This week I am featuring articles for my ex-husband’s 3x great grandfather, John Hooton. John Hooton, his wife Eliza, and son Henry had travelled to Australia on the “John Bull”, arriving in Port Phillip in January 1840. The first article I am featuring is about the arrival of the “John Bull”. John Hooton served as… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – John Hooton
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Surname Saturday – Hooton
The first ancestor in my tree was Eliza Hooton. The ancestral line is: 1 My ex-husband 2 Murray Irwin Willis (1931-1964) 3 Shirley Patricia Casey (1935-2013) 6 Albert George Casey (1901-1965) 7 Lilah Adela Mulder (1903-1987) 13 Caroline Elizabeth Florence Laver (1872-1934) 26 Thomas Laver (1840-1919) 27 Eliza Hooton (1842-1906) Eliza was born in July… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Hooton
52 Ancestors #52 John Hooton
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 was Resolution. A resolution can be something that you resolve to do. It can also be the end or conclusion of something.… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #52 John Hooton
