Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia Genealogy

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Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fleurieu Peninsula (map of the peninsula), the map gives the names of towns and villages that are on the Peninsula.

The Peninsula is very picturesque and is located south of Adelaide. It was named after the French explorer and hydrographer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin as he mapped the south coast of Australia in 1802. Some of the towns of interest in the area include the scenic Victor Harbor, the heritage town of Willunga, Mount Compass, Goolwa, Yankalilla, Rapid Bay and the wine region of McLaren Vale. There is fine surfing at Waitpinga and Browns Beach on Kangaroo Island. A ferry travels between Cape Jervis, at the tip of the Peninsula, and Kangaroo Island.

The Fleurieu Peninsula is an adventure playground is famed for its coastal thrills, secluded beaches, adventurous tours and unspoilt wildlife. It's a paradise for divers and snorkellers, with dramatic shipwrecks and stunning marine life, including the famed Leafy Seadragon, and it's alive with vibrant and creative festivals, events and art.

Fleurieu Peninsula is home to some of the best produce and vineyards in the country. If you know about wine, you've certainly heard of names such as McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, and Currency Creek. You can find them all here.

Cities/Towns
The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna word meaning "The Women's River". It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a estimated population of 160,404 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive, encompassing an area of 518 km². The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park and Willunga.

The City of Onkaparinga was formed on the 1 July 1997, from the amalgamation the former Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga. The LGA covers the Fleurieu Peninsula which is a picturesque peninsula located south of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia. It was named after the French explorer and hydrographer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin as he mapped the south coast of Australia in 1802. Towns of interest in the area include the scenic Victor Harbor, the heritage town of Willunga, Mount Compass, Goolwa, Yankalilla, Rapid Bay and the wine region of McLaren Vale. There is fine surfing at Waitpinga and Browns Beach. A ferry travels between Cape Jervis, at the tip of the peninsula, and Kangaroo Island.

The City of Onkaparinga local government area consists of the following towns:


 * Aberfoyle Park * Aldinga ** * Aldinga Beach * Blewitt Springs


 * Chandlers Hill * Cherry Gardens ** * Christie Downs * Christies Beach * Clarendon  ** * Coromandel East  ** * Coromandel Valley  ** * Darlington * Dorset Vale * Flagstaff Hill * Hackham  ** * Hackham West * Happy Valley  ** * Huntfield Heights * Ironbank  ** * Kangarilla ** * Lonsdale * Maslin Beach * McLaren Flat  ** * McLaren Vale  ** * Moana


 * Morphett Vale ** * Noarlunga Centre ** * Noarlunga Downs * O'Halloran Hill  ** * O'Sullivan Beach * Old Noarlunga  ** * Old Reynella  ** * Onkaparinga Hills * Port Noarlunga  ** * Port Noarlunga South * Port Willunga  ** * Reynella  ** * Reynella East  **


 * Robe ** (is a heritage town) * Seaford * Seaford Heights * Seaford Meadows * Seaford Rise * Sellicks Beach * Sellicks Hill  ** * Tatachilla * The Range, South Australia * Whites Valley * Willunga  ** (is a heritage town) * Willunga South  ** * Woodcroft

Places with a double * are places that can be found in historical documentation about the early days of South Australia.

Family History Research
Kangaroo Island Collection The Library at Kingscote holds a collection of significance to the development of the Kangaroo Island community and economy. The Collection include books, reports, videos, microfilm and emphemera. The items are for in-house reading only and can not to be removed from the Library. The KI Collection does not include material that duplicates items held by


 * Hope Cottage Museum, Kingscote,
 * Parndana Soldiers Settlers Museum or
 * Penneshaw Maritime Museum.

http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=132

Lawes, Win. Take Me Back to Kagaroo Island. Names of Pioneers from England to Kangaroo Island, to now what is known as Victor Harbor, South Australia. Dates covered 1840-1877, gives christian name, surname where the people were from their spouse, number of children, the name of the ship the year, and sometimes a sentence of history of the family. These Settlers came from all over England, and the surnames are Davies, Field, Gibson, Smith, Stimson, Hearle, Rumbelow, Barton, Cakebread, Ewen, Robinsons, Neighbour, Grimble, Hyde, Tugwell, Dyson, King, Carter, Battye, Turner and Jagger. Article in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. XVIII, no. 2, August 1991, page 117-118, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.27 B2h