“A Tantalising Tart wants her old man bound over”. That was the heading in the News Papers. Case dismissed! Years of being the punching bag and hearing herself described in vile and despicable ways by her husband and now she … Continue reading
In a box of old photos that were handed to me for all of 10 minutes to do a quick scan was a few photos that were a bit unusual. I had not thought that I would ever identify more … Continue reading
So who is William Galloway Russell or William Russell Galloway? William Russell arrived in Sydney on the 11th of March 1833. William and two other men William Russell Galloway Snr and Richard Fulmer Paice had been sentenced to 7 years … Continue reading
This is one of a series of e-tivities that I am doing, or have done, for the latest unit of the Family History Diploma that I am doing. In this case the challenge was to use three documents to compose … Continue reading
A few months back I wrote a post saying goodbye to William Russell. Many with Australian Gransden family links had thought of him as our William Russell for a long time but the proof had been mounting up that he … Continue reading
Back at the University of Tasmania for the final unit of the year. This time around I am doing a unit on Writing Family History. I am really looking forward to this unit. One of the first activities that we … Continue reading
Last time I wrote about Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia. Today I am just adding in a little bit about Births, Deaths and Marriages in New Zealand. They can be found at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ Like with Australia the time period … Continue reading
So it has been a while since I said I would put up some information on how to do research into a family tree, so it is time to put some more information up. Once you have talked to your … Continue reading
Mary Russell age 52 died Athlone Street in the Parish of Camperdown in the County of Cumberland. A newspaper article in 1852 from Bathurst may refer to our Mary Ann Russell and William Russell. The article is in the Bathurst … Continue reading
I am still searching for the death of Mary Ann. One lead that myself and Sylvia Murray had been looking at was a death in Mandurama of a Mary Ann Russell. Sudden Death. A poor woman named Mary Ann Russell died very suddenly at … Continue reading