Helen Harris has put the following information on the net. Should you require her to obtain copies for you, I suggest you go to the site mentioned at the end of this email: MORRIS, J. Jones, solicitor, Blaenau Festiniog Wales, wrote in 1894 re Sir Edward POORE who died recently in Australia. He owned a slate quarry in Portmadoc North Wales, and left his wife and family there, and ran off with a servant, Elizabeth DAVIES to Australia some years ago. Her sister Mrs. Ann JONES seeks to make contact with her. 5 pages, List 4A OWENS, James wrote from Argold Buildings, Blackwood, Wales, England in 1892 re John OWENS of Cardinganshire Wales, who came to Australia c12 years ago and stayed with his uncle Robert OWENS at Mordialloc. Robert is now deceased. 11 pages. PARRY, William Richard; wrote to the Governor of Victoria in 1903 re Owen PARRY, native of Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, North Wales, who had left there about fifty years ago for Bendigo, and was last heard from forty years ago. 9 pages. RICHARDS, Margaret, Penarth near Cardiff, Wales, wrote in 1892 re her brother Thomas Francis REES, who left England about 14 years ago and has not been heard of for several years. He was generally called Thomas Rees. She offered to pay his fare home, but police could not locate him. 4 pages. SAMUEL, Eliza, wrote from Llanelly, Carmenthenshire Wales in 1901 re her husband Captain Edward SAMUEL, who was due to return from Australia and hasn't. Photograph and 10 pages. List 4. THOMAS, Mary of Swansea South Wales wrote in 1894 re her son George, 'years since he left home ... would like to hear from him before I depart this life ...'. 2 pages List 4. WILLIAMS, Walter of Newport, Monmouth, Wales, wrote in 1892 re his brother Charles, a sailor, 36 years, who left Rio c1891. Charles was the eldest of four brothers and four sisters, parents dead. Walter has seen a report of a death of a Charles Williams in a boating accident and asks if this is his brother, whom the family have not heard from in a long time. Reply states another person. 4 pages. D'ARC, Madame A. Jane, wrote from D'Arc's Grand Waxworks, Cardiff, South Wales re her daughter Emily, who had left her father's touring company the Marionette Troupe, in Australia. Emily was using the name Mrs. JOHNSON and was found in Brisbane. 8 pages. EVANS, William E. of Newcastle, Garfield Co. State Colo. USA, wrote in 1894 re Mary MORGANS of Cefen Hechan parish of Lanwyno Co. Glamorgan, South Wales. 2 pages, List 4A GRAHAM, Mrs. C., wrote from Swansea, Glamorganshire South Wales England in 1892 re her husband John. He went out to Africa as a mining engineer in 1887; she hasn't heard from him for two years, but has read that someone of that name was murdered in South Africa. 4 pages HEARNE, Mrs. Ellen, of Pill, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales wrote in 1919 re her husband John, who left her in 1914. She has three boys to look after and wanted maintenance from him. He might also be known as John WILSON. 3 pages. HEATLEY, J., Cardiff Wales, wrote in 1893 re Griffith HEATLEY, who left there six years ago and wrote regularly until 1891. Discreet enquiry wanted. 10 pages. LLOYD, Captain D. of the Barque 'Zinni' Cardiff Wales, wrote in 1892 re his brother John, a ship's captain, who disappeared from London in 1888, just before he was due to sail. The family believed him dead, but an anonymous letter has said he is in Melbourne. He left a wife and children. 3 pages. More info go to: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hdharris/missingpeople.html