The Glass Family Story
We arrived in Port Chalmers from Alloa on the Firth of Forth in the 1860's. Great Grandfather Ebinezer worked in Dunedin as a commercial painter and decorator for five years then moved to Oamaru with his new wife during the boom years of gold, grain and wool.
Three generations of Glasses grew up and prospered in Oamaru and North Otago, during eras of substantial local manufacturing and agricultural export industries.
The paint trade fed, clothed and educated all our immediate family, through world wars and good times. Ours is a facinating history which we are proud to share. In sharing the history we are grateful to thos who are actively researching and maintaining histories of the various branches of the family lines.

Warm Regards
Kane Glass
Kelso
Townsville
Queensland

The Family are developing 'From Artisans to Artists' -
140 years in Oamaru Glass Family History
We receive a steady flow of information and corespondence which is being posted to this site periodically.

15.7.2017 - Updated family tree and web pages
25.4.2011- John Bishop, Researcher in Victoria provided detailed informatio about the Cockerell family connection - see Family History Page [Note : I have yet to update the Family tree]
12.8.2011 James & Mary Hayes Family History
16.11.2011- Kevin Brady provided updates and corrections regarding his immediate family which have been incorportated in the family records.
24.11.2011- Hugh Vallance, Port Glasgow. Family Records of the Vallance family in Scotland c1700 to c1850 - see Family History Page