Hi,

Thank you so much for your great website.
I'm related through Esther Tansley, born 1827, who married Harold Humphry (Humphrey) in 1847. They migrated to Victoria and their daughter Esther who was born on 1/1/1864 in Germantown, Victoria is my mother's grandmother.

Once again, many thanks,

Virginia Fricker

My Great Great Grandfather Benjamin Shields survived the sinking of ss The London on 11th January 1866. He was from Winterton.

(An account of this wreck can be found in the Timaru Herald (Australian newspaper) March 30th 1866 Volume IV Issue 98 Page 2 -
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=THD18660330.2.13&srpos=30&e=-------10-PubMetaTHD-21----0Cockle+-article)

The Scottish poet William McGonagall wrote one of his celebrated poems in commemoration. - Ed.

I am related through my paternal Grandmother, Mary Matkin who is the daughter of Charles Matkin and Harriet Green.
Mary married Herbert william Bex.

I am related to Ann Anker of Whittlesey. Born 1752. Who married Thomas Golding. I have in my records dau. of Francis 1709 and Ann 1730. Have you any information on my side of the Ankers at all? Enjoyed your website very much.
Angela

I have visited Widdicombe church and the graveyard and found this very interesting. I moved away from the north east quite a long time ago, but still feel I have the connections.

I can fill in some of your "Onn" family gaps.
Please include Janet Lamont in any mailings.

Thank you for the link regarding Camp Hughes...my g-uncle's service records connect with the training camp. We've lost records of him after 1917....so this is precious information

kindest regards,
Sharon

My wife is a Cox, a descendent of Charles & Sarah Cox, and their son William, who arrived in Adelaide in 1848. Richard & Mary Cox, Northamptonshire was Charles's parents. Sarah Pratt, Charles's wife was from Newton Blossomville, Bucks. I had been following Joseph Cox, Charles's brother through the the Craxford family, and hey presto! I have a letter from George David Cox from NZ in 1904 chasing up Cox relatives in Adelaide.

Arthur Naylor born 1872 was my grandad Please feel free to contact if you require any information.Nice site too ;)

Hi there, I found this site by accident when googling one of my family names.

Wilfred Keyworth was married to my grandfather's sister Mabel Woodward. I have many happy memories of going to stay with them in Skegness when I was a child.

Lesley.