The event will be in the old school premises - now Hill House School - at Rutland Street, Thorne Road. The school is re-locating before the area is re-developed. The reunion is from 2pm to 6pm.

•Contact: Sue Burley on 01302 535181.

ERICA Louise Hall-Brooks is trying to find her father, Richard Hall, whose last known address was at Corwen Place, Woodhouse, Sheffield.

•Contact: Erica on 07876 365815.

MARLENE Collis is looking for information about the family of John Aspinall ahead of a visit next month by one of his Australian descendants.

John Aspinall was born in Doncaster and lived in Sheffield before he was transported to Australia in 1834.

He left behind a wife, Sarah, a son William Henry Aspinall born around 1831 and a daughter Jane born around 1833.

Marlene says: "It will complete a couple of years research I did to find him, little did I think that he would have been transported to Australia in 1834!

"It was only when the "Transported To Australia" transcriptions came on-line last year that I found him there. Until then I couldn't understand why I couldn't find a death registration for him in England. He actually died in Australia in 1874, aged 70, having married a 17 years old Irish girl when he was 37 and produced several more children in Australia. Not such a bad life for someone who'd been transported!"

William Aspinall married Mary Ann Ward in 1863 and they had at least seven children: Charles Henry (born 1867), Anna Laura (1869), Sam (1872), Herbert (1873), Albert Edward (1875), Edgar (1878) and Fred (1880).

One of John Aspinall's Australian descendants is visiting England in March and would like to meet his descendants in England.

•Contact: Marlene Collis at rog-mo@talktalk.net or write to 11 Folkwood Grove, Sheffield S11 7TF.

DO you have any pictures by former Sheffield artist Thomas Benson (1833-1925)?

S Graves is trying to trace some of his work - and descendants of Thomas, who was born in Sheffield and worked in the city as an artist, painting portraits, animals and poultry. His siblings were William, Leah, Sarah Ann, John and James and his children were Willis, Harry, Clara, Ernest, Florence and Helen, who married Francis Buxton, a herald/die seal engraver.

•Contact: S Graves at 118a Hartley Brook Road, Sheffield S5 0JE.

To make an appeal in Contact Column write to Fiona Firth, Contact Column, The Star, York Street, Sheffield, S1 1PU or email fiona.firth@sheffieldnewspapers.co.uk