1 Perceptive point Robyn, suggesting Ann Cummings (Boynton) was in a relationship with Lieutenant JohnSkelton- now I have to open a Skelton file! Not much in it yes, apart from interesting historical item about the Three Bees explosion in Sydney harbour! and his sheep were duffed per newspaper article 11/7/1818. In this context , be aware that it seems to have been Ann (per HRA) who was the business brain and manager in the Cummings household, so ,Robyn, your comment excites the curiosity, particularly as Skelton does not sem to exist in Musters, etc, and seems tohave been a transient, despite owning sheep!, but it may simply have been a business arrangement to earn the Cummings household some income
2 Am following up on the 1816 trip by John Cummings and John McNally and wife to VDL on Brothers in 1816, to see whether any more info about the passengers on board that trip, in hope that there may be reference to christain name of McNally's wife, and to follow up on other passengers who may have been firends of Cummings at PD
3 Cathy 48- thank you for hanging in with us- I will post some futher references I have found on your family(?) which may be of interest if you don't already have them, and if they ARE your family
David
