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Posted by John Jones MADELENE ALLEN, THE FOUNDER OF THIS BULLETIN BOARD DIED AT HER HOME IN CANADA ON 13 AUGUST LAST. A LADY OF UNBOUNDED ENERGIES WHO, JUST A DECADE AGO, LEARNED THAT HER GREAT GRANDFATHER HAD BEEN WRECKED ON THE AUCKLANDS IN 1863. HE SURVIVED TO BE RESCUED SOME 12 MONTHS LATER. THE STORY OF MADELENE AND HER FASCINATION FOR EVERYTHING ABOUT THE AUCKLANDS IS TOO LENGTHLY TO BE RECOUNTED HERE - SHE HAS WRITTEN BOOKS AND ARTICLES, WAS CURRENTLY RESEARCHING (FROM CANADA) HARDWICKE VILLAGE WHERE YOUR FORBEAR WAS BORN PREPARITORY TO THE WRITING OF ITS HISTORY. THE PUBLICATION "ENDERBY SETTLEMENT DIARIES" TELLS US THAT JAMES HINDLEY BROMLEY (AGE 29) WAS AN ORIGINAL BATCHELOR SETTLER IN 1849 - DESCRIBED AS THE BUTCHER, FORMER SAILOR AND FARMER. AN ENTRY IN THE COMMISSIONER'S DIARY OF 29 OCT 1850 SAYS THAT THE VESSEL ELIZA SAILED THAT MORNING, WITH JAMES BROMLEY ON BOARD. LATER ENTRIES INDICATE THAT THE TRIP WAS FOR PURPOSE OF PURCHASING SHEEP AT PORT CHALMERS. ENTRY OF 11 DEC REPORTS RETURN WITH 145 SHEEP AND "BROMLEY BROUGHT BACK A WIFE". THERE ARE OTHER BROMLEY REFERENCES - IF YOU LIKE LET ME KNOW OF YOUR ADDRESS AND I CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THOSE DIARIES. REGARDS JOHN JONES.
on 9/3/2003, 12:19 am, in reply to "Re: CALLING ALL DECENDENTS"
203.98.50.21
TO JOHN CHAPMAN
IT DOES APPEAR THAT YOU RESIDE IN NZ, AS DO I (WAIKATO)
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