A WOMAN from Australia has turned her eye from across the globe to Okehampton in an effort to find out more about her ancestry.

Jan Stephens from Melbourne is trying to trace her family roots back to Devon. Her great great grandfather John Gliddon was born in 1829 in Cornwall. His wife, Eliza Rule, was born in Bridestowe in 1832.

John and family were listed in the 1871 census as living at Higher Bowden, near Okehampton. It appears John worked as a farm labourer. Their daughter Priscilla is Jan's great grandmother.

The couple emigrated to Australia, settling at Scott Creek in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Jan is trying to discover more about her Devon heritage, and is hoping to get in touch with distant relatives.

If you have any information, contact Jan on [email protected]">[email protected]