Hello to the list, i am a new subscriber and I am trying to find some information on my gggrandfather - William Ronaldson PENDRICH c 1831 Edinburgh. He was the son of John PENDRICH c 1797 and Isabella 'Elizabeth' PATERSON c 1799. John and Isabella were married 16 May 1817 at the Canongate, Edinburgh. There children were: John 1818, Mary 1820, Barbara 1822, Thomas 1824, James 1829, and William Ronaldson 1831. William emmigrated to Australia prior to 1854. I do not know if he came with other family or on his own. On the 2nd January 1854 he married Emma Dewhurst WARD (b.c.1833 Nottingham, England) at the St Kilda licensed School Grounds, Melbourne, Victoria. Emma was the daughter of John WARD and Mary HIGHFIELD. Prior to his death in 1863 - William and Emma had the following Children: John Ward 1855, William 1857, Thomas 1859, Thomas 23 June 1861, Henry 1863. Emma remarried in 1864 to William HILL. Thomas PENDRICH (B. 23.6.1861) married Fanny "Annie" LANGFORD in 1887 at Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia. Their children are found on the NSW BDM as follows: Alic Mae PENDRICH 1890; Ernest J "Barney" PENDRICK 1893; Clarice PENDRICK 1896; Charles W PENDRICK 1898; Lottie PENDRICK 1901 and Jack PENDRICK 1905. Jack is also registered under PENDRICH. I have made contact with some fellow PENDRICK's but no-one is able to tell me 1. why the name changed to PENDRICK 2. when the family arrived in Australia, 3.Where they arrived 4. Where they sailed from and did any other family come with them. I would like anyone on the list to contact me with any possible solutions to my queries. Thank you very much. Barbara Walker Jimboomba Queensland Australia