What other info. do you have for the Leech family? During my research for my Leech family (Great Great Grandfather appears to have arrived on the Empire of Peace in late 1861) I found the surname spelt 5 different ways and even though births were supposed to be registered none of his children's births were ever registered. I have also the names of a couple of other people who have been researching Leech one in particular may be able to help you he has quite a collection on the various Leech families that he has come across - not just his own. Lynette Researching the following names, Leech/Leach, McKinnon, Kenworthy, White, Snadden, Miller, Peddle, Worth, Kennedy amongst the many. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rade Au" <rene_grade@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-CENTRAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:18 PM Subject: [AVC] LEECH > Hi Team, > A family of LEECH arrived in 1841 to Port Phillip on the Alexander. > Isaac 39 Gardener, Mary Ann 34 Laundress & their 5 children: > Mary Ann 14, Frederick 11, Alfred 9, Catherine 7 & Henry 5. > > I have searched Victoria, NSW, SA & Tasy BDM and found no trace of this family. > > Does anyone have any information about this family after they arrived in Aust. > TIA > Rade > >

Hi Lynette Thankyou for your reply. It is most welcome. Unfortunately I have no other info for this LEECH family. In fact they seem to have disappeared. BUT: I have an interest in the possibility that the daughter Mary Ann LEECH aged 14 in 1841 is the same as the Mary Ann LEECH who married James Whitney MAY in 1851 in South Adelaide and also subsequently married Oliver RANKIN in Flinders Street, Adelaide in 1854. I would be most interested in any information you or your other researchers may have about any of these LEECH families. I already have the details of what happened to my Mary Ann LEECH in Adelaide at her marriages and afterwards. My problem is that I do not know where she came from before she 'appeared' at the first marriage to James Whitney MAY. The Adelaide Mary Ann LEECH is my ggGrandmother. Please feel free to pass my contact details to any other of your LEECH family researches. Kind Regards Rade. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynette Rabbitt" <lrabbitt@big.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-CENTRAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [AVC] LEECH | What other info. do you have for the Leech family? During my research for my | Leech family (Great Great Grandfather appears to have arrived on the Empire | of Peace in late 1861) I found the surname spelt 5 different ways and even | though births were supposed to be registered none of his children's births | were ever registered. | | I have also the names of a couple of other people who have been researching | Leech one in particular may be able to help you he has quite a collection on | the various Leech families that he has come across - not just his own. | | Lynette | Researching the following names, Leech/Leach, McKinnon, Kenworthy, White, | Snadden, Miller, Peddle, Worth, Kennedy amongst the many. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Rade Au" <rene_grade@iprimus.com.au> | To: <AUS-VIC-CENTRAL-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:18 PM | Subject: [AVC] LEECH | | | > Hi Team, | > A family of LEECH arrived in 1841 to Port Phillip on the Alexander. | > Isaac 39 Gardener, Mary Ann 34 Laundress & their 5 children: | > Mary Ann 14, Frederick 11, Alfred 9, Catherine 7 & Henry 5. | > | > I have searched Victoria, NSW, SA & Tasy BDM and found no trace of this | family. | > | > Does anyone have any information about this family after they arrived in | Aust. | > TIA | > Rade | > | > |