The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Dora Mansfield. The relationship to my ex-husband is: 21 Dora Mansfield (1844-1913) Dora was baptized 31 March 1844 at Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. She married James Smith on 26 February 1873 at Nuntin in the Colony of Victoria. They had five children: Thomas Smith (1873-1935) Mary… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Mansfield
This week, I am sharing articles I have found for my ex-husband’s 3x great grandfather, George Laver. The first article I found was an obituary for his daughter. Finding articles for my George was difficult because there were hundreds of articles for George Laver, timber merchant in Kyneton, who died in 1878 at Kyneton. My… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – George Laver
The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Elizabeth Male. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: 52 George Laver 53 Elizabeth Male. Elizabeth was christened 24 May 1818 at Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of Robert Male and Hannah Isaac She married George Laver on 7 July 1840 at Kingsbury… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Male
This week I am featuring articles for my 3x great grandfather, Thomas Doyle. The first article is about the sale of his house and land at Buninyong, when he was leaving the district. I had found that the Doyle family had come to Australia in 1862 on the “Great Britain”. This advertisement indicates that Thomas… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Thomas Doyle
The first ancestor with this surname was Catherine Lepper. The line back to my ex-husband is: Catherine (or Katherine) Lepper was born about 1829 in Konigsberg, Germany (which is now Kaliningrad, Russia). She was in Liverpool, England by 1853, where she married Jacob Theisinger on 18 September 1853. Her marriage record lists her father as… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Lepper
This week, I am featuring articles about my 3x great grandfather, the Rev Garrett John Russell, Incumbent of Buninyong. The first article I am featuring is about an accident Garrett had, where he fractured two ribs. In 1873, Garrett rented out some of his land to miners. The following articles are about Garrett supplementing his… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Rev. Garrett John Russell
The ancestor in my tree with this surname is Catherine Jane Leach. The link to my ex-husband is: I have very little information about Catherine. She was born about 1790. I have not been able to find a baptism record for her, so I don’t know who her parents were. As a result, I… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Leach
This week, I am sharing articles I have found for my ex-husband’s 2x great grandfather, Jacob Theisinger. The first article is his obituary. The next article is his probate notice. I found Jacob’s death notice by looking for articles for his wife Catherine. I also found an article where Jacob was applying for Letters of… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Jacob Theisinger
The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Caroline Elizabeth Florence Laver. Caroline was my ex-husband’s great grandmother: 13. Caroline Elizabeth Florence Laver (1872-1934) Known as Florence, she was born 30 December 1872 in Inkerman Street, St Kilda in the Colony of Victoria. Florence married Thomas Casey on 20 August 1890 at Highbury… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Laver (Lavor)
This week I am featuring articles for my ex-husband’s 2x great grandmother, Louisa Mulder, nee House. Last week I featured articles for her husband, Thomas Mulder, who owned the Duke of York hotel in Humffray street. This first article gives some more information about Thomas and Louisa. The next article I found was for… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Louisa Mulder (nee House)
