Acknowledgements

This project could not have been completed without the contributions made by so many, family members, professional researchers, officers employed by authorities, as well as close friends of our family discovered to have cross-branch social connections.

Gratitude goes to the following individuals for their document donations and fact checking, essential to ensuring our shared family history and more localised family facts as presented, are sufficiently accurate and trustworthy others may act on the results for extending their own research:

First and foremost, to my wife, Elizabeth Ellen Guest (1963-) for assisting with evidence gathering and analysis for the Guest Family of Melbourne; and her reconciliation of the Guest-Jusic-Squires-Slocomb matrilineal bloodline.
Fraser and Fraser (1997) (UK) for their study of the same Guest-Jusic-Slocombe matrilineal bloodline, traced to the researcher and his wife, and their son, Robert John Guest (1982-). The firm provides specialist professional independent genealogical and international probate research services.
Fiona Guest (1985-), nee Cummane (Guest-Cummane-Stewart-Marsham bloodline) for the Cummane of Melbourne matrilineal bloodline trace.
Posthumous acknowledgement for the outstanding research work undertaken by Fiona’s relative, Kate Press (deceased) and her husband, Tony Press for the Cummane bloodline traced from Fiona’s immediate family of Melbourne Australia, to Moneymohill, near Ballyhahill, Kilcolman/Coolcappa, County Limerick, Ireland; and included within “The Shine and Sheehy family of County Limerick” (Updated 8th August, 2022).
Robert Kearny OBE, JP, Military Consultant and the Department of Veteran Affairs for validation of Guest family members WWI and WWII service records, including their service abroad and being placed in harm’s way.
Professor Turi King, University of Leicester for ancient DNA ancestor analysis.
Dr Jamie Sanderson, PhD, restoration of Jack Guest (1921-1987) [III] football player records at the Carlton Football Club (V/AFL) (1934-1937) and Fitzroy Football Club (V/AFL) (1938-1939), ditto for Dr Bob Guest (1943-), son of Leonard Guest and Doris Honey. Leonard being Jack's first cousin.
Gerrard Drew, Curator, & Historian, Williamstown Football Club for his assistance to review and validated the football playing records with the Williamstown Football Club's senior team in the then elite competition the Victorian Football Association (VFA) - pre formation of the VFL/AFL competition. Archie played for Williamstown Seagulls after crossing from North Melbourne Football Club for the start of season 1887 (1887-1890). Archie being the curator's grandfather.
Dr Mike Cronin, PhD, Professor, Academic Director, Sports and Sports Administration Studies, Boston College, Dublin for his referrals in regards to John Kidd Guest (1831-1871) involvement as a cricket and Irish folk football player, Templemore, County Tipperary 1844-1857.
Dr Patrick Bracken, PhD, Staff Officer at Tipperary County Council Library Service, recognised expert in the growth and development of sport in Templemore and County Tipperary since 1830. Pat stepped in to assist the present researcher to uncover fresh evidence of John Kidd Guest (1834-1871) and his father John Guest (1786-1864), husband of Elizabeth Guest (1793-1834) and other of his immediate family of Templemore as their lives related to the rise of organised cricket and Irish folk football in the town of Templemore and nearby Cloughjordan, County Tipperary.
Gail White, President, Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies (AIGS) (trading as Family Connection) for her support and advice in local preservation of the Guest family history et al.
Craige Proctor, Secretary of the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum [WMPM], Researcher, Historian and Genealogist for the research he produced for the Guest’s Logan-Baldock/Pratt branch, Jeparit, Victoria (early pioneers). Now secretary of the Jeparit & District Historical Society (Victoria).
Anne Bevis, Committee Member, Port Phillip Pioneers Group, Inc (Victoria). Affiliated with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV), for examination of proofs and genealogical evidence-based Certification of Membership of PPPG, Inc (Vic) for John L.R. Guest (MID# 1575) (Colony of NSW – Port Phillip District (State of Victoria).
Anthea Taylor, Vice President and Secretary, of the Pioneers of South Australia (PASA), for examination of proofs and genealogical evidence-based Certification of Membership of PASA for John L.R. Guest (MID# - 2861).
Anne-Maree Davies, Perth, Western Australia, Australia for further information in regards to the genealogical legacy left by Mary Jane Davies (1854-1902), nee Guest of Casterton, Victoria, late of Adelaide, South Australia and her husband John Davies (1852-1910_) who moved to Western Australia in 1906.
Linda Hay, nee Crews, the curator's aunt for Hay family photographs.
David Christopher Hay (1975-), & Vanessa Joanne Annesley (1973-) (nee Hay) (1st maternal cousins), and Linda Hay (1947-) (nee Crews), their mother, for currency of their immediate Hay branch shared with the researcher.
Dennis Keith Lillee (1949-), Helen Lillee, & Darren John Halifax (1965-) for records reconciliation of the Guest-Lillee-Halifax (Hallifax) bloodline (Volumes II), and for all their heavy lifting, and support, as co-petitioners to have our shared, complete, heritage verified by the Crown.
Nathan Lillee, relative, and nephew of Dennis, Helen and Darren for his contributions.
Cousin by degree, Louise Perry of Victoria, for submission her submission of the Scotland Penny matrilineal line of the Simmie family descending from William and Flora Simmie, nee Penny and all the wonderful photographs.
Distant relative by marriage, Dr Geoffrey Mann, for independent reconciliation of the Hay/Simmie-Justice-Mclean family records for the researcher’s lineal ancestors and that also of Louise Perry, Richard J Simmie, Mike Hamblin and David Sellwood, et al traced to back to John Mclean and Ann Bain (Bayne) of Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland (Volume II) (Tibbermore's greater area [small] includes, Ruthvenfield and Methven).
Dr Richard Simmie. M.D. (R.J. Simmie Collection & Family Business Treasure Trove); and Mike Hamblin and David Sellwood, also maternal cousins be degree or their individual contributions to helping reconcile records for the for the Guest-Hay-Simmie bloodline tied to William Hay (1851-1926), also known as 11-year-old Marco Polo William Simmie (Volume II).
Mike Hamblin's wonderful book, consulted extensively by his cousin by degree, the curator, John L.R. Guest, titled, “A Family History of Cornelia Creek Run and the Simmies.” Mike used his stories and images handed down by his mother Ailsa, and her mother Alice “Garm” Williams (nee Simmie), to confirm further his direct descent to the famous Simmie family, along middle brother of three, William Simmie 1825-1901 and Flora Simmie 1827-1897, nee Penny.
Paternal first cousin, Raymond William Roberts (1943-), born Shipsides, later surnamed Raymond William Roberts (1943-) (Surname change, NZ BDM records, 1961), for the Guest family of Melbourne matrilineal family descended from the researcher’s Aunt Matilda “Tilly” Emma Guest (1918-1982).
The curator's first paternal cousins, Cliff Henry Guest (1945-), [II]; Malcolm “John” Guest (1949-2023) (recently dec) and Brett Guest (1971-) for an update of the Guest family of McEwan Road, West Heidelberg.
Jeanne Chippett, relative of James Allison Guest (1889-1963) and Lily Ernestine (Brierty) Guest (1892-1977) for a summary of her evidence-based trace of the matrilineal descending from James and Lily.
Dr Bob Guest, PhD (Robert Guest) and Sandy Guest, nee Brummitt (born Canada); and John Guest (1960-) (Clarkfield/Monegeetta, Victoria) for reconciliation and update of the legacy left by of Leonard George Guest (1907-1996) and Doris Guest, nee Honey (1905-1997).
Ray Sweeney, cousin Guest, for reconciliation of his Melbourne Guest-Sweeney line and legacy.
Glenda Morgan of Melbourne, Australia for her contributions to tracing the matrilineal bloodline passed down by Leonard’s sister, Annie Mary Hendel (1904-1994), nee Guest.
Dean Guest of Melbourne, a 3rd great grandson of John Kidd Guest (1831-1871) and Matilda Guest, nee Connolly (1835-1884), and records reconciliation for the genealogical legacy left by brothers Peter John Guest (1953-) and David Russell Guest (1955-).
Anne Launer of Dimboola, for records for the Logan/Baldock matrilineal bloodlines descending.
John Allison (1959-) of Ballarat, Victoria for reconciliation and update of the genealogical legacy left by James Allison of Hotham, Victoria and born Camberwell, London England., the father of Annie Caroline Guest (1867-1922), nee Allison, and her brother, Albert Henry Allison (1872-1943) and for making available the privately commissioned study by Brazier D & Lock AW (1991) of the Allison Family in Australia 1852-1991.
Chris Woullaby, genealogist, of the Baldock family branch, South Australia.
Dorothy Rose Gertrude Guest (dec), posthumous recognition for the 1983 study of the Guest family of Western Victoria.
Kaye Vincent (nee Guest) and her brother William (Bill) Guest for the Guest of Western Victoria, Wonwondah 1 bloodline, and Kay for further updates to the history of the Guest Family of Western Victoria, 1984 to the present day.
Christopher (Chris) Guest for the Guest of Western Victoria, Wonwondah x 2 lines.
David James Guest (1968- ) for the Guest Family of Western Victoria, Pimpinio and Bangerang bloodline.
Barry James Shalders and wife Jill Shalders for reconciliation of Guest matrilineal records for the Guest Family of Western Victoria, Pimpinio/Kalkee line.
Bernadette Guest, Tipperary, Ireland, for reconciling records for reconciliation of the Guest Family of Coolnagrower, Cloughjordan, Modreeny, Tipperary Ireland and making submission for our Irish branch extant.
Clifford Guest and brother Kenneth Guest, Tipperary Ireland, for reconciling the Guest Family of Gortavalla, Cloughjordan, Modreeny, Tipperary, and also for the Guest matrilineal branch Armitage of Cloughjordan, Modreeny, Tipperary, Ireland.
Kathleen Pierce (1924-), centurion, born Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland, aunt of Bernadette and Breda Guest, for her first-hand witness accounts since the start of the 1930s, up until the present day. Also, for passing down the Guest family’s history in Tipperary Ireland since 1857 as tod to her by her lineal ancestors lived experience 1857-1930 (credit, Bernadette Guest).
Andrew Egan (USA) for sharing DNA ethnicity and his traditional genealogical tracing results critically important for positive identification of the researcher’s 5th patrilineal great grandfather Thomas Guest (1701-bfr 1776) and wife Ann Guest (1711-bfr 1776) of Dublin.
Russell William [Guest] Barrett (1957-) of Melbourne, Australia, present representative of T.B Guest family branch of Melbourne, for records reconciliation of his immediate family.
Jamie Gargaro (1961-) mutual friend of both the researcher and forementioned Russell Barrett (1957-), with a lifelong connection to the Guest family of Melbourne x branches.
Charles Kidd, formally of Scotland, now Australia for sharing records of his lineal descent tied to Elizabeth “Bessie” Guest (1793-1834) (nee Kidd) including shared DNA results with the researcher, a direct descendant of Elizabeth.
James Leyland Guest of USA for records reconciliation for the Guest family of Ontario Canada/Michigan USA, and additional confirming materials making him a DNA match with the researcher.
Captain Frank Guest (1948-), US Navy (Ret) for records reconciliation of the Guest Family of Washington, USA.
Ivor Guest (London) 4th Viscount of Wimborne (Guest of Wimborne, England) for confirmation of his bloodline and that of his closest branch the Guest Family of New York/Murat and their descent from John Guest of Handsworth Staffordshire and Northfield and Kings Norton, Worcestershire (Converging in more ancient times with the Tewkesbury stem the author enjoys with the two stems sprinting from the same Kings Norton, Worcestershire parent stock).
Tommy (Thomas) Guest of Melbourne (retired teacher) of the Guest of Melbourne Baker & Furniture Retailer Family, for his research collaboration and submission of genealogical and biographical evidence making certain his line is further descended from the same ancient parent stock as the researcher. Tommy and Patricia’s adoptive father most likely descends from the Handsworth stem, with further evidence of strong kinship ties along their patronymic stem to the Guest family of Tewkesbury despite migration to Australia and the passing of many centuries (middle name antecedents). Tommy is also the author, of “A Ringwood Childhood, A Ringwood State School Boy’s Story, The World of the 1940s & 1950s [Thomas J Guest).
Jeanette Ross of Canada for her circumspect evidence-based study of the Guest of St George, Bristol, England with probable future connections to known family members registered throughout this book.
Vicki Palmer (1963-) (nee Guest) for her contributions to reconciling the Guest-McArdle-McLean matrilineal line.
Maternal uncle Kevin Angus Frederick Hay (1935-2021) (dec) for historical insights into the pioneer history of the Guest-Hay-McArdle-Orsino-Mirabella bloodline and biographical information.
Lesley Dacey grand daughter of William Roy Guest (1895-1959) and Eliza Hilda May Guest (1899-1985), nee Clarke (born Tasmania), for her family line records, photographs and heritage story.
Donald Holmes Gest (1964-) of California, USA for making available factual materials making his distant patrilineal ancestor who migrated aboard the Plymouth to Pennsylvania a descendant of the apex elder family of mid-west, medieval England to who the researcher also enjoys decent, and also tied to the Guest of Handsworth stem.
Dr Bruce Elliott, PhD, for tracing the Guest family’s genealogies, movements, landholding strategies, and economic lives amongst 775 families of Irish immigrants who came to Canada between 1815 and 1855. These Guest family members, by comparison to others found of the Guest of Handsworth stem, are relatively closely tied to the curator found on his Tewkesbury stem which migrated in 1663 to Dublin then Tipperary circa 1738-1750. all from County Tipperary, Ireland.
Dr Dan Beaver, PhD, Associate Professor in History and English at Penn State College of the Liberal Arts for his research into Giles Geast (Gyles Guest -1557) of Tewkesbury, England (Progenitor of the Tewkesbury Stem, England and late of Ireland/Canada-USA/Australia-NZ]).
John Dixon, President, Tewkesbury Historical Society for reviewing the Guest Paternal Trace, and liaison with the Tewkesbury Museum Library, as well wading through book 1 to confirm matters related and tied to progenitor of the Tewksbury Stem, Gyles Guest (Giles Geast). John has further authored wonderful informative articles about Gyles via the THS and secured historical plaques.
Bonnie Frances, Customer Care Consultant, Melbourne General Cemetery, Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust for guidance, her fact checking of the researcher’s lineage; and approval to restore graves and erect monuments on behalf of the Guest family – paternal and maternal bloodlines).
Simone Spiteri, Senior Client Services Consultant, the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, also for guidance, her fact checking of the researcher’s lineage; and approval to restore graves and erect monuments on behalf of the Guest family – paternal and maternal bloodlines, Guest, Hallifax and Richards).
Sylvie Blair, Book Pod, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, for assisting with the design of book covers arranging print and ISBN.