This is a little bit of my family tree... my interest lying with the CANTWELL family ancestors and descendants.


Frederick Waters Bernham VITNELL born 1879 Maitland NSW Australia {Registration No.16545/1879} died 1937 West Maitland NSW Australia {Registration No.11652/1937} son of John VITNELL 1840~1927 and Mary Jane (aka Mary I.W.) WATTERS died 1881 West Maitland NSW. Frederick VITNELL married Ellen Elizabeth CANTWELL born 1885 (location not known to me), died 1964 Newcastle NSW Australia. Ellen was the daughter of James Patrick CANTWELL 1855~1935 and Ellen Mary BYRNES 1855~1920.

JACKSON - BOUGHTON Family Tree at RootsWeb

Frederick & Ellen VITNELL had 5 children:-

1.Frederick John J. VITNELL born 7 Jan 1908 Kurri Kurri NSW Australia died 1971 Cessnock NSW Australia, married 1929 Greta NSW Australia Florence May CHAPMAN born 13 Dec 1908 died 1996 Cessnock NSW Australia ... 5 children.

2.Alan VITNELL

3.Mavis VITNELL married 1933 Cessnock NSW Reginald James CANT 1903~1973 son of William Thomas Theodore CANT and Amy Catherine HATCHER or HARTCHER of Maitland NSW.

4.Ida VITNELL married MANSFIELD, married FALKS.

5.Ivan VITNELL married Gladys MACKENZIE.