hi That is my Michael Taper He is part of my McGrath tree He and I went to Corung last year and photographed the last 5 remaining headstones to clear it up there were 6 families of McGrath who arrived 1839 40 41 all related My Mark and Grace had 5 chilren with them and a married son Dudley followed the year later with Marks brother Patrick wife Jane and the 2 children Micahe and Hannah married JAMES Taper from there you get the Ettingshausen line as well as the Piercy line As teh families all orgionally settled in the Bungonis Nerriga Braidwood area before they ventured to the Shoalhaven Mayfoeld and Meroo are often confused as we have family in both areas Mayfield the area in Nowra Meroo Nowra as well as Braidwood and Newcastle I might have made a mistake in typing Mayfield but I did not make a mistake the spelling of my name ChristEne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Gordon" <TolgaPtyLtd@internode.on.net> To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Piercy > OK Col, Mayfield, Newcastle it is. It's just that we in fact have up here, > one Michael TAPER - a fellow about 68+ years of age who is retired teacher > of modern languages. > I've just looked in the Newcastle phone directory - seven, only Taper > entries there - I wonder. Do you wish any contact with any Taper people in > the area? > Rob > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Colin Borrott-Maloney > Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 3:28 PM > To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Piercy > > This is Mayfield, Newcastle, as Mayfield, between Braidwood & Goulburn is > a > locality. > Mayfield, Newcastle is a registration district :-) > Cheers > Col > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin Gordon" <TolgaPtyLtd@internode.on.net> > To: <aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:59 AM > Subject: Re: [NSW-SE] Piercy > > >> Hello Christine, >> Is the Michael TAPER in your message below, dying, 1940 in MAYFIELD?, >> near >> Newcastle? Or is the spelling below, correct ??"Mayfreild" >> Rob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:aus-nsw-se-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Christene >> Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 7:52 AM >> To: aus-nsw-se@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [NSW-SE] Piercy >> >> Hi >> Don t forget to kep your eyes open for my Piercys' >> Mark Piercy and Ellen ? >> have at least 2 daughters >> Mary who married Michael Taper Nov 1 1899 >> in Braidwood (probably Nerriga) >> died 1940 Mayfrield >> and >> Frances Maria Florence who married Clyde Garrett >> before 1885 having 5 children in Braidwood 4 in >> Parkes and 2 in Nowra >> Clyde died 1904 Nowra and Frances 1913 Newtown >> Christene >> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> __________ NOD32 2624 (20071029) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-SE mailing list, send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE@rootsweb.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >