Ancestors… Great grandparents: Three. 3 Nov 202312 Oct 2023 My name is Mildred Annie Ray. I am the second child of William and Hannah Ray (nee Allen). They will tell their own stories later. Allandale, Queensland. I was born…
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. 11 Aug 202328 Jul 2023 Within this series, I will explore each of the journeys taken by my ancestors. All of them arrived in Queensland, so it made my research a little easier. There would…
Ancestors… Filling the Gaps – Part Two. 28 Apr 20238 Apr 2023 Continuing on from Filling the Gaps - Part One, where we discovered the use of Census records, 1939 Register, BMD Certificates, Directories & Electoral rolls. Previously. As discussed, the list…
Ancestors… Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part Two). 7 Apr 202311 Mar 2023 My Make Up. Who I am? My English ancestors mostly came from East Anglia – the region loosely covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. To get the bigger picture (Ah,…
Ancestors… Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part One). 31 Mar 202311 Mar 2023 Moving on from a previous blog, “Emotional Being”… (published 24 Feb 2023) Who Am I? I was born in the mid-1950s – Those who enjoy labels and slotting people into…