G'day Cobbers, Have the following BIRCH ancestry, details as below: Descendants of Mehetabel GOODRICH & George Spowers BIRCH George Spowers BIRCH, b. circa 1833 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. He married Mehetabel GOODRICK, married 23 Oct 1856 in Stephens Church, Kingston Upon Hull, England, (daughter of Thomas GOODRICK and Mehetabella HODGSON) christened 01 Mar 1835 in West Keal, Lincolnshire, England. I. Thomas Goodrick BIRCH, christened 05 Aug 1857 in Holy Trinity, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. II. Mehetabel Reeves BIRCH, b. in Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England, christened 14 Oct 1858 in Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. III. John Charles BIRCH, christened 10 Aug 1860 in Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. IV. George Henry BIRCH, christened 16 May 1862 in Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. V. Gilbert Fitzroy BIRCH, christened 30 Mar 1864 in Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. He married Sarah Anne Louisa ?, married Jun 1888. A. Gilbert Wilson F. BIRCH, b. Sep 1889. B. Olga Gertrude F. BIRCH, b. 00 Mar 1891 in Eccleshall, Yorkshire, England. VI. Arthur Dudley BIRCH, christened 13 Nov 1867 in Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. VII. Walter Stafford BIRCH, christened 09 Mar 1870 in Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorkshire, England. He married Florence Annie Maria JOHNSON, b. 01 Dec 1872 in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, (daughter of William JOHNSON and Ann ?). A. Norman Basil Stafford BIRCH, b. 22 Dec 1902 in Branborgham, d. 06 Oct 1960. He married Ursula Dorothy Mary LANGALE, married 03 Nov 1931 in Brompton Oratory, London, England. B. Violet Muriel BIRCH, b. in England. VIII. Edith Lousia BIRCH, christened 03 Jan 1872 in Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. Anybody able to assist with the above family? Any help greatly appreciated. Regards Greg Baldwin - Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia My Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, Eng. BAILEY - Plymouth, Eng>New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ BALDWIN - Kent, Eng>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, Eng BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT BROWN - Wellington, NZ CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT COKER - Rongatai, Wellington, NZ CROALL - Scotland > NZ CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, Eng. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, Eng>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LANGDON - NZ LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, Eng. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), Eng. REYNOLDS - Cornwall, Eng. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WARBURTON - New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, Eng. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand email to: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Australian Genealogy: http://www.ke.com.au/bdmaus/index.html Australian On-Line Surname List: http://www.users.on.net/proformat/ausnames.html Aussie Slang: http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/garden/386/kev.htm Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by VET anti-virus software