Doreen....that was what caught my attention...they came from around that area extending to the Conabarabran/Mudgee/Orange/Dubbo/Coolah/Mendoran/Binnaway/Baradine......Alexander was also a name that caught my attention..though the chap I know of was born last century...the connection is through my ex husbands mother....she was a Kerr.with links to the Hogden family if that means anything to you.....