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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Wednesday 16 December 09 11:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hey thunda and crew

I haven't been online for a couple of days so you've all just blown my hair back..

I have printed your chat and i'm trawling through with my highlighter trying to add it all up (to put in my tree Brett/Reece) --- being very new to this the learning curve is steep.

Question: does it cost to order certificates?

And yes Annie and her mother, whoever she is, are soooo interesting..

My Mum (a Reece) had some original photographs of Annie and Isaace Steele --- she seems to have misplaced --- as soon as she finds I'll scan and supply.

Keep going ladies  :)

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Friday 11 December 09 12:47 GMT (UK)  »
Correction -- did Ellen, Orella, Helen, Rosella --- change her name not to be traced to her CHILDREN who married..

I didn't know Isaace and Annie had any natural children of their own til started to chat here --- on paper they had JSR but he is not the natural child of Isaace.. according to my notes..

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Friday 11 December 09 12:43 GMT (UK)  »
My heads spinning --- how awesome --- I have a Rosella Beaucroft on my scribblings.. which 'sounds' like Ellen or Orella  :D

I also had a Beecroft come up ages ago when I did a Google on Rosella Beaucroft --- I got a Hannah and Mary Beecroft (from Parramatta)

My little story about the 'father' of Jacob Steele Reece (JSR) goes like this ---

Harry Reece (no trace) is the natural father of JSR ---

Annie Adelaide pregnant with JSR (to Harry Reece) when she married Isaace Steele (son of Jacob Steele and Ellen Beecroft (Beaucroft spelling in my notes)

Is Ellen - Orella - Helen - Rosella --- all the same person --- did she change her name not to be traced to her siblings..

Back on track -

Annie married Isaace when preg with JSR (so Jacob was naturally Jacob Reece) --- it is assumed Isaace Steele married her to avoid scandal (single mother) hence Steele-Reece

Ellen/Orella married Benjamin Maddrah first - had Annie - then married Jacob Steele and had Isaace Steele who married Annie --- they have the same mother --- is this why their daughter died at a very young age..in my notes somewhere from our chat on roots..

Isaace Steele had a sister called Marrianne --- Marrianne had a family Bible which she gave to Isaace on her death bed --- there were pages missing from the family Bible around Annie and Isaace --- and now the Bible has gone missing all together --- my great Aunt passed on this information before she died, I have the letters.

I love this  :)



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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Friday 11 December 09 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
According to my sketchy notes --- Isaace Reece (Steele) was born to Orella and Jacob Steele --- this was Orella's second marriage --- Annie was offspring to Orella's first marriage, father unknown but we have Annie as having her original surname as Marddrah (spellng?).. This is where I got the notion Annie and Isaace were actually related (same mother)  :-\

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Friday 11 December 09 08:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi outback

Great work on finding 'Orella' Steele --- do you have her surname as Bearcroft c1813-1883 (Bingara)?

I have William Townsends birth as 1869, Warialda NSW

Hope this helps.

I'm hoping to spend some time on my Brett/Reece Tree tnite :)

Teenie Boppa

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Saturday 28 November 09 03:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi outback

I just had an idea --- why did Whycome Napoleon Richard Townsend --- tack Reece onto the end of his name if he was the child of Annie Adelaide Reece and William Townsend
a) either Annie and William weren't married when they had him or
b) he is Annie's child from her first marriage to Isaace Reece..

There is some thing really suspect there as a mysterious seemingly non-existent --- Harry Reece comes in from the left for me having been Annie's first male liaison.. and i thought that was where she got the Reece from --- not from Isaac (son of Jacob Steele) Steele who was her second male companion, Townsend being the third..

In my travels I also came across a Beecroft from Paramatta --- I wondered if this has any connection considering Annie was born in Paramatta?

I have noticed there seems to be variation in the spelling of various surnames and they seem to morph eg. I have traced Isaace Steele (one of Annie's husbands) fathers name as Isaac Preece who married Frances Barnett --- Preece seems to be the original spelling for Reece.

The same wierd thing is happening with Helen Bearcroft/Beaucroft/Beecroft/Becroft..

And Annie Adelaide Marddrah --- which I originally had spelt as Maddrah..

My mother had originally traced the Reece tree with the assistance of a great Aunt who speaks of pages missing from a family bible around Annie's time --- and now apparently the family bible has gone missing all together..

I do have a wierd feeling about Whycome --- I am thinking he may be Annie's son..

Tis fascinating  :)

Bye for now, teenieboppa

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Friday 27 November 09 11:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Judb and outback_thunda

Sorry about the lower case, will cap from now on.

Such an amateur at this but so enthralled..

So much information thank you, yes outback I would really like to connect via email, apparently I need to make a few more posts before that function is avail to me. Your email was removed from the return message for security reasons.

I do believe your Richard Henry Reece is a missing man in my puzzle --- I believe we are constructing the same family tree with a personalised flavor of course --- I am amazed you have over 900 included. Is there any special way you're mapping it out? I'm a bit creative so I was going to set it up in a freehand drawing program on the computer so I can, move around, and add to blocks of information about individuals. I'm thinking I would like to some how tell more of a story as well as mapping the tree.

I've got to print out the trail of information from you guys and get my head around the sketchy map I have now --- making a note of all the avenues I want to explore.. as they just keep cropping up.

There seems to be mystery around, of course Annie Adelaide, but also her mother Helen and your Grandfather RHReece!

Keep the surprises coming and if you can work out how to email me through the PM service, that would be great.

teenieboppa

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Australia / Re: Looking for Relatives of Richard Napoleon Wyombe Townsend REECE
« on: Thursday 26 November 09 13:40 GMT (UK)  »
hello outback_thunda

seems i am also a distant relative (reece my grandfather's name) hot on the trail of annie adelaide marddah/reece/townsend..

I have details of william townsend and annie adelaide's children in order of birth as:
willaim henry c1869–1948 warialda
whycome napoleon richard townsend c1871 warialda
annie amelia r c1874 tamworth
sophia c1876 nundle
albert ernest j c1880 walcha
florence m c1884 glen innes

all the other info in your trail seems to be fairly accurate and has filled in a few of my blanks.

i am so intrigued.

i'm actually after more information about isaac reece, annie's first marriage, i seem to have this man in my records as 'steele' --- i also have record of a son from annie called jacob steele reece before william townsend.. all very confusing.

i believe annie adelaide marddrah had liaison with a henry reece who impregnated annie, who he is i have no trace. it is believed isaac steele married annie while she was pregnant to avoid scandal and that annie and isaac have the same biological mother, different father. that's why i was surprised to learn annie and isaac had a daughter called flora!

i am after the true blood of jacob steele reece c1862–1931 (annie's first born) and where the 'steele' name comes in which is carried right down our line from isaac..

Looking forward to reading more..



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