This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tmexpert Surnames: Broadhurst, Smeed, Warren Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.broadhurst/283/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Members may be interested to know that GHB has been traced as part of a Smeed and Warren Families Rootsweb worldconnect family tree posted at: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ford68&id=I15493 Though the links at the site it is possible to trace him to several Broadhursts living in Great Britain and New Zealand (Kaikoura/Christchurch). GHBs father was George Broadhurst of Walsall (1828-1902) and his grandfather Thomas Broadhurst b: Abt 1796 in Walsall (the earliest tracable Broadhurst in Walsall). The link above also has some info on his early life in Walsall. However in 1882 at the age of 16 he emigrated to the U.S. and went on to open the Broadhurst theatre in New York in 1917. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.