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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Emile de CHASTEL look up please completed
« on: Tuesday 14 February 12 17:13 GMT (UK) »
Found the message. Look forward to hearing from you.
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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Emile de CHASTEL look up please completed
« on: Tuesday 07 February 12 12:12 GMT (UK) »
Dear Cottontop
How good to hear from one of the de Chastel family. My grandmother was Sarah (nee Needham) and joined Agnes in Australia. I would love to share information with you. I can't quite remember how this site works but I'll check and see how we can send a private mail.
alipal
How good to hear from one of the de Chastel family. My grandmother was Sarah (nee Needham) and joined Agnes in Australia. I would love to share information with you. I can't quite remember how this site works but I'll check and see how we can send a private mail.
alipal
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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Emile de CHASTEL look up please completed
« on: Sunday 01 May 11 21:49 BST (UK) »
I have a copy of Emile de Chastel and Agnes Nelson's marriage certificate (in Rockhampton) on 15th April 1895. Both are listed as widower/widow. He was 50 and she 30. they were married in St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Rockhampton.
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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Charles NELSON arrival in Qld Completed
« on: Sunday 01 May 11 20:06 BST (UK) »
Thanks Pauline
Did you get my note about the records of Leo de Chastel and Agnes's begging letters? ( I'm not quite sure how this forum works). Yes Ellen (or Helen or Sadie - I come from a family of name-changers) moved to Sydney sometime around 1901/02 and died in 1938. My aunt was born in Mt Morgan in 1901.
alipal
Did you get my note about the records of Leo de Chastel and Agnes's begging letters? ( I'm not quite sure how this forum works). Yes Ellen (or Helen or Sadie - I come from a family of name-changers) moved to Sydney sometime around 1901/02 and died in 1938. My aunt was born in Mt Morgan in 1901.
alipal
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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Queensland - De CHASTEL, completed
« on: Sunday 01 May 11 11:56 BST (UK) »
It is really interesting to hear about this family.. Agnes Needham was my great aunt (although I never knew her or my grandmother). You may be interested to look at
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx?page=0
which gives an insight into poor little Leo who at 22 went off to fight - and was killed in action on 09/08/1916. It includes letters from Agnes (as foster mother and/or stepmother) asking for an allowance. All quite sad reading.
Alipal
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx?page=0
which gives an insight into poor little Leo who at 22 went off to fight - and was killed in action on 09/08/1916. It includes letters from Agnes (as foster mother and/or stepmother) asking for an allowance. All quite sad reading.
Alipal
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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Charles NELSON arrival in Qld Completed
« on: Saturday 30 April 11 23:19 BST (UK) »
I came across this site by chance in the hope that de Chastel would help me with my search. My grandmother was Ellen Needham (b1871) - sister of Agnes Needham (b1864). Ellen also went to Australia. Their father was a school teacher who seemed to move about quite a bit (London, Aberdeen, Lancashire and finally Swansea). There were three boys in the family (Angelo b1862, Ferdinand (aka John) b1865 and Louis b1866 and a third girl Edith b1875. Two of the boys seem to be difficult to track down - perhaps they also went to Australia? It would be great if you could share any information.
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