tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post3495157288983953319..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 253: 8 November 2014Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-9578518691183155572017-09-14T22:54:25.094+10:002017-09-14T22:54:25.094+10:00Hi my great grandfather was jack Duncan a son of W...Hi my great grandfather was jack Duncan a son of William Duncan. William was a pioneer to the Gold Coast. My grandmother was Olive Rose Duncan. Such history with the Duncan's in Nerang. Thank you. Rowena Goanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444477824943107185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-82454480094789790782017-05-02T06:51:09.153+10:002017-05-02T06:51:09.153+10:00Dear Troy - This post explains the origins of the ...Dear Troy - This post explains the origins of the photo. https://familytreefrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/sepia-saturday-249-11-october-2014.html<br />The proud parents must have given smaller versions of the photo to their relations and that's how Alice ended up with it I think - through her mother Dorothy.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84205967228650048562017-05-01T20:53:32.184+10:002017-05-01T20:53:32.184+10:00Thanks Alex, I re-read your original blog and your...Thanks Alex, I re-read your original blog and your research links Len married to Gloria and but on further thought Gloria was not the names I knew my grandmother by? She was Ruby Vera Wells from the Lismore area. I will ask my mother but I think Gloria was my grandfathers sister? The Guinea surname rings a bell but I will need to check now for my own interest to see what the link is. The geographic areas around Advsncetown etc are certainly where the family lived, hey the even named a local school William Duncan State School. know he had a brother Syd Duncan who lived at Beechmont but I was in my early teens when he passed so my recollection is patchy but it will be interesting to find out. I'm curious as to how the original photo made it to digital though? The original is some 400mm tall by 200mm wide and has been hanging on our walls for some time? I know various family members over the years have taken an interest too as there is so much family history on both sides. We've put together a Mondenz family tree which included the Hinze family but I don't believe anyone has done the Duncan side....might be my calling. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127296685325801106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-49562873629385202362017-05-01T20:52:46.262+10:002017-05-01T20:52:46.262+10:00Thanks Alex, I re-read your original blog and your...Thanks Alex, I re-read your original blog and your research links Len married to Gloria and but on further thought Gloria was not the names I knew my grandmother by? She was Ruby Vera Wells from the Lismore area. I will ask my mother but I think Gloria was my grandfathers sister? The Guinea surname rings a bell but I will need to check now for my own interest to see what the link is. The geographic areas around Advsncetown etc are certainly where the family lived, hey the even named a local school William Duncan State School. know he had a brother Syd Duncan who lived at Beechmont but I was in my early teens when he passed so my recollection is patchy but it will be interesting to find out. I'm curious as to how the original photo made it to digital though? The original is some 400mm tall by 200mm wide and has been hanging on our walls for some time? I know various family members over the years have taken an interest too as there is so much family history on both sides. We've put together a Mondenz family tree which included the Hinze family but I don't believe anyone has done the Duncan side....might be my calling. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127296685325801106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39109250455283151612017-05-01T19:48:28.657+10:002017-05-01T19:48:28.657+10:00Dear Troy - I'm so glad you've made contac...Dear Troy - I'm so glad you've made contact. It's wonderful to know who that little boy is for certain. Thank you for leaving your comment on my blog. You are lucky to have a daughter interested in family history. It's not always a given that descendants are interested in family hisotry but I guess if their ancestors are pioneers that makes it more interesting. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-35398822571515968322017-05-01T19:32:48.556+10:002017-05-01T19:32:48.556+10:00Hi, I realise that this post is quite some years o...Hi, I realise that this post is quite some years old now but the original photo of the little boy leaning on the cricket bat hangs on my parents wall as this is my grandfather Leonard Duncan. I recognised the photo instantly. You've pieced together some pretty accurate history although my recollection of some details are different. My grandfather worked a rock crushing plant for some years and lost his leg in a workplace accident. Gloria my grandmother had 2 children, my mother Sylvia Ruby and her quite a bit older sister Lena who has now also passed. For most of my life with them they lived in Margaret St. Southport, then moved to Mudgeeraba for a few years before he passed at 83 yrs old. My grandmother lived for quite a few years passing at 89 yrs old in the Mudgeeraba nursing home. They were pioneers of Gold Coast history and have left a large family legacy that continues to date. My youngest doughter at 7 has taken an interest in her family history and with the other side of our family being Hinze descendants she has plenty to keep her interested. Regards TroyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127296685325801106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-5625586542195372842014-11-12T06:38:27.856+10:002014-11-12T06:38:27.856+10:00Thank you Little Nell. I was quite pleased to hav...Thank you Little Nell. I was quite pleased to have found what I did.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-52298904438733590622014-11-12T06:38:08.336+10:002014-11-12T06:38:08.336+10:00Yes Wendy. You are quite right. A Mary Jane Dunc...Yes Wendy. You are quite right. A Mary Jane Duncan married a Guinea and so that's the connection I think.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-27599538317460614922014-11-12T06:37:35.462+10:002014-11-12T06:37:35.462+10:00Thank you La Nightingail! It was lots of fun to r...Thank you La Nightingail! It was lots of fun to research.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-5190507509872351192014-11-12T06:37:09.363+10:002014-11-12T06:37:09.363+10:00Dear Mike - Yes I have attended a few concerts lik...Dear Mike - Yes I have attended a few concerts like that. They can be somewhat excruciating for an outsider or someone not closely related to the infant prodigies ;)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-5700121139494064852014-11-11T09:33:07.173+10:002014-11-11T09:33:07.173+10:00Those sailor suits again; what is it about them th...Those sailor suits again; what is it about them that makes them so endearing? Oh, that and the curls. You cast your net wide and hauled in quite a catch with all the information!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-47309637648403421412014-11-10T11:44:38.374+10:002014-11-10T11:44:38.374+10:00I notice that the writing on the back of little Le...I notice that the writing on the back of little Len's photo says "or Duncan." The family tree on Ancestry mentions the Duncans. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-43288856957965594492014-11-09T16:34:47.774+10:002014-11-09T16:34:47.774+10:00The photograph of Len in 1923 is adorable. Little...The photograph of Len in 1923 is adorable. Little boys look so cute in sailor suits. You were quite the sleuth working your way through the Guinea family. Good show!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-21785282766197160662014-11-09T14:02:49.175+10:002014-11-09T14:02:49.175+10:00A cute photo that clearly led to a lifelong pursui...A cute photo that clearly led to a lifelong pursuit of sport. The school concert program was very detailed. I counted at least 30 songs. That kind of show would have lasted a long time for any parent whose child's poem was at the end.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-70100717777347153502014-11-09T08:00:40.672+10:002014-11-09T08:00:40.672+10:00I wrote this with you in mind Bob :) But I hope f...I wrote this with you in mind Bob :) But I hope for his sake that Len didn't wear shoes with pom poms on for his first game.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40073673710631478662014-11-09T07:59:33.452+10:002014-11-09T07:59:33.452+10:00You're a poet but I guess you know it!You're a poet but I guess you know it!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-67031172304891252014-11-09T07:59:11.010+10:002014-11-09T07:59:11.010+10:00Thanks Karen - it is a very engaging photo isn'...Thanks Karen - it is a very engaging photo isn't it?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-43532837071119790912014-11-09T07:58:29.213+10:002014-11-09T07:58:29.213+10:00Thanks Kathy. I didn't talk much about the ph...Thanks Kathy. I didn't talk much about the photo did I? I love the pom poms on his shoes!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-15087525604326134842014-11-09T07:57:51.240+10:002014-11-09T07:57:51.240+10:00We had many happy family camps in Numinbah Valley ...We had many happy family camps in Numinbah Valley and I think my husband misses sitting in a shallow creek looking at rocks.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-72867007639102149752014-11-09T07:57:10.618+10:002014-11-09T07:57:10.618+10:00Jo I haven't been there for years and I think ...Jo I haven't been there for years and I think it is time that we went back and had another look for old times sake.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-80056734356370203562014-11-09T07:10:41.842+10:002014-11-09T07:10:41.842+10:00A a fisherman I preferred to play cricket so this ...A a fisherman I preferred to play cricket so this post was of special interest to me. My River Chater skirted the cricket pitch when I first played fot the village team.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-65209591899941260512014-11-09T06:21:34.552+10:002014-11-09T06:21:34.552+10:00Len looks cute in his sailor suit.Len looks cute in his sailor suit.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-82888158014246573982014-11-09T06:01:51.774+10:002014-11-09T06:01:51.774+10:00gosh, I do like to fish, but I even like your desc...gosh, I do like to fish, but I even like your description of why you don't like to fish even better than putting out an old line to fish! He's got to be the sweetest little boy, and those darling curls, just adore that photo!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73272615072641587432014-11-09T04:47:29.103+10:002014-11-09T04:47:29.103+10:00I hope some relatives help you out in identifying ...I hope some relatives help you out in identifying your picture. Gotta love those curls. Good luck with your research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-69166911682775443262014-11-08T23:23:34.413+10:002014-11-08T23:23:34.413+10:00Numinbah Valley and Natural Arch are beautiful - h...Numinbah Valley and Natural Arch are beautiful - haven't been there for decades. Fishing for family stories seems fair to me and Trove is a great gateway even though it sometimes raises other questions. And why wasn't Alexander called Blue?Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.com