Stackpole Community History

A meticulously arranged collection of aged family documents spread across a polished dark-wood table, including sepia-toned photographs, handwritten letters, and a carefully unfolded genealogical chart showing the Stackpole and Rebbechi surnames. A leather-bound notebook lies open with a brass fountain pen resting diagonally across its blank page. Soft afternoon light enters from an unseen window to the left, creating gentle highlights on the glossy photo surfaces and subtle shadows along the paper edges. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with a shallow depth of field, the focus is on the central chart while the surrounding objects blur softly. The mood is reflective and sophisticated, evoking careful research and preserved memory in a clean, photographic realism style.

Stackpole Story

Explore the Stackpole family’s journey in Australia, from early arrivals to the branches that shaped communities.

George Stackpole and Mary McGrath
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John Thomas Lewis and Mary Fooks
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Alfred Meakes and Susan Craze
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James Raymond and Mary Cocking
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Tracing the Stackpole Journey

Follow the Stackpole family from their origins in Britain through migration to colonial Australia, settlement in Victoria and New South Wales, and the emergence of major family lines documented in our research blog.

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Family Timeline

1854

Immigration depot

Sydney Cove

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1861

Parish church

Geelong VIC

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1873

Selection farm

Western District

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1856

Colonial depot

Sydney NSW

Source notes

1863

Marriage chapel

Ballarat goldfields VIC

Family link

1882

Railway works

Melbourne VIC

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1859

Arrival records

Port Phillip

Archive view

1868

School register

Country Victoria

Timeline note

1895

Family homestead

Gippsland region

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