A Very Fine Finish!
If you have a bottle of Tyrrell’s 2013 Vat 1 Semillon somewhere, look after it! This wine has just been awarded Best Wine of Show at the recent 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show.
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Ellen Johnson DNA Update
Earlier in the year, we wrote about a project to discover the ancestry of Ellen Johnson and Tom Winder, who are ancestors of many Hungerfords in Australia. Here are our first findings.
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An artist colours her world
The future looks bright for Lucy Tyrrell [E.2.4a.5b.2c.2d.1e], who is looking to turn her painting ‘‘side hustle’’ into a career. ‘‘If it doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t work out, but at least I tried.’’
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Restoration at Farleigh Hungerford Castle
y Walter, First Lord of Hungerford. But damp conditions and misguided early 20th century attempts at preservation have left the saintly figure in need of
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Farleigh Hungerford Castle Chapel
Transcribed from The Jackson Papers (Manuscripts, Vol 1 pp 172, 172a (1885)) by LJ Abrahams, November 2021 Canon JE Jackson wrote: “It was about 1840
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An artist colours her world
By Ashley Smyth – 5 November 2021 (http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/artist-colours-her-world) The future looks bright for Lucy Tyrrell [E.2.4a.5b.2c.2d.1e], who is looking to turn her painting ‘‘side hustle’’
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French records now available
If you have ancestors who are of French origin, then you might be excited by this news from the Society of Australian Genealogists: “Following their
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A Tyrrell Artist
Lucy Tyrrell [E.2.4a.5b.2c.2d.1e] has an upcoming painting exhibition in New Zealand. As well as being an accomplished winemaker and working at Tyrrells Winery some years
Outstanding Business Leader
BUSINESS NSW WINNERS & FINALISTS FROM THE WESTERN NSW REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS Outstanding Business Leader The Outstanding Business Leader award recognises an inspirational business leader
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Hungerford Heraldry in Salisbury Cathedral
Above the Radnor Family Pews, on the left in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral, is Lord Radnor’s banner, showing the Coats of Arms of Pleydell
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“A pretty ordinary kind of bloke”
Athol Gordon Townley ~ 1905-1963 This article, by Lesley Greenwood [E.2.7a.3b.9c.1d] was first published in HAFS Journal Vol 16 No 1, May 2021. Athol Townley
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HAFS Journal Vol 16 No 1 – May 2021 – Forebears ancient and modern
Editorial by Charles Sherlock; Everard de Hungreford: The quest for the first Hungerford ancestor by Peter Sherlock; Enid – a legend in her own lifetime by Pauline Tyrrell; “A pretty ordinary kind of bloke” Athol Gordon Townley – 1905-1963 by Lesley Greenwood and William Jacob Watriama (1880-1925): an advocate and his family by Lesley Abrahams
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HAFS Journal Vol 15 No 4 – November 2020 – The varied records of history
‘An Authentic Tale’ by Pauline Tyrrell; Origins of the Irish Hungerfords: new evidence by Peter Sherlock;
HAFS Letters: 1896 – 1916 by Lesley Greenwood & Pauline Tyrrell
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The Winder Johnson DNA Project – the background
Two of the most enduring genealogical mysteries in the Winder and Hungerford families are the parentage and ancestry of Tom White Melville Winder (c1788-1853) and
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Ancestry DNA members – We need your help
Many of our family members have taken an AncestryDNA test in the last few years and these have provided some interesting discoveries. In particular, several
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Hungerford Heraldry: Inheritance Charts 1160-1711
Author: Lesley Abrahams Explore the relationships of the past and discover links to ancestral history in Hungerford Heraldry: Inheritance Charts 1160-1711. Trace the origins of the
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Launch of “Hungerford Heraldry ~ Inheritance Charts 1160-1711”
Our President, Lesley Abrahams (née Hungerford) [H.4a.1b.1c.1d/E.6.5a.1b.1c.1d] has spent much of the last decade researching the heraldic history of the Hungerford Family in England. The
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Tyrrell Family Donation to Pokolbin Rural Fire Brigade
On Thursday afternoon, 8 April 2021, the Tyrrell family from Pokolbin were proud to present the Pokolbin Rural Fire Brigade with a donation of $5,000.
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Ron Mathieson – A Eulogy
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