Recent photo taken by Doug Wakeling of the Layburn commemorative tree planted at the Layburn reunion at Carcoar in 1987
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Layburn Family Tree
Recent photo taken by Doug Wakeling of the Layburn commemorative tree planted at the Layburn reunion at Carcoar in 1987
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Curse the Bells - Doug Wakeling's new book
Curse the Bells
This story chronicles the life of my, Great Grand father John Joseph Layburn from his humble beginnings in the village of Otley in Yorkshire. He was born in 1821and was apprenticed to the famous Chippendale furniture makers. He grew up in the tavern in the village called “The Fleece” owned by his parents. Tragedy caused John to flee his home in 1864 leaving his wife and family and set out on a journey that would take him around the world. Firstly he set out to visit the famous Niagara Falls in British North America, then to the historical Island in the South Atlantic, St. Helena, On his way to Australia he was shipwrecked on Flinders Island near Tasmania, travelling onto Melbourne, he finally settled in the town of Carcoar, west of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales,
It is a story of a man with a keen sense of adventure, not afraid to take risks; he lived life to the full and overcame adversity when tragedy struck. John was a philanderer he married three times, his second wife bigamously, finally he married my Great Grandmother Jane McKell. My Grandfather, another John Layburn, was the 13th child born to John Joseph Layburn. Jane McKell’s nephew Sir William Mc Kell became the Governor General of Australia.
My mother had moved from Dee Why in Sydney, to the sea side village of Nambucca Heads in 1986. She was rundown in the main street on the pedestrian crossing and went into a coma and died, but before she passed on, she told me of letters in her bottom draw revealing the truth about her two Grandfathers, John Joseph Layburn and James Fines who we now know was a convict and was transported in 1823 on the ship Medina.
The book moves on to the present to JJ Layburns GGGSon Christopher Wakeling. Through a stroke of luck, he was not on the Prawn Trawler
“The Lauren G” when it sank off the Queensland coast with the loss of their Skipper .Chris travelling in his ancestors, footsteps with a devil may care attitude to life, decided to travel out west and settle into a more relaxing life, away from the sea mustering sheep on a motor bike at Cunnamulla
This story chronicles the life of my, Great Grand father John Joseph Layburn from his humble beginnings in the village of Otley in Yorkshire. He was born in 1821and was apprenticed to the famous Chippendale furniture makers. He grew up in the tavern in the village called “The Fleece” owned by his parents. Tragedy caused John to flee his home in 1864 leaving his wife and family and set out on a journey that would take him around the world. Firstly he set out to visit the famous Niagara Falls in British North America, then to the historical Island in the South Atlantic, St. Helena, On his way to Australia he was shipwrecked on Flinders Island near Tasmania, travelling onto Melbourne, he finally settled in the town of Carcoar, west of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales,
It is a story of a man with a keen sense of adventure, not afraid to take risks; he lived life to the full and overcame adversity when tragedy struck. John was a philanderer he married three times, his second wife bigamously, finally he married my Great Grandmother Jane McKell. My Grandfather, another John Layburn, was the 13th child born to John Joseph Layburn. Jane McKell’s nephew Sir William Mc Kell became the Governor General of Australia.
My mother had moved from Dee Why in Sydney, to the sea side village of Nambucca Heads in 1986. She was rundown in the main street on the pedestrian crossing and went into a coma and died, but before she passed on, she told me of letters in her bottom draw revealing the truth about her two Grandfathers, John Joseph Layburn and James Fines who we now know was a convict and was transported in 1823 on the ship Medina.
The book moves on to the present to JJ Layburns GGGSon Christopher Wakeling. Through a stroke of luck, he was not on the Prawn Trawler
“The Lauren G” when it sank off the Queensland coast with the loss of their Skipper .Chris travelling in his ancestors, footsteps with a devil may care attitude to life, decided to travel out west and settle into a more relaxing life, away from the sea mustering sheep on a motor bike at Cunnamulla
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Dylan Wakeling (Melissa And Tim.)
Dylan's 50th aussie rules football game.
Plays for Berwick U13's (vic) Won team player of the year.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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