Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing articles for the children of Niels Christensen and Emma Godfree Slawson. This week, I am sharing articles I’ve found for their last child to survive to adulthood, Alfred Henry Christensen. The first article I found was the marriage notice for Alfred’s son, Niels William Christensen APPROACHING… Continue reading Trove Tuesday Alfred Henry Christensen
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the post Surname Saturday – Patchett. In this post, I stated that Eliza Patchett’s death certificate had listed her parents as Thomas and Mary, and so I had searched for an Eliza Patchett with parents Thomas and Mary. In reviewing my recent research to decide which ancestor to… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #7 Eliza Patchett
The first person with this surname was Lucy Punter. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Lucy Punter was baptized 17 May 1767 at Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were James and Lucy Punter. She married John Cooper on 2 March 1789 at Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, and they had three children: Alice Cooper born about… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Punter
Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing articles I have found for the children of Niels Christensen and Emma Slawson. I have written about their eldest three sons. They had two daughters who died young, and their 6th child was their only daughter who survived to adulthood. Emma Godfree Christensen was born in… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Emma Godfree Christensen
Alfred was christened 13 July 1824 at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England. He was the base born son of Tempest Sell and Jane Docwra. Alfred migrated to Australia in 1848, and he married Mary Scott in 1852. The records I am featuring are entries for Alfred Docwra in the Moorabbin rate books. The first is the 1866… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #6 Alfred Docwra
Alona on the LoneTester blog set up The Ancestral Places Geneameme. "What places do your ancestors come from? Using the alphabet how many letters can you name ancestral places for? Some you will no doubt know well, some you may not … at least not yet (see my letter ‘I’ and ‘N’ examples below). I… Continue reading The Ancestral Places Geneameme
The ancestor with this surname in my tree is Eliza Patchett (or Patchet/Paget). The relationship to my ex-husband is: Eliza Patchett was born about 1810, possibly in Nottinghamshire, England. She married John Hooton on 16 January 1838 at Radford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 8 children: Henry Hooton (1838-1920) Emily Hooton (1841-1923) Eliza Hooton (1842-1906) Edmund… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Patchett
Yesterday, in my 52 Ancestors post, I wrote about my great grandfather Henry Palmer Marr, and the home where the Marr family lived, and where my grandmother grew up, at 58 Lothian Street North Melbourne. For this week’s Trove Tuesday post, I am sharing articles I found mentioning this address. The first article was the… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – 58 Lothian Street North Melbourne
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
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
