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William and Hannah have been found! Hannah with a lot more information than William as although both were charged and sentenced to 7 years in 1833, only Hannah was actually transported. NSW records...

Convict Henry was given his ticket of leave in 1841. (Colonal Times, Hobart 19-10-1841.) By 1854 he and Hannah were in St Kilda, arguing with Jeremy Pickles (Argus 21-10-1854.) The Argus of...

Hello emeraldsprings Mary Albina is the youngest child in the photo, and Alice Louisa is standing between her parents. Alice is my grandmother. I also had 1944 as the year that William died...

Hello Alison... I am having some fun exploring the possible leads. I think you have put me on the right track. Many Thanks Janice

Hi Cathy I have been researching my family tree and received some birth & marriage certificates. I noticed Sarah & William Buckea were witnesses to the marriage of my family members James...

Henry Gomm (the convict) Convict number 1150 Convicted in Gloucester assizes and sentenced to 14 years on 4 April 1835. Transported on the 'Asia' arrived 21 Feb. 1836. Did not get his CP till...

I have Mary Albina born 1893, she married William Lloyd at Burrawang in 1914 she died in Canberra 10-3-1984 her father was your William Hamer Mortimer and her mother Fanny Backshall who died at...

My ancestors were the Roads/Rhoades from Buckinghamshire and I've known about this incredibly huge family tree online for some years. It also covers a one-Place-Study of Waddesdon, Grendon...

I am also reasearching the following surnames,Petersen,Spriggs,Morley,Hooper,Beattie and their extended families From devenish.I have a lot already done but along way to go to finish this huge...

Hi JOHN and SARAH BURDEN (nee wickson) are my ggggrandparents If I can help you further please ask! Kind Regards Liz

Convict Henry's son Henry, born in 1835 in Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, married and died at the Cheltenham Benevolent Home (for the insane) in 1916. He was the Harry Gomm who was assessed on crown...

Townshend Somerville, who died in Essendon in 1991, was said to have lived on his property "Summerhill" for 40 years but his last two years may have been spent at (old) 26 Ardmillan Rd, Moonee...

There are wonderful genealogies on the web about the SOMERVILLES and most of the preceding information came from them.The information about Bagot came from the Australian Dictionary of Biography,...

19TH Lord Somerville (continued.) He was aged 32 and unmarried. His name was Aubrey John Somerville and he is recorded as having bought 40 acres from the grantee near the Myall Lakes in N.S.W. in...

Hi Janice. We have sent a private message with our email address for you to contact us. We are still very interested in family research and whilst we haven't done a newsletter for a while we...

Hello Wayne and Di How wonderful to find someone else researching the Ritchie family. I am very interested in subscribing to your newsletter "The Ritchie Researcher". Please let me know what I...

Does any one have information whether either 1841 or the 1851 census mention John Morrison and wife Isabella or Hector Morrison and wife Mary and where they lived? (in Crofton or perhaps...

Does any one have information whether either 1841 or the 1851 census mention John Morrison and wife Isabella or Hector Morrison and wife Mary and where they lived? (in Crofton or perhaps...

This is this 1861 Census for George & Ann Burden Name: George Burden Age: 41 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Ann Burden Gender: Male Where born: Eynsham,...