6th generation Australian with a fascinating mix of ancestry from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany & New York. I am interested in the origins of the following surnames:

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Evans ( Cardiff-Wales)

Holly (New York)

Keegan (Ireland)

Hodge (Surrey/Sussex England)

Chappell (York - England)

Whitla (Ireland)

Thwaites (Middlesex - England)

Schwager (Southern Germany)

Ridley (Durham - England)

Swinton (Dundee-Scotland)

Redmond (Wexford - Ireland)

Ethersey (Buckingham-England)

Sandall (Ireland)

Durrant (England)

Pattenden (Sussex-England)

Mathews (England)

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Note. If you upload a newspaper clipping to any of my memorials could you please tick the "other" box before you press save. This in turn, reserves the top position for the headstone/grave photo.

Thanks

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These memorials are pretty important time capsules & linked to Ancestry as hints. The deceased have lived their lives & we are the custodians to make sure that they are not forgotten & that their stories are passed down & told.

Fascinated with the pioneers of Newcastle & believe that their stories & legacies need to be retold, not forgotten. Interested in those who bear no headstone with the Old Wallsend Cemetery, St Andrew's Waratah & Honeysuckle Cemetery being front of mind…very few remain at Christ Church.

Intent on finding those who have slipped through the cracks, & have not made their way onto digital records.

Memorials have been sourced, via funeral notices on Trove & Parish records at the local Newcastle library.

If I sign off as a "contributor", at the end of a bio, it's not to blow my own trumpet, it's a source for family members to contact me re. any info I've found. Imagine a family member on the other side of the world, having no idea of our local resources, or where to start. I'm certainly more than happy to help them.

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