General News
26 October, 2024
Next generations make entries in family history
NEW generations of Pollock descendants attended their first family reunion on Sunday. Younger members of the Pollock, Kirk, Coghill, Holden families, all descendants of David and Margaret Pollock who arrived in the Derby district in the 1860s were...
NEW generations of Pollock descendants attended their first family reunion on Sunday.
Younger members of the Pollock, Kirk, Coghill, Holden families, all descendants of David and Margaret Pollock who arrived in the Derby district in the 1860s were at nearby Marong hall.
Reunion organiser Rob Pollock said:
David and Margaret settled in Derby in 1869 when land selections were opened up.
“David had been a farm worker in Scotland, the family moved around after coming to Australia to work on farms here.”
Rob, a fifth generation Pollock in the district, said he hoped the reunion would lead to greater interest in the family’s history from younger generations. “I’ve got sixth and seventh generations now.”
He said the family history book From Drumblane to Derby was compiled and published in 2003.
“It probably needs updating ... we’re a big family and are spread far and wide,” Rob said.
However, Rob is quick to point out that many of his family continue to be active in the distric and provide many of the Derby Tennis Club players.
More than 50 people came from across country Victoria for Sunday’s reunion where family members had displayed old photographs and records to trigger discovery and sharing of history gathered since the 1860s.