Greetings from The States! I noticed that one of your surnames of interest is SNELL. are you aware of any connections with the SNELL line in the United States? Way back in the 1700's. some of my ancestors on the East Coast primarily in New York were of that surname. Best wishes, Mary Lou Nebraska-USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Satterly" <jrandgc@bigpond.com> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: [WSX] DOWNTON George > Good morning everyone, > I am new to this list and would like some help to locate more specific > details of my gg grandfather George DOWNTON.and his parents. In 1871 > George married Elizabeth COATES in Sydney Australia. He gave the > following details regarding himself .. age 26 ,indicating he was born in > 1845, Dorsetshire, England the son of Thomas DOWNTON and Mary WALLACE. > Also, I would like to make contact with others researching the DOWNTON > Family. My other interest are SATTERLY , DOVE, DUDMAN, KNOTT, > SNELL,WARREN,WALLACE. > I am not familiar with your geography but have been advised to list on > Wessex plus and Dorset sites;; > Thanks from > Jim > Brisbane Australia. > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > Genealogy isn't just for Christmas it's for all the year round and beyond > into future years and future generations >