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OCTOBER 1852 TO OCTOBER 2002 Dear Family, On 26th July 1852 the good ship SS Irene sailed from England, on board were James and Mary Derwent with their two young children, Martha and Andrew Binns Derwent, hoping to find a new and better life in South Australia. For some reason the family changed their destination to Sydney, landing in October 1852 to start their new life. Our research shows that there are over 400 descendants in Australia.………we believe you and your family are among them. A small group of Derwent descendents has been talking for some time about organising a family reunion in October 2002 (long weekend) to commemorate this important anniversary. More importantly it will allow all descendants of the diverse branches of the family to meet and share their family memories and add to them through other members they will meet. As a steering Committee our aim initially is to get the ball rolling and particularly get a guage on how many of the "family" will be interested in a reunion.
Beth Hayes (02) 4981 0246 (H) beth37@nelsonbay.com Laurie Derwent (02) 9580 2664 (H), 0419 185 380 mderwent@optushome.com.au Ian Frames (02) 9527 9779 (H), 0403 064 864 ian.frames@bigpond.com Margot Derwent (02) 9579 5214 (H) You would like to know more! Our research shows that there are over 400 descendants in Australia. We believe you and your family are among them. Our plan is that bi-monthy, and closer to the reunion, monthly newsletters will be forwarded to family members. It is envisaged that a complete family history will be produced, together with photos and anecdotes of the family for current and future generations to know the history of the family. We have started to put together quite a range of old photographs and documents, letters, etc and hope to gather many more before the reunion. Family members we have managed to contact have shown considerable support and enthusiasm for the idea. We hope you will also be excited and come and join the party. Anyone who would like to become part of the organising committee would of course be most welcome. Just contact us by phone or email. Looking forward to hearing from you all and thank you for taking the time to read and reply to our enquiry. Laurie Derwent The Anchorage 7 Dinjerra Crescent OATLEY NSW 2223 mderwent@optushome.com.au |