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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 23 - Namesake - Dorothea Ellen (Atkinson) Fullerton

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:19:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 23 (June 3-9): Namesake.

I am running late yet again. For week 23's theme, Namesake, I have chosen to write about my 2 x great grandmother Dorothea Ellen (Atkinson) Fullerton.

Dorothea was variously recorded on different records as Dorothy Eleanor, Dorothy Ellen and Dorothea Ellen. She was born on 24 March 1857 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of James Atkinson and Catherine Helen (Pickis) Atkinson.¹
She married Peter Fullerton on 1 July 1876 at St Kilian's Catholic Church, Sandhurst (Bendigo).²She and Peter had a family of 12 children - 9 daughters and 3 sons, 11 lived to be adults. The Fullerton family lived on a farm called 'Clover Banks' at Avonmore near Elmore, Victoria, Australia. Dorothea died on 9 August 1923 and was buried at the Elmore Cemetery.³

My paternal grandmother was named after her grandmother Dorothea.

Who was Dorothea named after?

I believe that her given name Dorothea/Dorothy was probably named after her mother Catherine's maternal aunt Dorothy (Bond) Purvis. Her middle name Eleanor/Ellen was likely named after her paternal grandmother Eleanor (Crisp) Atkinson.

References

Victoria, Australia, birth certificate 4641(1857), Dorothy Eleanor Atkinson. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Melbourne.
Victoria, Australia marriage certificate 3967 (1876), Peter Fullerton and Dorothea Ellen Atkinson; Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Melbourne.
Victoria, Australia, death certificate 10085(1923), Dorothy Ellen Fullerton. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Melbourne.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 22 - At the Cemetery - Patrick Colbert

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 04:52:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 22 (May 27- June 2): At the Cemetery.

For week 22's theme, At the Cemetery, I have chosen to write about my 4 x great grandfather Patrick Colbert.

Patrick, who was born about 1760, died on 31 May 1815 at the age of 55 and was buried at the Bohillane Cemetery, just south of Ladysbridge, County Cork, Ireland. Patrick's wife Bridget (Ahern) Colbert and daughter Bridget Colbert are buried in the same cemetery and commemorated on the same gravestone. A photograph of the gravestone, along with a transcription of the epitaph is available on the Historic Graves website. My 3 x great grandfather, William Colbert, erected the gravestone.¹

Patrick Colbert and Bridget Ahern married 22 July 1795 in Aghada Catholic Parish, Cork, Ireland. The marriage witnesses were William Kearny and Denis McCarthy.² Patrick and Bridget had the following known children:

William Colbert (birth estimated to be between 1795 and 1803) my 3 x great grandfather
Bridget Colbert (c1803-1833)
Catherine Colbert (c1804-?) baptised 26 June 1804, Cloyne Catholic Parish, Cork, Ireland. Baptism sponsors: Tom Lane, Mary Scanlan.³
John Colbert (c1805-?) baptised 21 October 1805, Cloyne Catholic Parish. Baptism sponsors: Davy Shea, Mary Neil.³
Patrick Colbert (c1808-?) baptised 4 January 1808, Cloyne Catholic Parish. Baptism sponsors: Daniel Collins, Mary Scannel.³
Anne Colbert (c1810-?) baptised 14 May 1810, Cloyne Catholic Parish. Baptism sponsors: Laurence Donovan, Catherine Griffin.³
Edmond Colbert (c1814-1885) baptised 12 Mar 1814, Cloyne Catholic Parish. Baptism sponsors: John Batt, Ann Mahony.⁴

There were possibly two or more Colbert children between William c1795 (who is possibly the eldest child given that he erected the gravestone) and Bridget c1803. I am currently researching the possibility that two of these children were Garrett Colbert (c1798-1860) and Mary (Colbert) Geary (c1795-1885) who immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is also possible that John Colbert (c1805-?) and Patrick Colbert (c1808-?) immigrated to Boston. Edmond Colbert (c1814-1885) was a surveyor and emigrated to Victoria, Australia.

William Colbert, my 3 x great grandfather, married Margaret Kenealy and had at least three children: William Colbert (c1841-?), Bridget (Colbert) Gilmore (c1844-1913) and Edmond Colbert (c1850-1902). Bridget (my 2 x great grandmother) and Edmond immigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1868.

References

Historic Graves contributors, "CO-BOHL-0008 | Historic Graves," Historic Graves(https://historicgraves.com/bohillane/co-bohl-0008/grave : accessed 3 June 2019), gravestone of Patrick, Bridget and Bridget Colbert, Bohillane graveyard, Bohillane, Cork, Ireland.
"Marriage Records for Co. Cork (North & East)", database, Irish Family History Foundation, Rootsireland.ie (http://corknortheast.rootsireland.ie/search.php : accessed 3 June 2019), entry for Patrick Colbert and Bridget Ahern, married 22 July 1795, Aghada Catholic Parish; citing Mallow Heritage Centre, Mallow, Cork, Ireland.
"04989/06, Cloyne - Catholic Parish Registers at NLI," images, National Library of Ireland(https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632997#page/1/mode/1up : accessed 3 June 2019), Microfilm 04989/06, Baptisms 05 Oct.1803 to 30 July 1812, Parish of Cloyne, Churchtown & Kilteskin, Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
"Baptismal/Birth Records for Co. Cork (North & East).", database, Irish Family History Foundation, Rootsireland.ie (http://corknortheast.rootsireland.ie/search.php : accessed 3 June 2019), entry for Edmond Colbert, baptised 12 March 1814, Cloyne Catholic Parish; citing Mallow Heritage Centre, Mallow, Cork, Ireland.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 21 - Military - George Brown Fullerton DCM

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sat, 25 May 2019 01:22:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 21 (May 20-26): Military.

For this week's theme, I have chosen my great grandmother's brother George Brown Fullerton DCM (1890-1917).

I have not had time to write a blog post so I will direct readers to George's Wikitree profile.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 20 - Nature - Stan Ellis

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sat, 25 May 2019 01:18:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 20 (May 13-19): Nature.

For the Nature theme, I have chosen my granddad Stan Ellis.

Once again, I have unfortunately not had time to write on my blog, so I will need to catch up at a later date.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 19 - Nurture - Millicent (Chambers) McCarthy

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 14 May 2019 07:53:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 19 (May 6-12): Nurture.

For week 19's theme, I have chosen my great grandmother Millicent Mary (Chambers) McCarthy whom my Mum knew as 'Other Mum'.

I have unfortunately not been able to write a full post this week due to constraints on time. I will edit this post at a later date with further information about Milly and how she was 'Other Mum' for my Mum.

Millicent Mary Chambers married Patrick McCarthy,
11 February 1907, Heathcote, Victoria, Australia.

A page from Millicent Mary (Chambers) McCarthy's scrapbook.
The scrapbook contains recipes, household hints, patterns for needlework and poetry,
handwritten and cut from journals/newspapers.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 18 - Road Trip - Matthew Mulhall

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sat, 04 May 2019 07:21:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 18 (April 29-May 5): Road Trip.

For this week's theme, I have decided to take an unexpected approach by writing about a virtual road trip, using Google Maps and Google Streetview. I have chosen to write about my 3 x great grandfather Matthew Mulhall.

Matthew Mulhall was born about 1811.¹ He married Margaret Coghlan, but I have not yet located a record of their marriage.

Matthew and Margaret had the following known children:

Mary (Mulhall) Joyce (c1844-1923), my 2 x great grandmother.
Catherine (Mulhall) Painter (c1848-1894).
Anne (Mulhall) Hayes (c1851-1885).
John Mulhall (c1854-bef 1856).
John Mulhall (c1856-1924).
Margaret (Mulhall) Conlon (c1861-1926).
Matthew Mulhall (c1862-1930).

All (except maybe Margaret whose baptism I have not yet found) were baptised in the Catholic parish of Tubberclaire (also known as Kilkenny West), Westmeath, Ireland.

Matthew Mulhall was listed in the 1854 Griffith's Primary Valuation in the townland of Lissakillen South, civil parish of Bunown. Matthew Mulhall's tenements (2A and 2B) were leased from William Henry Magan M.P. 2A was described as land of 5 acres, 2 roods and 25 perches, with a rateable annual valuation of £1 10s. 2B was described as house, offices and land, 9 acres and 5 perches, with a rateable annual valuation of £5 10s for the land and £1 for the buildings.²

The Griffith's Valuation records on the Ask About Ireland site feature historical maps overlayed on modern maps and satellite images. Using this feature I can see where Matthew Mulhall's tenements (2A and 2B) were located.

I created the map above using Google My Maps. It shows the basic outline of Matthew Mulhall's land.

The Griffith's Valuations records and corresponding maps at Ask About Ireland allowed me to explore who Matthew's nearest neighbours were.

Matthew's neighbours to the south were William Conlon and Edward Conlon. Perhaps relatives of Matthew? A Margaret Mulhall married a William Conlan in Tubberclaire parish in 1836. ³

Across the lane to the east lived James Cormick.

To the west was bog land held by William Henry Magan M.P.

To the north was the townland of Lissakillen North.

Other surnames of those who leased land in the townland of Lissakillen South included Early, Killion and Hannan. ²

I then decided to explore the area using Google Streetview.

Looking north across what was Matthew Mulhall's tenement at the time of Griffith's Primary Valuation in 1854.

Looking south-west across what was Matthew Mulhall's tenement at the time of Griffith's Primary Valuation in 1854.

While on my virtual road trip I was particularly interested to find this old building on what would have been Matthew Mulhall's tenement in 1854. Looking south.

Matthew Mulhall died on 20 August 1886 at Liss, Westmeath, Ireland. His death certificate described him as a cottier, a widower of 75 years of age. The cause of his death was 'natural decay'. His son Matthew (M. Mulhall) was the informant listed on the death certificate.¹

References

Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ : accessed 4 May 2019), image, death registration of Mathew Mulhall (20 August 1886), citing Group Registration ID 6783336; registration filed 28 Septmber 1886 by E. Hunch[?], Registrar, in Glasson Registration District, Union of Athlone, County of Westmeath, certified a true copy 18 October 1886 by ? Vaughan, Superintendent Registrar, folio 11, “first page,” stamped no. 04786180, entry 40.
Richard Griffith, General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland...Union of Athlone...County of Westmeath (...1854),
15, for Matthew Mulhall, occupier, 2a and 2b, Lissakillen South (townland), Bunown (parish);
"Griffith's Valuation", imaged, Ask About Ireland (http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ : accessed 4 May 2019); citing OMS Services Ltd, Eneclann Ltd and the National Library of Ireland.
"Marriage Records for Co. Westmeath," database, RootsIreland.ie (http://westmeath.rootsireland.ie/ : accessed 15 September 2014), entry for William Conlan and Margaret Mulhall, married 22 July 1836, Tubberclaire parish; citing Dún na Sí Heritage Centre, Moate, Ireland.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 17 - At Worship - Michael O'Brien

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:33:00 +0000

This year I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 17 (April 22-28): At Worship.

For this week's theme, I have chosen to write about my 2 x great grandfather Michael O'Brien.

Michael O'Brien's name appears as the donor underneath one of the Stations of the Cross in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Rochester, Victoria. Whenever I attend Mass at that Church, I like to sit in the pew nearest to that particular Station and remember Michael O'Brien, his family and his descendants in my prayers.

The Eleventh Station - XI - Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross.
The plaque states "Gift of Mr M O'Brien"
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Rochester, Victoria, Australia.

Michael O'Brien was born about 1833 at Drumintee, County Armagh, Ireland. Michael was the son of Owen O'Brien/Breen and Bridget (Finegan) O'Brien/Breen.¹

In 1851, Michael, with his parents, Owen and Bridget, and siblings Thomas, Bridget, John and Hugh resided in the townland of Aghadavoyle, Killevy Civil Parish, Armagh, Ireland. ²

Michael emigrated from Ireland to Australia sometime in the 1850s.

On 29 January 1865, Michael O'Brien, a labourer aged 31 years, married Eliza Carew, aged 21, at St Francis' Catholic Church, Melbourne.¹

Michael and Eliza had the following children:

Helena (O'Brien) Seiersen (1865-1934)
Owen O'Brien (1867-1937)
Thomas O'Brien (1869-1920)
Mary (O'Brien) Reardon (1870-1946)
Michael O'Brien (1873-1901)
John O'Brien (1874-1945)
Elizabeth O'Brien (1876-1960)
Donald O'Brien (1878-1968)

In 1872, Michael O'Brien lost his sight in a blasting accident. On 16 August 1872, the Geelong Advertiser reported on the accident:

"A serious blasting accident occurred at Mount Gellibrand, on Wednesday afternoon, to a laborer named Michael O'Brien, while at work with some others on a contract let by the Colac Shire Council, for the formation of a road between some paddocks belonging to the Hon. Mr Strachan. They were cutting through some barriers of rock, and having made a bore about twenty inches deep, O'Brien was engaged tamping, when the blast suddenly exploded in his face. The injuries resulting were of a painful, as well as serious character, the whole of his face being closely perforated with the powder, his eyes swollen to such an extent that since the occurrence he has been completely blind; two of the fingers of his right hand smashed, and the palm of the left badly hurt. He was at once conveyed to Geelong, and yesterday (Thursday) morning admitted to the hospital. Hopes are indulged that the unfortunate man will be able to regain his sight, but as yet, owing to the inflammation that has supervened, the extent of the injuries to his eyes cannot be definitely ascertained. O'Brien can only attribute the explosion to the friction of powder, for although he used an iron rod, there was fully ten inches of the tamping material, composed of the outside crust of the rock, above the charge at the time it ignited. Fifteen years ago, while digging a well on a farm, he met with a similar accident, and on that occasion narrowly escaped being deprived of his sight."³

A follow-up article in the Geelong Advertiser on 2 November 1872 detailed how fellow contractors donated money to help Michael and his family:

"A very praiseworthy act was done on Friday by a contractor, named Dixon, who applied to the Winchelsea Shire Council to allow him payment for ten yards of surplus metal, and promising, if they did so, to give the amount, £2, to his unfortunate fellow contractor, Michael O'Brien, who about six weeks ago lost his eye-sight through a blasting accident. This is indeed brotherly feeling, Dixon being only a poor man, and as the unfortunate man, O'Brien, has a large family, whom, owing to the accident, he can in no way assist, a hope has been expressed that more wealthy men, who have not yet done so, will forward contributions to the surveyors of the Winchelsea or of the Colac Shire Council. We understand that Mr G. F. Belcher will be happy to receive subscriptions in Geelong." ⁴

At that time Michael and his family lived at Karngun, near Winchelsea, Victoria, on land adjoining that held by good friend James Watson. In 1873, both Michael O'Brien and James Watson selected adjoining blocks of land in the parish of Pannoobamawm and moved their families north in 1874. Michael and Eliza spent the rest of their lives in that area of northern Victoria. ⁵

Dr Mark O'Brien (1913-2010) (son of John O'Brien, grandson of Michael O'Brien) wrote of Michael's later years in an O'Brien family history in 1987:

"The Seiersen girls spent much time with the old people and Josephine Renfrey (O'Brien) as a young girl did accompany them in this task. Josephine told me that Michael remained a very upright Irish Catholic - he loved his mother, had disagreements with his father who may have been a 'north' man and was hostile to his sister Bridget for marrying in the Presbyterian Church. During his last years his routine was: early morning Mass if somebody could take him, light the fires at home, gather the eggs, have breakfast and then walk around his surrounding verandah saying the Rosary - probably 15 decades."⁵

In his Will, dated 8 October 1924, Michael gave

"to the Parish Priest of St Joseph's Church Rochester, a sum of twenty pounds for masses for the repose of my soul...To the Parish Priest of St Joseph's Church, Rochester, a sum of twenty pounds for masses for the repose of the soul of my said wife"⁶

A Codicil to the Will dated 26 November 1924 changed this bequest slightly,

"I direct that the two legacies of twenty pounds each left to the Parish Priest of St Joseph's Church Rochester shall be reduced to fifteen pounds each and I bequeath ten pounds to the Mother Superior Brigidine Convent Rochester."⁶

Other bequests show a charitable nature and a concern that Masses be offered for the repose of the souls of others in his family:

"To the Parish Priest of Werribee a sum of ten pounds for masses for the repose of the soul of my brother Thomas O'Brien and my sister Mary O'Brien late of Werribee To the Treasurer or other proper officer of the Order of Crusaders of the Holy Land Commissariat, The Friary, Waverley, Sydney, a sum of nine pounds being one pound each for masses for the repose of the souls of the following persons - my father Owen O'Brien my mother Bridget O'Brien, my brother Hugh O'Brien, my brother John O'Brien and his wife Margaret both late of Bendigo, my sister Bridget Shaw late of Bunbury Western Australia, my wife Eliza O'Brien, and myself Michael O'Brien - and my son Michael late of Pine Grove. To the Treasurer of the Broadmeadows Orphanage a sum of six pounds ten shillings To Charles Gleeson of the Presbytery Rochester Student a sum of five pounds."⁶

Eliza (Carew) O'Brien died on 10 November 1924 at Rochester. ⁷
Michael O'Brien died on 21 December 1925 at Rochester. ⁸
Both Michael and Eliza are buried at the Pine Grove (Pannoobamawm) Cemetery. ⁹

Grave of Michael O'Brien and Eliza (Carew) O'Brien. Pine Grove (Pannoobamawm) Cemetery, Pine Grove, Victoria, Australia. Photograph by A. O'Brien, 4 July 2017.

References

Victoria, Australia, marriage certificate 572(1865), Michael O'Brien and Eliza Carew, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne.
National Archives of Ireland, "1841 / 1851 Census Search Forms," database, National Archives of Ireland.
(http://censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie/search/cs/details.jsp?id=18612 : accessed 28 April 2019), entry for Mary Breen or O'Brien, 1851, Aghadavoyle, Armagh.
"Town Talk," Geelong Advertiser, 16 August 1872, p. 2, cols. 5-6; image copy, National Library of Australia, Trove (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147371869 : accessed 27 April 2019), Newspapers.
"Town Talk," Geelong Advertiser, 2 November 1872, p. 2, col. 6; image copy, National Library of Australia, Trove (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150400113: accessed 27 April 2019), Newspapers.
O'Brien, Dr M. Mark, Early O'Brien History, 1987, p.5. Photocopy held by A. O'Brien, 2019.
Will of Michael O'Brien, late of Rochester, retired farmer; PROV, VPRS 7591/P2, Unit 733, File 208/145.
Victoria, Australia, death certificate 15979(1924), Eliza O'Brien, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne.
Victoria, Australia, death certificate 15263(1925), Michael O'Brien, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne.
Eliza O'Brien | Died: 10 Nov 1924 | Grave Site | BillionGraves (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Eliza-OBrien/23805286 : accessed 20 August 2018)
Michael O'Brien | Died: 21 Dec 1925 | Grave Site | BillionGraves (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Michael-OBrien/23805285 : accessed 20 August 2018)

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 16 - Out of Place - Catherine Helen (Pickis) Atkinson

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 09:50:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 14 (April 15-21): Out of Place.

My 3 x great grandmother, Catherine Helen Pickis, was born on 3 February 1824 in London. She was the daughter of Robert Paul Pickis, a carpenter, and Elizabeth (Bond) Pickis. ¹ Robert Pickis and Elizabeth Bond were married on 14 January 1822 at All Hallows Barking, London, England. ²
Robert and Elizabeth had the following children:

Elizabeth Pickis (1822-?), born 12 June 1822, baptised 26 September 1824, All Hallows the Great, London. Abode: 32 Great Bush Lane. ³
Catherine Helen Pickis (1824-1861), born 3 February 1824, baptised 26 September 1824, All Hallows the Great, London. Abode: 32 Great Bush Lane. ¹
Robert Paul Pickis (1826-1867), born 28 April 1826, baptised 25 June 1826, All Hallows the Great, London. Abode: 32 Great Bush Lane Upper Thames Street. ⁴
Mary Ann Pickis (1827-1827), born Sep 1827, baptised 26 September 1827, St Thomas the Apostle, London. Abode: No. 9. Tower Royal. Died of convulsions, aged 13 days. Buried 1 October 1827, St Thomas the Apostle. ⁵

A Bush Lane, off Cannon Street, still exists in London today and can be seen on Google Maps.

Elizabeth (Bond) Pickis, died on 27 October 1839 and was buried on 4 November 1839 in the parish of St Thomas the Apostle. At that time the Pickis' abode was described as No. 2 Bell Yard, Gracechurch Street. ⁶ Robert, Elizabeth jnr., Catherine and Robert jnr. were still living at No. 2 Bell Yard at the time of the 1841 census.⁷

It is believed that Robert Paul Pickis was probably the 45-year-old porter Robert Pickis who died on 25 September 1844 at the Marlborough Poor House, Peckham, Surrey. He was buried on 30 September 1844 in the parish of St Giles, Camberwell.⁸

Catherine Helen Pickis married James Atkinson (my 3 x great grandfather) on 22 July 1854 in the parish Church at Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.⁹ How did Catherine come to be so far away from her home in London, at almost the opposite end of England?

I did not find out the answer to this question until I discovered where Catherine was living at the time of the 1851 Census. I discovered 'Catharine H Picks' (as indexed in the 1851 Census available on Ancestry.com), an unmarried, 25-year-old, living at 16 Blumers Building, Westoe, South Shields, Durham. Catherine was described as 'Niece' of James Purvis (a Sea Pilot, aged 54, born South Shields) and his wife Dorothy Purvis (age 60, born North Shields, Northumberland).¹⁰ At this stage in my research, I had not discovered the maiden surname of Catherine's mother Elizabeth, as I had not yet located her and Robert's 1822 marriage record.

I first checked James Purvis' family and found that other people were researching this family of sea pilots and had public trees available on Ancestry. It appeared that James, the son of William Purvis and Isabella (Skipsey) Purvis, did not have a sister named Elizabeth.

Armed only with the information that Dorothy was born about 1791 in North Shields I searched the records available on FamilySearch.org where I discovered a possible Dorothy who had a sister Elizabeth of the about the right age. Dorothy Bond, baptised 16 November 1786, Tynemouth, Northumberland, daughter of John and Mary Bond, and Elizabeth Bond, baptised 13 January 1795, Tynemouth, Northumberland, daughter of John and Mary Bond. ¹¹ When I later discovered the marriage record of Elizabeth Bond and Robert Paul Pickis, this helped to confirm that I had found the correct family. Interestingly, it turns out that Dorothy and Elizabeth were actually only half sisters. Dorothy was the daughter of John Bond's first(?) wife, Mary Hall, while Elizabeth was the daughter of his second(?) wife Mary Hoar (nee Patterson).

My next out of place person is Elizabeth Bond, how did she come to be in London in 1822 to marry Robert Paul Pickis? I still don't really know the answer to this question, but I suspect the fact that her father John Bond was a Master Mariner and Ship Owner could be a clue.

References

"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, All Hallows the Great, 1813-1855, image 14 of 51; citing All Hallows the Great and Less Parishes (London, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1813-1885, P69/ALH7/A/A/01/Ms 5164/1, p. 27, no. 212, Catherine Pickis baptism (1824); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, All Hallows, Barking By the Tower, 1813-1828, image 106 of 200; citing All Hallows, Barking By the Tower Parish (London, England). Parish Registers, Marriages, 1813-1828, P69/ALH1/A/03/004, p. 106, no. 318, Pickis-Bond marriage (1822); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, All Hallows the Great, 1813-1855, image 14 of 51; citing All Hallows the Great and Less Parishes (London, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1813-1885, P69/ALH7/A/A/01/Ms 5164/1, p. 27, no. 211, Elizabeth Pickis baptism (1824); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, All Hallows the Great, 1813-1855, image 16 of 51; citing All Hallows the Great and Less Parishes (London, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1813-1885, P69/ALH7/A/A/01/Ms 5164/1, p. 30, no. 237, Robert Pickis baptism (1826); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, St Thomas the Apostle, 1813-1851, image 10 of 27; citing St Thomas the Apostle Parish (London, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1813-1873, P69/TMS1/A/01/Ms 9011, p. 19, no. 152, Mary Ann Pickis baptism (1827); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.

"London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, St Thomas the Apostle, 1813-1849, image 10 of 26; citing St Thomas the Apostle Parish (London, England). Parish Registers, Burials, 1813-1849, P69/TMS1/A/014/MS09014, p. 18, no. 141, Mary Ann Pickis burial (1827); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.

"London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, St Mary Aldermary, 1813-1838, image 56 of 101; citing St Mary Aldermary Parish (London, England). Parish Registers, Burial Fees Account Book, 1813-1838, P69/MRY3/A/013/MS04866, Mary Ann Pickis burial (1 Oct 1827); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
Middlesex, England, death certificate 1839, Elizabeth Pickis. General Register Office. London, England. GRO Reference: 1839, D Quarter in THE CITY OF LONDON UNION, Volume 02, Page 135.

"London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); City of London, St Thomas the Apostle, 1813-1849, image 19 of 26; citing St Thomas the Apostle Parish (London, England). Parish Registers, Burials, 1813-1849, P69/TMS1/A/014/MS09014, p. 37, no. 294, Elizabeth Pickis burial (1839); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
"1841 England Census", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019), entry for Robert Pickis (age 40), Bell Yard, Allhallows, London; citing The National Archives, HO107, piece 719, folio 10, p. 15, line 2; London registration district, London South subdistrict, ED 1.
Surrey, England, death certificate 1844, Robert Pickis. General Register Office. London, England. GRO reference: 1844, Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter, Camberwell. Volume: 4. Page: 50.

"London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003", database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019); Southwark, St Giles Camberwell, 1829-1855, image 510 of 899; citing St Giles Camberwell Parish (Surrey, England). Parish Records, Burials, May 1844-Mar 1849, p73/gis/054, p. 22, no. 171, Robert Pickis burial (1844); London Metropolitan Archives, London, England.
Northumberland, England, marriage certificate 1854, James Atkinson and Catherine Helen Pickis. General Register Office, London, England. GRO reference: 1854, Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter, Tynemouth, Volume 10b. Page 236.

"England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N6P8-G2G : 10 December 2014), James Atkinson and Catherine Helen Pickis, 1854; citing Tynemouth, Christ Church, Northumberland, England, reference 2:3V5TH5G, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,068,930.
"1851 England Census", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com.au: accessed 20 April 2019), entry for Catherine Pickis (age 25), Blumers Building, Westoe, South Shields, Durham; citing The National Archives, H0107, piece 2399, folio 313, p. 47; South Shields registration district, Westoe subdistrict, ED 4f, household 205.
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NDJ3-R8N : 30 December 2014), Elizabeth Bond, 13 Jan 1795; citing Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, reference item 4; FHL microfilm 1,068,907.

"Baptisms January 1795 13 Elizth. D. of John & Mary Bond of No. Sh. Mar'r." "England, Durham Diocese Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZ7S-CDZ?cc=1309819&wc=9K53-SP8%3A13617901%2C30809801%2C30809802 : 12 June 2014), Northumberland > Tynemouth > image 186 of 835; Record Office, Matlock. Notes: Baptisms January 1795 13 Elizth. D. of John & Mary Bond of No. Sh. Mar'r.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 15 - DNA - Timothy Hehir

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 02:05:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 14 (April 8-14): DNA.

I have chosen my 3 x great grandfather Timothy Hehir (c1800-?) to write about for this week's theme of DNA. I haven't had much time to write this week. I will expand on this topic at a later date.

Timothy Hehir and Ann (McMahon) Hehir were the parents of my great-great-grandmother Susan (Hehir) Ellis (c1835-1921). It is believed that Ann died during the famine, c1845. The family lived in the townland of Killow, in the civil parish of Clareabbey, Clare, Ireland.

Timothy and Ann had the following children:

Bridget (Hehir) Farrell (c1833-1886)
Susan (Hehir) Ellis (c1835-1921)
Elizabeth Hehir (c1835-?)
John Hehir (c1837-1890)
Michael Hehir (c1839-?)
Honora Hehir (c1841-?)
Thomas Hehir (c1844-?)
Annie Maria (Hehir) Kinsella (c1844-1920)

Four Hehir's are listed in Griffith's Valuations for the townland of Killow.

Jane Hehir
Patrick Hehir
Andrew Hehir
Thaddeus Hehir

Thaddeus and Timothy are both variants used to Anglicize the Gaelic name Tadhg.
So Thaddeus is likely my ancestor Timothy Hehir. We have always believed the other Hehirs listed in the townland of Killow are likely close relatives of Timothy's - probably siblings. My great-great-grandmother Susan's photograph collection included photographs of some of Patrick Hehir's children, adding credence to the belief that they were cousins.

DNA evidence has provided further proof that Patrick was likely Timothy's brother. My mother and I have both been DNA tested. We both have DNA matches to descendants of Patrick Hehir. Additionally, with Ancestry DNA's recent release of ThruLines, it also appears that we have a DNA match with a descendant of Andrew Hehir.

The screenshot above shows AncestryDNA ThruLines for my mother, as of 9 April 2019. Someone has Patrick Michael Hehir as the father on their Ancestry public tree so ThruLines has included him here. I am uncertain that Margaret Hehir belongs as a sibling, however, as she lives in a neighbouring parish in Clare. My mother's matches to her descendants are only small (7 cM), so she could potentially be a more distant Hehir cousin.

Since taking this screenshot on 9 April 2019, this particular ThruLine seems to have disappeared. However, this does show that my mother potentially has 6 DNA matches with descendants of Patrick Hehir and 1 DNA match with a descendant of Andrew Hehir, in addition to 13 DNA matches with descendants of Timothy Hehir.

DNA matches with descendants of Patrick Hehir have also been found on Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage and Gedmatch.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 14 - Brick Wall - John Smith

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:30:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 14 (April 1-7): Brick Wall.

I have chosen my 4 x great grandfather John Smith (c1756-C1846?) as a Brick Wall ancestor to write about for this week's theme.

John Smith married Mary Croot on 12 January 1786 in St John the Baptist Church of England, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England.
The marriage banns notice referred to John as a "sojourner" in the parish of Bishopsteignton, but the marriage entry said he was "of this parish". ¹ Wikipedia defines a sojourner as "a person who resides temporarily in a place." ² John was likely an agricultural labourer.

John and Mary had the following children:

William Smith born c1786, baptised 27 March 1786 Bishopsteignton parish. ³
John Smith born 10 November 1787, baptised 14 November 1787 Ashcombe parish. Died in infancy, buried 2 December 1787 Ashcombe. ⁴
Susanna Croot Smith born 9 November 1788, baptised 10 November 1788 Ashcombe parish. ⁵
Richard Smith born 10 January 1791, baptised 17 January 1791 Ashcombe parish. ⁶
Mary Smith born 15 August 1793, baptised 18 August 1793 Ashcombe parish. ⁷
John Smith born 15 October 1795, baptised 5 November 1795 Ashcombe parish. ⁸
Elizabeth Smith born c1798, baptised 30 January 1798 Bishopsteignton parish. ⁹
Ann Smith born c1801, baptised 25 January 1801 Ideford parish. ¹⁰
Thomas Smith born c1807, baptised 7 June 1807 Bishopsteignton parish. ¹¹

The parish register entries from Bishopsteignton refer to John's and Mary's abode as a Luton, a hamlet in the parish of Bishopsteignton.

What became of John?

The Devon Burials database at FindMyPast does not include any John Smith burial for Bishopsteignton, Ashcombe or Ideford parishes. A combined search for Smith burials in all three of these parishes gave only 15 results - revealing that Smith is perhaps a little less common as a surname in this region of England than in other regions. (see the 1881 frequency map for Smith in England on the Forebears web site for interest). Many of these 15 results were in the 1600s and early 1700s, so not currently relevant to my research.

Of the burials that were relevant, Mary (Croot) Smith is very likely the 76-year-old Mary Smith from Teignmouth buried in Bishopsteignton parish on 2 August 1837.¹²
John's and Mary's youngest son, Thomas Smith, my 3 x great grandfather, is the 55-year-old Thomas Smith from Teignmouth buried at Bishopsteignton on 26 August 1862. ¹³
I have yet to place the 31-year-old Rebecca Smith of Bishopsteignton who was buried in that parish in 1819. ¹⁴

A search of the Devon Burials database for Smith in West Teignmouth and East Teignmouth parishes gives 83 results. Two candidates to be my ancestor John Smith are among the results.

Possible John Smith (No. 1).
A 65-year-old John Smith from West Teignmouth was buried in the parish of West Teignmouth on 19 January 1823.¹⁵ This would make him born in c1758.

Possible John Smith (No. 2).
A 90-year-old John Smith from the Workhouse Newton was buried in the parish of West Teignmouth on 29 September 1846.¹⁶ This would make him born in c1756. I have the death certificate for this John, which states he was an 87-year-old labourer (note difference to 90 in the burial register) who died on 27 September 1846 at 'Union Workhouse Wolborough'. Unfortunately, no information helping to identify his family is given. The informant on the certificate is: "John Blackmore present at death Union Workhouse Wolborough."¹⁷

During my research for this post this past week I have come across a few interesting archival references to the name Smith, and particularly to the name John Smith, in relation to the parishes of Bishopsteignton and Ashcombe. Do they refer to the same John Smith? Only some thorough research and a bit of luck could help to break this brick wall.

References

"Banns of Marriage between John Smith sojourner in & Mary Croot of this Parish were published Novr 27 & Decr 4 &; 11 1785. No. 172. John Smith of this Parish and Mary Croot of this Parish spinster were Married in this Church by Banns this twelfth Day of January in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six by me H. Distin Vicar This Marriage was solemnized between Us { The mark x of John Smith { The mark of x Mary Croot In the Presence of [Thos?/Jas?] [Mager?] Richd Boone [Parish Clerk]" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Marriages and banns, 1754-1805, image 61 of 98; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Marriages and banns, 1754-1805, 2202A/PR/1/6, no. 173, Smith-Croot marriage (1786); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.

"John Smith sojourner in this Parish Batchelor & Mary Croot of this Parish were married by Banns the 12th day of Jan'y." "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-34111-3725-70?cc=2515875 : 16 February 2016), 004392273 > image 200 of 299; citing The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
Wikipedia contributors, "Sojourner," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sojourner&oldid=874082319 (accessed March 31, 2019).
"Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, image 22 of 76; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, 2202A/PR/1/4, William Smith baptism (1786); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"John Son of John and Mary Smith was Born November ye 10th and was Baptized November ye 14: 1787" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 40 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, John Smith baptism (1787); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter. "John, son of John, and Mary Smith was Buried December ye 2nd:1787" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 50 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, John Smith burial (1787); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Susanna Croot Daughter of John and Mary Smith was Born November ye 9th and was Baptized November ye 10th:1788" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 28 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, Susanna Croot Smith baptism (1788); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Christenings for the year 1791... Richard son of John and Mary Smith was Born January ye 10th and was Baptized January ye 17th" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 64 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, Richard Smith baptism (1791); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"1793... Mary Daughter of John and Mary Smith was Born August ye 15th and was Baptized August ye 18th" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 65 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, Mary Smith baptism (1793); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"1795... John son of John and Mary Smith was Born October ye 15th and was Baptized November ye 5th Henry Mugg Curate""Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ashcombe St Nectan, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, image 66 of 78; citing Ashcombe Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1732-1812, 462A/PR/1/3, John Smith baptism (1795); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Baptisms in the year 1798...Jany...30 Elizabeth dr of John & Mary Smith Luton" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, image 34 of 76; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, 2202A/PR/1/4, Elizabeth Smith baptism (1798); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Baptisms 1801...Jany 25th Ann, Daughr of John & Mary Smith" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Ideford St Mary, Baptisms and burials, 1765-1812, image 27 of 52; citing Ideford Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms and burials, 1765-1812, 2453A/PR/1/4, Ann Smith baptism (1801); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Baptisms for the year 1807...June 7 Smith Thomas son of John and Mary" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 1 April 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, image 40 of 76; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Baptisms and burials, 1758-1812, 2202A/PR/1/4, Thomas Smith baptism (1807); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Page 48. Burials in the Parish of Bishopsteignton in the County of Devon in the Year 1837 No. 377 Mary Smith [Name.] Teignmouth [Abode.] August the second [When buried] 76 [Age.] John Comyns [By whom the Ceremony was performed.]" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Burials, 1813-1863, image 50 of 102; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Burials, 1813-1863, 2202A/PR/1/18, p. 48, no. 377, Mary Smith burial (1837); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Page 99. Burials in the Parish of Bishopsteignton in the County of Devon in the Year 1862 No. 799. Thomas Smith [Name.] Teignmouth [Abode.] Aug 26 [When buried.] 55 [Age] W.R. Ogle Vicar [By whom the Ceremony was performed.]" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Burials, 1813-1863, image 101 of 102; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Burials, 1813-1863, 2202A/PR/1/18, p. 99, no. 799, Thomas Smith burial (1862); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Page 7. Burials in the Parish of Bishopsteignton in the County of Devon in the Year 1818+9... No. 53. Rebecca Smith [Name.] Bishopsteignton [Abode.] third of March [When buried.]
31 [Age] John Comyns [By whom the Ceremony was performed.]" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); Bishopsteignton St John, Burials, 1813-1863, image 9 of 102; citing Bishopsteignton Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Burials, 1813-1863, 2202A/PR/1/18, p. 7, no. 53, Rebecca Smith burial (1819); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Page 39. Burials in the Parish of West Teignmouth in the County of Devon in the Year 1823 No. 307. John Smith [Name.] West Teignm. [Abode.] Jany 19th [When buried.]
years 65 [Age] J. Salter [By whom the Ceremony was performed.]" "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); West Teignmouth St James the Less, Marriages and burials, 1813-1847, image 185 of 346; citing West Teignmouth Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Marriages and burials, 1813-1847, 4062A/PR/1/7, p. 39, no. 307, John Smith burial (1823); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
"Page 197. Burials in the Parish of West Teignmouth in the County of Devon in the Year 1846... No. 1572 John Smith [Name.] Work House Newton [Abode.] Septr 29th [When buried.] 90 yrs [Age.] F. Walker Curate [By whom the Ceremony was performed.] " "Devon, Parish Registers Browse", database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 30 March 2019); West Teignmouth St James the Less. Marriages and burials, 1813-1847, image 343 of 346; citing West Teignmouth Parish (Devon, England). Parish Registers, Marriages and burials, 1813-1847, 4062A/PR/1/7, p. 197, no. 1572, John Smith burial (1846); Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter.
Death certificate of John Smith, died 27 September 1846, Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England. General Register Office, England. Registration Year:1846, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration district: Newton Abbot, Volume: 11, Page: 102.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 13 - In the Paper - Mary Gilmore

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:23:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 13 (March 25-31): In the Paper.

For this week's theme In the Paper, I have chosen an ancestor that I don't know all that much about, my 4 x great grandmother, Mrs Mary Gilmore (1768-1868). I know that Mary was buried in the same grave as her husband William Gilmore (c1772-1838) in the Killaresy Graveyard, County Down in 1868. I don't yet know Mary's maiden name. I have a lot more to learn about her and her family.

I found the following article about Mary's death from the Belfast Morning News, 1 June 1868, copied from the Derry Journal.

A CENTENARIAN. - On Saturday, the 9th ult., Mrs. Mary Gilmore, relict of the late Mr. Wm. Gilmore, farmer, Tullymore, County Down, died at Tullymore, at the advanced age of 100 years. She retained the perfect use of all her faculties till the last, and was never afflicted with toothache or rheumatism. She was the mother of twelve children, three of whom were born at a birth, and has left 130 living descendants - literally to the "third and fourth generation" - comprising her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Her eldest surviving son is Mr. Charles Gilmore, of Newtownlimavady. Having been born in the year 1768, she has lived under the reign of four monarchs, and during "the few days of her pilgrimage" the following remarkable events,among others, have occurred: - The American War of Independence, War with France, War with Spain,the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Union, War with Turkey, Catholic Emancipation, French Revolution, Abolition of Slavery, Irish Famine, War with Russia, Indian Mutiny, Civil War in America,and Fenian Outbreak. - Derry Journal.
"A Centenarian," Belfast Morning News, 1 June 1868, p.3, col. 2; image copy, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 27 March 2019), British Newspaper Archive.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 12 - 12 - Margaret (Randall) Chambers

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:21:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 12 (March 18-24): 12.

Once again I am running late with last week's theme, a lot happening in my family at the moment.

For the theme 12, I have chosen to write about my direct maternal great-great-grandmother Margaret (Randall) Chambers (1855-1917). Margaret was born on 12 September, a birthdate also shared by my maternal grandmother (Margaret's granddaughter) and one of my nephews.

Margaret Randall and her twin sister Ann Randall, daughters of Edward Randall and Mary Ann (Brown) Randall (formerly Bailey), were born 12 September 1855 at Hahndorf, South Australia. The Randall family were then on their way from South Australia to the gold rushes in Victoria. Margaret's twin sister Ann died in infancy and it is believed she is buried somewhere along the road between Hahndorf and Avoca, Victoria.

Margaret (Randall) Chambers c.1910

The Randall family then settled in Avoca. It was there that Margaret, aged 28, married George Chambers, aged 52, a widower with 7 children, on 1 January 1884.

Margaret and George went on to have a family of 5 children, 2 sons and 3 daughters:

Millicent Mary (Chambers) McCarthy (1884-1967)

Matthew Harold Chambers (1886-1949)

Hubert Randall 'Bert' Chambers (1888-1977)

Elsie Bertha May (Chambers) Bailey (1893-1982)

Kathleen Pearl (Chambers) Clifford (1898-1987)

Margaret became quite ill in the latter months of 1916.

A small notice appeared in the Avoca Mail on Tuesday 28 November 1916 as follows:

The friends of Mrs Chambers, of Faraday street, will learn with regret that she is a present an inmate of the Maryborough Hospital, in a serious state of health.

(Source: No title (1916, November 28). Avoca Mail (Vic. : 1863 - 1900; 1915 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151728684)

The Avoca Free Press gave an update on Margaret's condition on 13 December 1916:

The many friends of Mrs Geo. Chambers, of Avoca, will regret to learn that her condition has not improved. Mrs Chambers, who is seriously ill, is now under the treatment of a specialist in Melbourne.

(Source: Personal. (1916, December 13). Avoca Free Press and Farmers' and Miners' Journal (Vic. : 1900; 1914 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151686033)

On 16 February 1917, the Avoca Mail reported:

The many friends of Mrs Geo. Chambers, who has been seriously ill in Melbourne for some time past, will be pleased to learn that there is a marked improvement in her condition, and Mr Chambers is in receipt of a letter from her in which she states that she hopes to be out of bed in a few days.
Mr Geo. Chambers, of Faraday Street, was on Monday last notified by the Defence Department that his son Bert, who was recently reported wounded whilst on service in France, is at present in Hospital in England. He is suffering from a wound to the wrist.

(Source: No title (1917, February 16). Avoca Mail (Vic. : 1863 - 1900; 1915 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152147086)

Margaret did not make a full recovery, and did not live to see her son Bert return from Europe. She died on 28 March 1917 at the residence of her sister, Rebecca (Randall) Wasley, 26 Yarra Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.

On Friday 30 March 1917 the Avoca Mail reported:

We learn with regret of the death of Mrs Chambers, wife of Mr George Chambers, of Avoca, which occurred in Melbourne on Wednesday last, after a lengthy and painful illness.

(Source: No title (1917, March 30). Avoca Mail (Vic. : 1863 - 1900; 1915 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152147636)

The following death notice appeared in the Avoca Free Press on 31 March 1917:

Death.

CHAMBERS—At the residence of her
sister, Mrs Wasley, Hawthorn, on 28th March, Margaret, beloved wife of Mr George Chambers, of Avoca, and youngest sister of Mr Edward Randall. Aged 61. Fix this texDeeply mourned.

(Source: Family Notices (1917, March 31). Avoca Free Press and Farmers' and Miners' Journal (Vic. : 1900; 1914 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151685854)

The Avoca Free Press published an obituary for Margaret that same day (Saturday 31 March 1917):

Obituary.

MRS GEO. CHAMBERS.

Sincere and widespread regret was felt when it became known that Mrs Chambers, wife of our esteemed townsman, Mr George Chambers, had passed away in Melbourne on Wednesday. The deceased lady had been ailing for some time, and was taken to the metropolis for treatment. Despite the most skilful care and attention, however, the patient gradually sank, and died at the residence of her sister, Mrs Wasley, of Hawthorn. Throughout her illness Mrs Chambers bore up with Christian fortitude, and now that this good lady has gone she will be deeply mourned. Kind-hearted and generous, Mrs Chambers was ever ready to help others in cases of sickness and distress, and she performed many kindly acts which the world knew nothing about. She did good in an unostentatious manner, and her demise is greatly deplored. She leaves a grown-up family, including Sapper Bert Chambers, who was recently wounded whilst fighting for King and country. The sorrowing husband, children, and other relatives have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. Mrs Chambers was 61 years of age. The deceased lady was a sister of Mrs Edward Randall, of Avoca. The interment took place at Hawthorn on Thursday.

(Source: Obituary. (1917, March 31). Avoca Free Press and Farmers' and Miners' Journal (Vic. : 1900; 1914 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151685864)

Margaret was buried at the Burwood Cemetery in the same grave as her nieces May Wasley and Blanche (Wasley) Lidgey.

Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Margaret Chambers (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 112908150, citing Burwood Cemetery, Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by SueM (contributor 47776904)

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 11 - Large Family - Edmund and Mary (Mulhall) Joyce Family

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:31:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 11 (March 11-17): Large Family.

I am late again with week 11, my NBN Internet connection has been very poor for the last week, unfortunately.

For this week's theme, Large Family, I have chosen the family of my great-great grandparents Edmund Joyce and Mary (Mulhall) Joyce.

Edmund Joyce was born in about 1833 near Whitegate, Galway, Ireland (now located in County Clare), in the Catholic parish of Clonrush, the son of Edmund Joyce and Catherine (Goonane) Joyce. Edmund's father is supposed to have died during the Famine in about 1846. Edmund's widowed mother, Catherine, immigrated to Victoria, Australia with five of her children, including Edmund, in 1855. They followed daughter Mary Joyce who had immigrated to Victoria in 1853.

Mary Mulhall was born in about 1844 in the Catholic parish of Tubberclaire, Westmeath, Ireland, the daughter of Matthew Mulhall and Margaret (Coghlan) Mulhall. Mary immigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1863.

Edmund Joyce and Mary Mulhall were married on 2 March 1867 at St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, Geelong, Victoria. Edmund and Mary lived at Napoleons near Ballarat until 1873 when they selected land at Pannoobamawm in Northern Victoria.

Edmund and Mary had a family of 15 children - 7 sons and 8 daughters.

Edmond Thomas Joyce (1867-1950), married

Margaret Mary (Joyce) O'Brien (1869-1925) my great grandmother

Patrick Joyce (1870-1934), married

John Matthew 'Jack' Joyce (1871-1954), married

Annie (Joyce) Turner (1873-1933), married

Catherine 'Sister Monica Mary' Joyce (1875-1948), a twin, a Sister of St Joseph

Mary (Joyce) Brennan (1875-1960), a twin, married

Elizabeth (Joyce) Brennan (1876-1956), married

Julia 'Sister Marie Bernardine' Joyce (1877-?), a Sister of St Joseph

Jane Ellen (Joyce) Kearney (1879-1951), married

Rev. Fr. Matthew Joyce (1880-1950), a Redemptorist Priest

Rose Alice 'Sister M. Edwin' Joyce (1884-1961), a Sister of St Joseph

Rev. Fr. William James Joyce (1885-1966), a Redemptorist Priest

Walter Henry Joyce (1887-1968), married

James Joyce (1888-1971), married

Edmund and Mary lived at Pannoobamawm until they retired to Rochester in 1913.

Edmund died at Rochester on 1 September 1916. Mary continued to live at Rochester, cared for by her daughters Mary and Rose, and she died there on 3 November 1923.

Sources: Joyce, Patricia and Margaret Thomas, Joyce - Descendants of Edmund and Catherine Joyce in Australia 1885 to 1975 (Australia: Joyce Descendants, 1975). Please see Joyce Wikitree profiles for further sources.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 10 - Bachelor Uncles - Tom and Charlie Smith

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:50:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 10 (March 4-10): Bachelor Uncle.

I am running a little bit late with my blog for Week 10. I have a few Bachelor Uncles in my family tree but I have decided to chose my great grandfather's brothers, Tom and Charlie, as I have some recollections of my grandmother's to make their story more than just dates and places.

My great grandfather James William Smith had five brothers:

Thomas George Smith (1870-1950)

Albert Smith (1871-1872)

John Hutton Smith (1875-1956)

Robert Smith (1879-1881)

Charles Walter Smith (1885-1959)

Albert Smith and Robert Smith died young. John Hutton Smith married Lillian Carter Ogleby in 1899. Thomas George Smith (Tom) and Charles Walter Smith (Charlie) were both lifelong bachelors.

My mother interviewed my grandmother, Doss (Smith) O'Brien (1912-2001), in the 1990s. From that interview, we learn the following about Doss' uncles Tom and Charlie:

In 1923, Dad (James William Smith) bought a property at Thule, New South Wales, and he and the older boys, Jim, Syd and Ivo, and Uncle Charlie Smith, went there to work the place. They took a big covered type of horse-drawn hut (these were known as travelling houses). There was a family photo that showed their departure. Several trips were made back and forth and, on one occasion, Dad took Bill, who drove a cart in which they were transporting some chooks. When they were going over the bridge at Echuca, the cart hit a bump and the coop came unlatched. Chooks escaped and scattered all over the place! They had quite an episode on the bridge. The Cobb Highway was just a little old road then, and kept close by the river.

Doss' Uncle Charlie, her Uncle Tom and her Auntie Suze, lived with Grandmother Sophia Smith in their old family home on the banks of the Campaspe River, just east of Childers Street, Elmore. Doss remembered Grandmother Sophia as having been unwell most of the time, and Auntie Suze took care of her. Grandmother Sophia was a big woman and, simply, “sat and sat.” Looking back, it seemed very likely that she suffered from severe depression. Her life had not been an easy one. In 1922, when she was 74 years old, she died and, according to her Death Certificate, she suffered from ‘fatty degeneration of the heart.’ Doss believed that the block on which the Smith home stood was a leasehold and, when it terminated, Auntie Suze, Uncle Tom and Uncle Charlie bought a house in Elmore. In later years, the three lived together there until they died, in about the 1960s; first the uncles and then, Auntie Suze.

Uncle Tom and Uncle Charlie Smith had always been familiar faces to the young Smith children, as they worked with Dad quite a lot over the years. Uncle Charlie was with Dad and the older boys at Thule, through 1923 and partway into 1924, and he had been working for the Stewarts at Tennyson for a while before Doss’ family moved there. At the time, he had a motorbike on which he rode home to Elmore at weekends. He was one of the first people around there to own a motorbike, and he also broke new ground in being one of the first to own a gramophone and records. When the Smiths were at ‘Errington’, Uncle Charlie resumed working for Dad, and lived there with them. Doss remembered one occasion when he had the horse in the spring cart, ready to take the younger children to school, and to take her to work at Buckleys’. Unfortunately something hooked the clothesline and tipped Charlie off the cart, and upended Doss in the back of it.

(Source: O'Brien, D., Lockington, Victoria. Interview by M. O'Brien, 1990s, tape recording and transcript. Privately held by interviewer [address for private use] Victoria, Australia. 2019.)

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 9 - At the Courthouse - John McCarthy

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:14:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 9 (Feb. 25 - Mar. 3) is: At the Courthouse.

The digitised newspapers on Trove are the perfect place to find out if any of your Australian ancestors went to the courthouse for any reason.

Today on Trove I found the following article in the McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, Friday, 8 March 1872, page 2. John McCarthy, in this case, is my great great grandfather John McCarthy, with his brother Michael McCarthy.

John, who was born in 1835 at Clash, County Kerry, Ireland, would have been about 36 years old at the time, married to Catherine (Mannix) McCarthy, with 4 children. His brother Michael would have been aged 20 years.

Source: HEATHCOTE POLICE COURT. (1872, March 8). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89691106

"HEATHCOTE POLICE COURT.
(Before J. G. Taylor, Esq., P.M., R Cocks, Esq., J.P, and the Mayor)
Michael McCarthy, John McCarthy, John Long, John Sullivan, Michael Sullivan, and August Carboon, were charged with creating a disturbance in High. Street on Wednesday last.
Mr. Booker appeared for John Long and Michael and John Sullivan. All the defendants pleaded not guilty. The evidence adduced by the police went to show that the parties were, with the exception of Michael McCarthy, all drunk, and were fighting among themselves. As it did not appear that they interfered with anyone not in company with them and they bear a good general character, they were discharged with a caution. "

Source: HEATHCOTE POLICE COURT. (1872, March 8). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89691106

John and Catherine (Mannix) McCarthy had another 5 children before John's death on 29 March 1885 at Heathcote, after he was kicked by a horse.

The following newspaper article gives more information about John's sad death.

Source: Local and General News. (1885, April 3). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145303

"SAD FATAL ACCIDENT - A very lamentable accident occurred about 5 o'clock on Saturday evening last resulting in the death of a very old resident of the place, Mr John McCarthy, of Commissioner's Flat. Mr McCarthy had just returned home with a load of chaff from the township, and after taking out the horse and putting it in the stable proceeded to carry in the chaff through the stable door. He was in the act of carrying in one of the bags, when the horse kicked out striking him violently in the abdomen, causing serious internal injuries from which he died about 7 o'clock on the following morning, after suffering great agony. The deceased was quite conscious to the last and stated how the accident occurred. We believe some of the children were standing by when the accident happened. Immediately after the accident Dr Clark was sent for and saw the deceased about 20 minutes after the occurrence and in company with Dr Scobell about two hours later. Under the circumstances, an inquiry was not considered necessary, thus, we are glad to state, relieving the family and friends from further pain. Very general sympathy is felt for the widow and children of the deceased, Mrs McCarthy being left with nine children to lament their sad loss. We understand it is the intention to start a subscription for the relief of the family in their distress. The funeral took place on Tuesday and was numerously attended."

Source: Local and General News. (1885, April 3). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145303

Five days later, a notice appeared in the McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, as follows:

Source: Advertising (1885, May 8). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145247

"NOTICE
PERSONS having Lists of Subscriptions in aid of the Widow and Family of the late Mr John McCarthy are respectfully requested to hand them in without delay to Mr John Long, Heathcote, or the undersigned.
Michael Manton.
Heathcote, 6th May, 1885."

Source: Advertising (1885, May 8). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved February 26, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145247

Mr John Long is likely to be the same man mentioned in the Heathcote police court report in 1872.

Michael McCarthy was still living at the time of his mother Honora (Tangney) McCarthy's death on 4 November 1873, but it is uncertain what became of Michael after that time.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 8 - Family Photo - J.W. Smith and Family

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:25:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 8 (Feb. 18-24) is: Family Photo.

For this week's theme, Family Photo, I have chosen to share a photograph of my grandmother's family, taken at the time of my grandmother's wedding in 1936.
My grandmother was the daughter of James William Smith and his second wife Agnes Fullerton.

This photograph shows J.W. Smith, his wife Agnes, and 11 of J.W.'s 13 living children in 1936.

J.W. Smith and Family, 1936. A scan of an original photograph. Click the image for a larger view.

J.W. Smith and his first wife Hanora Hanley married in 1897 and had four sons (James, Joseph, Cyril and Ivo) and one daughter (Audrey). Joseph died in 1902 when almost 6 months old. Hanora died in December 1908 at Elmore, Victoria, Australia.

J.W. Smith and his second wife Agnes Fullerton were married in 1910 and had four sons (William, John, Robert, Francis) and five daughters (Dorothea, Ellen, Evelyn, Joyce and Kathleen).

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I digitally added photographs of the two living children who were missing from the original 1936 photograph: James (Jim) and Cyril (Syd).

J.W. Smith and Family. Digital creation. Click the image for a larger view.

As part of a Smith family reunion, held in October 2017, I created a Facebook Group for the descendants of James William Smith and first wife Hanora Hanley and his second wife Agnes Fullerton. All descendants are very welcome to request to join the Facebook Group.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 7 - Love - O'Brien / Joyce Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:20:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 7 (Feb. 11-17) is: Love.

For this week's theme, I have decided to share a newspaper report from 1896 of the wedding of my great grandparents Owen O'Brien and Margaret Mary Joyce.

"WEDDING AT TENNYSON.

A very interesting ceremony took place at the Tennyson Roman Catholic Church last Monday, when Miss Maggie Joyce, eldest daughter of Mr. E. Joyce, of Pannoobamawm, was married to Mr. O. O'Brien, a well-known resident of the Tennyson district. The church was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and as the day was all that could be desired it tended in no small way to make the surroundings of the wedding pleasant and enjoyable. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Mulquin, The bride was attired and looked well in cream crepon, trimmed with passementerie and lace, with the usual wreath and veil, and her travelling dress was brown serge, with hat and cape to match, The bridesmaid, Miss Annie Joyce, sister to the bride, wore a neat costume of brown serge, trimmed with passementerie, with lace hat to match. Mr. M. O'Brien acted as best man. After the ceremony was concluded, a large number of friends drove to the residence of the bride's parents, where the wedding breakfast was laid out in a sumptuous manner in a large marquee erected for the purpose. The Rev. Prior O'Hanlon presided, and in proposing the toast of "The Bride and Bridegroom," referred to them in complimentary terms and wished them a long and happy life. The toast was suitably responded to by the bridegroom. The other toasts proposed were—"The Bridesmaid," by Mr. Seierson; " The Bride's and Bridegroom's Parents," by Cr. Allan; "The Ladies," by Mr. T, O'Brien; and "The Clergy," by Mr. P. Joyce. They were responded to respectively by Mr. M. O'Brien, Mr Joyce, senr., Mr. O'Brien, snr., P. Joyce and the Revs. Prior O'Hanlon and Father Mulquin.
After the wedding breakfast the happy couple departed amid the cheers and good
wishes of the bystanders to catch the evening train at Prairie, en route to Gippsland, where the honeymoon is to be spent. None of the ordinary accompaniments to such a departure were forgotten - rice and old shoes being thrown after the retreating couple. The presents were numerous and handsome, testifying to the high esteem in which they are held by their many acquaintances. As is usual on such occasions the guests indulged in dancing and other customary amusements until the early hours of the morning reminded them that it was time to be journeying homewards."

Wedding at Tennyson. (1896, August 10). The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2000), p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114993682

A shorter version of a similar notice had appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser on 8 August 1896.

"ROCHESTER, Friday.

Matrimonial - A wedding took place at theRoman Catholic Church, Tennyson, on Monday, the contracting parties being Miss M.Joyce, eldest daughter of Mr. E. Joyce, of Pannoobamawm, and Mr. O. O'Brien, of Tennyson. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Mulquin,of Rochester. The bride's dress was of cream crepon trimmed with passementerie and lace, and the usual wreath and veil completed a most charming toilet. The bridesmaid, Miss Annie Joyce, sister to the bride,wore a very becoming costume of fawn serge trimmed with passementerie, with lace hat to match. Mr. M. O'Brien officiated as best man. After the ceremony a large number of friends drove to the residence of the bride's parents,where the wedding breakfast was partaken of in a large marquee erected for the occasion.The Rev. Prior O'Hanlon presided, and the usual toasts were duly honored. The happy couple left Prairie by the evening train for Gippsland, amid the hearty wishes of a large number of friends who assembled to see them off."

OUR COUNTRY SERVICE. (1896, August 8). Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), p. 5, column 5. Retrieved February 11, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88989739

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 6 - Surprise - Ann (Pettit) Peacock

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:07:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 6 (Feb. 4-10) is: Surprise.

For this week's theme of Surprise, I have decided to write about my 5 x great grandmother Ann (Pettit) Peacock, one of my direct maternal line ancestors.

Back in 2006, I was alerted by another Peacock family researcher, via GenesReunited, that the burial register of St Edmund's Church, Abbess Roding, Essex, England, contained a detailed entry of burial for my 5 x great grandmother. I was surprised to discover what this detailed burial entry described.

The entries for burials in the parish around the time of my 5 x great grandmother's death in 1801 only rarely included more than the person's name and the date of burial. For example, the entries for 1801 start off as follows:

1801

Mary Skinner, January the 10th

Nancy Madle, an infant, June the 2nd

What followed after these entries was a detailed account of the sad and unexpected circumstances of my ancestor Ann (Pettit) Peacock's death. The entry covered eighteen lines in the register, instead of the usual one, and spanned across the bottom of one page and on to the next. It gave details about the family that are usually unexpected in the burial registers of that time.

Anne Peacock, July 19th. In the Death of this Woman there was something so peculiarly aweful, & instructing instructing us all of whatsoever age to remember that in the Midst of Life we are in Death, that it deserves somewhat more than the common obituary Register. Whilst sitting in her Cottage at Fyfield by the side of a window she was struck dead by Lightning. An Infant Daughter in her Arms escap'd altogether unin-jur'd. A decrepid, paralytick Mother was the unhappy Spectator of this melancholy Event; & a poor Boy, who had taken Shelter from the Violence of the Storm. She left behind her a Husband, & nine Children to regret her Loss. In Consequence of this solemn Visita-tion of Almighty God, & the Circumstances of her young Family, the Bishop of London sent me for their Relief 20 £. To teach us to number our Days, that we may apply our Hearts unto Wisdom.

Just three burial entries below Ann's were the following two burials, for her parents Francis Pettit and Sarah (Bright) Pettit (my 6 x great grandparents):

Francis Pettit, Clerk of the Parish, Decr 4th The Father
Sarah Pettit, Decr 25th & the Mother of the above A.Peacock

Source: "Burial Register, Essex Record Office, Parish Records, Abbess Roding, St Edmund, 1786-1811, D/P 145/1/4.," 1801. Burial of Anne Peacock; digital images(accessed 29 Jun 2009); Essex Ancestors, Essex Archives Online from the Essex Record Office. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/Result_Details.aspx?ID=21157

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 5 - At the Library - Thomas Fullerton

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:05:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 5 (Jan. 29- Feb. 4) is: At the Library.

I have decided to write about an ancestor (not direct line ancestor) that I found some information about from a library. I don't often get to research at a library.
I went back through my research and discovered notes for a time I went to the National Library of Australia in Canberra in August 2008. My sister and her family were visiting Canberra and took me along for the trip.

One thing I had on my to-do list for the library was to view the Deniliquin Chronicle and Riverine Gazette on Microfilm for the period November-December 1865. My purpose in doing this was to find the original version of a news item related to the death of my 3 x great uncle, Thomas Fullerton. During my time at the National Library, I found the original notice and made a copy of it. The article was first published in the Deniliquin Chronicle, 18 November 1865, page 4, column 5.

I wrote the following about Thomas on this blog, in its previous form, on 11 September 2012, under the title Trove Tuesday - Thomas Fullerton of Hill Plain, Deniliquin.

The following article regarding Thomas Fullerton, though a very sad article, is one of my most appreciated, and least expected, Trove discoveries. I had learnt, through a reference provided by the Deniliquin & District Historical Society, that in 1865 there had been an inquest into the death of a young shepherd, Thomas Fullerton, who had died at Hill Plain near Deniliquin, New South Wales.

Unfortunately, the death certificate gave no information about Thomas' family, and while the inquest index existed for that era in New South Wales, the actual inquest records no longer existed. I thought I was not likely to find any other information to verify that this Thomas was part of my Fullerton family. My best hope was newspapers - but which newspaper? How many rolls of microfilm would I need to trawl through?

Enter the National Library of Australia's Newspaper digitisation in 2008. At that early stage in the digitisation none of the digitised newspaper titles looked relevant for Deniliquin news - perhaps the Argus, but that was a long shot I thought. Without high expectations of finding any reference to Thomas, I searched for 'Fullerton' and 'Deniliquin'. There it was! In December 1865 the Brisbane Courier had reprinted an inquest report from the Deniliquin Chronicle. The inquest report mentioned Thomas' sister Bridget Fenelon, and thus provided the evidence I needed to place young Thomas on my family tree. Until that time, Thomas' existence had been somehow forgotten in family records and oral history. Previously, the only evidence for Thomas' existence was a record of a Thomas 'Fuller' baptised at Castlemaine, Victoria in 1854. I like to think that Thomas provided a little help in my research. While the information I found about him was very sad, finding it meant that his story would no longer be forgotten.

"I take the following report from a Deniliquin paper, as it relates to a subject in which not only the faculty but all heads of families must feel an interest. Medical science has not yet reached perfection, great as its triumphs are:

"On Tuesday last the Police Magistrate attended at Hill Plains to hold an inquiry respecting the death of a lad aged thirteen years, named Thomas Fullerton, who had been found lying dead in his bed on the previous day by Mr. Clancy, sheep overseer to Mr. Hogg, of Mathoura station. The first witness examined was Bridget Fenelon, a married woman and sister of deceased, who deposed that on Sunday evening last she was milking a goat, and her brother held the animal by its horns; the goat giving a plunge forward struck deceased either in the breast or stomach, from which he appeared to suffer somewhat; he ran a few yards after the goat, and then laid down and complained of sickness, and remained drowsy the whole of the evening afterwards. On Monday, she finding him no better started for Deniliquin, and, on her return in the afternoon, found he was dead. John Clancy, the overseer deposed that being in the neighborhood on Monday, and requiring the assistance of deceased, he went to the hut believing deceased to be asleep, and found him on the bed dead and his body cold. A. W. F. Noyes, Surgeon, of Deniliquin, who attended the inquiry for the purpose of making the post mortem, deposed that he had done so, and found that the cause of death was hydatids in the heart, and that no marks of violence likely to arise from the butting of a goat were noticeable on the body. This is the second death which has been attributed here within a twelvemonth or so to that very obscure form of disease - hydatids. The former was a girl of about sixteen years, who died in the hospital, and the organ in which the hydatids were found was the brain, some four or five hundred being discovered in one side of that organ. The professional gentlemen engaged considered the features presented by that case exceedingly singular, and those of the present are viewed as being still more extraordinary and unusual. Some of the hydatids were attached to the heart, and one, which was taken out, was found floating in the blood contained in the left ventricle. The lad appears to have occasionally been subject to fainting fits, and those are supposed to have been produced by the interference of this organic growth with the action of the valves of the heart. The subject as affecting the human frame is exceedingly obscure, but the infrequency of its known occurrence commends itself to the notice of the professional man."

NEWS AND NOTES. (1865, December 1). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1283199

The same article also appears in the following newspapers on Trove:

(1865, November 25). Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87928349
(1865, November 27). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), p. 4. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63240129
(1865, December 7). Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser (NSW : 1864 - 1867), p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30636352

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 4 - I'd Like to Meet - Peter Fullerton

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 00:23:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 4 (Jan. 22-28) is: I'd Like to Meet.

This weeks' theme was a difficult one for me as I was unsure which ancestor to chose.

I decided to choose my great-great grandfather Peter Fullerton, because I would like to know the answers to a few questions about his family and he would probably be able to tell me those answers.

I'd like to meet my great-great grandfather Peter Fullerton so that I could ask him these questions:

Where and when were his parents William Fullerton and Mary Dunne born?

Who were his grandparents? Was his paternal grandfather Peter Folliard from Naas, Kildare?

Why did his father William appear to change his name to Fullerton when he immigrated to Australia?

Did his parents have any other relatives living in Australia?

Why did his parents decide to immigrate to Australia?

Where does the Spanish ancestry story come from? Is there any grain of truth in the story?

Is there any truth in the story that he was going to go on the Burke and Wills Expedition but did not go?

What did he and his father do in New Zealand in 1863? Did they find any gold?

What were his experiences droving cattle with his brother James?

Was his father ever involved in the droving?

Who did they work for droving cattle?

What stock routes did they follow?

Why did his father leave the property at Elphinstone?

What plans did his father have for the properties he owned in Richmond?

Where was his brother Thomas buried when Thomas died in 1865?

Where is the gravesite of his mother Mary (Dunne) Fullerton at the Castlemaine Cemetery?

Where is the gravesite of his father William Fullerton at the Inglewood Cemetery?

What information about his brother James did he hear in Victoria after James died in Queensland in 1889?

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 3 - Unusual Name - Tangney

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:58:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 3 (Jan. 15-21) is: Unusual Name.

For this week's theme, I have chosen one of the more uncommon surnames in my family tree - Tangney.

About the Tangney Surname

Forebears - Tangney Surname. According to Forebears approximately 1,721 people in the world have the surname Tangney (excluding variants such as Tangey and Tagney) and it is most prevalent in the United States and Ireland.
Barrygriffin.com - Irish Surname Maps - Surname Maps for the Tangney Surname in Ireland
John Grenham's Irish Ancestors - Tangney. The Tangney surname was historically concentrated in County Kerry. On this site, the Tangney Roman Catholic Baptisms map (using the data from the baptism transcripts on FindMyPast) shows that the Tangney's were most prevalent in Tralee Catholic parish.

While the surname might be fairly rare across the world, it isn't particularly uncommon in County Kerry. An exact search for the surname Tangney in the Church records at Irishgenealogy.ie reveals 1340 baptism records and 322 marriage records, predominantly in County Kerry.

My 3 x great grandmother was Honora (Tangney) McCarthy (c1806-1873).

About Honora Tangney

According to her 1873 Victorian death certificate, Honora Tangney was born about 1806 in County Kerry, Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Tangney and Julia (Cronin) Tangney.

Honora married John McCarthy on 26 February 1832 in the Catholic parish of Firies/Molahiff. The marriage witnesses were Nicholas Tangney (perhaps a brother of Honora?) and James Burk.

A curious 1801 Tangney baptism exists in the records for the neighbouring Catholic parish of Killeentierna. The existing records for this parish at that time are a modern transcript.
For 17 December 1801, the transcript lists the baptism of "Nicholas Tangney, [residence] Cumer, [parents] Batt + ___Cronin" Might the original have possibly said Patt [Patrick] rather than Batt [Bartholomew]? Could this Nicholas potentially be Honora's brother?

John and Honora (Tangney) McCarthy immigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1866.

John McCarthy died at Golden Gully, Heathcote, Victoria on 22 June 1870.

Honora (Tangney) McCarthy died at Golden Gully, Heathcote on 4 November 1873, at the age of 67 years.

Please see Honora (Tangney) McCarthy's Wikitree Profile for sources for this post.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 2 - Challenge - James Potter

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:04:00 +0000

This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 2 (Jan. 8-14) is: Challenge.

For this week's theme, I have chosen to write about an ancestor who is a challenge to find, my 4 x great grandfather James Potter.

What do I know about James Potter?
James Potter, a bachelor, married Mary Hutton, a spinster, by Banns, on 1 January 1811 in the parish of St Peter in the East, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

James, a cabinet maker/carpenter, and Mary had the following children:

Ann Hutton Potter, baptised 25 December 1811, St Peter in the East, Oxford.
James Percival Potter, baptised 21 March 1813, St Mary Magdalen, Oxford. Died Feb 1814. Buried 22 February 1814 St Mary Magdalen, Oxford.
Edward Hutton Potter, baptised 13 July 1814, St Mary Magdalen, Oxford.
George Augustus Potter, baptised 5 April 1816, St Giles, Oxford. My 3 x great grandfather.

The 1813 and 1814 baptisms of James and Edward stated that the family lived 'opposite St John's College'.

I found the following notice of insolvency for James Potter in the Newspapers collection at FindMyPast. A notice appeared in the Oxford University and City Herald on 31 August 1822 (page 3, column 3) stating the following:

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT OFFICE
No 33, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
PETITIONS of INSOLVENT DEBTORS to
be heard at the Adjourned General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace, to be holden at the Grand Jury Room, in the
Town-hall, Oxford, in and for the County of Oxford, on the
21st day of September next, at the hour of 12 at noon.
HENRY BASSETT, late of Middle Barton, in the County
of Oxford, Labourer.
JAMES POTTER, late of the City of Oxford, Carpenter
and Joiner.
WILLIAM YOUNG, formerly of Wescott Barton, in the
County of Oxford, Farmer; and late of Oddington, in the
same County, Farmer.
The Petitions and Schedules are files and may be in-
spected at this Office every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day, between the hours of ten and four - Two days' notice
of any intention to oppose any prisoner's discharge, must be
given to such prisoner, to entitle any Creditor to oppose the
same. JAMES NICHOLLS.
Bennett-Street, Blackfriars-road.

Mary (Hutton) Potter, James' wife, died in about January 1826. She was buried on 19 January 1826 in the parish of St Peter in the East, Oxford. The parish register gave her abode at that time as 'King Street'.

After that my knowledge of James is patchy and unconfirmed.

Unconfirmed sightings of James Potter

There is a probable second marriage for James in 1827. James Potter married Sarah Davis on 23 December 1827, St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. The parish register does not state whether this James was a bachelor or a widower.

James' sons Edward and George later lived in London during the 1840s and early 1850s.
The marriage record for George's first marriage, to Mary Ann Stone, on 21 December 1840, at St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, stated that George's father was James Potter, Carpenter.
The marriage record for George's second marriage, to Amelia Preston, on Christmas Day (25 December) 1848, at St James, Bermondsey, Surrey, stated that his father was James Potter, Deceased. This appeared to confirm that James Potter died sometime between 21 December 1840 and 25 December 1848.

I thought perhaps I would find James in London also, as I had not been able to locate him in Oxford after 1827. I searched the Census records for 1841 for any Potter's living in the same vicinity of London where George's marriages took place. I thought I had found my James Potter when I discovered: James Potter, 55, Carpenter, not born in county, in the same household as Sarah Potter, 55, not born in county, living in the parish of St Mary Newington, Surrey. I then discovered the death of this James Potter, on 5 August 1843, at Potter's Place, Uxbridge Street, St Mary Newington, Surrey. The death certificate for this James Potter stated that he was a Carpenter, aged 57 years. He was buried on 13 August 1843 in the parish of St Mary Newington.

However, after going back over some existing research, including a copy of a death certificate sent to me by a Potter cousin, I have realised that something doesn't add up.

A Sarah Potter died at the Oxford Workhouse on 21 January 1856 and was buried in the parish of St Giles, Oxford, on 26 January 1856. Her death certificate stated that she was 62 years of age and the "Widow of - Potter Cabinet Maker" Probably this same Sarah Potter who appeared in the 1851 Census in the Oxford Workhouse.

Sarah Potter, pauper, w [widow], 56, servant, [born] Oxford.

So far this would make sense, she could still possibly be the same Sarah Potter married to James Potter who died in 1843 in the parish of St Mary Newington?
However, the 1841 Census shows the following person in the Oxford Workhouse.

Sarah Potter, 45, -, y [born in the county]

So this certainly doesn't add up. I feel, given that this Sarah is in Oxford, she is more likely to be the Sarah who married James Potter in Oxford in 1827. Her death certificate in 1856 described her as the 'widow of - Potter Cabinet Maker', so we know she was a Sarah married to a Cabinet Maker named Potter - very likely James Potter.

This leaves me believing I may have may found the completely wrong death for James Potter in St Mary Newington, Surrey, in 1843. He was just coincidentally a James Potter, Carpenter, married to a Sarah, born out of the county of Surrey, living in the same vicinity of London where my James Potter's son George married during the 1840s.

I have been unable to confirm when James Potter was born, though there is a particular Potter family I suspect are close relatives, including an Ann Potter, a spinster, who died aged 71 years in February 1834. She lived on King Street, Oxford, which is where Mary (Hutton) Potter was living when she died in 1826.

References for this research are available on James Potter's Wikitree profile.

James Potter is certainly a challenge to find.

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 1 - First - William and Mary (Dunne) Fullerton

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 02:25:00 +0000

Happy New Year!
This year I have decided to take part in Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging prompts.

The theme for Week 1 (Jan. 1-7) is: First.

One of Amy's suggestions for this weeks theme is:

Who was the first ancestor to arrive in the country?

My first ancestors to arrive in Australia were my 3 x great-grandparents, William Fullerton and Mary (Dunne) Fullerton. They arrived at Port Phillip (Melbourne) on 30 September 1840 on the barque Himalaya.

You can read more about the Fullerton's on my Fullerton Family History blog: A Summary of the Fullerton story.

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My Genealogy Library at LibraryThing

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 04:21:00 +0000

In this blog's previous existence, back in 2010-2013, I created a catalogue of my genealogy books on LibraryThing. I rediscovered that catalogue again today and have added the LibraryThing widget to the sidebar of my blog.

A Surname Table

noreply@blogger.com (A O'Brien) — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 06:10:00 +0000

I have just been reading Our Surname Tables for DNA Research at the Family History Fanatics blog. I saw a link to that post on Facebook today and thought that I would try to create a surname table too.

Here is the resulting table:

I decided to create a second table, colour coding the surnames with the country of birth of that ancestor.

This colour coded surname table demonstrates that most of the 'gaps' at the 4th great-grandparent level are in Ireland, due to the scarcity of Irish records in the early 1800s and before. Additionally, it illustrates how I can have so many 5th-to-distant-cousin DNA matches with no known shared surnames, because I have 17 4th great grandparents with an unknown surname.

© 2018. Australian Genealogy Journeys. This post was originally published at https://ausgenjourneys.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-surname-table.html
The idea for the surname table came from Our Surname Tables for DNA Research at the Family History Fanatics blog.

Australian Genealogy Journeys

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 23 - Namesake - Dorothea Ellen (Atkinson) Fullerton

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 22 - At the Cemetery - Patrick Colbert

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 21 - Military - George Brown Fullerton DCM

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 20 - Nature - Stan Ellis

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 19 - Nurture - Millicent (Chambers) McCarthy

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 18 - Road Trip - Matthew Mulhall

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 17 - At Worship - Michael O'Brien

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 16 - Out of Place - Catherine Helen (Pickis) Atkinson

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 15 - DNA - Timothy Hehir

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 14 - Brick Wall - John Smith

References

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 13 - In the Paper - Mary Gilmore

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 12 - 12 - Margaret (Randall) Chambers

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 11 - Large Family - Edmund and Mary (Mulhall) Joyce Family

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 10 - Bachelor Uncles - Tom and Charlie Smith

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 9 - At the Courthouse - John McCarthy

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 8 - Family Photo - J.W. Smith and Family

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 7 - Love - O'Brien / Joyce Wedding

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 6 - Surprise - Ann (Pettit) Peacock

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 5 - At the Library - Thomas Fullerton

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 4 - I'd Like to Meet - Peter Fullerton

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 3 - Unusual Name - Tangney

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 2 - Challenge - James Potter

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 1 - First - William and Mary (Dunne) Fullerton

My Genealogy Library at LibraryThing

A Surname Table

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https://ausgenjourneys.blogspot.com/2019/05/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-week-20-nature.html
52 Ancestors in 52 weeks © Amy Johnson Crow

© 2019. Australian Genealogy Journeys. This post was originally published at https://ausgenjourneys.blogspot.com/2019/01/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-week-5-at.html

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks is © Amy Johnson Crow.