Who am I ? Kerrie Anne Christian (nee Adams), a great granddaughter of Lucy (Midson) & Alf Callcott.
The Callcott's have been in the Illawarra for 6 generations - in Thirroul since 1915, when they were a Railway family, and ran Guesthouses from 1915-1939.
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Callcott Family History Tripping to Lyndhurst near Carcoar in the Lachlan Valley – 11.12.2023
Lyndhurst NSW Road Trip Notes We did a short trip over to Orange from 8.12.2023 to 12.12.2023 – sightseeing, sampling local produce & wines, plus some Callcott – Midson family history road tripping, including at Lyndhurst & Carcoar. CALLCOTT – … Continue reading
DNA Matches – Avard
I’ve identified a number of my DNA matches with other Australian Avard descendants – some of these I share with closer members of my family’s maternal lines : David Avard – Sarah Harmer Elizabeth (Wisdom) – nil Sarah (Payne) 4th … Continue reading
Avard – Research Activity Notes
Pre 2018 Creation of Avard page on this website Connecting with other Avard’s in Australia Reviewing information in Avard family tree in Brothers Keeper and other people’s trees, at sites such as Ancestry, to expand the information in Brothers Keeper … Continue reading
Not our Callcott’s
Wrapping the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday February 18 2017 was a tribute to the Scott sisters – Harriet (Morgan) and Helena – internationally renowned as leading illustrators of Australian flora and fauna. Their beautiful work is being featured at … Continue reading
Discovering Novocastrian Callcotts at Unlock the Past
Discovering Novocastrian Callcotts at Unlock the Past in Parramatta During the lunch break at Unlock the Past in Parramatta, I was video interviewed by Helen V Smith as an Australian Geneablogger on my impressions of the morning presentations. While waiting for the interview, I chanced … Continue reading
Thirroul Boy rescues Russian Defector and awarded MBE
Under construction “Kerrie Note : Mum (Joan Lois Adams nee Callcott) always said she had a Tiernan-Callcott cousin up in Fanny Bay – she mentioned that he was up there in Darwin at the time of Cyclone Tracey on … Continue reading
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The Callcott Family in the Illawarra 