One of the suggested ideas was the luck of the Irish, so I decided to look at one of the branches of my daughter’s family that came from Ireland. On my side, there’s just the Russell family, but her father has two branches from Ireland – the Mansfields and the Marshalls. In thinking about the… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #11 Lucky – George Marshall
I have recently been researching the family of George Joseph Marshall and Julia Agnes Smith. George was the son of Richard Marshall and Ann Smith. My ex-husband is descended from Richard’s sister, Ann Marshall, who came to Australia and married George William Willis. I have decided to write about George’s daughter, Vera Evelyn Marshall. George… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #10 Strong Woman – Vera Evelyn Marshall
To demonstrate my connection to the Marshall family, I am using part of a pedigree chart for my ex-husband’s father, because he had two ancestors in the one generation that were related. Ann Marshall was the aunt of Catherine Marshall – Catherine’s father Andrew was Ann’s brother. This means that I can’t follow the same… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Marshall
Matthew Marshall was the brother of my husband’s 2x great grandmother Anne Marshall. I was browsing through my My Heritage record hints, and came across the death notice that appeared to be for his wife Eliza Marshall, nee Ellison. Since the zooming options are limited on My Heritage, I returned to Trove in order to… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Matthew and Eliza Marshall
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 is: Week 33 (August 13-19) – Defective, Dependent, & Delinquent: In 1880, there was a special census schedule for “Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #33 Thomas Marshall
For this week, I have decided to look at a family group, rather than just one ancestor. This family came from OldLeighlin in county Carlow, Ireland. Due to the conditions in Ireland in the early 1800s, most of this family decided to commence a new life in another country. As many of the records in… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2015) #22 Marshall 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’s theme is “There’s a Way”. What ancestor found a way out of a sticky situation? You might also think of this in terms… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2015) #19 Catherine Marshall
