Castine
family descendants in Australia
(best to view on computer)
Jean-Vincent, 3rd Baron de Saint-Castin
Unfortunately - our paid research in early 2025 did not find a link to the Baron. We knew records in France were incomplete, but thought the experts might uncover something. We are unable to find where Daniel Castine was born, we know he married Honor Squire in 1697 in JW's boyhood church in Cornwall.
Please provide family information & photos
We'd like to gather your memories of generations gone by.
The years are counting down fast - how about younger ones sitting down
to reminisce with their grandparents or parents. We'd love to find new
stories . . . before they are lost forever.
Our Australian Castine family tree
has over 325 direct descendants names listed
Nannie's family sorted.
Nannie was born in England, lived in Ireland for 15 years and came out to South Australia in 1852 on the Waterlily.
Her father took up a position for 10 years as Underground Captain of the Kapunda Mine before relinquishing the post and purchasing KOONOWLA near Auburn. Find info in BARKLA family tab
Self-guided tours of relevant CASTINE buildings & graves in the Clare Valley.
NOTE : that 13 graves were 'dressed'
during our October Reunion weekend
in 2019 - making our family sites easy
to find. We hope they will stand up to
the elements of nature - ribbons will
fade but still adorn their graves.
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1 - CASTINE TRIVIA
Generation statistics of direct descendants in Australia, all beginning
with Colonel Castine or as we affectionately refer to him now, J W.
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7
( Oct 98) 1 - 5 - 15 - 31 - 76 - 67 = 195
(5th Jan 2018 ) 1 - 5 - 15 - 31 - 76 - 145 - 9 = 282
Generation statistics of direct descendants in Australia carrying the CASTINE surname into the future.
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7
1 5 15 21 30 26 1 (at January 2018) more girls than boys these days !!!!
An interesting find - it is a newspaper 'For Sale' notice that is 180 years old now !!
JW's mother's uncle, George Record, appears to have had a trading business in Kingston, Jamaica.
FOR SALE, by the Subscriber, at Nos 42 and 43, Port Royal Street.
The following Articles for Cash :-
Bolts of Superior Canvas, Coils, Best London Cordage etc. etc.
A complete set of second-hand Sails, suitable for a Vessel of 200 Tons.
In short every thing in the shape of naval stores required by a Vessel,
from a Drogger to a hundred Gun Ship, Munitions of War excepted.
GEO. RECORD
Cutting from a Kingston paper August 13, 1838
We were told a basic story of frenchman Baron Castin who married an Abenaki indian. He became their Chief when his father-in-law died.
We heard about Longfellow's poem - more fantasy than fact - but still part of our story.
Quite a few of our Australian Castine family have travelled to the town of Castine in Maine , USA, to France and England, looking for our connection. . . . we appear to be descendants of an undocumented union and unable to prove any connection due to lack of official records.
STILL EXCITING THOUGH Far too elaborate a story for someone to make up - that's a personal opinion.
DNA advances are probably out of our reach at present but maybe the only way to find a link.