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!
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 34.
Topic for this week: Newest Discovery I missed the deadline this week – I was trying to finish off a family history book in time for a printer’s deadline. The book is about my late husband’s family. An interesting mix Read more
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52 Ancestors – Week 33
The theme for Week 33 is “Strength.” Strength comes in many forms: physical, emotional, spiritual, just to name a few. What ancestor do you think of when you think of strength? My G GrandUncle John Johnston 1831-1909 was born in Read more
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52 Ancestors – Week 32
Topic: Reunion. In 1806 my 5 X GrandFather Hugh Vesty Byrne (1772-1842) was transported to Australia on the convict ship “Tellicherry” for his part in the Irish rebellion of 1798, along with Michael (Martin) Burke, Michael Dwyer, Arthur Devlin and Read more
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52 Ancestors – Week 31
Topic: Flew the Coop Samuel Todd Johnston 1866-1934 and his brother Peter Johnston Jun., 1874-1946, were my First cousins twice removed, ie my Grandfather’s cousins – although I very much doubt they ever met. They were also the brothers of Read more
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52 Ancestors … Week 30.
Theme: In the News. George Thomas Darchy was my great grand uncle. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1864, he was the ninth child of pioneering pastoral Thomas Darchy and his wife Susan Byrne, and the only one of fheir children Read more
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52 Ancestors – Week 29
Theme: Birthdays Almost ten years ago I received an email from an unknown person:“As a collector of Scottish Mauchline ware*, I have today been given a present of a lovely little ‘Birthday book’. This book originally belonged to Mary Learmonth Read more
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