Discover… State Pension: UK 15 Dec 202321 Nov 2023 Question? How did family history assist me with applying for the state pension in the UK? Why? Having lived and worked in the UK for more than 10 years, the…
Ancestors… Great Grandparents: What I Found. 8 Dec 202316 Nov 2023 There you have it. Insights into my seven great grandparents. I am sure if you have read them you would have realized that the words are my interpretations of them.…
Ancestors… Great Grandparents: Two. 27 Oct 202312 Oct 2023 You were previously introduced to my English great-grandmother as mentioned in “The Arrivals – 1912” on board the "Waipara". More about what happened continues. Hopton, Suffolk. My name is Jane…
Ancestors… Great-grandparents: Summary. 13 Oct 202319 Sep 2023 Coming Weeks. Over the coming weeks, I shall be looking into the lives of my great-grandparents - paternal and maternal. The series will cover seven weeks not eight as I…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – What I found. 6 Oct 20236 Aug 2023 So, here we are - You and I, now know how my ancestors arrived in Queensland. As you can tell some of the ships have interesting tales whilst others have…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1912. 29 Sep 20235 Aug 2023 Waipara. Even though this is the last in the series - "The Arrivals", it is not the end. Twenty-three years have passed since the last arrival back in 1889. The…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1889. 22 Sep 202328 Jul 2023 Dacca. There was only a year to the next arrival, a maternal Scottish great-grandmother arrived. She was on board the “Dacca” which departed from London and arrived in Townsville. Background.…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1888 (2). 15 Sep 202328 Jul 2023 Merkara. The second arrival in 1888 was my paternal great-great-grandmother. She was on board the "Merkara" which departed from London. Research. The information below has been gathered from a variety…
Ancestors… The Arrivals 1888 (1). 8 Sep 202328 Jul 2023 Taroba. Five more years pass before the next two ancestors arrived. The first arrival on my parental side was my second great-grandfather. He was on board the "Taroba". Journey Begins.…
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