Mary Brettell - Family History Pages
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I have three main passions in life - Family, Friends and my Music and, Digital Art, including Digital Drawing and Photo Restoration. Please visit my Graphic Design Site.

Family includes my 21 year old son, Gwyn, younger sister Cathy and my Dad, Ray.

Mary and Derrick
Mary B and partner - Derrick Chetwyn

I worked for several years in the entertainment industry.
My musical pursuits lie mainly in Folk Music but I am also into Bluegrass and Trad. Jazz.

 

FAMILY...

The BRETTELLs

In 1998, a letter from a second cousin who I had never met, living in Spain, prompted my to start researching my Family History. From this passion has grown this obsession with, not only the origins of my family, but the origins of my surname.

Tracing my line backwards, my Grandparents arrived in Australia in 1921 on board the THEMISTOCLES from London.

Brettells on Thermistocles
The BRETTELL Clan, and friends on Board 'Themistocles' on way to Australia in 1921

The CUTTLERs

On My Mum's side are the CUTTLERs.  My CUTTLER line comes from around manchester, Lancs, England and can be traced back to the birth of James CUTLER at Goosnargh, Lancs in about 1734. My particular line seems to come from alternating generations of James' and Georges down to my grandfather, Jim, who had two daughters, Margaret Mary (Rita) and Josephone Ottilie (Dot).

This family of CUTTLERs, specifically George and Sarah Ann and family, migrated to Hervey Bay (Maryborough), Queensland, Australia on the DAVID McIVOR in 1864

 

George Cuttler
George CUTTLER who migrated from Manchester, England to Maryborough, Qld in 1864

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Top Family History sites


World-Wide:

RootsWeb
Cyndi's List of Genealoy Sites on the Internet
Family Search (LDS)
UK:
GENUKI (UK Genealogy)
The Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
The Ancient Manor of Sedgley (Black Country)
BT On-Line Phone directory
UK Street Map
AUSTRALIA:
National Archives (Aust)
Queensland State Archives
Genealogical Society of Queensland
Queensland Family History Society
White Pages On-Line Phone Directory



 
 
Family Names I am researching:
BRETTELL
A One-Name Study
DYER
CUTTLER
ENDERS & JAHL
 E-MAIL Me 
 
 
Links to Song Words & Music Sites:
The FolkRag
Woodford Folk Festival
MUDCAT Cafe DigiTrad Lyrics Search
Anderer Länder - Folksongs of various Countries 
 
 
Links to other sites by MaryB
MaryB Graphic Design and Web site Design
Visit the Brisbane Folk History Project
Deke's Vintage Banjos
Dames and Dare-devils for Democracy