by pppg | Jun 21, 2022 | Pioneers
From Lasswade, Scotland Thomas was born on 11 April 1791 at Lasswade, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland and christened on 24 April 1791 at Lasswade. He was one of ten children, four girls and six boys born to Robert Millar ( a farmer ) and Christian Rye who were married... by pppg | Jun 21, 2022 | Pioneers
John Batt gave an interesting insight into the life and personality of James Bonwick, a man with a passion for hard work. A man who became a teacher, a school inspector, an historian, a gold prospector, an author, an archivist and a journalist. James Bonwick was the... by pppg | Jun 20, 2022 | Pioneers
Agnes Buntine (nee Davidson) was eighteen when she arrived in Port Phillip with her family, on the “Glenhuntly in April 1840. Agnes married widower Hugh Buntine in October 1840 and on hearing of Angus McMillan’s discoveries of suitable land in Gippsland... by pppg | Jun 20, 2022 | Pioneers
I started researching my family history in the mid-1960s and quickly discovered that my 2nd great grandfather, John McNaughton, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1814. But I was never able to find out anything about his parents. I corresponded with some hard-working,... by pppg | Jun 20, 2022 | Methods & Sources, Pioneers
Edward Gifford Pryce was born on 26 August 1814 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the son of Edward Pryce, merchant, and his wife Eleanor, nee Gifford. He was educated for the ministry at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A.1837). On 21 April 1840 he arrived at Sydney, New... by pppg | Jun 19, 2022 | Pioneers
This article is in response to a recent suggestion asking if I could tell more about finding “Alexander’s” journal. So here goes: After my father’s death in 1965 we found among his papers some notes and letters which indicated he had been...