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
Tag: Docwra
52 Ancestors 2019 #6 Thomas Docwra (1813-1882)
I had been struggling in deciding who to write about for this week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, as I didn’t feel like writing about any of the people who had been born this week, which is why the post is late this week. While I was going through my search list for my Finding… Continue reading 52 Ancestors 2019 #6 Thomas Docwra (1813-1882)
52 Ancestors #19 Mother’s Day
I have not yet written posts for weeks 17 and 18, but, since yesterday was Mother’s Day, and the topic for week 19 is Mother’s Day, I’ve decided to skip ahead to week 19 for today’s post. I decided for this post to write a brief summary of the information I have for the mothers… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #19 Mother’s Day
52 Ancestors #18 Edith Meriden Docwra
Last week, I wrote about my grandfather Wilfred Palmer Marr. This week I am writing about his wife, my grandmother, Edith Meriden Docwra. Edith was born 26 January 1904 at 6 Canterbury Place, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. She was the eldest child of Harry Docwra and Emily Alice Oliver. Edith grew up on the family’s farm… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #18 Edith Meriden Docwra
52 Ancestors #6 Alfred Docwra
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
Trove Tuesday – Harry Docwra
This week I am featuring articles about my great grandfather Harry Docwra. This first article wishes Harry Docwra a pleasant holiday. In this next article, Harry came second in a shooting competition. Newspaper articles may also mention what presents were given/received at a wedding. The following is Harry’s probate notice. I found the above… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Harry Docwra
Surname Saturday – Docwra (from Bassingbourn, England to Victoria, Australia)
The first person in my tree with this surname was my grandmother, Edith Meriden Docwra (my mum’s mum). This means that this is one of the main branches of my family tree. It is also the most common surname in my family tree. Since I’ve already written posts about some of my ancestors on this… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Docwra (from Bassingbourn, England to Victoria, Australia)
52 Ancestors #39 Docwra family
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week, the theme is What is the most unusual record you’ve ever found? Or, who is the most unusual of your ancestors? (You can take… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #39 Docwra family
52 Ancestors #25 Harry Docwra
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week's theme was: The Old Homestead: Have you visited an ancestral home? Do you have photos of an old family house? Do you have homesteading ancestors?… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #25 Harry Docwra
52 Ancestors (2015) #13 Edith Meriden Docwra
Amy Johnson Crow, author of the “No Story Too Small” blog introduced a challenge in 2014 – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. She continued this challenge in 2015, and for this year she has introduced a weekly theme. This week’s theme is “Different”. The idea is to choose: what ancestor seems to be your polar… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2015) #13 Edith Meriden Docwra
