Here are all my previous blogs, mostly covering our caravanning around New Zealand and Australia and some post-caravanning adventures. The first 3 have been transferred to a new Blog heading. So have some family history stories. If I can work out how to delete these I will do so!
-
52 Ancestors … Week 41.
Topic: TRAVEL. My Great Aunt Margaret Anne Hunt, always known as “Maggie” , was born on 9 Sept 1864 in Reading, Berkshire and travelled to Australia with her family in 1879. She spent much of her early years in the Read more
-
52 Ancestors …. Week 40.
Topic: LONGEVITY My oldest ancestor was probably Margaret Lyle, born in Glasgow on 14 October 1827 and died aged 98 in Australia. Margaret was the fourth of eight children born to surgeon Thomas Lyle and Margaret Cochrane, his cousin. As Read more
-
52 Ancestors – Week 39.
The theme for this week is Surprise. DNA testing has certainly opened the door to finding more cousins. But too often after establishing a family link and exchanging a couple of emails, communication stops. But not always. My Great Grandmother Read more
-
52 Ancestors …. Weeks 37 and 38
Topic for Week 37: Prosperity; Topic for Week 38: Adversity. Both Prosperity and Adversity have been major features of my Australian Darchy family – so I am combining the two weeks’ postings. My mysterious ancestor Thomas Darchy, born in 1820 Read more
-
52 Ancestors … Week 36
Topic: Tradesman. My 2xG Grandfather Charles Johnston (1797-1848) was a boot and shoe maker in Glasgow. Pigot’s 1837 Directory shows him listed at 267 George Street, which is now a prestigious address in the heart of the Glasgow Business district. Read more
-
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 35
Topic: Disaster. Recently I was working on my husband’s family history and discovered that not only was his great grandfather Thomas “Tom” Brown 1857-1940 a coal miner in Wingate, Durham, northern England all his life, but he was also a Read more
Nancy's Families 