"Lesley Albertson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hi Listers, > > I wonder, can anyone tell me what became of Thomas COOK, JP? > > He was a Magistrate at Dungog, NSW, and apparently has a > listing in the _Historical Records of Australia_, 1843, > mentioning his anti-Catholic views. > > (According to family legend, my 2g-grandfather Frederick HENRY > wrote him a letter protesting about his advertisement for > Policemen, to which he had added, > No Roman Catholics Need Apply.) > > I seriously *doubt* that Fred did this, as he was a Convict at > the time ... and, indeed, Thomas COOK's signature appears on > his TOL, in 1841. > > Help, anyone? I have been researching Fred for a long time, but > am *still* trying to sort the wheat from the chaff :-) > Hi Leslie There are quite a few refs & dates for this Thomas COOK JP of Dungog in Jenny WILLETTS Felon or Free data base May help/ may not ? bye -- MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast