Darebin Memories - Family histories

Writing your family history

Writing your family history can be a challenging and rewarding task.    It involves a fair bit of detective work and patience but once finished will leave you with a sense of family and place.   Family histories nor only explore your ancestor's births, marriages and deaths but also give a sense of the time and place where they lived.

Virginia Orfanos has written a guide to doing your family history which brings the task within everyone's capabilities.   And Darebin Libraries would be proud to host them on our Darebin Heritage website. 

Schleicher family history

The Schleicher family arrived in Melbourne in 1856 and like so many German immigrants found their way to the northern suburbs.   Some settled in Northcote, especially along Separation Street, others moved to South Preston and others to Thomastown.

These hard working settlers soon made their marks on the local community, establishing themselves as farmers, or working in businesses related to tanneries.   Amongst the other prominant German families of the day were the Kupsch's, the Ziebell's and later on the Schwaebsch families. 

Albert Edwin Woolhouse

Albert Edwin Woolhouse was a Northcote Councillor, a Commissioner of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, President of the District football, cricket and rifle clubs, and many other local clubs.