Mary Stevens was Mary was sentenced at Ilchester Court during the Somerset Lent Circuit hearing on 28th March 1799 to “Stealing Goods val. 30/- of Thomas Andrews”. At the Lent Circuit at Taunton in 1800 her sentence was confirmed and she … Continue reading
I generated a copy of a Mothers Tree for my mother for Mothers Day. It is quite a lovely tree and has some wonderful women on it. But because it contained details of women who are still living it was … Continue reading
Back in 2011 Geneabloggers did a podcast that focussed on finding female ancestors. One of the things that was bought up very comprehensively in that podcast was the difficulties of tracing women because of their name changes. For example there … Continue reading
Between 1800-1803 a French expedition lead by Nicholas Baudin travelled along the coast of Australia with the intention of mapping the coast of “New Holland”. The expedition did not arrive in the Sydney area until 1801 just prior to the arrival … Continue reading
Having learned that the Gransdens lived for a while in Longbottom Concord, NSW last weekend I thought this weekend that I would go and see what Longbottom was like. There is, of course, not much left on the original stockade … Continue reading
It appears that Robert Gransden’s Oil and Colour shop was more extensive than just providing paint and pigments to painters. Robert Gransden had at some stage partnered J. Snell as an Iron Founders. It seems that this partnership had not gone … Continue reading
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers out there. For mothers day this year I have decided to post a photo of my Grandmother and some of her descendents. In this photo my Grandmother can be seen with four of her … Continue reading
On his marriage certificate Edwin Gransden declared his usual residence to be in Cumberland County, Sydney area, in NSW. By the time of Edwins marriage Robert Gransden, Edwins eldest brother was already living in Bathurst (NSW Bathurst GPO, Government Gazettes., … Continue reading
I have been researching Edwin Gransden again and I decided it was time to give a little bit of thought to Edwin’s first wife Maria Baker. I have very little information on Maria and would like to know more as things … Continue reading
Day of frustration at the archives yesterday. I have proved that one of the convicts that we thought was ours is not. So I now have to figure out who this person is. His name is William Russell, he is … Continue reading