My mum grew up at 58 Lothian Street, North Melbourne. This property had first been bought by her grandfather, Henry Palmer Marr, around 1899. I haven’t been able to Henry, or his wife Mary, in the 1903 Electoral roll. The 1905 Electoral roll only lists Mary: The following is a photo of Mary and her… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #5 Henry Palmer Marr
Month: July 2017
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Your Genea-Bucket List
Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week’s mission was: Knowing that a "Bucket List" is a wish list of things to do before death: 1) What is on your Genealogy Bucket List? What research… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Your Genea-Bucket List
Surname Saturday – O’Keefe
The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Mary O’Keefe. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Mary O’Keefe was born about 1801 in County Kerry, Ireland. She married John Mansfield in Ireland, and they had 8 children: Matthew Mansfield (1829-aft 1891) Catherine Mansfield (1836-1923) Charles Mansfield (1839-1887) Mary Ann Mansfield, (1840-1919) John Mansfield… Continue reading Surname Saturday – O’Keefe
Friday Finds 28 July 2017
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast and FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au for the this week. UPDATED 1880 United States Federal Census 26/07/2017 U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records of Field Offices,… Continue reading Friday Finds 28 July 2017
Finland Censuses and Voter lists
The only one of the 3 main subscription websites that has any census and voter lists for Finland is My Heritage Finland Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1657-1915 But, census records are available for Finland from free sites FamilySearch No census and voter lists come up in the All Published Record Collections, but when searching… Continue reading Finland Censuses and Voter lists
Trove Tuesday William Edward Christensen
Over the last couple of weeks, I have featured articles for the children of Niels Christensen and Emma Godfree Slawson. This week, I will be sharing articles found for their third son, William Edward Christensen. The first article I found that mentioned William was an inquest into a suicide. Although the article named him as… Continue reading Trove Tuesday William Edward Christensen
52 Ancestors #4 Albert George Casey
As part of my genealogy do-over, I checked Newspapers.com for any articles about Albert George Casey. The one result was an article from The Age 23 March 1956. Since The Age is a Publisher Extra article, I then looked for the article in the Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001 collection at Ancestry.com. The following is… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #4 Albert George Casey
Surname Saturday – Mulder
The first ancestor with this surname was my ex-husband’s maternal grandmother, Lilah Adela Mulder. Lilah Adela Mulder was born 18 October 1903 at the family home at 562 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. She was the daughter Patrick John Theodore Mulder (also known as John Theodore Mulder) and Elizabeth Theisinger. Lilah married Albert George… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Mulder
Friday Finds 21 July 2017
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast and FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au for the this week. Halle(Saale), Germany, Burial and Cemetery Registers, 1720-1934 19/07/2017 Halle, Germany, Thadden Regiment, Muster Roll,… Continue reading Friday Finds 21 July 2017
Denmark Census and Voter Lists
Of the 3 main subscription sites, only My Heritage has any census and voter list collections for Denmark. My Heritage has the following collections 1850 Denmark Census Images 1,407,828 1855 Denmark Census Images 1,803,677 1860 Denmark Census Images 1,983,127 1870 Denmark Census Images 1,795,987 1890 Denmark Census Images 2,188,521 1901 Denmark Census Images 2,483,570 1906… Continue reading Denmark Census and Voter Lists
