Text Box: Grandma! Where did I come from? © 1986 wheredidicomefrom.net.au Text Box: Last updated 9/12/2023 You may need to refresh pages. Text Box: Welcome to my website: Started in 1980. I am now happy to stay with this version after a lot of problems. Now have no need to invest in a new super dooper programme as I have fixed the website. I have published 5 books covering our major families and laterals. Another 4 books are companion books to my Family Histories. When it comes to all the new technology I am not a quick learner, but since starting our family history in the 1970’s on the computer I am now satisfied. I leave the rest to the next generation. Am also fast loosing my eyesight as I have Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy, (FCED) (pronounced fooks-DIS-trə-fe), my computer needs very large type and I sit on the TV like the grand-kids used to do. I also have Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) - PAGE 34 - double eye wammy. I now have my own domain website so if I drop off the perch it won’t drop off the internet with me. Growing old. Enjoying myself and cheers and thank you to everyone who has helped me over the years. Text Box: My published books - all fully indexed. Grandma! Where did I come from? Book 1 Price, de Guérin, Chesson, Slattery, Gilroy & Brown Families France in the 14th Century, Channel Islands in the 17th Century to Australia and on into the 21st Century ISBN 0 9578003 0 4 (Published April 2000 reprinted 2001) (3rd Edition with full Traveller Family updates printed May 2002) Grandma! Where did I come from? Book 2 Carden Family to Australia. Pioneers of Victoria. ISBN 0 9578003 1 2 (Published July 2000) Grandma! Where did I come from? Book 3 Cavanough, Livingstone & Dick Families from United Kingdom to Australia First Fleeters NSW and Pioneers of Victoria & NSW ISBN 0 9578003 2 0 (Published June 2000. Reprinted July 2005) Grandma! Where did I come from? Book 4 Dickins, Mullins & Lansley Families from United Kingdom to Australia - Pioneers of Victoria ISBN 0 9578003 3 9 (Published August 2000) Grandma! Where did I come from? Book 5 Fairweather, Dibble, Matthews, Bates Family UK to Australia ISBN 0 9578003 4 7 (Published November 2002) A Pictorial Family History Book 6 Snapshots through the Generations Nearly 1000 photos covering 12 generations ISBN 0 9578003 5 5 (Published March 2006) LETTERS of the 20th CENTURY Book 7 Family Letters “with love” from Gallipoli to Century’s end. ISBN 0 9578003 6 3 (Published November 2001) Adventurers, Pioneers, Clergy and the Military Book 8 History, Biographies and Stories The Genes and the Stories in our Family History ISBN 0 9578003 7 1 (Published August 2000) Lest we Forget” A ROLL CALL. Book 9 of the ANZAC, BRITISH, CANADIAN and SOUTH AFRICAN HEROES in our family history. War graves, history and photos. Over 200 heroes featured many with their photographs. ISBN 978-0-9578003-8-0 (Published 2013) Text Box: [Right] When we were very young: Veronica Maude DIBBLE just over 2 years old. Born with 2 club feet. (Foot/leg braces left off for this photo.) [Right above] Veronica about 7 years old and her brother Robert James Claremont DIBBLE [Bobby], At about 5 years of age, at the end of ww2. Text Box: The 8 Grand Children : Rebecca & Jessica BATES Joshua & Amy BAUER Jane bd 1984, Scott, Matthew & Amber PRICE 8 Great-Grand Children: Digby John PRICE & Orla Brianne PRICE Book 1, 5. Layla Grace PRICE Book 1, 5. Zoe BAUER/KRIWOPISCHIN Book 5, Olivia Jade SOLOMON Book 5, Christian John BAUER Book 5 Isabella June McALARY Book 5 Paige MacKenzie PRICE Book 1, 5

Home Page  page  1   Roll Call—Index Page 2      One of the Letters  & Aust. Ice Skating 2013 page 3

How it all Began  page 4    Bauer,Family page 5    Carden Family page 6   

Photos of ww1 & ww2 soldiers KIA page 7  Weddings in our Family 8  

Some of the Ancestors page 9   More Photos page 10  Photo Album  page 11  

Owen Cavanough page 12   Margaret Darnell    page 13   Matthew Price  page 14 

 John Dickins  page 15   The Names in our Family Tree 16    War Service  page 17  They remain forever young  page 18     

Service to Country & visiting CWG’s o/seas.  19     Price Family  in the Channel Islands    page 20   

Price family continued page 21  de Guerin Family page 22  de Guerin family continued  page 23  

A Pictorial Family History page 24 

Adventurers, Pioneers, Clergy & the Military page 25    Honouring our Australian War Dead page 26    

Wedding Bells for Grand-children page 27    My favourite photos of our Family page 28     Digby John PRICE Page 29

Orla Brianne PRICE  Page 30  Zoe KRIWOPISCHIN/BAUER Page 31     Olivia Jade SOLOMON  32

Christian John BAUER  33 Layla Grace PRICE Page 34   Isabella June McALARA  35   Club Feet, CSNB, Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy 36     
Text Box: In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family stories. Researching genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts. Instead, it is breathing life into all who have gone before us. We are the storytellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us. ‘Tell our story!’ So, we do. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who I am and why I do the things I do. It goes to a deep pride that our fathers brothers and sisters fought and some died for the Allied countries. It goes to a deep and immense understanding they were doing it for us. It is of equal pride and love that our mothers struggled to give us birth. Without them we could not exist and so we love each one, as far back as we can reach. That we were born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring we are scribing each fact of their existence, because we are they and they are the sum of who we are. So, as a scribe called, I tell the stories of our families. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take my place in the long line of family storytellers. That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those, young and old to step up and restore the memory to greet those whom we have never known before. We also need to find a way to keep the records safe. To make sure they can be found in hundreds of years into the future. We know from history that there are natural disasters that destroy building and the records therein. We know there are wars that also destroy buildings and records stored there in. Is there a truly “safe” place. In my research I have found amazing documents, records and photographs in major libraries around the world. This point alone has influenced my decision to publish my books. Acquire an ISBN number and place copies in the National Library of Australia and other State Libraries, before it is too late. There are also copies of my books in the homes of family members and there are indexes available on-line. Not everyone has an interest in genealogy so don’t expect that family/people will always cherish the work you have done. Others will throw out old letters, photographs, documents simply because they have no interest and then the next generation are upset by this action, so we need to find an alternative and I believe that self publishing and placing copies in National and State Libraries is the way to go. I will be watching, hopefully “looking down” to see if in 200 years someone will find what I have done. You never know. But good luck with your research and don’t leave it too long before you find your safe place to leave your years of research. Enjoy. Cheers, Veronica Bates. Text Box: Veronica Maude Bates Web Page: www.wheredidicomefrom.net.au Email: veronica@wheredidicomefrom.net.au Text Box: No leg braces - just for the photo in 1939 during ww2. 2 years old. Dad is shipping out to Egypt. Text Box: ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLIFTON HILL VICTORIA - SCHOOL PHOTO - PAGE 11- c1948/9. Text Box: 60th Wedding Anniversary 11 May 2017 John Malcolm BATES & his bride Veronica Maude DIBBLE. Lower: Bride: Veronica Maude BATES nee DIBBLE and Bridesmaids Left: Catherine HARPER, Veronica’s best friend and right Amanda Kay BARRY cousin of the groom and Flower girl Suzanne Leigh DIBBLE 1944-1995 cousin of the bride. The bride’s gown was of white velvet made on princess lines and she carried a prayer book with a white floral trailer. A white velvet flat pillbox hat held her finger-tip tulle veil. The bridesmaids wore red velvet ballerina frocks cut on princess lines with white guipure pillbox hats and carried bouquets of white nerines and gardenias. The flower girl was in white flocked nylon organdie with a red velvet bolero and matching hat and she carried a posy of red and white flowers. The wedding took place on May 11, 1957 at St Frances Xavier Catholic Church Frankston Victoria. Text Box: 60th ANNIVERSARY With 60 years of marriage behind us, there is very little that we have not seen. This is a great time to sit back and reflect on the times we have spent together, the accomplishments we have achieved and the happiness we have shared with each other. 60 years of Marriage 11th May 1957 - 11th May 2017 To the only man who has ever brought thunder and lightening and rainbows into my life. It happens once, and when it does, it is forever. To my one and only love, with all my heart, beloved John I love you. Veronica 11th May 2017 We received a very special gift of a “PAPAL BLESSING” From Pope FRANCIS. On a beautifully coloured keep-sake parchment. Text Box: [Left] When we were very young: From left, Malcolm, Vicki, Veronica and Catherine Bates. [Below from left] Cathie BAUER nee BATES John BATES Malcolm BATES Veronica BATES nee DIBBLE and Vicki PRICE nee BATES Celebrating: 60TH Wedding Anniversary 11 May 2017. Text Box: Perth families all joined at ‘Rambla on Swan’ for a lovely 80th birthday dinner for yours truly. 4 generations: Present were: John and Veronica Bates [ nee Dibble] Vicki [Bates] and Peter Price Cathie [Bates] and Derek Bauer Scott, Amy [Cullen] and Digby Price Matthew and Talia [Cassidy] Price Amber Price Amy [Bauer], Daniel and Zoe Kriwopischin. Text Box: Amber Grace PRICE, Veronica Maude BATES [nee Dibble] & Catherine Veronica BAUER [nee Bates] July 2018 3 GENERATIONS at Sarah BAUER [nee Harris] baby shower. Text Box: SISTERS: Right Rebecca SOLOMON nee BATES and Jessica BATES 2019 Brisbane Family.