Hi Kath Thanks for the offer. This is my note on the Wilkinson connection. "James was assigned to W Wilkinson at Georges River, Sydney. Wilkinson's property was on the north side of what is now Canterbury Road, south east of Punchbowl. The area was 60 acres. William Wilkinson was a convict who was convicted in Brecon, in Wales, for seven years. He arrived on the Batavia in October 1817. Another William Wilkinson was convicted in York for seven years. He arrived on the Speke in December 1820. One of these was the landholder at Georges River". I would be interested to know which W Wilkinson had the 60 acre property and if there was any reason why he should let an assigned convict go to someone else. The current Wilkinsons might be able to throw some light on this question if they have researched their family history. Regards Ken From: Kath Connors To: 'Ken Thompson' Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 4:01 PM Subject: RE: James Mudie Hi Ken, I grew up on the Georges River at Georges Hall via Bankstown 80 years ago and grew up with a Wilkinson family, I will contact my brother and ask him what re remembers for you. Kath