The Patterson Family

Patterson Family – pioneers of the outback Archibald Patterson and his cousin, John McTaggart, sailed from Argyllshire, Scotland to Portland Bay South Australia arriving December 1852. Catherine McCallum and her sister Mary arrived in November 1851. Together the...

The HISGROVE Family

The HISGROVE Family “There is a great deal of research being done in the United Kingdom concerning the origins of the HISGROVE family and also the HISGROVE name. Suffice to say here, at present we have no definite proof to which part of the family the Hisgrove’s...

The Symons Family

The Symons Family This family history has been kindly provided by Janet Christian (descendant of George and Mary Ann Symons). WW1 Soldier Private Albert Gilroy Symons “Roy” – This story is to remember WW1 soldier Albert Gilroy Symons known as “Roy”. At the...

The Green Family

The Green Family John Green was born in Norfolk, England in 1851. He arrived in South Australia on 24 April 1855 aboard the “Mallard” with his parents John & Elizabeth (nee Griggs) & younger sister Susan. Soon after arrival John Snr & Elizabeth had moved...

The Moffatt Family

The Moffat(t) Family When strolling west along 1st Street just past The Exchange Hotel you will come across Bob Moffatt’s house, one of the few homes built of stone. Robert Carruthers Moffat emigrated to South Australia from Scotland and was a member of Clan...

The Carpmail Family

John Thomas Carpmail”The Colonel” Emma Carpmail(nee Lewis) Farina Revisited This story of a trip to Farina in late 2018 has been published with the kind permission of the author, Ian Laver, who is the grandson of Bill Carpmail. Ian has also provided a...