Seddon families with unsubstantiated links to Richard John Seddon PM of NZ
Hi All
I'm interested to hear from anyone who in their Seddon family have a rumoured link to Richard John Seddon the PM of New Zealand that you cannot confirm in fact.
My Great Grandfather, Joseph Seddon, who lived in Cape Town South Africa but was born somewhere in England, was claimed to be a first cousin of Richard John Seddon. Richard John Seddon was a few years older than him, but the timing works just fine. Unfortunately to date I have not been able to find a Joseph Seddon in Richard John Seddon's tree that could be my Joseph who came to South Africa.
The thing is that Joseph's children all repeated this claim as fact to all their children, with details like having met Richard John Seddon, and having shown him the sites in Cape Town when he visited South Africa in 1902. Joseph's children really believed this, so maybe there is something to it.
Please share with me and the other Seddon forumers your stories of links to Richard John Seddon. Maybe between us we can solve some of the mysteries.
Richard
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Re: Seddon families with unsubstantiated links to Richard John Seddon PM of NZ
Danny Seddon 8/10/12
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Re: Seddon families with unsubstantiated links to Richard John Seddon PM of NZ
Wlliam Seddon 2/18/12