How to Get More Family Tree Time AUTHOR: Megan Gibson PUBLISHER: Words for You ISBN: 9780980835205 GENRE: Genealogy, Family History FORMAT: Paperback NUMBER OF PAGES: 115 pages PUBLICATION DATE: September 2010 The Author Megan Gibson is a freelance researcher who undertook research for the Australian ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Series. She is also a published writer, editor…
The week 19 challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Mothers’ Day to fit in with this wonderful day where we celebrate our mothers. My story today is a bittersweet Mothers’ Day story. Week 19 – Mothers’ Day Dorcas Stokes Dorcas Stokes was born on 19 November 1898 in New Invention, Staffordshire, England to Samuel Ernest Stokes and…
This weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Close Up. The suggestions for writing this one were to write about an ancestor who lived closed to where you live now or where you grew up; an ancestor that you have a portrait of; an ancestor who you have more information about and you feel like you know them “close…
I am enjoying this series – Family Surname History. Today I am introducing the family surname Washbrook. Alice Elizabeth Washbrook was my paternal grandfather’s mother. Family Surname History – Washbrook Washbrook is of Olde English origin with the first recorded village of this name being in 1198 in Suffolk.1 It often thought to be of Lancashire…
Fletcher Alderwin Brand Today being ANZAC Day, I have decided to honour my great-grandfather, Fletcher Alderwin Brand, who served in World War I. Today Australia commemorates all the people who have served to allow our country to remain free. Early Years Fletcher was born on 16 December 1881 in Dongara, Western Australia, the seventh of ten children, to David…
Well I am finally caught up with the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. The week 17 challenge is Cemetery. This one was a no brainer for me – I had to write again about Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia. Week 17 – Cemetery If you have been following along with my posts over the past several months…
The week 16 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Storms. I chose to write about Cyclone Tracy that hit Darwin in 1974. There is a small connection to my family from this storm. Week 16 – Storms Cyclone Tracy Australia is not unaccustomed to cyclones. Northern Australia – Queensland, Darwin, and Western Australia are well practiced in…
Well to say that this weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge has been “taxing” would be an understatement. I struggled to come up with anything that could fit this. I have never looked for tax records – do they even exist for Australian or UK records? Must look into this. Then I had a vague memory of finding something…
I think it is wonderful that Week 14 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is The Maiden Aunt. So often these women get forgotten in history as they have no ancestors to research them. It is lovely to ensure the memory of these women lives on. The maiden aunt I have chosen to write about today is my great-great-aunt…
The next surname I am writing about in my family surname history is Newman. I am going through the surnames in my tree by generation to find out the origins of the surnames. It is a really interesting topic – understanding family surname history – as it can assist you with where your ancestors originated from. . Family Surname History…