is > an > > electrical contractor, that would be (I think he was called Bill Bragg) > > Bragg's old partner, he may be able to give you some information. > > > > Also it would pay to check the files of the old "Nepean Times' > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

From memory the Paskin's (I used to pass there house to go to school each day when I was little) lived in Lemongrove, I think on the Crescent, between Hemming and (now) Macquarie Avenue, I also can recall the name McPhee but can't bring much to mins about them. There was a partnership of electricians in Penrith called White and Bragg, I have just checked my White Pages CD and there is still a J G White who is an electrical contractor, that would be (I think he was called Bill Bragg) Bragg's old partner, he may be able to give you some information. Also it would pay to check the files of the old "Nepean Times'

I am researching Stapley and my first cousin was/is Amy Ethel Stapley born on 17th April 1902 at Airily NSW d/o Joseph & Janet Stapley Amy married Edward Thomas Paskin on 1st July 1922 in Penrith NSW and they had two daughters. 1/ Esmee Violet Paskin who married Alvan Donald McPhee 2/ Thelma June Paskin who married Wally (Herbert?) Bragg. I would like to know if Amy is still alive. I think it's hardly possible as she would be over 100 now. If not can someone on the list please tell me when she and her husband died? Regards Marie

Hi Ned Len Stapleton (a surveyor of St Marys, now deceased) along with his wife Eugenie, established the St Marys Historical Society and contributed a great deal to the gathering of the districts history. Many of their photos and research notes are held at Penrith Library. There is quite a history of drownings and near-drownings at the weir and nowadays noone is allowed to swim there. Incidentally, the Council put the weir in because the river was very treacherous and the weir made it a lot safer for swimmers. Thomas Smith (of Thornton Hall) was one of the instigators to getting the weir constructed. Lorraine Stacker http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?

Danielle Embleton, A couple of months ago you alerted everyone to the publishing of the Penrith Pioneer Register. Could you repeat that information with the cost,postage and who to contact? Thank you Kris

Hi Lorraine I believe the inn was called the Jolly Sailor and run by John Ellison. Let me congratulate you on your latest book I purchased it a couple of weeks ago and I am very impressed. . Thank you. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorraine Stacker" <lstacker2001@yahoo.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 6:10 PM Subject: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] John Ellison > Hi Julie > > Is the inn in Parramatta the Woolpack Inn? Is John Ellison the same Ellison > who is related to John Mortimer who ran the Arms of Australia Inn at Emu > Plains? If so, then there is quite a lot of information at the Nepean > District Historical Society (they are located in the Arms of Australia Inn, > which is now a museum). There are quite a few researchers investigating the > Woolpack and the Mortimer and Ellison families. > > > Lorraine Stacker > > > http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies > - What's on at your local cinema? > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Dear Friends of Penrith Mail List, I recently purchased a photo of the first "Clarendon" home as it was in early 1900's before it was demolished.... If you have links to this family, I could share this photo via your personal email. Of course, the grounds were in an untidy state, so many years after William had resided there. He moved to "Fairfield" House c.1830. and died 15.3.1837. If you have not already read the Cox web pages - here 'tis !!!! Cox-Upjohn - www.angelfire.com/rnb/mrbirrell/ Birrell-Kirk - www.electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/birrell2.html Bostock-Rafferty-Rhodes - http://birrell.1hwy.com/index.htm Irish-Scots - http://matthewbirrell.50megs.com/index.html Montgomery-Down - http://home.talkcity.com/BookmarkBlvd/mrbirrell/ Stokes-Yates-Owen - www.freehomepages.com/mrbirrell/ Pour a cup of Kindness and Sweeten with a Smile.

Peter Is your John Stewart the same fellow who was assistant superintendent at the Emu Plains convict farm? He was there from 1824-25. He arrived on the Courier in 1824. Lorraine Stacker -----Original Message----- From: Peter John Proctor [mailto:mogulones@ozemail.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2002 9:05 PM To: AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Stewart Hi Everyone. I doing my family tree on Stewart. Sophai Harriet Stewart (great grand mother) married Robert Bailey/Bayley in 1856 at Mt. Pleasant NSW .Sophia Harriet Stewart was born abt.1828 in Penrith (South Creek) to John Stewart & Letitla Neith. I would like any info on John Stewart & Letitla Neith Descendants. Thank. Peter Proctor mogulones@ozemail.com.au ______________________________ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?

Diane There may be a mention in the local newspaper Nepean Times. Penrith Library indexes this paper. The paper operated from 1882-1962. Penrith Library also holds some other Lodge documents, but not Royal Orange Lodge from memory. Best wishes Lorraine Stacker Manager, research Services Penrith Library -----Original Message----- From: Diane Parton [mailto:dparton@dot.net.au] Sent: Saturday, 19 October 2002 6:26 AM To: AUS-NSW-PENRITH-D@rootsweb.com Subject: Orange Lodge Does anyone know anything about the Royal Orange Lodge in Penrith in the 1800s? Or about the Sons and Daughters of Brinckley, which I believe was part of the Lodge. Thanks, Diane http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?

Hi Julie Is the inn in Parramatta the Woolpack Inn? Is John Ellison the same Ellison who is related to John Mortimer who ran the Arms of Australia Inn at Emu Plains? If so, then there is quite a lot of information at the Nepean District Historical Society (they are located in the Arms of Australia Inn, which is now a museum). There are quite a few researchers investigating the Woolpack and the Mortimer and Ellison families. Lorraine Stacker http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?

Dear Ned.. Greetings from Perth West Oz... I noticed your email on the list and wondered if... considering , you were in Penrith in the forty's & fifties... if you remember a home in Lemongrove enrith... called "THORNTON HALL... " ??? Situated in Mountain View Crescent... Lemongrove Penrith... up the end in the culdesac... In the forty's and early fifties... Thornton Hall was double storied... the Com Defence Dept compulsiroly acquired the home & land in the late 1940's... and built an ARMY barracks on the land... which was previously my families since 1860's.....Thomas Smith was my grt gramps who built the home in 1870's... and previous to that , he also built and ran the ... The RED COW HOTEL opposite the Penrith Railway Station.... which is still operating... As I am in the process of persuading the Com Defence Dept to restore Thornton Hall... I am in desperate need of photos of the home or hotel.... which wouold be returned if required... also any memories.... would be welcome.... Thornton Hall's land was used in the 1920's to 1940's as PENRITH SPEEDWAY... Hoping some of this reins a bell with you... Cheers and blessings... Laura Player perth W.A. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ned Sinclair <ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: Fw: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Re posting my interests > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ned Sinclair <ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Re posting my interests > > > > Hi there, I went to school in Penrith in the mid 40s to 50s with a chap > name > > Ian Stapleton (I think there was also a Len Stapleton). They lived (from > > memory) in Evan Street on the left hand side between where Jipp and > Darling > > Streets are now (I am using a Penrith City Council map and could be out by > a > > couple of hundred yards, but only that) and one of their neighbours was a > > family called Blizzard. > > > > Something is coming back to me about a Stapleton (I won't swear to this) > > drowning at the old weir... but I may be confused. Maybe he didn't drown, > > but found a body of someone that had, this is about 50 - 55 years ago and > a > > lot of water has gone over the weir in that time. > > > > Hope that may be of some help to you. > > > > Ned Sinclair > > Post Office Box 677, > > GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150 > > (03) 9727 5709 > > ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

----- Original Message ----- From: Ned Sinclair <ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Re posting my interests > Hi there, I went to school in Penrith in the mid 40s to 50s with a chap name > Ian Stapleton (I think there was also a Len Stapleton). They lived (from > memory) in Evan Street on the left hand side between where Jipp and Darling > Streets are now (I am using a Penrith City Council map and could be out by a > couple of hundred yards, but only that) and one of their neighbours was a > family called Blizzard. > > Something is coming back to me about a Stapleton (I won't swear to this) > drowning at the old weir... but I may be confused. Maybe he didn't drown, > but found a body of someone that had, this is about 50 - 55 years ago and a > lot of water has gone over the weir in that time. > > Hope that may be of some help to you. > > Ned Sinclair > Post Office Box 677, > GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150 > (03) 9727 5709 > ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi there, I went to school in Penrith in the mid 40s to 50s with a chap name Ian Stapleton (I think there was also a Len Stapleton). They lived (from memory) in Evan Street on the left hand side between where Jipp and Darling Streets are now (I am using a Penrith City Council map and could be out by a couple of hundred yards, but only that) and one of their neighbours was a family called Blizzard. Something is coming back to me about a Stapleton (I won't swear to this) drowning at the old weir... but I may be confused. Maybe he didn't drown, but found a body of someone that had, this is about 50 - 55 years ago and a lot of water has gone over the weir in that time. Hope that may be of some help to you. Ned Sinclair Post Office Box 677, GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150 (03) 9727 5709 ned_sinclair@iprimus.com.au

Joseph and Eliza STAPLEY, (nee FROST) Thomas WELLER any information greatly appreciated. Marie

Forwarded by List Admin. Please reply to: crackersblue@bigpond.com > Hi. Can anyone tell me anything about an archaeological dig in Parramatta? > My husbands rellies were from Parramatta and in fact had a tavern in the heart of Parramatta. > His name was John Ellison. > Julie >

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Hello to All, Am chasing an ancestor, Mary Ellen Fuller. Born - circa 1845 - 1848. Her death Cert. says she was born at Windsor. Father: John Fuller Mother: Mary? Died as Ellen King in 1920. Have not been able to find her birth/baptism with a John Fuller and a mother Mary. Have quite a bit of info re her marriage? to Eli Burchell Bult and subsequent children. But, do not know where she came from. Anyone help? Nola C. on the Central Coast.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Hi Lyn Who was Annie Alberta Hackett born 1893 Died 14/ 2 / 1967? I have all the rest of Hackett in your book "In the little churchyard on hill" in my family tree. Regards Peter Proctor mogulones@ozemail.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Lyn Forde <lynforde@yahoo.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 8:59 AM Subject: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, St Marys NSW > Anybody interested in the people buried, married or > christened in the church can email me. I researched > the church records in the 1980's and have published > books on these records - last book published last > year. Lyn Forde (Secretary) St Marys & District > Historical Society > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Anybody interested in the people buried, married or christened in the church can email me. I researched the church records in the 1980's and have published books on these records - last book published last year. Lyn Forde (Secretary) St Marys & District Historical Society ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com