Hi listers, greetings from Hicks in Melbourne Aust, mostly Melbourne. I've corresponded with some of you before- thanks so much to Nigel for the excellent explanation of the name derivation! John C was the son of Thomas Hicks of St Just (b 1804) and Mary Clemens, he married Grace Ellis (da William Ellis and Grace Dennis Jenkins). John C was a late Mine Manager in the goldfields at Ballarat (died 1890). There have been three generations of John Hicks born here in Aust. I have been documenting this family, including branches in Australia of McKay, Perkins, Brown, Douglas,White, etc. I need more information about these Hicks descendants if anyone has links: Eleanor Hicks Baker Ada Jane Hicks McKay John Hicks McKay Mariah Evans Hicks Muriel Fanny Grace Hicks Cheers, Robyn (nee Hicks) Melbourne