The next subject for my Diploma in Family History has started. We are researching Convicts. Unlike the first subject, ‘Introduction to Family History’, this one has jumped right in. We have had some information about convicts we are starting to … Continue reading
For many years my research, and that of others who had researched the Gransden Family in New South Wales, had lead me to believe that William Russell per Asia had been the husband of Mary Ann Russell nee Gransden. But … Continue reading
I spent a lovely three days in Bathurst. The town is gorgeous and I got a history of Bathurst that will help me to add colour to the story of Mary Ann Gransden and Robert Gransden and their experiences. What … Continue reading
My research project for the UTAS Course- Introduction to Family History, has been focussed on trying to locate the death of Mary Ann Russell nee Gransden and also on making sure that the William Russell that I have as her … Continue reading
I have learned so much about Genealogy over the last few weeks. With both the start of the Diploma of Family History at UTAS and also the Future Learn Course- Researching your Family Tree there has been so much to … Continue reading
For the Diploma of Family History I have to put together an outline of some family history research that I am going to do. So this seemed like a good time to re-visit my old bug bear ‘What happened to … Continue reading
This post was originally made in 2008 on a different blog site. I am not moving the essence, although not quite all the information, from that blog to this one. I went to the Sydney Records office and looked up … Continue reading