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Selkirkshire / Re: George RODGER (1760-1834)
« on: Sunday 15 June 14 05:59 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your reply.How exciting!-I am new at this . I do not know how or why John Rodger became overseer of stock on Norfolk Island and I do not know what siblings he had. Both he and his son John Henry worked as stockman on Burrawang Station near Forbes .Burrawang Stn. was broken up and the home my father, James built at Bedgerabong was part of the station. The name became Rodgers.
John Rodger's wife Bridget was Catholic and did not attend the services given by the Officer in Charge ,T.S.Stewart on Norfolk, much to the annoyance of the latter. I am curious to know of what religion the Rodger family of Selkirk were. T.S. Stuarts journal is a good read and gives one a good idea of Norfolk Island in those days.
At the time the journal was written there were only a few people left on the island to care take. The convicts had been removed to Hobart. The book is out of print but is in the National Library of Aust ISBN 0646075010.(pkb)Dewey Number 994 8203. I bought my copy from a second hand book shop ,Barter Books in the UK. Mighty Atom
John Rodger's wife Bridget was Catholic and did not attend the services given by the Officer in Charge ,T.S.Stewart on Norfolk, much to the annoyance of the latter. I am curious to know of what religion the Rodger family of Selkirk were. T.S. Stuarts journal is a good read and gives one a good idea of Norfolk Island in those days.
At the time the journal was written there were only a few people left on the island to care take. The convicts had been removed to Hobart. The book is out of print but is in the National Library of Aust ISBN 0646075010.(pkb)Dewey Number 994 8203. I bought my copy from a second hand book shop ,Barter Books in the UK. Mighty Atom