Good Morning Tony (Fitzgerald) I am forwarding your message to our global group of researchers into Woodchurch family histories, as well as the Editor of the Woodchurch Parish Magazine. Personally I have no knowledge of anybody with these names now living in Woodchurch but have Firminger friends who live nearby in Cranbrook. I hope something comes of this. Thank you for contacting us. Best Wishes - Jon Chaplin From: Tony Fitzgerald [mailto:tony.fitzgerald@xtra.co.nz] Sent: 07 August 2007 01:53 To: apmobbs@aol.com Subject: Family history Hello - my maternal roots lie, partly, with the SEELLY family who had their roots in Aldington and many of whom later lived out their lives in Woodchurch. Whilst two brothers, William and Robert, married and had very large families in the early/mid 19th Century, unfortunately, remaining unmarried was the lot of so many of them and all the male lines have now completely disappeared. The reason I am writing is because I have just completed a very comprehensive research into this family - back to the 17th century and have managed to contact a number of descendants, now living in different parts of the country and with different surnames. Other names that might strike a chord locally are BANKS, MILLS, FIRMINGER and COACHWORTH (my grandmother's name but she was from Boughton-under-Blean). Not many of the family managed to break away from farmwork but I would mention one who did - Edward St. John SEELLY (1887-1967) who became a Medical Practitioner in Truro. His son, Michael, was killed in action in 1943 and his father, William, had been a Clerk in Holy Orders. It would seem a great pity that having undertaken this very long project that I should not be able to share it with any of the Woodchurch villagers who may be interested and I would be grateful if you would make this known through your Parish magazine giving my email address to anyone who would like to contact me. Thank you. Best wishes TONY FITZGERALD, PO Box 204, Rangiora, NEW ZEALAND, 7440 Home page - http://genealogypro.com/tfitzgerald/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 5/08/2007 4:16 p.m.