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
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
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
