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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Sunday 01 January 12 04:16 GMT (UK) »
Hello everyone
I'm glad you're back on to the Madderah family. I gave up on the research because I didn't think that Bejamin was Annie Adelaide's father. The dates just don't work. I think that it's more likely to be his brother William. I mentioned William in my couple of first postings (nos 92 and 97) in 2009 - on page 10, but as I couldn't find a further reference to him after he received his Certificate of Freedom in 1836, I figured I must have been wrong. I shouldn't have given up on this - sorry.
William's Certificate of Freedom says he was last in the district of Patricks Plains. I think I looked up lists of convicts for that area and couldn't find him but maybe I didn't look thoroughly enough - is it worth another try? Judith mentioned that in 1831 or 1832 he worked for John Gaggin at Windsor. That's a lead at least.
So what do you think girls? Do we try to follow William Madderah or does the evidence still point towards Benjamin?
I'm glad you're back on to the Madderah family. I gave up on the research because I didn't think that Bejamin was Annie Adelaide's father. The dates just don't work. I think that it's more likely to be his brother William. I mentioned William in my couple of first postings (nos 92 and 97) in 2009 - on page 10, but as I couldn't find a further reference to him after he received his Certificate of Freedom in 1836, I figured I must have been wrong. I shouldn't have given up on this - sorry.
William's Certificate of Freedom says he was last in the district of Patricks Plains. I think I looked up lists of convicts for that area and couldn't find him but maybe I didn't look thoroughly enough - is it worth another try? Judith mentioned that in 1831 or 1832 he worked for John Gaggin at Windsor. That's a lead at least.
So what do you think girls? Do we try to follow William Madderah or does the evidence still point towards Benjamin?