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Comment on Surry Hills by Clare Stehbens

Clare Stehbens — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:42:34 +0000

Thanks Neil – shall do as you suggest

Comment on About the Whitfields: Wandering Willie’s Tales by Clare Stehbens

Clare Stehbens — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:37:31 +0000

Yeah we lived at 137 Acacia Road – next door to the macleans who you may have known.Mr Vallance was in the house directly behind us. When I asked mum about it on the weekend she recalls old Mr Vallance giving us ducks (she has dementia but recalls these things). Our chook yard and the vallances chook yard backed on to each other. We did not get to Sutherland until 1960 so I do not know who was in the house before that – I think it was about seven years old when we moved in. PS Bit worried about my icon!

Comment on Surry Hills by Neil

Neil — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:50:14 +0000

Just wander at will, Clare; I am sure you’ll see much change and much the same. Do make sure you wander down Crown Street and maybe Devonshire at least.

Comment on About the Whitfields: Wandering Willie’s Tales by Neil

Neil — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:47:58 +0000

Thanks, and what a coincidence! Yes, Fred was alive well into the 1970s at least! His place (like ours) backed onto Acacia Road properties. My uncle Neil Christison lived in Acacia Road for years.

Comment on About the Whitfields: Wandering Willie’s Tales by Clare Stehbens

Clare Stehbens — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:48:31 +0000

Again I hope this gets through to you. By coincidence I have just left a comment on your Surry Hills blog seeking info on Surry Hills as I lived in Surry Hills between 1953 and 1956. Then I see where your site has a Sutherland link and as my family moved to Sutherland in 1960 (now five children under 9) I was curious to read your descriptions of living in Sutherlad during that time. Even though we arrived in 1960 (lived on Acacia Road just off President Avenue) reading your stories of chokoes, outhouses, chickens,, dirt roads, etc, was like reading my own story. So thank you very nmuch for evoking such memories. I also remember the name of Fred Vallance but I cannot place how I knew him – maybe a name that Dad knew.

Comment on Surry Hills by Clare Stehbens

Clare Stehbens — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:31 +0000

I hope this blog and website is still current as I have really enjoyed looking at the photos. I lived in Surry Hills from 1953 to 1956. My father and mother had the shop on the corner of Bellevue Street and Albion Street Surry Hills. We lived upstairs from the shop – 4 children under 5 when we first moved in, having come from out parramatta way. Even though I was only aged from 3 to 7 years during my time in Surry Hills I have very vivid memories of the place. By that stage the Irish must have moved on the greener fields as I recall the great part of the population in out area were Maltese. We learned some amazing things from these kids and got such good support from their families as Mum and Dad worked in the shop till all ours. These times were evoked recently when I went to check out the area for the first time in 54 years. I see where our shop now is called AbsintheSalon which is really cool as I have always wanted to experience some of the more deleterious effects of absinthe!
Anyway I am gathering my siblings and their families together for a walk around Surry Hills in early January 2010 and I was wondering if anyone out there who has still kept in touch with the area could tell me some palces outside of Albion Street to visit. I think this could be the beginning of my love affair with the area again as new memories get created. Kind regards, Clare

Comment on Family stories 3 — About the Whitfields: from convict days by kerry roach

kerry roach — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:56 +0000

i would love to know how to get a copy of that CD. My grandfather was William Clive Whitfield. He was from Braidwood. I have alot of the same information about the early day so I am pretty certain I am on the right track. My grandfathers name was William as well I think he died 1988 Braidwood about 96yrs old, he was a blacksmith there with his brother

Comment on Surry Hills by Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:44:43 +0000

Hi Neil,
I had forgotten all about my request – thank you so much for the photos. It’s hard to reconcile these lovely homes with what life must have been like for my ggg grandfather. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to post the pictures for me. Kind Regards, Tracey

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by FIONA MASON

FIONA MASON — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:32:06 +0000

DO YOU NOT HAVE A WEB SITE TO PASS ON MINE

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by Neil

Neil — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:24:06 +0000

Fiona — It’s a long shot whether Kimberley will see your response, but you never know.

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by FIONA MASON

FIONA MASON — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:21:28 +0000

DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by FIONA MASON

FIONA MASON — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:19:36 +0000

NOT SURE IF I CAN HELP KIMBERLEYC BUT MY BROTHERS NAME IS MARK CHRISTISON LIVING IN LANCSHIRE.

Comment on Sirdan’s pics from the Wollongong trip by Neil

Neil — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:02:57 +0000

Yes, it is a lovely part of the world. I lived there for ten years.

Comment on Sirdan’s pics from the Wollongong trip by carrie

carrie — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:56:21 +0000

awesome!

Comment on Memorabilia 19: wartime wedding by Neil

Neil — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:31:14 +0000

I hope you do, Tikno. It’s about time I put up another post here too!

Comment on Memorabilia 19: wartime wedding by tikno

tikno — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:47:14 +0000

At one time I gathered with family and we seeing the old photo memories of family while chat each other. Truly a very enjoyable moment.

The photo above can reveal a thousand words for family, as I feel the same when saw my old family’s photo.

Neil, inspired by your memorabilia posting sometimes I also think to create it within my blog.

Comment on Effect of BlogExplosion by Neil

Neil — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:01:49 +0000

…upped the “credits” per blog views from 0.5 to 0.75…

Just for 48 hours, apparently.

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by Neil

Neil — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:38:57 +0000

I have always assumed there is a Scandinavian origin, as the name suggests that and it fits well with Scottish history, but I have no real knowledge about it.

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by Mike Christeson

Mike Christeson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:29:12 +0000

Hello,

I’m a US Christeson, whose oldest known ancestor is John Christison, born 1722, in Talbot County, Maryland. There is a record of a George Christeson, who was “transported” to Talbot County in 1674, but nothing else is known about him, and no connection to him has been established, although the place and time is right for him to have been John’s grandfather. Of course, there is also Wenlock Christison, the famous Quaker, but his only son died before reaching adulthood. Do you have any record in your tree of a George who disappears from Scotland around the year 1674? I would love to establish a connection. I have heard a family legend, that the first Christisons were brought from Scandinavia to Scotland to “light ships ways into harbors” by the Lindsey family. Do you have any infomation on how, when, or where the first Christisons arrived in Scotland and from where? I apprectiate your time and look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks, Mike

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by kimberleyc

kimberleyc — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:42:29 +0000

ok thanks for your time

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by Neil

Neil — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:20:10 +0000

Sorry, I don’t.

Comment on Family stories 2 — About the Christisons by kimberley

kimberley — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:23:12 +0000

i am a christison and i would like to know if you know my dad mark christison and his history please

Comment on Family stories 3 — About the Whitfields: from convict days by Dennis Whitfield

Dennis Whitfield — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:08:06 +0000

Just a Whitfield in Texas

Comment on memorabilia 10: cradle roll 19 August 1945 by Neil

Neil — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:36:14 +0000

That comment may well be spam…

Comment on memorabilia 10: cradle roll 19 August 1945 by National Sports Memorabilia

National Sports Memorabilia — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:53:05 +0000

What is this exactly? It looks like something I would want to own.

Comment on Family stories 3 — About the Whitfields: from convict days by Neil

Neil — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:58:27 +0000

Thanks, Michele. This thread seems to be delivering lots of interesting things.

Comment on Family stories 3 — About the Whitfields: from convict days by Michele Brownley

Michele Brownley — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:41:16 +0000

I’m more than surprised to be posting this less than 1 hour after my first post, but I have managed to find the information on Edward & Susanna’s children via google.

For anyone who is interested the website is: http://users.bigpond.net.au/leslies/tree/f111.htm#f1228

Michele

Comment on An old picture… by memorabilia 4: the card — 1951 « Ninglun’s Specials and Memory Hole

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:12:06 +0000

[...] case you can’t read it: “To Neil from Jeanette”. I posted her picture here in October 2008: An old picture…, and you can see more on the pages About the Whitfields: family pics for my brother and About the [...]

Comment on Family stories 3 — About the Whitfields: from convict days by Michele Brownley

Michele Brownley — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:12:02 +0000

Thank you for a wonderful site – full of information. My great-grandmother, Ethel Holmes, is the daughter of Edward Holmes & Susanna Whitfield. At this point in time, I don’t have any information on Ethel’s brothers and sisters – but will keep you updated as my search continues. If anyone else has this information it would be very much appreciated.

I would really love to get a copy of Bob Starling’s up-to-date family tree.

Thanks
Michele

Comment on Jean Christison to her grandmother — an undated letter from Braefield by memorabilia 2: great-grandmother — 1940s « Ninglun’s Specials and Memory Hole

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:09:54 +0000

[...] See also Family stories 2 — About the Christisons and Jean Christison to her grandmother — an undated letter from Braefield [...]