June 2019 Archival visit to the Hawkesbury.

In June/July 2019, following my productive Archival visit to Sydney in February, we decided to drive to Sydney and stay for a month at Agnus Banks, a suburb on the Nepean River. This river is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River and close to all the early colonial settlements outside of Sydney in New South … Continue reading June 2019 Archival visit to the Hawkesbury.

Repository Visit to Sydney.

In January 2019, I travelled to Sydney to conduct genealogy research into property owned by the Prendergast family in the Hawkesbury district of NSW. The records were held at various Repositories in Sydney, Kingswood and Wollombi. I wanted to locate records at the repositories and then visit the land of my forbears to get a … Continue reading Repository Visit to Sydney.

Catherine Prendergast – One of the first female Land owners in Australia.

A breakthrough

Following the Prendergast trail down the East Coast of Australia.

The Quest to find Prendergast family continues. Genealogy begins with you! To ensure that no stone is left unturned, we begin the challenge of putting the family history pieces together with the information that we already know but may not have collated about our family. Our siblings, parents and grandparents are our most immediate source … Continue reading Following the Prendergast trail down the East Coast of Australia.