Family chronicle launched

The chronicle, Tree of Hazel Wood, has been revised by the family's Ruth Hodges and Miriam Heazlewood-Peck.

It's a fitting venue for the launch, according to Sharon Heazlewood, who said the family began its Tasmanian ancestral roots in Longford.

"Tree of Hazel Wood is an updated version of a book by the same name published by the late Reverend Vere Heazlewood over 40 years ago," Mrs Heazlewood said.

"The Reverend Heazlewood's book has been reworked and updated and, although it remains true to the original Tree of Hazel Wood, this new version has grown from 150 pages to over 300 pages with up- to-date genealogical charts and dozens of additional photographs."

She said new information gained by the family had been included in the chronicle.

The Heazlewood family dates back to 1823 in Australia when brothers and carpenters James and Joseph Heazlewood arrived in Tasmania.

Followed by their brother Henry and a family party in 1834, and later by sister Annie in 1842, seven siblings left Britain for Tasmania in total.

The brothers moved from carpentry and into farming, acquiring significant property for the family in Tasmania's North, many of which still are run by their descendants.

For further information, contact Sharon Heazlewood on 0417 592 291 or by email at Roselands22@bigpond.com or Merrilyn Heazlewood on 6397 3157.