These pages are a 
place to share information about our common heritage.  I hope you find something here 
that will help you learn more about your own ancestors. The best part of family 
history research is sharing it with others. This web site is my chance to share what 
I learn.

To get an overview start with the descendants of:
Robert HOLLAND (1829-1893) and Louisa 
EDWARDS (1837-1875)
Alexander CONNOR (1810-
????) and Naomi GOULDEN (1819-1891)
John COOK (c1812-1862) and Margaret BLAIN (1814-1858)
George LOWRIE (1837-1896) and Esther Elizabeth 
BARNETT (1841-1911)
John Edye MANNING (1783-
1870) and Matilda Jordan COOK (1777-
1860)
George 
Bowles WOODLEY (1799-1887) and Helena DREW (1817-1873)
Joseph 
CLARKE (1829-1904) and Louisa PICKFORD (1825-
1901)
Charles 
RICH (1817-1873) and Margaret KEATING (1838-
1917)
William 
WALKER (1856-1931) and Patience ARGYLE (1865-1915)
I will try to make it more complete and accurate 
with every update. You can help me by letting me know when you come across mistakes 
on these pages and by sharing new information you uncover. Please send me copies of 
any documents, photos, diaries, old letters  - anything you might have that applies 
to the families on these pages.
The story of someone's life begins before they are 
born:

CLICK HERE for the family of Hubert Foot PICKFORD (1816-1855)
(Click on the ticker)


Family Tree Sites

Below are some links to some websites I have found with direct links to my family. 
Some of these are very remote, being about 10th cousins but still related!

The Ahern Family by Dennis Ahern

The AULD's of Tizzana by Jonathan Auld 

The Beresford Family Society President: The Marquis of Waterford

The Bostock Family by Roland and Bill Bostock

The Bowles of Canada by Tom LaPorte

Burbury Family History Web Site by Douglas Burbury

Butterfly's Genealogy by Vivienne Wooster

Callaway Family Association

Ancestors from Somerset & Wiltshire, UK by Roger J Clarke

How the Clennells in Derbyshire start from Cash! by Jonathan Cennell

The Collins Family by John Webb

James Cox in UK by Thelma and Matthew Birrell

Dowintons of Guernsey Researched by Terry Dowinton
The Drew Family by Nick Reddan

The Edye Family by Eckart and Christian Edye

The Caporale-McDouglal Family Trees - John FORDRED born 1741

Gaylard Name Study Site by Michael Gaylard

Family Tree of Stephen Philip Pinner - Charles GOULDEN (1855-1939)

Australian Hubbards by Darren Gough

Lee Genealogy Page by Frank Lee

The Manning Family by Adrian Manning

The McFarlane, Stewart, Crowley, Dray etc of Australia by Jill Jackson

The Montague Millennium - 1000 years of worldwide family history

Power Et Al DNA & History Project

My Families - from Southern England by Hilary Redman

My Lines, me, my ancestors, and my relations by Robert Brian Stewart

Spackman Family of Utah and England by Bruce Ernest Spackman

Swinton Family Society by Gary Swinton


Books, Journals and Articles


Here are some books, journals or articles that have been written by or are about some 
of my relatives, I have a few more to add in the future.  If you know of any other, 
please let me know, and I can add them to the list.

The Story of Charles and Margaret Rich by John FERRY

A History of the Family of Holland of Mobberley by Edgar Swinton HOLLAND

Peter Holland (1766-1855) by Craig Thornber

Sir Henry Holland (1788-1873) by Craig Thornber

John Bradshawe - Marple's Most Famous Son by Mark Whittaker

The Drew Dynasty by Pam Byron

The Gouldens and their Canterbury Newspapers by R J Goulden

~GOULDENS~ by T Machado
Voyage to Australia by Arthur W MANNING

Views of residences of the Manning family
Scenes in Europe and New South Wales by Emily Anne 
MANNING
Townshends of the Trevallyns by Lewis H Hughes




Genealogy Links

Ancestry.com - Search for Your Ancestors

Family Search - Latter-day Saints site

RootsWeb.com - Search Family Trees at WorldConnect

RootsWeb Archive Search Engine - Mailing List Archives Search

Genes Reunited - Search more than 300 million ancestors

Genealogy.com - Family History Software and Historical Records

GenCircles - global 
tree

Free BMD - England & Wales

BMDregisters - The Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service

Free REG - database is under construction

Free CEN - Bringing YOUR ancestors to YOU, free of charge

Ireland's Gravestone Index

Genealogy Search Australia - Genealogy Search Engine and Directory

National Library of Australia - a world of information
National Archives of Australia

National Foundation for Australian Women

Colonial Tasmanian Family Links - Search the database

State Archives of New South Wales - Search the online indexes

Queensland State Archives

New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Queensland Historical Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

"Reverse" Western Australia Marriage lookup - A Perth DPS project

Australian Obituaries - forever remembered

Funeral Notices, Death Notices and Obituaries for Australia

Australian Cemeteries Index - Search for Inscriptions

The Ryerson Index - Death Notices in Australian Newspapers

Sydney Morning Herald Tribute & Death Notices - Search Notices

Greville's Post Office Directory - Arranged locally and alphabetically

New Zealand Obituaries - Forever Remembered



Family History Journals

The Carillon Chimes - the Family History Group of Bathurst

Lake Macquarie Family History Group Inc. - monthly newsletter
SAG-E - Society of Australian Genealogists



E-Books

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Who's Who in Australia 1921-1950

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Welsh Biography Online

Cornell University Digital Collections

The Domesday Book Online

Google Book Search

Project Gutenberg

Project Canterbury - out of print Anglican texts

Historical Directories - Searchable Digital Library

Online Collections at BYU - Harold B. Lee Library

Internet Archive - Text

The University of Adelaide - eBooks@Adelaide




Stories 
 Mrs Holland's Diary
 Adelaide Elizabeth Manning (1828-1905)
 The Rev. James Manning (1754-1831)
 Diary of Journeys to London
 Diary of Keith Holland
 The Holland Family
 Mrs John Edye Manning chats to her Mother-in-law
 Tickling the Till
 The Shameless Sheriff and the Reckless Registrar
 A Bullet in the Braces
more..