Hi Ann, I will forward you some data off-list. I suspect John Francis / Francis John may have taken the SMITH surname form his grandmother's maiden name. Regards, Dorne. Dorne Phefley SAUNDERS (AUSTRALIA) Dornes1@bigpond.com FREE GENEALOGY LOOKUPS (All AUSTRALIAN States + more) -Putting families together- ANTI VIRUS INSTALLED ************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann" <annrobina@actewagl.net.au> To: <australia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 10 December 2006 9:05 AM Subject: [AUS] Brooking >I am helping a friend who is searching for his grandfather's family. John > Francis Robert Brooking was born in Victoria in 1883. He came to the FCT > (now Australian Capital Territory) in the teen years of the last century > and > changed his name to John Francis Robert Smith. He married twice and has a > large family still living in the ACT. > > Ann > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 1403 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ NOD32 1908 (20061207) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >