I am ggg?granddaughter of john Hole Duffield who grew up in Port Adelaide area. I feel very proud of being connected to this man, and would like to contact others with connections also.

Thu 4 Sep 2014

Hello GGG?Granddaughter I believe I am GGGG'Grandson 42yrs West Ozzy... Notice his birthdate vs Arrival Date

Fri 5 Sep 2014

Great to read of my great great great grandfather as I sit here with some of my own grandchildren John duffield

Thu 2 Oct 2014

I am a decendent my name is mentioned in page 86 of the first book Duffields of Bicton.
1776-1974 authors Oliver and Pauline Duffield who I met over 30 years ago. I live in perth.

Sat 9 May 2015

The date of birth and date of arrival for John (my ancestor) to arrive in Australia are not possible - needs confirmation

Mon 15 Jun 2015

Hello everyone, I am a GGGGG (5) grandaughter of John Hole Duffield, still living in Perth, WA! According to Rica Erickson's 'Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre-1829 - 1888', John Hole Duffield was b. Feb 1797 and arrived on the Warrior at Fremantle on 12 Mar 1830. His wife and 4 children followed on the Egyptian, arriving 28 Dec 1831. Another 4 children were born in WA. Nice to meet you all!

Tue 15 Dec 2015

I am a g.g.g.grand daughter thr his daughter Lydia and husband George Bell. He is also credited as the first person to discover gold in Western Australia. His great grandson Fred Bell is W.A.s first V.C. winner, at the Boer War in 1901.

Fri 29 Jan 2016

The confusion about the name and birthdate is that John Hole Duffield who settled in WA had a son with the same name. He was born in 1819 and maybe he carried on the name again but this one born in 1859 but I don't have that info.Or perhaps the birthdate is a mistake!

Mon 22 Feb 2016

I am also a descendant of Lydia and George Bell.
I have volume 1 and 3 of Duffields of Bicton Publication. Would anyone have a spare copy of Volume 2 please. Would be grateful

Fri 5 Aug 2016

Wow, I did not know there were so many other decendents!
He is my GGGG Grandfather, and upon moving house when I was born, my parents bought a house in Bicton, where I crew up, a block away from Foss St - named after Evelyn Foss Bell, my namesake. I went to Bicton Primary School, where my siblings and I were in Blue faction, which was aptly named Duffield.

I would love to connect to anyone that has copies of the Duffields of Bicton Publications - my grandparents have one volume that I know; I didnt know there were three. It would great to see if they were available at the local library. Like the first commenter said, I feel a great connection to this man.
I think a few people are confused as to the date at the top, that is the date he died not when he born, nor came to WA.

Mon 17 Apr 2017

My brother and I are in the process of finalizing a history of the Duffields based on the 'Duffields of Bicton 3 volumes, as part of our family history and have done exhaustive research using Trove and other resources from WA. John Hole was my ggg grandfather.
The history should be completed in 2019 when we expect to place copies in the Western Australian Library as well as the Victoria State Library and the National Library.

Thu 15 Nov 2018

Mybhusband Gregory Charles Wright-Baldock is a descendant on his mother’s side. We have been to two family reunions, one in WA and one in SA. Hundreds of descendants :) We are in the first book and met Oliver and Pauline many years ago. Fancy a descendant living in Bicton and being in a Duffield faction Wow. We lived in WA for a while and have also visited. Met a woman whose relative from back then probably met John Hole Duffield as he was the Surveyor at the time. Could not find mention of that in the books though. Would love a copy of the new book please! Email greg. jenni. wright @gmail.com (take out the spaces but not the full stops and this email address will work, it’s like this for security)

Fri 11 Jan 2019

I am also a descendant and I would like to obtain a copy of your publication. I already have copy of the Olivers 1974 book and the City of Melville book.
Thanks.

Sat 12 Jan 2019

Hi have just found out that I’m a relative ,my great uncle Herbert was married to Eleanor duffield.

Wed 15 Apr 2020

Herbert Hawkins was my great grandfather, who died around the age of 30 at Moorook south aust, would like to know how he died

Thu 14 Jan 2021

My great grand parents were Herbert Hawkins and Eleanor Duffield , Herbert died aroun the age of 31 at Moorook South Aust , would like to know how he died , in 1897

Thu 14 Jan 2021

I am 6th generation Duffield descendent, from John hole Duffield, originally from Devon UK.

Fri 22 Jan 2021

I am a descendant of John Hole Duffield and the first grandson of Oliver Duffield, author of the three ‘Duffields of Bicton’ volumes- and Paulene Duffield my grandmother. I grew up in Adelaide and have lived in Brisbane now for twenty plus years. I work for Queensland Government and an married with two children, Archie and Emily Duffield. A photo of me and my two brothers Peter Duffield and Ben Duffield appears in the Duffield of Bictons volumes. We were children in these photos. Amazing to see how the Duffields of Bicton have spread around Australia!
Paul Duffield, son of John R Duffield.

Mon 1 Feb 2021

I am a descendant of John Hole Duffield. My mum helped Oliver when he came to Perth researching the Bicton books. My sister is listed in volume 2. I have copies of volume 1 & 2 but am chasing volume 3. Does anyone know where I could get a copy?
Troy Duffield

Tue 12 Jul 2022

I am a ggg granddaughter of John and Charlotte Duffield.
My grandmother was Ruby Eva Coffen. Her mother was Agnes Duffield. Ruby died when my father Ron was 2yrs old and his father Roy brought the children back to South Aust. I would love to know about Agnes and Ruby’s lives and perhaps some photos.

Wed 7 Sep 2022