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David Nunn

David and Rachel Nunn, from Suffolk to Queensland This section focuses on David and Rachel Nunn's 12 children (see below) David Nunn (born…

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Gordon (Bunny) Nunn

Gordon David (Bunny) Nunn, family man and extraordinary athlete ©Warren Nunn, oznunns.com (First published 8 Jan 2015; updates—21 November…

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Silvers of Kincardine

Silver family members: Top left is Isobel Falconer who married Alexander Silver with her three sons Alex (standing), James (left, who went…

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Henry Aldridge's memoirs

From Hertfordshire to Australia *Following is a transcript of recollections that Henry Aldridge wrote about his life. In the original…

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My Dad, Gordon David Nunn

Gordon David Nunn main image in 1953/54 with his wife June and first two children. The rest of his children in birth order from top right…

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Early Suffolk

Chevington All Saints church in which many of our Nunn ancestors spent time for some reason either to be baptised (note the font inset…

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William Aldridge

Hertfordshire publican William Aldridge came to Australia in July 1859 on the Glentanner, arriving in Brisbane, Queensland. The Aldridge…

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Whitwood cricket

Nunn brothers of Dinmore, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, and Whitwood cricket team The Whitwood cricket team with several of the Nunn…

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James Thomas Coker

James Thomas Coker, embezzler © By Warren Nunn According to immigration records the Royal Dane on which James Thomas Coker arrived in…

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Cokers of London

The Coker family of Stepney, London, had a close connection to the maritime industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.While my interest is…

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Dinmore images

Various images connected to the Dinmore Nunns These are images from Dinmore, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia and most likely from Nunns'…

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Overview of Campbells

Campbells from Scotland to Queensland David Campbell. Christina Abel. The Campbell connection starts in Scotland where in 1874 David…

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John Silver of Burnside died 1865

19th October 1865 inventory of the personal estate of John Silver and testament executed by him.At Stonehaven the nineteenth day of October…

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James Aldridge (1793 - 1871)

Welwyn publican James Aldridge (1793 - 1871 son of Thomas Aldridge and Mary Jeaves) was a publican based in Welwyn, Hertford, England. In…

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Overview

With the help and generosity of other Silver researchers, this area is a repository for wills. Some have been transcribed from hard-to-read…

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Les Deakin

Painful sickness ended Les Deakin's life The unfortunate details of Les Deakin's short life is noted in an army file that records the…

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William Troden

Background to a crime William Troden was one of the bushrangers jailed in 1868 for the attack on Henry Aldridge and others near Gympie in…

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John Todd (1832-1920)

John Todd (1832-1920) married Margaret Spiers and they had nine children. John was a gamekeeper, mostly in southwestern Scotland. The…

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Overview

The Australian connection to the Cooper family of Bath, Somerset, England, starts with William Cooper (1857-1941 son of Richard Cooper and…

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Overview of letters

Various letters have come into my possession mainly from my grandmother Isabella Dobbs (nee Silver). Some were written to her father,…

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Margaret Isabella Silver and Malakoff Road State School

Margaret Isabella Silver, first teacher at Malakoff Road State School 1913 Malakoff Road State School's first teacher Miss Bella Silver…

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George Nunn, Chevington carrier

George Nunn, Chevington carrier By Warren Nunn The following is a transcription of a newspaper report of this George Nunn's suicide…

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1851 census

I have completed a survey of the 1851 census for Suffolk, England, concentrating on the Nunn surname. The information is posted in two ways…

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Elisha Nunn

Elisha Nunn (left) and his daughter Rose Jane on her wedding to Gwilym Howell in 1916. At right is another daughter Ivy May whose married…

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Overview

Boolburra, a farming community west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia, is a focal point for those of us who have a connection…

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David Campbell junior

Work accident claims life of David Campbell jnr JUST a month short of his 13th birthday, David Campbell junior was fatally injured in an…

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Rex Newsome on his grandparents Arthur and Ellen Nunn

Rex Newsome looks back on visits to his Nunn grandparents Rex Newsome. Rex Newsome, (1932-2013) the son of Emily Nunn and Roy Newsome,…

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Life at Boolburra

Life at Boolburra (scroll down about half way for photo gallery) © Warren Nunn, oznunns.com. Pop Dobbs Grandma Dobbs Mae Dobbs Ray Dobbs…

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Amos Nunn

Amos Nunn, left, and several of his children. Colour image is of David Nunn (1886-1970) and his wife Marion Thomson (1901-1981); below them…

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No. 1 search for Suffolk Nunns

My primary focus is on the Nunn male line and Nunn female line which emanate from the sister villages of Chevington and Hargrave near Bury…

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George Silver of Netherley died 1840

Last Will and Testament (1840) Page 152 13th November 1840Stamped Inventory - The Personal Estate of Umquhile George Silver EsqAt…

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Chevington

How the village of Chevington was established By Warren Nunn Inside Chevington All Saints church. It's useful to look at how a settlement…

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Jonathan Nunn war medals

Chance discovery uncovers love story ID cards that show Jonathan and Nancy presented themselves as a married couple. By Warren Nunn Those…

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James Coker and Emily Lee

James Coker and Emily Lee By Warren Nunn Teenagers James Thomas Coker and Emily Lee married at Barking, near London, England in 1858 and…

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Nunns' paddock

Alma Nunn on the early days of Nunns' paddock Alma Nellie Victoria Nunn. Sidney Nunn's daughter, Alma (pictured in 1994) has some…

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Alex Campbell and coal mining

Alex Campbell and coal mining in Central Queensland Alex Campbell. The Rockhampton Historical Society holds the following document written…

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Boolburra school

By Warren Nunn Boolburra State School most likely in the 1920s. In 1874 when the railway bridge and line were under construction over the…

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Rev Alexander Silver Dunnottar

22 December 1884. Inventory of the personal estate of the late Revd Alexander Silver. At Stonehaven the twenty second day of December in…

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Thomas Nunn (1684-1729)

Thomas Nunn was baptised at Brockley and died in Chevington. He married Anne Steed from Brockley and they had at least 14 children, all…

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Walter Nunn

Walter Nunn (second from right) with his wife Elizabeth Thompson (left) and family members. That's probably Fred and Alice standing either…

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Sydney Nunn

Sid Nunn (inset) in family photo taken after his passed away in 1919. Standing back from left are: Eric Ronald, William Everard, Norman…

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Tony Joe White

Written in 1999 after I interviewed Tony Joe White at the Byron Bay Blues Festival: THE jukebox in the corner of the smoky bar in Bosnia…

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Annette Margaret Nunn

Annette Margaret Nunn was born on 19 January 1958 at Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and died on 9 October 1978 in an electrical accident…

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John Nunn (1743-1822)

John Nunn, like his son Abraham, lived in Chevington. He had two marriages; firstly to Mary Copsey and, secondly, to Mary Flack.His family…

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George Nunn

George Nunn (top right) with son Gordon George. Below that is Evelyn May Elizabeth (whose married name was McQuilty), Gordon George, Edith…

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Picture comparison

I have images from Scotland from various sources that connect to the Silvers of Kincardineshire. My line connects through Alexander Silver…

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Thomas Nunn (1656 - ?)

Thomas Nunn and Elizabeth Clark hold the key to both the Chevington and Hargrave Nunns. More research needs to be done to establish their…

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Arnold Nunn on grandparents Arthur and Ellen Nunn

By Warren Nunn Arnold's memories of grandfather Arthur Nunn Arnold Nunn. Arnold Nunn has fond memories of his grandfather, Arthur, who was…

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John Nunn (1715-1777)

John Nunn married Martha Rutledge, lived in Chevington and had the following family: 1. Martha NUNN, b. Abt 1738, Denham, Suffolk, England,…

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Stick up at Imbil

Bushrangers at Imbil By Warren Nunn Henry Aldridge about 1920. IT was a scandal at the time that involved a number of men including several…

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I have images from Scotland from various sources that connect to the Silvers of Kincardineshire. My line connects through Alexander Silver who married Isobel Falconer. See below for some comparisons between images with my narrative below. Isobel Falconer at left with her sister…

Harvieston fire

Three articles about Harvieston Farm fire Dundee Courier 31 January 1902, PAGE 4. Destructive farm fire in the Mearns FOURTH WITHIN A FORTNIGHT DAMAGE, 2000 POUNDS A disastrous farm fire broke out on the farm at Harvieston, near Catterline, about six miles south of Stonehaven,…