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The Gaston Family – from Marjorie Burton nee York.

22/10/2022 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

I was recently sent some interesting information and photographs on the Gaston family from Marjorie Burton nee York. Her Gt Grandfather was George Gaston. The Gastons originally came from South Australia and before that from Sussex, England. They were Charles Gaston and his wife Rebecca nee Burfield. Their son George Gaston and his wife Ann […]

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The Gaston Family from Marjory Burton

30/06/2022 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

I was recently sent some interesting information and photographs on the Gaston family from Marjory Burton. Her Gt Grandfather was George Gaston. The Gastons originally came from South Australia and before that from Sussex, England. They were Charles Gaston and his wife Rebecca nee Burfield. Their son George Gaston and his wife Ann Cicely nee […]

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Burtville Cemetery:

30/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

BURTVILLE CEMETERY 14 Named Burials: (thought to be over 30 graves) The first thing I noticed about the Burtville cemetery was the cause of deaths for the 14 named burials. There were no deaths of women amongst them, but there were two infants. Of the 14, if you include the two infants, only 3 were […]

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Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Burtville, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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