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From: "WallyRobyn" <>
Subject: Fw: Welcome to SUSSEX-PLUS
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 23:28:52 +1200



----- Original Message -----
From: WallyRobyn <>
To: Julie Cheesman <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: Welcome to SUSSEX-PLUS


> Hi Julie and SUSSEX-PLUS,
> Our names are Robyn and Wally Bilton, from Hamilton New Zealand.I am a
mower
> and chainsaw mechanic, after 28 years in the RNZ Army as a radio operator
in
> RNZ Signals,Robyn is a home excective or housewife.
> I started out going to our local LDS Family Centre to help Robyn get
started
> on her family tree,she gave up and some two years later I am hooked and
> loving it.The one wish I have is that I can retire an spend even more time
> at it.
> I joined this list to see if I could get any help to look for info on a
> death cert that I got in NZ which reads as follows,Death 9 Sep 1880 of
John
> Leonard LINCOLN aged 47.Father John Leonard LincolnMother Mary Lincoln no
> maiden name given,Born SUSSEX, how long in NZ 20yrs.
> I calculate from this that he was born abt 1833 and came to NZ abt 1860.
> Thats all it has on the cert, are there lookups that I can get done to
> further my search.
> Thanks in advance,
> Wally in Hamilton,
> New Zealand
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julie Cheesman <>
> To: WallyRobyn <>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 5:26 AM
> Subject: Welcome to SUSSEX-PLUS
>
>
> > Hello & welcome to the SUSSEX-PLUS mailing list.
> >
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do
> > and what your genealogical interests are. You may well find that you
> > already have a 'cousin' out there, also 'listening in'!
> >
> > I hope you find the information below helpful:
> >
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> >
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> >
> > I hope you enjoy your stay with us.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Julie Cheesman, East Sussex, UK
> >
> >
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