Bogged Down
My first attempt at doing a family tree and I pick a doozy,my wifes family.
For a long time King Island,Tasmania,Australia,family they know surprisingly little of their roots.
On my wifes mothers side,they know of grandparents and great grand parents,but they stop at a gentleman by the name of WILLIAM HICKMOTT,who was the assistant lighthouse keeper at Cape Wickham,King Island,Tasmania,all I know is that he was born somewhere in England in 1840 and died on King Island in 1925,I know he married,and had children,one of his daughters married a shipwreck survivor,who lived with them after he was wrecked,a 13 year old boy who went by the name of H.J Grave(harry-henry?),who claimed to have been born in GEELONG,VICTORIA,AUSTRALIA,in 1861,but research in the libraries genealogical database for a birth proved fruitless.
Even took out a trial subscription at ancestry.com,found a couple of Hickmotts that were born at the right time but it won't let me have the details until I pay them 40 US dollars,the buggers already got me for 20US bucks! now they want more for another section,THIS IS SO BLOODY FRUSTRATING!!
I realise things cost money of course,but I don't have this kind of money,I got a bloody mortgage and 3 little tackers,
OH well,guess I'll slog on the hard way,maybe I'll luck out.
update soon
I'm sure many can sympathize with you!
What are the specific records you're looking at at Ancestry. I might be able to tell you what info's hiding behind them.
Hi are you still trying to creat the family tree?
I trying to do the same one.
My great grandparents are christian william john and caroline young
I also cant get any further but i do have a picture of the grave family that my pop has lent me.
Hi my name's peter grave , henry grave was my great great grandfather ! My father was born on king island may fathers father was born king island , and i lived there when i was a young takker..
Haha, fancy seeing you here Uncle Peter! Its Michelle here..I was just about to answer the post but saw your comment so have nothing to add, i am the daughter of Uncle Peters brother John who was bought up on King Island. but have been trying in vain to find out more also about the Grave family.