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Places they came from

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Introduction There have been questions recently from my son and grandchildren about ancestors and I realised I had quite a lot of information but it was not well assembled or very acessible so thought I would try to put some of it together. Great grandparents of various levels, (sometimes 2x great and one 3x great) emigated from Scotland and England to New Zealand between 1840s and 1890's. I thought I'd just jot down what I've learnt about the places in family history. Others have done quite a bit of work on the family trees so I don't plan to repeat that.  Compass just north of Kaikoura Dad  Ian Earnest Thompson  did quite a lot of work assembling known information and gathering some more on paper. His sister Laurel Lillian Thompson self published a booklet My Story with more information, stories and photos.   From my generation .  My cousin Sue Bedingfield has developed the family tree of Mum's side Isabella Morrison McLeod on ancestry . To access ancestry you e
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Arrivals in New Zealand

I have known as long as I can remember that most of the family lines arrived in Otago in the 19th century, and for some we knew a bit more but recently I have wondered more about why they came. They were not writers or diarists that I know of so finding the stories is a a matter of piecing together what scant evidence there is and imagining what their stories might be. Where did they come from? Most came from various places in Scotland, and one line from England. The next posts will look at those who arrived some with quite a lot of information and others not so much but hope that family may be able to add to it.
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A way of sharing for now and the future

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Each member of the family has different photos, stories and memories of family and ancestry.  I've been looking for a way for us to share what we know and the knowledge each of of us has gleaned in different ways about the people and places that came before and made us who we are.  Family trees are great but good to have more than births, marriages and deaths.  Great to have photos of people, but many of the old ones are staged and don't give a lot about the context in which each of them lived their lives and the journeys they made. So I thought that I'd try using a blog as it is simple and doesn't require knowledge about websites etc. It is public and so can be shared with all, though sufficiently obscure that only those with interest are likely to find it. I will start with the stories I know and from my perspective but hope that others will add what they know and correct me when I make an error.People can make comments so we will see. Dunedin, rural Otago & Sou
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