Member of S.F.H.G for
two years and also member of GSV for twelve months. My wife, Joan
passed away just on three years ago and we have four children and ten grandchildren
.
I am interested
in descendants of George and Sarah (Phillips) Hewitt who came to Australia
in the 1850's from Dublin and were around Bendigo. Also the Descendants
of Robert Sutherland and Margeret (Harvey) Murray from Scotland around
Aberdeen I think !-Isabella born in Sydney in 1839 - my great grandmother
married Robert Hackney from Antrim Ireland - there are other Murray's
and Hackney's I would love to hear about. There was a William Galt (not
my grandfather) who lived in Rushworth in the 1870's - please let me have
any material you may have on his family. Other family names are Craigmile
Duncan,Webber Horman, Shands ,Sharwood Gittens all of Victorian backgrounds.
Much information
can be gleaned from the wills of our forefathers and these can be researched
at the P.R.O. where staff is very helpful.
I can be contacted
on via SFHG email (shepfhg@fastmail.fm)
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| "Early Families of Shepparton and District
"
Book
1 is available to purchase from the SFHG .
Book 2 compiled by the SFHG contains nearly 70 stories ,over 50 photographs and also articles of historical value relating to the beginning of the irrigation scheme in the Shepparton area in the early 20th century.It is a valuable historical reference and social history of life in the Shepparton area prior to the 1930's . The index contains about 700 entries. Price: $20.00 P & P is $7.50 for up to 3 books |
See :http://www.vicnet.net.au/~shepfh/publications.htm for complete index.
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