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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that the following may contain images of deceased. TANGLED TWIGS is dedicated to all my ancestors, who travelled to Australia aboard three-masted ships, who despite the odds, survived the cramped living conditions, the ever present threat of disease and lack of food. The Stigwood family were first recorded at Stetchworth as Stegood. The spelling then evolved to Stegwood and finally to Stigwood, with a sprinkling of Stickwoods thrown in. It all depended on the current parish clerk. Since hardly anyone could spell it rested on him to write the name as he heard it. Different clerks recorded the same family under different spellings. The STIGWOOD'S originated in Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridge and left Liverpool and arrived in South Australia aboard the JOSEPH ROWAN in 1854. In the South Australian Government Gazette,(Page 85)dated 25th January 1866 there are 370 listed as passengers. There were 3 deaths and six births and the surgeon was Robert Pridie. Henry and Eliza lived near Stirling in the Adelaide Hills. As Levi grew older he decided to try his hand at farming at Cavanagh, not far from Petersburg. I have placed all Stickwood and Stigwood names under Stigwood for continuity.
The THREADGOLD/THREADGOULD family who arrived on these shores aboard the "SHROPSHIRE" from Knottingley, Yorkshire in 1850 and on the ship 'SHACKAMAXON" in 1853 from Yorkshire, England. Nearly 10% of the passengers on the Shackamaxon sucumbed to Scarlett fever either on the voyage or after their arrival. This unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives from an occupational nickname for an embroiderer, specifically one who embroidered fine clothes with gold thread.The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reginald Tredegold, which was dated 1199, in the "Memoranda Rolls of Wiltshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard the Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. The MARTIN'S originally came from Redruth,Cornwall,England. Nicholas Martin worked as a blacksmith in Jamestown for many years and his wife lived to a great age. Most of the Martins lived in South Australia with one family group immigrating to New Zealand. The CLARKE family from England who arrived in 1855 aboard the ship 'PUNJAB' carrying Cornelius Clarke and his wife Susan and daughter Mary. The Punjab carried 279 immigrants and there were 5 births during the trip. The surgeon, Henry Lannigan made a note that stated " While in the Tropics, measles prevailed," Cornelius had been a trumpeter with the 10th Royal Hussars and fought in the Battle of Waterloo as well as being a Captain's Steward on any sailing vessels. Arriving in the Antipodes after a sea voyage of nearly three months, they were anchored offshore where they could be still aboard for up to two weeks before being rowed ashore with their belongings to Port Adelaide. Those without accomodation could stay in a row cottages built by the government of the day, or make the eight mile trek to Adelaide. A few good years, in the midnorth, heralded the promise of good harvests and profitable farming but the Surveyor General persistently warned against farming beyond the Goyder's "Line of Rainfall". The low long term rainfall and recurrent droughts allowed only the growth of saltbush. Unfortunately he was correct and the poor returns saw many families driven from their farms because of adverse weather patterns.All of these families and their descendants tried to glean a living from the harsh landscape of the midnorth of South Australia, mainly the Peterborough, Jamestown, Yongala and Dawson areas. MARTIN CREST I would also like to thank the following for their invaluable help with my research: BRIAN STIGWOOD, DOREEN KENNEWELL, STANLEY THREADGOULD, MARY RIDLER, DETECTIVENET -GENEALOGY CONNECTION - Aust Electoral Rolls, DUYA , LYNNE MCINERNEY, GLENDA HUGHES, CHERYLE WIGHT, TERRY BARACLOUGH and the many indivduals who have helped in any way. Genealogy is my pastime - I shall not stray. It maketh me to lie down and examine half buried tombstones, It leadeth me into still courthouses, It restoreth my ancestral knowledge. It leadeth me into the paths of census records And ships passenger lists For my surnames sake. Yet though I wade through the shadows Of research libraries & microfilm readers, I shall fear no discouragement, For a strong urge is with me. The curiosity and motivation they comfort me. It demandeth preparation of storage space For the acquisition of countless documents. It anointeth my head with burning midnight oil. My family group sheets runneth over. Surely birth marriage & death dates Shall follow me all the days of my life Then I shall dwell in the house of the great seeker Forever and Forever Amen Author Unknown DEAR ANCESTOR (Dedicated to those who have gone before us) Your tombstone stands among the rest Neglected and alone The name and date are chiseled out On polished marble stone It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn You did not know that I exist You died and I was born Yet each of us are cells of you In flesh and blood and bone Our blood contracts and beats a pulse Entirely not our own Dear Ancestor...the place you filled One hundred years ago spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you so I wonder if you lived and loved I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot And come to visit you author unknown
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