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Descendants of those who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip

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Andrew Goodwin : Lydia Munro

April 20, 2018 by Cheryl Timbury

ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, 100 years ago.  The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as ANZACS.  Australia is commemorating this most important centenary period 2014 to 2018. The ANZAC centenary is a time for all present First Fleet descendants from Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro to honour their past descendants Continue Reading »

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Nathaniel Lucas : Olivia Gascoigne

May 4, 2015 by Cheryl Timbury

Amongst the many descendants of convicts Nathaniel Lucas (Scarborough) and Olivia Gascoigne (Lady Penrhyn), were men who were born into this large extended family. Brothers and cousins became of age when WW1 was declared. They joined the various contingents to leave Australia for overseas. These men saw action in France and Turkey, were wounded and hospitalised. Those that did not return home, are buried in Commonwealth War Graves or honoured on Memorial Walls. You can follow their lives by Continue Reading »

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William Broughton

February 9, 2015 by Cheryl Timbury

made the voyage to Sydney Cove on Charlotte as servant to Surgeon John White.  Following his arrival he was appointed store-keeper at Parramatta, and received a 30 acre grant at Concord.  In 1795 William and three NSW Corps privates were jointly granted 100 acres at North Bush in the Field of Mars district and it is assumed he took full control of the property naming in Chatham Farm.  By 1800 he had sown wheat and was grazing live stock.  He also purchased a house in Summer Row Sydney and in Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, European Conflict, Gallipoli, Honouring 1914-1918, KIA, Light Horse, Military Awards, Nurses, Returned Home

Edward Kimberley

December 24, 2014 by Cheryl Timbury

was sentenced to seven years transportation for grand larceny (theft of several parcels of muslins from a milliner’s shop) at Coventry, Warwickshire on 23 March 1783.  He spent time on the Ceres or Censor and Justinia Hulks before embarking on the transport Scarborough.  At Sydney on 20 October 1791 Edward married Mary Cavenor/Cavenagh off the Lady Juliana.  Both were sent to Norfolk Island, where Edward settled on 12 acres of land at Queenborough.  Within a year he was Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Convicts, Descendants, Honouring 1914-1918, Light Horse, Male Convicts, Middle East Conflict, Returned Home

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