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Contacting Plucknett researchers

Posted: 11 Oct 2000 6:33AM GMT
Edited: 26 Jun 2001 5:27PM GMT
I am a the great grandson of James Plucknett, who migrated to the US in 1856, living first in Ohio, then Illinois, then Iowa and finally squatting on a piece of land in southeast Nebraska near what is today DeWitt, NE. I have been researching the family for more than 30 years and have information relating to the earliest history of the family, dating back to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. I would like to correspond with other Plucknett descendants to ensure that the rich history of the family can be completed. My e-mail address is donpluckn@aol.com. I will be happy to share my research results with others. Sincerely, Don Plucknett

THE PLUCKNETT HISTORY

Posted: 23 Nov 2000 5:39AM GMT
Edited: 15 Dec 2002 7:49AM GMT
HI DONALD. JUST A QUICK G'DAY FROM DOWN-UNDER. ONE OF MY ANCESTORS IS ELIJAH PLUCKNETT WHO CAME TO AUSTRALIA IN THE LATER PART OF THE 18OOs. I SPOKE WITH MY MOTHER, JUDITH WOOD, JUST THE OTHER DAY AND SHE EXPLAINED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PLUCKNETT HISTORY FOR SOME TIME. MOM READ SOME CORRESPONDANCE OVER THE PHONE TO ME THAT YOU HAD SENT HER. VERY EXCITING TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO CORRESPOND. MUST MAKE THIS SHORT FOR NOW AS I NEED TO REPLY TO A NOELENE STILLS IN NSW. I HAVE RECEIVED SOME FANTASTIC INFORMATION ON THE JOLLIFFE FAMILY (SUSAN JOLLIFFE MARRIED ELIJAH). MY MOTHER TELLS ME YOU KNOW NOELENE. KEEN TO HEAR FROM YOU

Elijah Plucknett, Australia

Posted: 24 Nov 2000 5:29AM GMT
Edited: 26 Jun 2001 5:27PM GMT
Dear David,
I remember very well corresponding with your mother, who sent me information on Elijah and his wife, Susa Jollife, who married in Wollongon, NSW. I have been researching the Plucknett (dePlugenet, de Plukenet, Plukenet,etc.) for more than 30 years. There are a number of Plucknetts in Australia. Noeleen Stills is one. Another is Rod Plucknett, who lives at Gympie, Qd. His sister, Phyllis (Mrs Cyril Waters) lives (or lived) at Maleny, Qd. Another person with whom I have corresponded is Mrs. Margaret Molloy, of Concord West, NSW.
The Plucknett family is ancient, dating back to, or just following, the Norman Conquest in 1066. The first person I have found in the records to carry the name de Plugenet is Hugh de Plugenet (of Pleugeuneuc, Brittany), who in 1142 was given the royal manor of Headington, Oxford, by the Empress Maud during her contentions with King Stephen, her nephew, over the crown following the death of King Henry I. I have studied a great deal of the history of the family in England and elsewhere up to the present.
My own family came to this country in 1856, from a little village in Somerset,called East Pennard. My great grandfather James Plucknett and his older sister, Mary Ann, traveled to the US with a group of some 50 immigrants led by their older brother,
William Plucknett. Most of these folks settled in southeastern Nebraska near present-day DeWitt, Nebraska.
I would be delighted to correspond more with you and to share with you some of my research results and to learn as much as possible about the Plucknetts in Australia.
In 1992 and again in 1997 my wife and I led Plucknett Family Heritage tours to England to visit sites important in the family history.
I am a retired university professor and agricultural researcher. I taught for a year at the University of Queensland in the Agriculture Department. Our family has many fond memories of Australia.
Please send me your e-mail address and I will send you more information.
All the best
Don Plucknett

THE PLUCKNETT HISTORY

Posted: 24 Nov 2000 1:10PM GMT
Edited: 15 Dec 2002 7:49AM GMT
Hi Don,
So very pleased to here from you. I first came upon Elijahs Family whilst working with mom on my maternal Family History. Since, my mother and I have gathered varying pieces of information though at this stage it is all relatively sketchy.

Here goes:

JAMES BOWRA
JANE ( WOODS ) BOWRA - JAMES T BOWRA MARRIED CHRISTINA PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1872
LOC: SYD
No: 1467

- CHARLES ARTHER BOWRA
DOB: 1878
LOC: SYD
No: 2880

- CHARLOTTE B BOWRA
DOB: 1880
LOC: SYD
No: 1487

- EMMA BOWRA
DOB: 1876
LOC: SYD
No: 2078


ELIJAH PLUCKNETT
SUSAN PLUCKNETT - CHRISTINA PLUCKNETT MARRIED JAMES T BOWRA
DOB: 1876
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 22567

- ELLEN E PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1869
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 19774

- LILLIE PLUCKNETT (FATHER UNKNOWN - MOTHER SUSANNA )
DOB: 1881
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 18866

- MARY ANNE PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1871
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 19659

- SOFINA PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1874
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 21401

- SUSANA PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1864
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 16412

- SARAH PLUCKNETT
DOB: 1866
LOC: WOOLONGONG
No: 16483


JAMES T BOWRA
CHRISTINA ( PLUCKNETT ) BOWRA - CHISTINA BOWRA MARRIED REGINALD JOHN NICHOLLS
DOB: 1905
LOC: WOONONA ( NEAR BULLI )
No: 39518

- CHARLES BOWRA
DOB:1903
LOC: WOONONA
No: 26848

- EMMA J BOWRA
DOB: 1899
LOC: WOONONA
No: 17403

- HELEN IVY MAY
DOB: 1908
LOC: WOONONA
No: 20649

- DONALD A BOWRA
DOB: 1911
LOC: WOONONA
No: 35883


REGINALD WILLIAM NICHOLLS
ENID CATHERINE NICHOLLS - REGINALD JOHN NICHOLLS MARRIED CHRISTINA BOWRA
DOB:1905
LOC: WALSELLWOOD GREAT BRITAIN
No:
REGINALD WAS A WARRENT OFFICER IN THE BRITISH ARMY.


REGINALD JOHN NICHOLLS
CHRISTINA ( BOWRA ) NICHOLLS - JUDITH DEANNE NICHOLLS ( MUM ) MUM MARRIED JOHN WOOD
DOB: 5 JUNE 1941
LOC: BURWOOD SYD
No: 969


MARRIAGES

REGINALD JOHN NICHOLLS
CHRISTINA BOWRA 1927 SYD
No: 5391

JAMES T BOWRA
CHRISTINA PLUCKNETT 1897 WOONONA
No: 8771



I am greatful that we are having a chance to correspond and share our experiences. Inevitably I plan to build a word picture of our ancestral heritage for future generations.
My wife and I live in Townsville Queensland. We have two young daughters. Recently I retired from the Defence Force as Sergeant on a medical discharge with a crook back. Last Christmas we moved into our new home on our 16 acre property. At the moment it is 0605 am and I am looking out on the house yard. There are chooks, ducks, geese, kangaroos, and kookaburras, all enjoying the start of the wet season. Last night we received two inches of rain. Our fruit and nut trees along with our Timber trees are flourishing after a reasonably short dry period. This is a lifelong dream come true for my wife and I and hope to bring our children up in a sound environment. My Father ( A Structural Engineer by trade. Retired. Though picking up consulting jobs) has moved to Townsville and lives a short distance away, a coowee!, if you like. This is great as we now have time to do some catching up over couple of cold refreshments and fishing rods. Mom is fine. Her work will be taking her to Thursday Island shortly. This may be for a period of 12 months. Thursday Island is off the north-eastern tip of Australia and is essentially an Aboriginal Islander establishment.
Mom has been nursing for as long as I have been around and then some. It is her life. She is a terrific lady who has had her more than fair share of hard knocks but ploughs on. The plans are in the air for mom to move to Townsville in the next year; there-fore, the ground work is being put into place. To say I love her wouldn' be enough. We are hoping to see Mom before before she goes.
Again, I am pleased to hear from you and certainly will be looking forward to the future. Our email is dknome@optusnet.com.au

Elijah Plucknett

Posted: 26 Nov 2000 5:07AM GMT
Edited: 26 Jun 2001 5:27PM GMT
David, so good to receive your good message and the information on your family. Your place at Townsville sounds great. Hope your back is doing, or will soon be, better.
I am about to head off for church and then to a football (American professional football) game nearby in Maryland. It is raining and my 13-year -old granddaughter and I may get good and wet, but so be it. Will be in contact soon.
Don Plucknett

THE PLUCKNETT FAMILY IN NSW

Posted: 26 Nov 2000 1:34PM GMT
Edited: 15 Dec 2002 7:49AM GMT
HI DON,
HOW WAS THE FOOTBALL. I HOPE THE BOTH OF YOU WERE ABLE TO ENJOY IT CONSIDERING THE GAME. YOU MUST TELL ME THE TEAM YOU ARE BARRACKING FOR.AT THE MOMENT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE FAMILY READY FOR SCHOOL. I WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS A SHORT G'DAY AND CHIP IN. I WAS LOOKING AT THE NSW BDM INDEX AND GATHERED INFO FROM 1788-1945 IT IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE BUT I HOPE THAT IT WILL HELP. JUST BRIEFLY ON ELIJAH. I AM CERTAIN THAT FREDERICK AND SARAH ARE ELIJAHS PARENTS AND THAT HE WAS BORN AT SPARKFORD SOMERSET. FREDERICK TO MY KNOWLEDGE WAS BORN IN CAMEL QUEEN. FREDERICK CAME TO AUSTRALIA SHORTLY AFTER. AS FOR SARAH I HAVE STILL YET TO COMFIRM REFERENCES.
WELL THE RAIN HERE HAS STOPPED FOR THE DAY AND THINGS MAY BECOME A LITTLE TROPICAL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT THE NEW BORN DUCKLINGS UNDER SHELTER AS WE LOST ONE TO A WHISTLING KITE YESTERDAY. WE KNOW THERE IS A NEST AROUND SOMEWHERE. I GUESS WE WILL COMPROMISE BY PUTTING SOME MEAT OUT FOR THEM. STRANGELY THE KOOKABURRAS ARE'NT A CONCERN FOR HATCHLINGS AND THE CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPED A FRIENDLY HAND FEEDING UNDERSTANDING. WELL, BETTER GO AND HERE IS THE BDM:

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BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

Type - BIRTHS

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Registration No. Lastname Child's Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
16412/1864 PLUCKNETT SUSANNAH ELISHA SUSAN
16483/1866 PLUCKNETT SARAH ELIJAH SUANNAH
19774/1869 PLUCKNETT ELLEN E ELIJAH SUSAN
Type - BIRTHS

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Registration No. Lastname Child's Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
19659/1871 PLUCKNETT MARY JANE ELIJAH SUSAN
21401/1874 PLUCKNETT SOFINA ELIJAH SUSAN
22567/1876 PLUCKNETT CHRISTIANA ELIJAH SUSAN
Type - BIRTHS

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Registration No. Lastname Child's Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
18866/1881 PLUCKNETT LILLIE SUSANNA
22861/1884 PLUCKNETT JAMES JAMES V CHARLOTTE
24329/1886 PLUCKNETT LOTTIE E JAMES V CHARLOTTE A
25006/1890 PLUCKNETT SYDNEY C A SAMUEL JANE
Type - MARRIAGES

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Index Groom's Surname Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Surname(s) Bride's Given Name(s)
5529/1888 ELSON PERCY PLUCKNETT ELIZTH E
4438/1881 SMITH EDGAR CHESTER PLUCKNETT SUSANNA
5647/1886 STONE JOHN D PLUCKNETT SARAH J
Type - BIRTHS

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Registration No. Lastname Child's Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
25006/1890 PLUCKNETT SYDNEY C A SAMUEL JANE
Type - MARRIAGES

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Index Groom's Surname Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Surname(s) Bride's Given Name(s)
7110/1900 BEATTY JAMES P PLUCKNETT FLORENCE L
8771/1897 BOWRA JAMES PLUCKNETT CHRISTINA
4690/1899 MILLER JOHN A PLUCKNETT MARY J
1544/1894 WILSON WILLIAM PLUCKNETT SOFINA
1544/1894 WILSON WILLIAM PLUCKNETT SOPHIA
Type - BIRTHS

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Registration No. Lastname Child's Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
19650/1904 PLUCKNETT HAROLD S EDGAR E ETHEL M
Type - DEATHS

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Index Lastname Given name(s) Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s)
16348/1907 PLUCKNETT ELIJAH FREDERICK SARAH
Type - MARRIAGES

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Index Groom's Surname Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Surname(s) Bride's Given Name(s)
7110/1900 BEATTY JAMES P PLUCKNETT FLORENCE L
4903/1901 DONALDSON JOHN E PLUCKNETT BEATRICE A M
6047/1902 PLUCKNETT EDGAR N BURNE ETHEL M
Type - DEATHS

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4071/1912 PLUCKNETT SUSAN THOMAS ELIZABETH
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Index Groom's Surname Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Surname(s) Bride's Given Name(s)
13734/1913 PLUCKNETT EDGAR E POTTS ANNIE M
Type - DEATHS

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19741/1927 PLUCKNETT SAMUEL FREDERICK SARAH
5921/1928 PLUCKNETT JANE FREDERICK 74 YRS CANTERBURY
Type - DEATHS

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4791/1937 PLUCKNETT DOROTHY JOAN EDGAR EWART ANNIE MIRION
26207/1938 PLUCKNETT EDGAR GEORGE SAMUEL JANE
Type - MARRIAGES

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Index Groom's Surname Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Surname(s) Bride's Given Name(s)
19318/1934 HAY WILLIAM PLUCKNETT MONA
13106/1934 NEVILLE WILLIAM E PLUCKNETT BEATRICE J
3346/1935 PLUCKNETT HAROLD S PIPER EDNA M

SEE YOU

Elijah Plucknett, etc.

Posted: 27 Nov 2000 5:04AM GMT
Edited: 26 Jun 2001 5:27PM GMT
Dear David,
Thanks for the good information from NSW. I am very grateful for such detailed material. I am in a hurry today to get to our lake house in southern Virginia to get it ready for winter, but will reply soon with what I have in my files on Frederick, etc. Yes, he came from Queen Camel, and as I remember it I believe I have the information on his children and when they migrated to Australia, etc. More later. P. S. My football team, Washington Redskins, lost a close one to the division-leading Philadelphia Eagles. My granddaughter and I had a wonderful time together yesterday.
Don

Re: THE PLUCKNETT FAMILY IN NSW

Posted: 13 Dec 2001 7:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
David;
This is a long shot but my GGgrandfather's name was David P.? Wood which I beleive came to the U.S. through Australia. He was born 7/dec/23 or 6/11/23, married one Elizabet Warner 9/5/1850 or 5/9/1850. Their children were,Mary E. Wood, John H. Wood, George E.Wood, Ella Wood, David Wood Jr., Sarah A (Anne ?) Wood, and William Wood died 10/28/1863 less then one year old; 9 months 20 days. If you could you might send me an e mail giving me where I could send for records. E mail address bronc@lani.net.
Thank you for any help you can give if possible
R.T.Wood

Re: Contacting Plucknett researchers

Lorraine McMillan (View posts)
Posted: 28 Oct 2002 8:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Plucknett, Dyer
Hi Don,
I am not a Plucknett descendant but have an Elizabeth Alice Plucknett b. abt. 1879, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, UK on my Dyer family tree from the Isle of Wight.
Lorraine

Re: Contacting Plucknett researchers

Posted: 30 Oct 2002 7:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 9 Feb 2006 8:41PM GMT
Hi Lorraine,
Thank you for the information on Elizabeth Alice Plucknett of the Isle of Wight. I should say there are a number of Plucknetts on the Isle of Wight. All such information helps.
Don
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