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
Elsie had 5 children, but 1 of them may still be living so the 4 I am listing are: Reginald John Holt (1914-1960) Eric Victor Holt (1917-1995) Sydney Colin Holt (1926-2016) Allan Raymond Holt (1931-1982) To find articles about the family, I first started my search using the initials of Elsie’s husband, Sydney George Holt.… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – the family of Elsie Agnes Oliver Holt
To finish off my series of posts about the grandchild of Elizabeth Ann Ball, I will quickly mention her youngest 3 children. George William Douglas Oliver (born in 1888) was not yet married when he went off to serve in the First World War. He was killed in action on 4 July 1918. Yesterday, I… Continue reading Last 3 children of Elizabeth Ann Oliver nee Ball
In my search for grandchildren of Elizabeth Ann Ball, one of my resources has been Trove, and today I will be sharing articles I found for the family of her 9th child Eveline Myrtle Oliver, who married John Vine Holt. When searching for Eveline’s full name, using both the surname Oliver and then Holt, there… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Eveline Myrtle Oliver Holt
In my post Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – How many children/grandchildren in your matrilineal line, I listed the number of children and grandchildren for my 2x great grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Ball as 10 children and 25 grandchildren. When I was reviewing the grandchildren, I found that there may have been more grandchildren that I didn’t… Continue reading Ernest Arthur Oliver
I have recently been researching the children of Elizabeth Ann Ball, in order to determine if there were more grandchildren I didn’t have in my tree yet. In this post, I will share articles I found for her son Harry Sylvester Oliver, that helped me determine how many children he had, and what their names… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Harry Sylvester Oliver
Over the last few days, I have been doing research on the children and grandchildren of my 2x great grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Ball. Elizabeth Ann Ball was born in 1856, and married in 1875. Her first child, Mary Ann Oliver, was born in December 1875. Mary Ann Oliver married Alfred Swan in 1898, and I… Continue reading Latest research – Mary Ann Swan, nee Oliver
On Sunday, I did a post about the children/grandchildren in my matrilineal line, and found that more research would be needed to determine if Elizabeth Ann Ball had more grandchildren than I had in my tree. One of the resources I used to try and find more of her grandchildren was Trove, and in my search… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Emma Martha Oliver, nee Dew
The first person in my tree with this surname was my great grandmother, Emily Alice Oliver: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 6 Wilfred Palmer Marr (1892-1955) 7 Edith Meriden Docwra (1904-1948) 14 Harry Docwra (1866-1934) 15 Emily Alice Oliver (1877-1925) Emily was born 16 July 1877 at… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Oliver
This week my ancestor is my 4x great grandfather, Silvester Oliver. Silvester was the father of Frederick Oliver, who I covered in my post on 17 August 2014. Early on in my research, I obtained the marriage certificate of George Oliver, which showed that he had been born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, and that he was… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2014) #51 Silvester Oliver
