Re: One more Whitford
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In reply to:
One more Whitford
11/27/01
It's a long shot, but have a look at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OZships/message/452http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OZships/message/452
It mentions a couple of Whitfords, one a George T Whitford from Chester (see excerpt below):
This article appeared in our Truro DAILY NEWS of Monday, Dec.27th,1915:-
63 YEARS AGO - Nova Scotians Who Went to Australia Gold Fields
A correspondent writing in the Halifax Recorder "gives the names of many Nova Scotians who, sixty-five years ago, left this province to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of Australia......
The brig Serbia left Halifax ten days after the Chebucto and included in the number were the following:- ......From Chester: George T. Whitford.......
(By the way I found this while looking for clues as to how my great great grandfather George Whitford came from Montreal, Canada to Australia - not sure if this is him)