« on: Thursday 25 December 25 07:23 GMT (UK) »
after watching coverage of the 2024 UK election here in Australia, I got intrigued as to which current day electorates my ancestors, who all migrated in the 19th century, came from. I identified 18 electorates in total.
- Ashford
Aylesbury
Brecon, Radnor & Cwm Tawe
Brentford & Isleworth
Camborne & Redruth
Central Devon
Corby & East Northamptonshire
East Wiltshire
Glasgow East
Grantham & Bourne
North Cornwall
North Dorset
North Shropshire
Poplar & Limehouse
South East Cornwall
South Holland & The Deepings
St Ives
Thornbury & Yate
before the 2024 election they were:
14 Conservative
2 Labour
1 Lib-Dem
1 SNP
after 2024 they are:
8 Labour
5 Conservative
5 Lib-Dem
Mod: this post is only meant to be informational, not political. Interestingly, one of my ancestors did become a politician in South Australia (Harry Chesson).
NSW Convict 1836: Peter WIFFIN (alias VIVIAN)
VDL Convict 1841: Richard REES
SA Pioneers (<1847): Hornsby, Wallis, Willoughby, Floate, Mills, Chesson, Degenhardt.
SA Old Colonists (<1857): Messenger, Tyler, McFeat, Ladner, Edwards, Cassidy, Rhodes, Shaw, Waye, Sibly.
SA Colonists (<1901): Jones, Pike, Bowyer, Davey.
