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It appears that sea shanties are very popular at the moment. I have always loved them. So, when I found out that one of my relatives, Edwin Gransden, had been in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy I did … Continue reading
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I found another Gransden wedding. I don’t know how I missed this one, particularly as I have two photos from this wedding. But, somehow I missed it. So, now that I have found the report I am putting the details … Continue reading
I had forgotten about this story. It was one of the stories that I wrote when I was doing the Family History Diploma. This story is about Edwin Gransden and one of his experiences on the ship that migrated to … Continue reading
I came across a very complete account of Garth Gransden and Freda Mulligan’s wedding. I had already had a newspaper article about Garth and Freda’s wedding but it was not nearly as lovely as the one that I came across … Continue reading
The Wedding and Pre-Wedding Party of Keith Gransden and Daphne Patricia Tierney On the search for Shirley and Jefferey’s wedding I came across this lovely Gransden wedding description. This wedding is for Keith Gransden and Daphne Patricia Gransden nee Tierney. … 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
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
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
I met another person, Sylvia Murray, researching the Gransden/ Russell family tree through my website. She had found a number of different news articles that may relate to Mary Ann Russell nee Gransden. However, we have been unable to locate … Continue reading
Link to Part 2 In 1855 Edwin Gransden arrived in Sydney on the Washington Irving, Captained by Isaac Durant. Durant had only been Captain of the Washington Irving for a short time with a Captain John Jones being the Captain prior … Continue reading