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Gorton/Knapp families research

This Listing is made up of of two items. Firstly the correspondence in the form of letters dated 1976, from Joyce Clarke in Australia to Mr Roberts who probably lived in Shrivenham, concerning the families of Gorton and Knapp. There are many poages of notes. To read the whole correspondence in a PDF file, please go HERE.

Also the story of the Gorton family in Australia, known as 'Pioneer Cattlemen,' plus a little history of the family in Shrivenham, and the Beckett estate in the 18/19th century.

  • Year:
    1767-1976
  • Place:
    Shrivenham
  • Ref:
    C1.2.4.0 & Shelf S2E
  • Item Ref:
    N1163
  • Find it:
    C1 SHR.2.4.0 & Shelf S2E

 

 

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