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| 1 |  | 01 - "Renshaw - What's in a Name? #1" - William Renshaw and Maria, nee Treadwell - the first generation, 1987 It is a big document and will take a few minutes to load - but worth the wait. In 1987, Mavis Mitchell (nee Renshaw) compiled this family history of her great grand-parents, grandparents, parents, siblings and various uncles, aunties and cousins. We have copied all this - biographical notes, photos and documents - into the profiles of the various individuals. | |
| 2 | | 02 - "Thorne - What's in a name? #2" - George Thorne and Alice, nee Irwin, their children and grandchildren. In 1990, Mavis Mitchell (nee Renshaw) compiled this family history of her great grand-parents, grandparents, parents, siblings and various uncles, aunties and cousins. We have copied all this - biographical notes, photos and documents - into the profiles of the various individuals. | |
| 3 | | 03 - Bill Mitchell - 'This Is Your Life' - part 1 - The story of his life This was compiled for Bill's 70th birthday. It includes notes by Sir Charles Court. | |
| 4 | | 03 - Bill Mitchell - 'This Is Your Life' - part 2 - family contributions, genealogy, education & letters * Contributions: Bill's wife, children & grandchildren acknowledge Bill with drawings, stories and poems. This is well worth looking at. * Genealogy: * Education: * Letters: There are 6 letters to newspapers here, and there are many more of Bill's letters in 'Dear Sir'. | |
| 5 | | 03 - Bill Mitchell - 'This Is Your Life' - part 3 - awards, military, references, cars, houses & cuttings * Awards: * Military: * References: * Cars & houses: * Cuttings: | |
| 6 | | 03 - Bill Mitchell - 'This Is Your Life' - part 4 - poetry, interesting occasions & family photos * Poetry: There are 9 poems here, and many more in 'My Family & My Country' * Events: * Family photos: | |
| 7 | | 04 - 'My Family & My Country' - Poetry of Bill Mitchell Compiled by Mavis Mitchell after Bill's death in 1996. | |
| 8 | | 05 - 'Dear Sir' A compilation of letters to the newspaper written by Bill Mitchell. This was produced in a bound copy by Mavis Mitchell in 1998 - a few years after his death. | |
| 9 | | 06 - 'His Spirit Lives On' A selection of memories and anecdotes by family members and others in memory of Bill Mitchell after his death in 1996 | |
| 10 | | 07 - 'We Shook The Family Tree Again' (Living Histories) by Mavis Mitchell in 2006 A second generation history of the descendants of William and Maria Renshaw, nee Treadwell. It is 153 pages of wonderful family history - so it will take a minute to download - please be patient. Updated by Mavis Mitchell in February 2007. | |
| 11 |  | A scandal that never was In 1943 a women tried to make contact with Albert, thinking that he was her long estranged husband. | |
| 12 | | A shocking leap down the backyard !! Bill's car crashed through the fence and down the garden terraces. This prompted a humorous poem. | |
| 13 |  | Albert Renshaw Autobiography | |
| 14 |  | Another William Renshaw? In his autobiography, Henry Gibbs, a son of a cotton miller in Kearsley, described his friendship with a William Renshaw, whose father had six cotton mills. But this was probably different from 'our' William whose father had a corn mill in Mayfield. | |
| 15 | | Archie Renshaw - Rotary award in 1987 Biography when receiving a Rotary award. | |
| 16 | | Audrey volunteering at the Rotary Op Shop in Cowes From 'We Shook The Family Tree Again', page 62 | |
| 17 | | Audrey's story | |
| 18 | | Autobiography of a Manchester Cotton Manufacturer - by Henry S Gibbs, 1887 This 227 page book describes the life of Henry whose family operated a cotton mill in Kearsley, just north of Manchester. He mentions his friendship with a young man named William Renshaw whose family operated many cotton mills in the mid 1800s. It seems that this was a different William who is featured in this Mitchell website - for the reasons in 'Another William?' in William's profile (above). | |
| 19 |  | Blackstone Community, 1998 to 2001 Don & Helen Gordon (nee Mitchell) were in the Blackstone Community near the borders of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Helen helped develop arts and crafts - including dot painting, sewing, jigsaws and spinifex paper. | |
| 20 | | Dorothy Renshaw - experiences at work Or is this Shirley - not Dorothy? | |
| 21 | | Dorothy Renshaw - her story | |
| 22 | | Enid Cummins, nee Renshaw - her story | |
| 23 | | Linda Renshaw - Her Story | |
| 24 | | Marie Hanrahan, nee Warne - her story | |
| 25 | | Mavis's story Autobiography by Mavis Mitchell, nee Renshaw From 'We Shook The Family Tree Again', page 45 to 56 | |
| 26 | | Memories about Marjorie Nelson Winston, nee Renshaw Eulogy by Suzanne Fairbairn, nee Winston | |
| 27 | | My story - Thelma Yeomans (nee Renshaw) | |
| 28 | | Opening of Archie Renshaw's new engineering works in 1954 | |
| 29 | | Renshaw reunion - Fitzroy Gardens in December 1985 Attendees: Lila Renshaw (Collins), Lindsay Renshaw, Sandra Renshaw (Hartinge & Gruar), Douglas Renshaw, Linda Renshaw, Shirley Renshaw, Dorothy Renshaw (Deason), Noel Renshaw, Dawn Silby (Renshaw), Melva Renshaw, Sally Renshaw (Saunder), Enid Renshaw (Cummins), Harry Cummins, Audrey Renshaw (McFee), Albert Renshaw & Mavis Renshaw (Mitchell). Source: pages 7 & 8 in '01 - What's in a Name #1 - Renshaw' | |
| 30 | | Shirley Renshaw - My Story | |
| 31 | | Stan McFee - died 1981 - obituary | |
| 32 | | The Routeburn Track Helen Gordon (nee Mitchell) went on the Routeburn Track while in New Zealand on a working holiday in 1973. | |
| 33 | | ww - George Thorne & Alice (nee Irwin) - their story | |
| 34 | | ww - Mavis Mitchell (nee Renshaw) - her story |