Mum’s 90th birthday

Our mum turns 90 About 50 family and friends gathered in Rockhampton on Thursday, 10 June, 2021 to mark June Nunn’s 90th birthday. It was wonderful to see the love, well-wishes and support that our Mum received. We five surviving siblings; Don, Denise, Warren,...

Nunn surname has deep roots in Suffolk

How we can track where we come from There’s no doubt that the Nunn surname emanates from the English county of Suffolk. I’ve long held the view that it’s likely that most of we Nunns are related, some more closely than others, of course. It would be...

My Dad, Gordon David Nunn

A life cut short Gordon was the second child born to George and Winnie Nunn; his mother affectionately called him “Dumpling” because of his love of that food. Along with his siblings he grew up in Margaret St, Rockhampton, apart from a time spent in...

Newspapers give vital clues in tracing family lines

Newspapers often provide information in tracing family lines, particularly when relatives are mentioned in events such as funerals. When Mrs J. Outlaw  attended George Avis’s funeral in Chevington, Suffolk, in 1915, she was described as his sister. George was...

Westwood family blacksmiths

Hertfordshire village with Australian connection In 1883, first cousins Henry Aldridge and James Westwood set up a carrying business in Hertfordshire, England, supplying mostly corn and chaff. Henry and his family had not long arrived back in his home country from...