Work In Progress

Over the years, many family members have added to the data included in this site. It is because of these generous efforts that the web site has grown from simply recording my family interests, to recording family interests that are commonly linked. Because of this common linking, the families shown have mostly descended from the pioneering families of the Hunter and Manning valleys.

There are a number of families that arrived in Australia as government assisted migrants and there are a number of families who are descended from convicts. These two groups comprise the majority of the pioneering families shown here. Most of the government assisted migrant families came from the Highlands and western isles of Scotland.

I am particularly anxious that all of the information shown is correct. This is often difficult due to many factors and decisions have to be made as to what data is the most likely to be correct. The data included in the NSW on-line Births, Deaths and Marriages Indices is sometimes incorrect. Inscriptions on headstones and information in church records is sometimes incorrect. Judgements have to be made. Having said this, I am most anxious to be advised of any incorrect information that is shown. Please email me and let me know about these errors and why they are incorrect.

If your family is not included, why not drop me an email and let me know your family details. Although the details shown mostly comprise the simple birth, marriage and death details, it is desirable that this basic information is expanded to include how these families interacted, not only through marriage, but their contributions to their local areas and Australian history in general. I would particularly like information on our family members who gave their lives in various theatres of war and other conflicts. Family stories, family pictures and other anecdotes make visiting this web site much more enjoyable and worthwhile.

Finally I repeat that the information shown on this web site is certainly incomplete and there may be errors. I would be appreciative of an email notification of any errors found and the supporting sources of the correct information.

Stuart    

Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond
This GEDCOM was created using PhpGedView 4.2.4 stable on 10 February 2011

Individuals 38545 Males 20018 51.93% Females 18358 47.63% Total surnames 4811 Families 12285 Sources 3236 Media objects 6764 Other records 272 Total events 62580 Total users 79

Earliest birth year 1500 John AYSSHDOWNE Sr ‎(I9501)‎ Birth about 1500 Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom Death Yes Latest birth year 2011 This information is private and cannot be shown. Earliest death year 1566 John HOLLEBON ‎(I10148)‎ Birth Yes Death about December 1566 East Blatchington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom Latest death year 2012 Betty KERR ‎(I31921)‎ Birth Yes Death before 2012 Person who lived the longest 163 William DARGAVEL ‎(I39120)‎ Birth 29 March 1813 Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death 25 November 1976 ‎(Age 163)‎ Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Average age at death 63 Males: 62   Females: 64 Family with the most children 18 George GREENAWAY + Mary Ann HARDY ‎(F8369)‎ Marriage 1 November 1869 Wallamba River, , New South Wales, Australia Average number of children per family 2.28

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