Don't know about you Denise, but I've been tempted many times! Peter R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:04 PM Subject: [HC] Query on children of the 1800s > Hi all > > I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has discovered that a child/children of a family was either left behind in the homeland or sent there/back perhaps. > > I now have some information which leads me to believe that one of mine was left behind after birth whilst the mother returned to Australia. I do have a theory, but don't know if it worth anything. > > So I would be keen to see a discussion on this if any of you have found this - I would like to hear some other reasons why this would happen. > > Denise >

Great . A start anyway! (g) D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ross" <rossof@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Query on children of the 1800s > Don't know about you Denise, but I've been tempted many times! > Peter R > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:04 PM > Subject: [HC] Query on children of the 1800s > > >> Hi all >> >> I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has discovered that a > child/children of a family was either left behind in the homeland or sent > there/back perhaps. >> >> I now have some information which leads me to believe that one of mine >> was > left behind after birth whilst the mother returned to Australia. I do > have > a theory, but don't know if it worth anything. >> >> So I would be keen to see a discussion on this if any of you have found > this - I would like to hear some other reasons why this would happen. >> >> Denise >> >