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Two new members with unusual DNA

2 May 2022

Welcome to all new members of course, but we’re excited to have two new members that help with our research – one that provides Y-DNA […]

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Father’s Day Specials

1 May 2022

FamilyTreeDNA currently has specials on the pricing of their Y-DNA tests and upgrades. These tests are good for researching your roots over the centuries and

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When does a secret stop being a secret?

30 April 2022

Over the last twelve months, our cousin and HAFS member Philippa Shelley-Jones [E.2.3a.6b.5c.2d.1e] has been writing about secrets which emerged about her great-great-grandfather Garland. She

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Some Hungerford Skeletons in the Australian Closet

29 April 2022

This article was written by our founder Ron Prentice more than 20 years ago, (HAFS Journal Vol 5 No 3 – May 2000) but it

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For the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1, The Hungerford & Associated Families Society commemorated the service and lives given by soldiers and nurses during what is commonly referred to as “The Great War”.

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HAFS: The First Three Decades

25 March 2022

It is 30 years since our first Committee Meeting and we continue to build on those early foundations laid by the original Committee Members.

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Our Founder: Ronald Herbert Prentice – 1920 – 2015

25 March 2022

Much has been written both about and by Ron Prentice. He led an extraordinary life and had a passion for all things “Hungerford”, leading to the founding of The Hungerford & Associated Families Society.

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Truxton Cooper Remembered

23 March 2022

Truxton Leslie Cooper [E.6.13a.2b.1c] and his wife Judith were fanatical golfers and were there right at the start when the Warringah Golf Club was first mooted.

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Hungerfords and the Wars of the Roses: 1455 – 1471, 1483 – 1487

23 March 2022

The Wars of the Roses covers a period of 30 years of sporadic fighting between rival kings, barons, and landholders, striving to maintain royal favours and the use of land for their own prosperity.

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The War Memorial Gates at Pokolbin

22 March 2022

Local communities recognise their servicemen and women in many ways. Here in Pokolbin, we have our War Memorial Gates, built in 1948, which have been restored recently.

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Joan Tyrrell Graeme [E.2.3a.5b.1c.1d] – A Sister Remembers

21 March 2022

Joan Catherine Tyrrell Graeme [E.2.3a.5b.1c.1d] was born in Sydney on 21st February 1929 and was, until this year, the oldest living descendant, in the E.2.3a line.

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A Demographic View of the Hungerford Family – Part 1

19 March 2022

HAFS has, over the past three decades, accumulated a massive amount of information, providing a comprehensive family history and an extensive Hungerford family tree. It is timely, to therefore look at some demographic data pertaining to our Hungerford family.

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HAFS Journal Vol 16 No 2 – Nov 2021 – Three decades of HAFS – plus!

2 March 2022

HAFS: The first 3 decades;
A demographic view of the Hungerfords, Pt 1; Joan Tyrrell Graeme;
War Memorial Gates at Pokolbin;
Hungerfords & the Wars of the Roses

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Thomas Arthur Guy Hungerford [H.8a.4b] – His Life and Times

1 March 2022

TAG Hungerford, was a celebrated author of Australian novels, short stories and plays. He was always witty, direct and opinionated.

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