The death entry for Emily Levenia Marr, nee Lilley, listed her parents as John Lilley and Jane Munday, and that she was born about 1894 in North Melbourne. I couldn’t find a birth for any children for this couple or a marriage for them in Victoria. I did find a birth entry for Emily Lilley,… Continue reading Who were the parents of Emily Levenia Lilley?
Category: My Family History
Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
FOUND IN GARAGE Charge of Breaking-in “PRETTY DRUNK” Alleged to have been found underneath a car in the garage of Motor Vehicles, Ltd., soon after mid-night on April 21, by the police, who had entered the garage through a gaping hole in the plate glass window, which had previously been broken by a brick, Cyril… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
The two Mollie Picketts
Recently I was researching the children of William Michael Pickett and Violet Margaret Mary Harley. When I had searched Trove for articles for Eileen and Mollie, I had come across two other sisters with the same names, but when I looked at their brother’s name, I realized they were from a different family. From the… Continue reading The two Mollie Picketts
Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
While I was researching Sylvia, I came across these articles about her death BICYCLE OUT OF CONTROL BOOLAROO WOMAN KILLED Miss Sylvia Featherstone, aged 24, of Boolaroo, was fatally injured when she was thrown from her bicycle at Speers Point late on Monday afternoon. The young woman was riding her bicycle down an incline in… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
Trove Tuesday – Maurice Latimer
I came across this article while researching Maurice Frederick Samuel Latimer. COMPLAINT OF BLACKMAIL Insurance Agent’s Story Detectives are inquiring into a report made by Mr. Maurice Latimer, insurance agent, of Dendy street, Middle Brighton, that he was blackmailed by a man representing himself to be a constable, whom he met on the St. Kilda… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Maurice Latimer
Trove Tuesday – Harrie Alexander Harley
Last week, I shared a letter I found on Trove written by my grandmother, Ivy May Harley’s sister, Edna Winifred Harley. While going back through my notes, I remembered I also had found a letter written by their eldest brother, Harrie Alexander Harley. Hazel Glen Kilcunda June 1900. Dear Cinderella. – Seeing no letters from… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Harrie Alexander Harley
Trove Tuesday – Edna Winifred Harley
I am currently researching my grandmother’s siblings, and while searching for articles on Trove for them I came across this letter written by my grandmother's sister, Edna Winifred Harley. From Edna Harley (Hazel Glen, Woolamai, V.) – “Dear ‘Patience,’ – I will be 17 in July, so I won’t have long to write now. I… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Edna Winifred Harley
Genealogy do-over – Geoffrey Roy Whimpey
Sometimes records can appear in locations that you would never have expected. Geoffrey Roy Whimpey was born 30 November 1920 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Albert Roy Whimpey and Phyllis Walsh. He was killed in action on 5 July 1944 in France. When I was searching in the Queensland historical indexes… Continue reading Genealogy do-over – Geoffrey Roy Whimpey
Genealogy do-over – Ivon Walter Whimpey
In my last few posts, I have been writing about how I organize my family history, and the different resources I use for my research. I decided it was about time I wrote a post about someone in my tree. I don’t want to restrict what I write about by following the 52 Ancestors in… Continue reading Genealogy do-over – Ivon Walter Whimpey
Trove Tuesday – John William Whimpey and Ezywalkin Shoes
Yesterday, I was working on John William Whimpey. My relationship to John is: The Western Australian directories had shown that John was the manager of Ezywalkin Shoes at Boulder, and later at Albany, so I decided to do a search on Trove for articles, using the search terms “Whimpey Ezywalkin” The earliest article I… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – John William Whimpey and Ezywalkin Shoes
