Thanks for this. Great reading. Dean On Friday, November 7, 2003, at 09:34 PM, Don Watson wrote: > Thank you to all responders. > I inadvertently assumed that all on this list would be aware that > Belfast > was an early name for what is now Port Fairy Vic. When we visited some > years ago the Belfast Bakery was in operation (and made very nice cream > buns). Rosebrook is a few miles out to the north of Port Fairy. > But where is Sutherland Creek? > and does anyone know where Breakwater is? somewhere in this vicinity, > we > think. another child was born there much later. > Elizabeth (nee Butcher) arrived as a child in 1854. > We can't find William Brooks arrival. Up until recently the earliest > firm > knowledge we had was what was given on his marriage documents - > 23 Nov 1865, William Crook Brooks, Autumn St Ashby, aged 29, widower, > former > wife deceased 1856, no issue, born Bradford Yorkshire, father William > Brooks, mother Susan Crook. >