I am a sixth generation New Zealander whose ancestors come from good Scottish and English stock. I have been gathering information about my distant relatives for many years now. Where they lived, what they did, how many sisters and brothers they had, how long they lived and sometimes I am lucky enough to get a photo. I have spent a lot of time (my husband is very tolerant) looking for newspaper clippings which I find gives very good accounts of their daily lives here in the deep south of New Zealand. I would like to share this accumulated information (I have lots of it) with anyone who is interested and hope a blog will help me do this. I did have a book in mind but a blog I hope will be a lot less challenging than publishing of a book maybe! Connecting with some distant relatives would be the icing on the cake (don't worry I will give you plenty of warning before I turn up on your doorstep).
Who are my ancestors? On my paternal side John Milne and his wife Jane Dawson arrived in NZ in 1865 all the way from from Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and Frederick Pearce and his wife Clara Jane Cantello, who arrived much later in 1913, from South Wraxall, Wiltshire, England. On my maternal side James Murray arrived in 1866 from Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland marrying Agnes McKay (someone who I know very little about) in 1869 in South Otago, New Zealand. John Favel and his wife Elizabeth Rayner left Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England in 1850 travelling to New Zealand via Australia.
Over the coming months I will share with you My Family's Story. Search the blog archives and you find a wee something about each family.
