Maurice, This post is 13 years old, nearly 14 infact. It's very possible that your reply will not be read by ronh. Di <mauricelot@clear.net.nz> wrote in message news:8bc05b36-a1d7-4e1f-aab9-5a8060036480@googlegroups.com... > On Thursday, May 4, 2000 7:00:00 PM UTC+12, ronh wrote: >> Anyone with any leads on the following three brothers, who may have >> settled in the Hawkes Bay East Coast areas. >> >> Frederick, Henry John and Herbert Guy WILLIAMS born in NZ to Frederick >> Kennedy Williams (1834-1878) and Merehana (Mary Susan) WHITEHOUSE who >> occasionally also used the surnames of her stepfathers, HOLMES and >> OWENS. >> >> Frederick, Henry John and Herbert Guy WILLIAMS had three sisters, Edith >> (HAWKER), Mary Anne (Sissy) CROSS and Anne (?), plus five half brothers, >> William Henry Rigby, George Rigby, Henry Rigby, John Blaine (Blane?) and >> Thomas Blaine. >> >> Familiar to anyone? >> >> ronh >> > My wife is a direct descendant of Herbert Guy Williams.