FLICKING through a recent edition of The Border Watch, Mount Gambier’s Jenny Dow noticed her great grandfather’s name in a story about a mystery headstone.
This follows a marble headstone – commemorating the life Frederick Henstridge – being uncovered by demolition crews at the Fidler and Webb site.
The discovery triggered a myriad of questions why a marble headstone was found in rubble.
“I was a bit shocked when I first saw it,” Ms Dow said.
“I was thinking that name was very familiar.
After speaking with her relatives, she said the family connection was confirmed.
The timing of the article was uncanny given the family recently held a reunion in the Blue Lake city.
“It was still quite fresh in our minds. To think they found something from our family that went back so far at Fidlers is amazing,” Ms Dow said.
Explaining Mr Henstridge was a gardener by trade, she said he operated a nursery in Mount Gambier.
But his greatest legacy is his ties with the Salvation Army, which resulted in a long tradition within the family.
“We still have connections with the Salvation Army.
“My brother Barry Holman is in the band, which is the family’s fifth generation involvement with the Salvation Army,” Ms Dow explained.
In fact, Mr Holman helps manage the Salvation Thrift Shop at Grantville Court in Mount Gambier.
