Brian, I have 16 references to the name KELLY from the Auckland Land Deeds Indexes. I listed these when the books were on shelves open to the public. Unfortunately the deeds records are no longer readily available for research. The KELLY records date back to 1842. Regards, Ray Turner Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand Email: [email protected] Website: http://groups.msn.com/RayTurner/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian kelly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 7:16 AM Subject: [NZ-AUCKLAND] My Auckland Interests > Researching the following families:- > KELLY, John - Surveyor listed in 1843/44/45 census as > property owner in Auckland & resident of Epsom. Wife > Mary(nee COOMBES). My gtgtgrandparents. > > COOMBES, William - Builder and/or Contractor listed in > census as resident of Mechanics Bay & later Epsom. My > gtgtgtgrandfather, father of Mary(above) > > I have no further info on the COOMBES family & only > sketchy info on the children of John & Mary. > Brian Kelly > Nanaimo BC (ex Takapuna)