220 years and families are still friends I am the great great great grand daughter of Sarah Goodwin, Lydia Munro’s second daughter and the first born in Norfolk Island on December 1, 1791. I have lived on the island for over 40 years. I went to school briefly on the island, married on the island and had my son on the island at the age of 17. I am the land holder of lot 105, circa 1790’s and was owned by James Chamm. He grew maize and grain for the stores. The lot is now an historic Continue Reading »
James Bloodworth
The Heritage BehindThe James Bloodworth Awards Trade Tool Awards 1993-94 In Developing Building Industry Connection's Trade Tool Awards program, we decided to use the Awards as an acknowledgement to the Building Industry and the great people who are part of it. Obviously someone had to be the first settlement builder in Australia, and the history records tell us that Mr James Bloodworth was regarded as the Colony's first builder of note. Although not a volunteer passenger on board ship, James Continue Reading »
Broughton Family
Public servant and settler William Broughton arrived in the transport Charlotte accompanying Surgeon White as a servant. Son of Sarah and Henry Broughton, he was born in Chatham, Kent in the year 1768. On arrival in Sydney Cove, William became a storekeeper at Rose Hill (Parramatta) and in 1800 was appointed Acting Deputy Commissary of Norfolk Island and later Deputy Commissary of stores in Sydney Town. He worked diligently in these positions and was praised by Governor Continue Reading »
Lucas Family
Nathaniel Lucas The history of the Lucas family in Australia begins at London’s Old Bailey in July, 1784, with the trial of Nathaniel Lucas, who was sentenced to seven years transportation for the theft of linen clothing to the value of £2.2s.2d. Nathaniel was evidently out of favour with the wife of the publican at the Red Lion Inn at Holborn, near London, where he had lodgings. They had clashed over her demands for early payment of board, and his lack patronage of the inn’s bar. The day Continue Reading »
James Ruse
FIRST CONVICT FARMER Gloria Axcelsis In Sacred To the memrey of James Ruse who departed this life Sept 5th in the year of houre Lord 1837 Natef of Cornwell and arrived in this coleney by the Forst Fleet Aged 77 My mother reread me Tenderly With me she tock much paines And when I arrived in this coelney I owed the forst grain and now With my hevenly Father I hope ever to remain So reads the headstone of James RUSE who was born on 9 August 1759 Continue Reading »
Mary Cavanaugh
A SIX YEAR SCENARIO For the last six years I have been researching and scrutinizing everything I can acquire on Mary Cavenaugh a young convict who arrived in Port Jackson on the Lady Juliana in 1790 ahead of the second fleet. Mary Cavanaugh or Cavenor married Edward Kimberley (A First Fleet Convict) on the 20 October 1791 at Port Jackson, (Sydney) Australia. On the wedding certificate both Mary and Edward sign their names with an X? My grandmother was Emily Eveline Bramich. Her Continue Reading »