On 21st December 2016 I wrote the post Latest research – Elizabeth Slawson. I had found a possible marriage for Elizabeth, and sent for the marriage certificate, to see who her father was listed as. Today, I received the certificate. Elizabeth Slawson, age 21, spinster, servant, married Thomas Hensman Knibbs on 7 April 1863. Her father… Continue reading Elizabeth Slawson – an update
Day: January 25, 2017
Latest research – Walter Grieve Williamson
The article for yesterday’s Trove Tuesday post had mentioned Elizabeth Clyne’s daughter, Mrs. Margaret Williamson. This reminded me that I still haven’t been able to find out what happened to Margaret’s husband, Walter Grieve Williamson. Walter and Margaret’s youngest child was born in 1862 in the Ballarat area, so I narrowed my search to Ballarat… Continue reading Latest research – Walter Grieve Williamson