Hi Jeff Cleaning out my inbox and came accross your email I Have Everingham from the Taree area Gillespie from the Portland /Bathurst area and Ihave a Toms-Duncan from the Hunter Valley area Any connection Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Duck" <the.duck@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: [A-NSW-S] Posting NSW Name interests > Hi all, > > > > My current SURNAME interests in NSW include the following: > > > > MALE; FEMALE; > > DUCK DUCK > > > > PARTNERS FAMILY SURNAME > > > > MALE; FEMALE; > > LITCHFIELD > > RODGERS > > JONES > > BIRD > > GILLESPIE > > WOOLARD > > BIRD > > LAYER > > CLIFFORD > > HAMMOND > > BLAIR > > LOWE > > WAKEFIELD > > TISDELL > > McDONALD > > McKEE > > GARDINER > > SHEPHERD > > ATKINSON > > GRUNDY > > NELSON > > CHRISTERSON > > GILBERT > > JOHNS > > EDWARDS > > NEWELL > > O'NEIL > > TOMS (THOMS) > > WADE > > HAMMOND > > JARRETT > > SMITH > > KENIG > > HARRIS > > EVERINGHAM > > WILSON > > CLAPHAM > > STILES > > GREEN > > STILES > > FLOOD > > PURSER > > IRWIN > > STILES > > KNEIPP > > EDWARDS > > MOORE > > MOORE/WATTERSTON > > SAWTELL > > WHITEHEAD > > ARMSTRONG > > RYNG > > WOOLVETT > > DARE > > > > I would be particularly interested in hearing from anyone with knowledge > of > the Thomas Broadwood WATTERSTON (WATTERSON) / John D'Arcy MOORE change of > identity and information from arrival 1850's Vic., then NSW, Qld, NSW and > S.A. The Watterston story seems to commence at Paterson in 1856 where I > believe he was a farm superintendent at the time of marriage to Margaret > McDonald, children were born in that area before they relocated to > Callandoon (then NSW but became part of Queensland upon separation). > Further > children were born there and he was still involved in farming but upon the > death of Margaret, things changed and I have found where he became, for a > short time, a member of the Queensland Mounted Native Police before being > discharged in November 1866. There is obviously an interesting tale > involved > in the next 3 years, and I wouldn't be surprised to eventually discover > illegal activities involved, culminating in the change of identity to John > D'Arcy Moore and a false trail of his history. > > > > He became establishment at Wagga Wagga NSW and seems to have been a mail > coach driver around 1869/70 before he married Julia Eliza Mens (shown as > Mews in the BDM record, but has been proven as Mens) and in 1863 achieved > a > teaching post in that district. They had a number of children and > continued > in the teaching profession for some time with indications of other > interests > including Journalism. He died in Sydney in 1929. > > > > There a lot of gaps that I would like to fill in. > > > > Thomas Duck and family arrived with other lacemaking families aboard the > 'Agincourt' at Port Jackson in 1848 and they became established in farming > in the Hunter initially around Vacy. The list of names is those of the > marriage partners of Thomas and of his immediate descendents and those of > the second generation. > > > > Looking for factual information and if possible photos, interesting bits > and > pieces > > > > Regards > > Jeff Duck > the.duck@bigpond.net.au > Ph 0407 129 798 > Home 07 5596 5037 > > > > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for specific surnames, unsub or change your mail > mode go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-NSW-SURNAMES.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >