Family Tales
Dec. 30th, 2012 08:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysLike many, xmas is when we get together as a family. Every so often you find out stuff. This year there was stuff about my mother's father's family which came to light. A long neglected envelope of photos and notes. I'm not really into the genealogy stuff, but I thought I'd share this. You never know, there may be some long lost relatives out there.
This photo is of my great grandparents.
He was William Cantwell - born in New York NY in 1852. Moved to Australia aged 9 with his mother - settled at Doctor's Creek near Ballarat.
She was Winifred Cantwell (nee Stevenson) - born in Melbourne Vic in 1859 - moved to Ballan Vic soon after.
They were married in Gordon Vic in 1877. They had 15 children - my grandfather was number 13.
My grandfather moved to the south island of NZ in 1913 aged 13 in the company of one of his older brothers - this was soon after the death of William the same year. Winifred died in 1952 aged 92.
This photo is of my great grandparents.
He was William Cantwell - born in New York NY in 1852. Moved to Australia aged 9 with his mother - settled at Doctor's Creek near Ballarat.
She was Winifred Cantwell (nee Stevenson) - born in Melbourne Vic in 1859 - moved to Ballan Vic soon after.
They were married in Gordon Vic in 1877. They had 15 children - my grandfather was number 13.
My grandfather moved to the south island of NZ in 1913 aged 13 in the company of one of his older brothers - this was soon after the death of William the same year. Winifred died in 1952 aged 92.