Penniedarling

Saturday, September 28, 2024

28th Photo of my Brother Tim.

Welcome Home for our Uncle Tony who has just flown in after his year or two trip overseas in about 1960.

Miss Adam, Ripley, Pennie. Rosie, Mama. Tim, Tony. Meredith and in front Nick.

Labels: Rodd Family

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Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Photo a Day Challenge - 9.8.2023 - Four Things.

Four Generations! Rip'n'Rosie, Pennie & David, Nerys & Tim and Jackson & Charlie.

Labels: 8/2023PAD, Rodd Family

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Photo a Day Challenge - 14.7.2023 - W is for...

Another Rodd home in Drummoyne.

Labels: PAD-7/2023, Rodd Family

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Friday, June 30, 2023

Photo a Day Challenge - 30.6.2023 - Building with interesting Windows.

'The Rodd' in Presteigne, Herefordshire. UK.

The home our Ancestor John Tremayne Rodd came to Australia from in 1822.

It was sold to Sidney Nolan many years ago and he left it to the British Art Society which is now The Sidney Nolan Trust.

Labels: 6/2023PAD, Rodd Family

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Remembering our beautiful parents, 10 years ago today that our Rosie past and just over 12 years ago for our Rip.

This photo of us all was taken back in 2018, lovely memories.

Labels: Rodd Family

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Monday, August 01, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 1.8.2022 - I am...

Very proudly related to my First and Second Fleet families on my mothers side.

John Cobcroft was involved in Highway Robbery with some of his friends and was sent to Australia on the second fleet. Sarah Smith, his girlfriend came free they had 10 children and married in their late 70's.

Richard William was their oldest child, he married Mary Ann Cross who's father John aka James Cross stole a 'Wether' (a castrated male sheep) and was sent to Australia on the 'Alexander' in the First Fleet.

John Rodd and this three sons arrived in Sydney on the 'Castle Forbes' on the 16th of April 1822, his wife had died and his family wanted him to go into the church... so to Australia he escaped. I am related to the youngest of John's three sons.

So... I am Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi...

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Cobcroft Family, Rodd Family

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 26.7.2022 - Portrait Mode.

Penelope Janice, Meredith Amanda and Timothy Ripley in about 1957, before our young brother Nicholas Anthony was born.

Labels: 7/2022PAD, Rodd Family

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 10.7.2022 - Behind someone.

My beautiful Grandfather Clements Ripley is the youngest in his photo sitting between his parents

Sarah Janet and Clements Tremayne

to the right of Sarah is Brisbane Clements Foxton then on his fathers left is Walter Drumoyne Barnstable.

Behind in this photo are Tremayne Robertson, Ella Janet and Brent Burnell.

All Rodds.

Labels: 7/2022PAD, Rodd Family

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Sunday, July 03, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 3.7.2022 - Human.

Here's some real Humans for you, our Dad and my little sister Meredith then on the right my little brother Timothy with Penniedarling in the middle!

Labels: 7/2022PAD, Rodd Family

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Had to add a few photos to today's PAD of our 1956 trip to Queensland, lovely memories, gosh 66 years ago!

Labels: Rodd Family

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Photo a Day Challenge - 31.5.2022 - This is also me.

This photo was taken in 1956 by our mother Rosie, we were heading to the Gold Coast for a camping holiday beside the sea and our very kind father, Rip... stopped at the roadside stall selling Toffee Apples and aren't we enjoying it eh!

Nick wasn't born yet so just the three of us.

Labels: 5/2022PAD, Rodd Family

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Sunday, May 01, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 1.5.2022 - This is me.

At Rodd Point last Sunday enjoying lunch with - from left - Doug, cousin Susan, cousin Robyn, Rod, Pennie in the middle then brother Tim, SIL Kaye, brother Nick and my David.

Thank you to second cousin Graeme for this photo.

Labels: 5/2022PAD, Rodd Family

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Wonderful day today on Rodd Point enjoying a little get together with a few Rodd Rellos to celebrate 200 Years since our 3 X Great Grandfather arrived in Sydney with his three young sons.

In front of the Rodd Crypt, all Rodd's a couple I hadn't met till today then below with our partners.

Lunch with Virginia, Gail, Pennie and Maralyn.

Rod and Maralyn.

Pennie, Virginia and Gail.

Maralyn, Brent and Tony.

Nick, Maralyn and Brent. (Maralyn sent me these photos.)

My first cousins, Susan and Robyn with husbands Doug and Rod.

Graeme, Tony, Gail, Maralyn, Brent and Virginia.

Labels: 200 Years, Rodd Family

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

Photo a Day Challenge - 17.4.2022 - A Drink.

I typed 'Drink' in my iPhoto and these came up. Wow! this one above was taken long long long ago... Early 1970's.

Gwilym enjoying a beer while relaxing.

Tim and Jackson celebrating Jack turning 18!! that was a couple of years ago.

Tomos at Nerys and Tims.

Nerys with Matty, her first cousin once removed in 2011.

Kate and Briony in our kitchen 2011 as well.

I love these flower things one puts into a glass of Soda Water, haven't been able to find them for many years.

Rip'n'Rosie enjoying a beer at a family wedding way back in 1980?

Labels: 4/2022PAD, Griffiths Family, Rodd Family

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Saturday, April 16, 2022

200 Hundred years ago today my Rodd Family arrived in Sydney as free settlers.

John Tremayne Rodd born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England - my 3 X Great Grandfather. The story goes that his father wanted him to go into the church which is not what he wanted to do so after his wife died John left England with his four children and headed to Australia. The story goes his daughter Lucy Jane, aged 15 got off the ship in South Africa to marry?? I did find a SA Marriage record between her and Henry Pope then I think she returned to England.

Brent Clements Rodd, my 2X Great Grandfather was 12 years old when arrived in Sydney. Brent was 29 when he bought the land which is now known as Rodd Point, he also put a deposit of 17 Pounds to buy the Island but this never happened nor did he get his deposit back. Brent built Barnstable Manor on Rodd Point which was named after where he was born in England. Many of the street names are named after several Rodd family members.