My ancestors came from Somerset - 3 brothers, their sister and a cousin arrived in Australia in the 1850's. Family stories indicate that two of the brothers added an 'e' on the end of their name because when one of them married, his new wife thought that Old was not 'grand enough'. I think most Old's and Olde's are related.............. The family did originally settle in the Millthorpe area (between Orange & Blayney) and the sister settled in Collector (on the way to Canberra)
Dorothy in Sydney