I have recently been researching the descendants of my ex-husband's 2x great grandparents, Hans Hansen and Catherine Marshall, and found the following articles about the death of Harold John Gilbert. Harold's relationship to my ex-husband is:
Category: My Family History
Trove Tuesday – Suffocated in Cot
I am currently researching the descendants of my ex-husband’s 2x great grandparents, George Willis and Anne Marshall, and came across these article about Albert Raymond Treloar. INFANT'S DEATH, Suffocates in Cot. In the City Morgue yesterday the Coroner (Mr. D. Grant, PM.). held an inquiry into the death of Albert Raymond Treloar, three months, who… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Suffocated in Cot
My matrilineal line
This morning, I was going through my Feedly feed, and came across a few posts where bloggers were sharing their matrilineal lines for Mother’s Day. Although it’s no longer Mother’s Day here in Australia, I’ve decided to do the same. 1 My mother Edith Jean Marr born 11 Jun 1922 at Somerville, Victoria, Australia, died… Continue reading My matrilineal line
A quick post for Anzac Day
These are the individuals in my new tree, that I started at the beginning of the year as part of my genealogy do-over, who died while on service in either World War 1 or World War 2. World War 1 John Hilbert Matthews Died 8 Aug 1915 Turkey William Claude Whimpey Died 3 May 1917… Continue reading A quick post for Anzac Day
Muriel Annie Holt
I didn’t have any information for her except her birth entry, and she was listed as being 52 years old at the time of her mother’s death in 1962. I decided to check The Ryerson Index again (quicker than going through my notes) for a death notice for her mother, and found there was a… Continue reading Muriel Annie Holt
Trove Tuesday – Snakes were real
I forgot about this yesterday, so my post is late this week. I was recently working on the descendants of my 2x great grandparents Alfred Docwra and Mary Scott, and came across these articles for one of their descendants, Gwen Gilchrist. I’ve only shared the first two articles – there were 31 articles for Gwendolyn… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Snakes were real
Who were the parents of Emily Levenia Lilley?
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?
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
