The Dearness Family
Orkney Links
| ORKNEYJAR | A superb site created by Sigurd Towrie. The history, traditions, folklore and heritage of the Orkney Islands are covered within this extensive site. |
| GENUKI ORKNEY SITE | The GENUKI site for the Orkney Islands provides links and hints on Family History Research on the Orkney Islands. |
| WALT CUSTER's CURSITER SITE | Walt Custer's excellent site developed in 1997 providing details of his families history in the Orkney Island's and offering research he has done and collected on other Orkney families |
| SANDAY | The Sanday Community Council Site featuring pictures and items of interest on the island of Sanday. |
| GENEALOGY LINKS -ORKNEY | Providing links to other sites to aid in research on families from the Orkney Islands |
Townsville Links
| Family History Association of North Queensland Inc. | The home page of the local Family History Society in Townsville. I have visited them many times over the past 13 years and they hold a wealth of information and very helpful volunteers. |
| South Townsville State School | General Information and history of the school where many of the Dearness children attended. |
Other Links
| Townsville or Hell! | Diary of the voyage of the Eastern Monarch to Townsville in 1883. Written by Charles Fleming it recounts the voyage and recounts illness death and conditions new immigrants had to endure. |
| IVAN SANDERS HOME PAGE | The Story of the Covenanters I sent to Ivan some years back. The story told by my late grandfather was that the Dearness' of Townsville were supposedly descended from a prisoner from the "Crown". |
If you have any enquiries or information on the above please email me
This page created by Glen Hall on 17 March 2003.
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