Albert (Jim) Beckett - c.1956

Elsie May Unstead c.1956

Stephanie & Neal Taylor 
Ross Hayward Oct.2002 Justine & Elliot Dube with Issie Elijah 27/10/2002 Christopher Hayward 1996

Before coming to Australia as a small child with my family I was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England into a long line of Becketts. 

I am currently working on a family history and most of my research has involved researching sources from the counties of Norfolk, Wiltshire and Greater London.  The following are links to some excellent research material related to these particular counties, or to family history research in general. 
 

Norfolk Genuki - Norfolk Welcome Page
Norfolk Genealogy Family History Society
Paddy's Norfolk Page
Norfolk Transcription Archives
Wiltshire Genuki - Wiltshire
Wiltshire Family History Society
Wiltshire Surnames Interest List
The Wiltshire Nimrod Index
Greater London Abney Park Cemetery
Australasia First Families
Australasia BDM Exchange
Olive Tree Genealogy
General IGI - Custom Search
Free BDM
Gen Fair (the Genealogy Superstore)
GENUKI (All UK Genealogy)
Roots Web
Surname Lists - All UK Counties
1901 Census Public Records Office (UK)

This family history study has lead me to research the following surnames, among others:

 

BECKETT Norfolk East Dereham, Sporle, All Norfolk 1800s
BOYLES Oxon, Northants Brackley, Banbury, Deddington 1800s
BURCHELL Wiltshire Lyneham, Cricklade 1800s
CASSIDY Norfolk, London,
then New Zealand
Great Yarmouth, London, 
Christchurch NZ
1800s
MOSS London/Middlesex Shoreditch mid 1800s
NEWMAN Wiltshire Potterne 1700s-1800s
NICHOLAS / NICHOLLS Wiltshire Devizes, Bishops Cannings, Coate 1650s-present
PEARCE Norfolk Hingham mid 1800s
THURSTON Norfolk
then NSW Australia
Hingham/Wymondham
Sydney
1500s=1800s
UNSTEAD London/Middlesex Cripplegate, Shoreditch later Edmonton 1800s
UNDERWOOD Wiltshire Potterne, Devizes 1700-1800s
WALKER Norfolk Sporle early 1800s
WILD Wiltshire Bishops Cannings 1800s

Email me if you can help with these surnames!  

To view my family tree, click below

 

Dynamic Family Tree

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