Christina Catherine Gersbach (23 July 1872 to 20 April 1950)
One hundred and fifty years ago, Christina Catherine Antonietta Gersbach was born at Aldavilla on the banks of the Macleay. She's the youngest of the ten children of Anton and Margaretha Gersbach. While public records show her given names as Christina Catherine, my great-grandfather's family bible records his sister's birth, on 23 July 1872, with the given names of Christina Catherine Antonietta. Christina's known to the family as "Aunty Chrissy". She's my great-grandaunt but my Dad assured his mother that I wasn't named after her! My name was to be Margaret until Mum's close friend got in first. So Mum decided on Christine Margaret. "Grandma Woodie", Essie Woodlands (nee Gersbach), wasn't happy with the change and choice of Christine. When I was younger, I though Grandma didn't like Aunty Chrissy. I now know Grandma's name was Margaret Essie, her mother was Margaret Gersbach (nee Killion) and her grandmother was Margaretha G...