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Why isn't Delyse Nottle listed as famous Tauranga persons. She came 3rd in Miss Universe and was at the time NZs highest placing in this pageant.
Why is that dipstick Bridges listed. Isn't it bad enough that Winston is on the list.
My name is Candy Campbell-Smith.. I am researching my lineage on paternal grandmother's side.. she tried to tell me all that she knew before she passed but, unfortunately that wasn't much. She did tell me that her father, E G Newell had married a wom...
Surnames:
NEWELL
Interested in the name of Niblett in and around the small country town of Alcester, Warwickshire
Surnames:
NIBLETT
Family lore says my GORDON ancestors came from Fife, Scotland and migrated south into England at the end of the 18th century.
Charles William GORDON (direct ancestor) was born/baptised in Wooler, Northumberland in 1799.
Next sighting is in th...
Surnames:
ARROWSMITH, ATKINSON, CRISP, DUNN, FRYAR
and 7 more
My direct paternal ancestor Charles William MARTIN is understood to have been born in Magdeburg, Prussia circa 1780. He came to England via France about 1795 and joined the British Navy. He married, as a widower, to Priscilla SHERKEY in December 1813...
Surnames:
MARTIN, SHERKEY
His mane should be Johannes Petrus Nel (not 100%sure) his brothers & sisters was Frederik Stefanus, Cicilia, Gertruida, Isabella Judith Susanna, Susan, Marthiens and Gesie.from here on I need as much detain as I can get please.
1893-1896. he had brothers John, James, Joe and sisters Sue Mitchell , Sadie, & Margaret(Maggie) who married Patrick Donlin
Hugh was a bugler in the army, died in 1951.
Hugh's father was also John Mitchell & his mother was Mary O'Donnell (she was...
My paternal granny was Mary Este Adkins / Bohannon. She used the Bohannon name but Adkins was the name on her delayed birth certificate as well as her marriage license. She married John Haskell Allen. She was born April 7, 1894 in the Dry Valley se...
Surnames:
ADKINS
Hi
My great grandfather was Stephen Douglas Leighton. Born in the eastern part of the United States, lived and buried in Drain, Oregon. Would like to touch basis with this family. Thanks
JEFFREY HALL sometimes Jeffery
was born 17 June 1827 in Somersetshire, England to John Hall (1801-1837) & Eleanor Puddy (1807-1868)
* He was a soldier in the Maori War
* He was a land owner in Cambridge, Waikato
KATRINA MARIE 'Catherine' THOMP...
Surnames:
AKEHURST, BAINBRIDGE, BARKER, BINGHAM, BUCKINGHAM
and 18 more
I believe that I might be a descendant of the Queen of Egypt
Surnames:
ACKROYD, BEATTIE, MURPHY
The family names she might have had are Poole, Walker, Nesbit. She would have been about 30 plus in 1931, and we think she may have been married.
Information Journal.
Groom: Edward LAY.
Birth place: Given as Ballan.
Bride: Ann Elizabeth SLACK.
Birth place: Given as Bacchus Marsh.
Year married: 1889.
Place: Victoria, Australia.
Edward was born 1863 in Ballan, Victoria.
Parents n...
Surnames:
BROWN, BUNTING, BUNTON, CADEE, CATTRAN
and 10 more
I would have the information tracing his family tree back to Scotland if anyone is interested'
Ellen's father's name is given as John (a farmer) on the marriage certificate. I do not know of any siblings. The witnesses to the marriage were Johanna Reilly and Michael Fornell(Sornell)??
Surnames:
CROSS, DONOHOE
THIS IS THE LINK TO THE JOURNAL:
MEMBERS OF THE 1ST A.I.F. MENTIONED (USUALLY QUOTED) IN PETER FITZSIMONS' VICTORY AT VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
The surnames list under the journal has already reached capacity as indicated by Brigadier Charles Rosenthal'...
Surnames:
BROWN, CARTER, CHAMPION, DEVINE, GELLIBRAND
and 21 more
Need to find more information on him if I can hope that anyone can help me with this please
Thank you crystal