tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87298099945298546842024-02-19T17:08:33.390+10:00My Family PuzzlesPiecing together my family history discoveriesAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-3840387238278038582019-02-17T19:41:00.001+10:002019-02-17T19:41:32.889+10:00Frances Lenton Jenkins LovelaceFor many years I have looked for a marriage of John Lovelace & Frances (unknown surname) expecting it to be around 1790.<br />
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Marriage indexes showed a marriage in Portsea in 1796 of John Lovelace and Frances Jenkins.<br />
I thought this was unlikely to be the "right" one because John & Frances were baptising children in St Andrew Holborn London in 1791 & 1793 and there was no known connection to Portsea.<br />
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I recently noticed that the Hampshire Parish registers were available on family search and that, while not available from home, images were available at a family history centre. Yesterday while visiting my local family history society I was able to view the image as the society is a family history centre. I've now also found it on findmypast.<br />
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I decided to see if the signature for Frances Jenkins (a widow) matched signatures of Frances Lovelace I had on various documents<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1817 agreement pre daughter's marriage</td></tr>
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I think the signatures look very similar and that the 1796 marriage is the right Francis.<br />
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Given Francis was a widow in 1796 I looked for an earlier marriage of Frances surname unknown to a Jenkins and found one in 1783 in London. Again the signature for Frances looks similar and I think I have the same Frances<br />
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So then I looked for children of that marriage. <br />
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I found Frances Ann Jenkins baptised in 1785. She married John Clancy in 1807. <br />
This Jenkins/Clancy marriage added further evidence I was on the right track for it was witnessed by Frances Lovelace. <br />
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The signature is again consistent and further confirmation that Francis Lenton = Frances Jenkins = Frances Lovelace.<br />
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-89442775261698593672016-04-23T17:21:00.003+10:002016-04-23T17:21:24.465+10:00Anzac Day 1916 - Richard O'Brien & Hugh O'Brien<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Anzac Day 2016 I thought I'd see where Richard O'Brien (a 15th battalion Gallipoli veteran) & brother Hugh O'Brien (enlisted in October 1915 in the 9th Battalion) were 100 years ago for Anzac Day, 25 April 1916.<br />
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<u><b>Hugh O'Brien</b></u> <br />
According to the 9th battalion war diary and the <a href="https://www.awm.gov.au/sites/default/files/education/box/casestudy/01.pdf">Australian War Memorial case study</a><br />
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The battalion left Egypt on 26 March 1916 (just over 1 month after arriving from Australia) and
arrived in France (Marseille) on 2 April 1916. Its first
billets were at Strazeele, Merris and Meteren,
which were reached on 5 April 1916. It spent
2 weeks there.
The first experience of the front line for the
9th Battalion on the Western Front was at
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<b>On 25 April 1916 the first Anzac Day celebration was held.</b>
The 9th Battalion’s war diary for the day read:
Generals Plumer, Walker, White inspected
Battalion. General Maclagan spoke to men
emphasising this the anniversary of Anzac after
which General Plummer (the 2nd Army
Commander) spoke. Company sports were
held during afternoon, £50 in prize money
distributed from Regimental funds.</blockquote>
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<u><b>Richard O'Brien </b></u><br />
He transferred from the 15th Battalion to the newly formed 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade 41st Battery in March 1916. April & May 1916 seem to have been spent at Tel-el-Kebir camp in Egypt doing artillery training. Whilst the brigade's war diary makes no reference to Anzac Day it is likely Richard participated in the camp service and sports day.<br />
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<u><b>Where were they in 1916?</b></u><br />
I also thought it would be interesting to see where Richard & Hugh spent the first half of 1916 & whether they may have had the chance to cross paths. The <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yaO-aK0LFV5YlOSioOVBBm7s73c&usp=sharing">maps</a> below shows there was a period when they were near each other in Egypt (though not in the same camp) and perhaps in France. Whether they saw each other we don't know but I like to think so.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard O'Brien & Hugh O'Brien Egypt & France 1916</td></tr>
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A closer look at Egypt - both in camp near the Suez<br />
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A closer look at France - not so far from each other in mid June 1916 before the 9th headed to Pozieres.<br />
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-43373430587809359722015-10-07T07:00:00.000+10:002015-10-07T07:00:03.057+10:00Hugh O'Brien enlisted 7 October 1915<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100 years ago today my Great Uncle Hugh O'Brien enlisted in Brisbane aged 23 years and 3 months. He joined the 13th Reinforcements, 9th Battalion. I've posted about Hugh <a href="http://myfamilypuzzles.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/in-memory-of-hugh-obrien.html">before</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems Hugh was not really suited to a soldiers life .... but he was not alone in that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He embarked from Brisbane on 3 January 1916 on HMAT Kyarra. The ship must have stopped in Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) as in Colombo on 28 January 1916 Hugh was charged with 1) Drunkenness and with 2) Leaving his picquet without orders from his superior officer. (I think picquet means guard duty). His punishment was 96 hours detention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then on 27 June 1916 he was court martialled in the field (National Archives of Australia file A471,8207). He was charged with When on Active Service Drunkenness. The offence took place on 21 June 1916 in the Field near Sailly (France) about 10:30pm. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was definitely not alone for the 9th battalion unit diary for 21 June 1916 says "we are averaging 2 cases of drunkenness each day. All such are sent up for court martial. Liquor can be purchased by men in every billet and the sale is very hard to control". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The evidence presented informs us that Hugh belonged to No 16 Platoon of D Company who were temporarily attached to A Company. He was found guilty and sentenced to 45 days Field Punishment No 1 - described by the Australian war memorial website as consisting of heavy labouring duties, possibly being restrained in handcuffs or fetters, and being tied to a post or wheel. I think he also forfeited 52 days pay for the time of the field punishment plus 7 days awaiting trial. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly he didn't get to complete his punishment as he was killed on 23 July 1916. </span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-85406471393609492602015-04-25T15:33:00.000+10:002015-04-25T15:33:01.403+10:00Richard O'Brien Gallipoli 25 April 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On 25 April 1915 Richard O'Brien (introduced in <a href="http://myfamilypuzzles.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/richard-obrien-enlisted-19-september.html">Richard O'Brien enlisted 19 September 1914</a>) with C Company of the 15th Battalion was aboard HMT Seeang Bee anchored opposite the disembarkation point at 4pm. His company was with the balance of troops from Seang Bee which landed at Anzac Cover at 9 am on 26 April 1915. Under Captain Quinn (after whom Quinn's Post was named) C Company and one platoon of B Company were ordered to support the right of the 3rd Brigade.<br />
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Richard O'Brien's file shows that only 2 days later he suffered a gun shot wound to the shoulder on 28 April 1915. He was taken to hospital ship Gascon and then to Shibin-El-Kem hospital near Cairo, Egypt.<br />
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His file shows that his father was notified 'wounded in action at the Dardanelles'. <br />
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Richard rejoined his battalion on 13 June 1915 and had plenty of war ahead of him.<br />
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Meanwhile on 5 May 1915 the C Company was in bivouac with the rest of the 15th Battalion at Monash Valley. The battalion was then involved in the attack at Quinn's Post. The enemy counter attacked.<br />
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10 May 1915<br />
<i>Heavy casualties to the number of 160 killed and wounded were suffered by our battalion during the withdrawal of our troops to the original position.</i><br />
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14 May 1915<br />
<i>In addition to the officers the following are the </i><i>other ranks </i><i>casualties to date: killed 108, missing 103, sick 23, wounded 296, unaccounted for nil.</i><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Sources: Unit war diary AWM4 23/32/6 - April 1915, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">AWM4 23/32/7 - May 1915, WW1 service file</span></h1>
Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-53241566148443931492014-09-19T09:00:00.000+10:002014-09-19T09:00:02.184+10:00Richard O'Brien enlisted 19 September 1914My Great or grand uncle Richard O'Brien enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 19 September 1914. Richard had been in Australia less than one year having arrived with his father and 2 of his sisters from Tipperary, Ireland in December 1913. Richard was aged 21 years 1 month when he enlisted in Bundaberg, Queensland. Looking at the <a href="http://www.mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/list-enlist.aspx?enlist=Bundaberg,%20QLD,%20Australia">mapping your anzacs</a> website he was one of 761 people who enlisted in Bundaberg over the course of WW1.<br />
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He was appointed to the 15th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, AIF. Richard was initially based at Enogerra army camp in Brisbane (source:war diary) with the following article on Trove from the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19994439">Brisbane Courier 7 November 1914</a> describing one day (<span style="text-align: justify;">The distance from the current Enogerra barracks to Sandgate is 18.6km) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">The 15th Infantry Battalion of the Expeditionary Force and the 9th Battalion of Infantry Reinforcements, which marched to Sandgate from the Concen- tration Camp at Enoggera on Thursday,stayed the night at Sandgate. Yesterday the reville sounded early, and by 6.30 the troops were on the march through the main streets of Sandgate, giving the residents and others an opportunity of witnessing the fine stamp of men of which the battalions are made up. Subsequently the men indulged in recreation in which swimming played not the least important part. At 11 o'clock camp was struck and the soldiers commenced their march back to the Enoggera Encampment. It was a very hot, dusty and trying march but the infantry were in fine fettle and arrived back at Enogerra between 4 and 5 pm.</span></div>
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According to the <a href="http://embarkation%20roll%20on%20australian%20war%20memorial%20website%29./">embarkation roll on Australian War Memorial website</a><u> </u>he was one of 1029 from the 15 Infantry Battalion (December 1914) who embarked from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 on ship A40 HMAT Ceramic. According to the <a href="http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1004190/?image=5#display-image">war diary available on the Australian war memorial website</a> the ship embarked from Port Melbourne at 3:30pm.<br />
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So Richard along with the rest of the 15th Infantry battalion (Queenslanders) had travelled to Broadmeadows, Melbourne by train arriving 26 November 1914 (source:war diary) to form part of the second Expeditionary Force with <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10819782">The Argus 1 December 1914</a> reporting:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">CONCENTRATION ALMOST COMPLETE.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">At Broadmeadows the training of Colonel Monash's 4th Infantry Brigade commenced in earnest </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">yesterday. The 14th Battalion was sent to Williamstown during the morning to learn the </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">practical side of musketry, while the 13th, 15th, and 16th Battalions carried out exercises in the </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">immediate neighbourhood of the camp, finishing up with short protected marches. The </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">brigade staff is now under canvas, and a step nearer to active service conditions has been </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">reached.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">The brigade is complete, except that a company and a few other details from Western Australia </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">have still to report them- selves. The men in camp are reported to be showing marked </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">keenness for their work, and the brigade major (Lieut Colonel McGlinn) refers to them as "a </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;">very fine body altogether "</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And this from the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91985546">Port Fairy Gazette 3 December 1914 </a>Melbourne notes</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">City folk have had plenty of oppor</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tunities of viewing troops on the march</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and the fine </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">complement of motor wag</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">gons which are at present grouped in the</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Domain on the St. Kilda </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">road. The vari</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ous contingents from other States have</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> been arriving in Melbourne during </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">the</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> past week, and it is expected that the</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> second expeditionary force will soon be</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> on the sea.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The work of fitting up the</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> different transport ships is being pushed</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> forward day and night, which</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">is evidence</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> that an early start is expected. Amongst</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the transports are two of the </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">largest</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> steamers trading to these ports-the</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Ceramic (18,500) and the Ulysess (15,000).</span><span style="line-height: 10.889999389648438px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The </span></span></span></div>
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While back in Queensland the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20002717">Brisbane Courier 17 December 1914 </a>reports on Stanley Prince Evans who is listed on the same embarkation roll.<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Private Stanley P. Evans, of Coor</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">paroo, who is at present with the 15th</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Infantry (Queenslanders), at Melbourne,</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> on his way to the front, was yesterday</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> presented through his father, Mr. W.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Evans, of Greenslopes, Coorparoo, with a</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> pair of military brushes (engraved), in</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> holster, as a small token of esteem from</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the residents of Coorparoo. This is the</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> eleventh Coorparoo member of the Ex</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">peditionary Force, and each has received</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> a presentation from the residents.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">For anyone searching for William Howden (service number 4735) you will find </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">some pages from his file are included in Richard O'Brien's file.</span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-3694920888497028122014-08-26T18:00:00.000+10:002014-08-26T18:00:00.675+10:00Alfred Walter Gillingham enlisted 26 August 1914My great or grand uncle Alfred Walter Gillingham enlisted one hundred years ago on 26 August 1914 in the British Army Service Corps. Born Paddington, London the son of Richard & Ada Gillingham he was a 19 year old motor mechanic. So far I've identified five great uncles who served in WW1 in either the British or Australian armies. I think Alfred is the first of the five to enlist. <br />
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Not knowing much about the Army Service Corps (ASC) I took a look at the British newspaper collection with The Daily Mirror in August 1914 noting that it is the ASC's job to see that the British soldier gets it all (food, ammunition and other necessities of campaigning) - and in good time. The <a href="http://www.1914-1918.net/asc.htm">Long,Long Trail</a> website has some good information on the ASC.<br />
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From Alfred's WW1 service record I've found that he served overseas (France I think) in Oct/Nov 1914 for 51 days before being knocked down by a motor car and hospitalised for 6 days in England. He was again overseas (France I think) from July 1915 for 3 years 261 days. I plan to look further at what his war service entailed.<br />
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I have remembered Alfred Walter Gillingham on the <a href="https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/dashboard">Lives of the First World War</a> website and plan to add some details in due course. <br />
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I have just started participating in <a href="http://www.operationwardiary.org/#/">Operation War Diary</a> which is a project to tag the National Archives digital war diaries. This will be really useful & it is quite easy to do the tagging so I hope the unit diaries I want to look at in more detail get tagged as part of this project. Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-46381259089852760292013-01-29T21:24:00.001+10:002013-01-29T21:24:51.692+10:00Trove Tuesday - Zamora arrived July 1882Following my post about Margaret HUDSON I thought I'd take a look at what newspapers said about the Zamora which arrived Brisbane 14 July 1882<br />
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As expected the Brisbane newspapers had quite a few mentions of the ship<br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">THE QUEENSLANDER Saturday 27 May 1882</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">English Shipping.—From our latest English</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> files to hand we learn that tho Scottish Hero,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> barque, arrived at San Francisco, on the 3rd April</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> from Bundaberg. The ship Zamora sailed from</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Liverpool on tho 28th March, and from Plymouth</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> on the 2nd April, for Brisbane ;</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 31 May 1882</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zamora, ship, 1180 tons, from Liverpool for</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Brisbane. Sailed 25th March, and left Plymouth</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> on the 2nd April.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 21 June 1882 & </span>Wednesday 12 July 1882</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zamora ship 1180 tons from Liverpool for</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Brisbane Sailed 28th March left Plymouth on </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the 2nd April and was spoken on the 3rd April</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> in 40° N lat and 10° W long</span></span><br />
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which according to google earth places it just off the coast of Portugal near Lisbon.<br />
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<b>The Brisbane Courier Friday 14 July 1882</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">July</span> 13- ZAMORA , ship 1180 tons Captain</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Canning from Liverpool 28th March and Ply</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">mouth on the 2nd April with 338 immigrants and</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> a general cargo</span></span></div>
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My review of the shipping list summary says 338 embarked + 3 births equals 341 souls landed.<br />
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and this one where I think they mean July not June<br />
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<b>The Brisbane Courier Saturday 15 July 1882</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">and the Zamora, ship, in</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Moreton Bay on the 13th June, from London,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> via Plymouth, with a total of 338 immigrants</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and a general cargo.</span><br />
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some news about the ships doctor and that the voyage was 102 days.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">THE CAPRICORNIAN (Rockhampton) 22 July 1882</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The ship Zamora, with 338 immigrants,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> reached Brisbane on Wednesday from Ply</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">mouth, after a protracted voyage of 102 days.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The immigrants are in charge of Dr.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> O'Doherty, a son of the Hon. Dr. O'Doherty,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> so well known here.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Brisbane, 14th July, 1882</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tho immigrants by the Zamora were landed</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> this evening.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">and from the <b>Warwick Examiner Saturday 15 July 1882</b> a bit more detail about arrival in Moreton Bay Thursday, brought up to Brisbane Friday </span></div>
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<b>THE ARGUS (Melbourne) 15 July 1882</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Arrived- July 13 Derwent and Katoomba, from</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Sydney , Zamora, from Liverpool</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And another from <b>THE ARGUS</b> same day which tells us about the weather on the day -<span id="goog_1193846796"></span><span id="goog_1193846797"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> is cloudy & threatening</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And from the <b>South </b><b>Australian</b><b> Register Saturday 15 July 1882</b> similar news, different order with the addition of mineral finds in Ravenswood.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The <b>Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1882 </b>reported very similar news</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>THE LAUNCESTON EXAMINER </b></span><b>Saturday 15 July 1882</b> we get some some slightly different news & a different departure point - Glasgow?</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">QUEENSLAND.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> BRISBANE, July 15 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The Zamora with immigrants has.arrived </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> from Glasgow. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Miners are much wanted.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> The Chinese are leaving in large numbers for,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">other portions of the country,, being afraid of</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.800000190734863px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the European miners.</span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-25887983434841060882013-01-25T21:57:00.000+10:002013-01-25T21:57:37.458+10:00Margaret Hudson Australia Day 2013I started my blog 2 years ago with an Australia Day post on John GALLIGAN, my first ancestor to arrive in Australia.<br />
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This post, inspired by <a href="http://helenvsmithresearch.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/2013-australia-day-challenge.html">Helen V Smith's 2013 Australia Day challenge </a>will be about John's wife Margaret HUDSON, my first female direct ancestor to arrive in Australia.<br />
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Margaret HUDSON was born 1 January 1867 in Ballinatray, Gorey, Wexford, Ireland. Her parents were James HUDSON and Jane FITZSIMMONS. I know Margaret married in Brisbane, Queensland in 1888 so I looked for an arrival prior to that date. Her death certificate in 1942 indicated she had lived 60 years in Queensland. Therefore she had arrived approx 1882.<br />
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I think that she most likely arrived on the Zamora which left Plymouth 1 April 1882 arriving Brisbane 14 July 1882 with the shipping list showing<br />
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<li>Matthew HUDSON age 22</li>
<li>Ann HUDSON age 18</li>
<li>Margt HUDSON age 16</li>
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Margaret's wedding to John GALLIGAN in 1888 was witnessed by Annie HUDSON (and I've subsequently confirmed Annie was in Australia via her marriage to Thomas SKELLY & death certificate in 1919 which confirmed her parents and said she resided 39 years in Australia ie arriving 1880). </div>
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But was there a brother Matthew?</div>
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The answer is yes and the Queensland police service file and insanity file at the Queensland State Archives have confirmed the family relationship. However, I have found no trace of Matthew after 1888.</div>
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I wonder if Matthew knew John GALLIGAN who was also a constable in the Queensland Police? There was certainly a period where they both served in the Brisbane city area. Perhaps he introduced the couple. Guess we'll never know.</div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-3255058539586361722012-05-19T20:04:00.000+10:002012-05-19T20:04:40.744+10:00John Lovelace died 1811John Lovelace is my 4 x great grandfather. I knew he had died between June 1809 and December 1811 because he had proved the will of Margaret OWEN (died 1809, Standon Staffordshire) but died before it was fully administered and in Margaret's sister Ann OWEN (died 1814, Standon Staffordshire) will dated December 1811 a beneficiary of the will is Frances LOVELACE late the wife of my nephew John LOVELACE. So from that I learnt<br />
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<li>given Ann & Margaret were unmarried John's mother was likely called ? OWEN - so far I've found no LOVELACE + OWEN marriages</li>
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I found the burials of Margaret & Ann OWEN but I found no John LOVELACE in Standon or Staffordshire more generally. John LOVELACE and Frances (surname unknown & marriage eludes me for now) baptised the following children who are named in Ann OWEN's will:<br />
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<li>Matilda (1791) St Andrew Holborn</li>
<li>Ann (1793) St Andrew Holborn </li>
<li>Lucretia Betty Margaret (1801) St George Bloomsbury</li>
<li>My 3 x great grandfather John (1808) Standon Staffordshire </li>
<li>Marcus Brutus Owen - Standon Staffordshire (baptised 1816 but obviously alive in 1811 when Ann did her will) </li>
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<br />There is also a John Junius Brutus son of John & Francis baptised in 1806 in St Andrew Holborn but I am unclear if this John died or if my John was baptised twice. My John consistently gives Standon Staffordshire as his birthplace in the census.<br />
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I looked at the Index to death duty registers on findmypast. For some reason I only originally did 1810-1811. Recently I tried 1812 and found John Lovelace, administrator Francis Lovelace, Standon Staffordshire, Bishops Court of Lichfield. Bingo. I emailed Lichfield Record Office and after paying my photocopying fee this week received the administration which provides the death date as 23 May 1811 & that he was late of the parish of Standon.<br />
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Now where is he buried? And how old was he?<br />
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-18508312388143629052012-05-13T09:35:00.001+10:002012-05-13T09:35:25.013+10:00Sarah Ann Palmer - death found in 1904After recently listening to the <a href="http://www.geniesdownunder.com.au/podcasts.html">Genies down under blogging stuff for genies podcast</a> I was thinking it was about time I posted on my blog. Then I received my <a href="http://www.insidehistory.com.au/">Inside History magazine</a> and saw the article by <a href="http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/">Jill Ball </a><a href="http://www.insidehistorymagazine.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/entering-blogosphere-top-50-blogs.html">Entering the blogosphere</a> and was reminded about so many great blogs that post much more frequently than me!<br />
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So I'll start blogging again by talking about the UK death certificate I received in the mail this week. It's for my great great grandmother Sarah Ann PALMER (nee WENMAN).<br />
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When the UK 1911 census first became available in 2009 I searched for my PALMER ancestors. I could not find Sarah. I found her 4 daughters - 3 married , 1 single. I guessed Sarah had died between 1901 and 1911. So I looked for her death. From the 186 Sarah Palmer deaths 1901-1911 there were still 15 aged 60+- 5 years. Could I be sure the death would be registered as Sarah Ann? In 1901 she was living in St Pancras. None of the 'possibles' were registered in St Pancras. I decided to leave it to see if some other evidence came to light.<br />
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Fast forward to 2012 - I was tidying up some of the information about the Palmers on my ancestry tree. I came across a burial in St Pancras Parish Chapel for Finchley Cemetery for Sarah A Palmer in 1904, aged 60, residing 114 Camden St. I should immediately have known this was the right one as my great grandmother Agnes PALMER was residing at 114 Camden St at the time of her marriage in 1902. However, I'd forgotten that. <br />
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Instead I saw a P at the end of the entry in the death register & thought maybe that means pauper. Does it? Well it worked for me. I browse<span style="font-family: inherit;">d the London Poor Law rec</span>ords for Saint Pancras Workhouse admission and Discharge register, 1902-1906. <br /><br /> I found the same Sarah Palmer ie age, address the same but with added occupation caretaker. As her 1901 census occupation was caretaker I was pretty sure I had my Sarah. She was admitted 15/12/1903 and discharged 18/12/03.<br /><br />So to the death indexes. There was only 1 of right age in right quarter of 1904 but district Southwark?? I decided to order it. <br /><br />Around 3 weeks later it arrived & I quickly opened it to confirm it was definitely the right one. Sarah Ann Palmer died in Guy's Hospital which explains why the registration was Southwark.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-71442570250731709852011-10-29T10:16:00.000+10:002011-10-29T10:16:10.099+10:00Beyond the Internet GeneamemePauleen from the <a href="http://cassmob.wordpress.com/">Family history across the seas blog</a> has created a <a href="http://cassmob.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/beyond-the-internet-geneameme/">Geneameme Beyond the Internet</a> which focuses on genealogy resources beyond the Internet. <br />
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Although I use the predominantly use the internet I try to visit archives, record offices etc whenever I travel & have my list on the go for my next visit to the Queensland archives.<br />
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<strong>Things you have already done or found: bold face type</strong><br /><span style="color: red;"><em>Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)</em></span><br />Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type<br />
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<li><strong>Looked at microfiche for BDM indexes which go beyond the online search dates.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Talked to elderly relatives about your family history.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Obtained old family photos from relatives.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Have at least one certificate (birth/death/marr) for each great-grandparent.</strong></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><em>Have at least one certificate (birth/death/marr) for each great-great-grandparent.</em></span></li>
<li><strong>Seen/held a baptism or marriage document in a church, church archive or microfilm.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Seen your ancestor’s name in some other form of church record eg kirk session, communion rolls.</span></em></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><em>Used any microfilm from an LDS family history centre for your research.</em></span></li>
<li><strong>Researched using a microfilm other than a parish register (LDS family history centre/other).</strong></li>
<li><strong>Used cemetery burial records to learn more about your relative’s burial.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Used funeral director’s registers to learn more about your relative’s burial.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Visited all your great-grandparents’ grave sites. </span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Visited all your great-great-grandparents’ grave sites.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Recorded the details on your ancestors’ gravestones and photographed them.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Obtained a great-grandparent’s will/probate documents. (not sure if any to find)</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Obtained a great-great grandparent’s will/probate documents. (Uriah Palmer)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found a death certificate among will documents.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Followed up in the official records, something found on the internet.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Obtained a copy of your immigrant ancestors’ original shipping records.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found an immigration nomination record for your immigrant ancestor</strong><a href="http://cassmob.wordpress.com/Users/Pauleen/Cass%20Documents/FAMILY%20HISTORY/Blogs/Dinosaur%20meme.docx#_edn3" title=""><span style="color: #1982d1;"><strong>[iii]</strong></span></a><strong>.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found old images of your ancestor’s place of origin (online or other).</strong></li>
<li><strong>Read all/part of a local history for your ancestor’s place of residence.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Read all/part of a local history for your ancestor’s place of origin.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Read your ancestor’s school admission records.</span></em></li>
<li>Researched the school history for your grandparents.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><em>Read a court case involving an ancestor (online newspapers don’t count for this).</em></span></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Read about an ancestor’s divorce case in the archives.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Have seen an ancestor’s war medals.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Have an ancestor’s military record (not a digitised copy eg WWII).</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Read a war diary or equivalent for an ancestor’s battle.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Seen an ancestor’s/relative’s war grave.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Read all/part of the history of an ancestor’s military unit (battalion/ship etc).</strong></li>
<li><strong>Seen your ancestor’s name on an original land map.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found land selection documents for your immigrant ancestor/s.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found other land documents for your ancestor (home/abroad)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Located land maps or equivalent for your ancestor’s place of origin.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Used contemporaneous gazetteers or directories to learn about your ancestors’ places.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Found your ancestor’s name in a Post Office directory of the time.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Used local government </strong><a href="http://www.gould.com.au/Sewerage-Records-An-Untapped-Resource-p/utp0141.htm"><span style="color: #1982d1;"><strong>sewerage maps</strong></span></a><strong> (yes, seriously!) for an ancestor’s street. (in Lewisham, London looking for property left by John Lovelace in his will)</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Read an inquest report for an ancestor/relative (online/archives).</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Read an ancestor’s/relative’s hospital admission.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Researched a company file if your family owned a business.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Looked up any of your ancestor’s local government rate books or valuation records.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Researched occupation records for your ancestor/s (railway, police, teacher etc).</strong></li>
<li>Researched an ancestor’s adoption.</li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Researched an ancestor’s insolvency.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Found a convict ancestor’s passport or certificate of freedom.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Found a convict ancestor’s shipping record.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Found an ancestor’s gaol admission register.</span></em></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><em>Found a licencing record for an ancestor (brands, publican, etc).</em></span></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Found an ancestor’s mining lease/licence.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Found an ancestor’s name on a petition to government.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Read your ancestor’s citizenship document.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Read about your ancestor in an undigitised regional newspaper.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Visited a local history library/museum relevant to your family.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Looked up your ancestor’s name in the Old Age Pension records.</strong></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Researched your ancestor or relative in Benevolent Asylum/Workhouse records.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;">Researched an ancestor’s/relative’s mental health records.</span></em></li>
<li><strong>Looked for your family in a genealogical publication of any sort (but not online remember).</strong></li>
<li><strong>Contributed family information to a genealogical publication.</strong></li>
</ol>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-78235752887241825552011-10-15T11:08:00.000+10:002011-10-15T11:08:10.577+10:00The Ancestors' Geneameme<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848;">Been a but slack with the blogging so decided to take part in <a href="http://geniaus.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html">Geniaus</a> <strong><span style="color: black;">Geneameme</span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848;">The following list shows</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Which of these apply to you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li> <strong>Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents </strong></li>
<li> <strong>Can name over 50 direct ancestors </strong></li>
<li> <em><span style="color: red;">Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents (would love to but with only 3/8 currently I think this may prove elusive)</span></em> </li>
<li> Have an ancestor who was married more than three times </li>
<li> Have an ancestor who was a bigamist </li>
<li> Met all four of my grandparents (unfortunately only 1was alive when I was born) </li>
<li> Met one or more of my great-grandparents (missed by more than 20 years) </li>
<li> Named a child after an ancestor </li>
<li> Bear an ancestor's given name/s </li>
<li> <strong>Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland (many)</strong> </li>
<li> Have an ancestor from Asia </li>
<li> Have an ancestor from Continental Europe </li>
<li> Have an ancestor from Africa </li>
<li> <strong>Have an ancestor who was an agricultural labourer </strong></li>
<li> Have an ancestor who had large land holdings (do have a land steward who looked after someone else's land) </li>
<li> Have an ancestor who was a holy man - minister, priest, rabbi </li>
<li> Have an ancestor who was a midwife </li>
<li> Have an ancestor who was an author </li>
<li> Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones </li>
<li> Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng </li>
<li> Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X </li>
<li> <strong>Have an ancestor with a forename beginning with Z - not a direct ancestor but Zillah Whitehead (1870-1871) is a second cousin twice removed.</strong> </li>
<li> Have an ancestor born on 25th December </li>
<li><strong>Have an ancestor born on New Year's Day (My great grandmother Margaret Hudson was born 1 January 1867 in Ballinatry, Wexford, Ireland)</strong> </li>
<li> Have blue blood in your family lines </li>
<li> <strong>Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth </strong></li>
<li> <strong>Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth </strong></li>
<li> <strong>Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century </strong></li>
<li> <em><span style="color: red;">Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier </span></em></li>
<li> <strong>Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents </strong></li>
<li> <strong>Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X </strong></li>
<li> Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university </li>
<li> <em><span style="color: red;">Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offence (no direct but still hope to find a convict link somewhere)</span></em> </li>
<li> <strong>Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime </strong></li>
<li> <strong>Have shared an ancestor's story online or in a magazine (Tell us where) - Had a photo and a brief Can you Help? in AFTC (Australian Family Tree Connections)</strong> </li>
<li> Have published a family history online or in print (Details please) </li>
<li> <em><span style="color: red;">Have visited an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries (I've visited some of the areas my ancestors came from like Lisvernane in Tipperary, Weymouth in Dorset and Standon Bowers in Staffordshire but not actually visited an ancestor's home so hope to firstly identify the home address & then to visit one) </span></em> </li>
<li> Still have an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family </li>
<li> Have a family bible from the 19th Century </li>
<li> Have a pre-19th century family bible </li>
</ol>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-82521719039211060642011-06-26T10:24:00.000+10:002011-06-26T10:24:36.151+10:00Unlock The Past Expo CairnsI attended the <a href="http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/events/unlock-past-northern-queensland-expo?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=fmp_email&utm_term=reg&utm_content=011110&utm_campaign=Au_newsletter200610">Unlock The Past Expo Cairns</a>. Despite doing my family history for a number of years it was my first ever family history expo / fair /conference. It was great to have an opportunity to attend something locally. I attended a variety of sessions, mainly on the first day including:<br />
<ul><li> <a href="http://socialmediagen.com/">Social Media for family historians by Carole Riley</a>. It reminded me it was about time I did another blog post! I got some tips from seeing what was on Carole's i-google page. While not a big facebook user I did go home & "like" various organisations and/or bookmark their web page including the <a href="http://www.cdfhs.org/">Cairns & District Family History Society</a>.</li>
<li>Newspapers: bring your family history to life by Helen Smith which used great examples from local papers</li>
<li>DNA for genealogists by Kerry Farmer which gave a really useful run down for people like me that know very little about DNA.</li>
</ul>I also received a couple of tips for breaking down a brick wall & I came straight home and followed through<br />
<ul><li>look at the church register - I've placed my order so will now have to wait & see</li>
<li>post on a forum - I've posted & will see what suggestions I get</li>
</ul>I thought the Treasure Hunt was an excellent way of taking a look at what the various exhibits were about. I also enjoyed hearing about the Cairns & Queensland family history societies. I will have to join one.<br />
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For me the main benefit in attending an expo as opposed to reading a book or magazine or blog was in hearing a presenter's comment that clicked with my research or in seeing something on the presenter's screen or in the exhibitor's hall that gave me ideas to pursue as well as seeing there are lots of other family history researchers in my local area.<br />
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I am pleased I went along.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-33876520992296546962011-04-22T19:28:00.001+10:002011-04-22T19:28:46.880+10:00Not Just NedToday I visited the excellent Not Just Ned exhibition at the National Museum of Australia. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/112637308290551494778/MyFamilyPuzzles?authkey=Gv1sRgCN62rv2wpOmcKA#5598337504089941458'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUF1Dit_O80AaAlp10Pzi7yl3-ci_8YYFzU4NT3MMFGHoRbl6OWGZXVefleWraoghCfW5dvwRySzcx9WTG76Eir6X7QsDekOmrSkoRe5kHXc9eUomnyXg9jXvSGfrrq4lCV94YlSmhDI/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Highlights for me were<br /> •The Australia House dolls house given to Lord Belmore's (13th Governor 1866 - 1872) 5 children & taken back to Ireland<br /> •A beat as a policeman - I wish my police ancestors had kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about himself like Constable Thomas Waldron <br /> •The video "Live at the Quiet Man" traditional music & dance.<br /> •All the Kelly gang armour together.<br /><br />I also liked the Ancestors of Jeff & Karen Toohey printed family tree with the use of colour to show born overseas (with small flag of country) or Australian born.<br /><br />You can search for your family on computers provided & there were several people available to help. You can also search at home on http://www.nma.gov.au/irish/<br /><br />So definitely worth a visit. The Irish seem to feature in every part of Australian life!!<br /><br />While you're there it's also worth checking out the other exhibits as well.<br /><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Canberra%20&z=10'>Canberra </a></p>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-5180252223109891342011-04-21T18:59:00.000+10:002011-04-21T19:01:27.816+10:00Hugh O'Brien at the Australian War MemorialVisiting Canberra went to the Australian war memorial. Excellent displays & tour. Placed a poppy for Hugh O'Brien on the wall. So many names. So many families impacted.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/112637308290551494778/MyFamilyPuzzles?authkey=Gv1sRgCN62rv2wpOmcKA#5597959345101063810'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1ppkTwWG7xN_6SMeC-RNvvptXR_nDwoNnLoS-J3eUuPhTF8y0h9IuFNkFhv8tbuxn_TEbo_a8Tx-usKXy8FejVEztIAo57uQjrvcK6DoJ_bD5f0J2Oduix7945O_0txP-fXp2wLplsw/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/112637308290551494778/MyFamilyPuzzles?authkey=Gv1sRgCN62rv2wpOmcKA#5597959385453506066'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KheLTp1nNNXemHODJ3sEPt-csimngB5_PuKg3KOn_GqS__15b6IERfpfMXtyF5b0eeHzuC8xzPImoEc4klpOoiPnsKTJrJVonWWBvSfUBQjE9jMmOo7PDEvCRdTa9Bgg0NGH_880pG8/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Picked up tickets for Anzac day service on Monday.<br /><br />My First post using blogpress app - hope it looks OK.<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-76310711937719872202011-04-19T21:18:00.000+10:002011-04-19T21:18:15.879+10:00In memory of Hugh O'Brien<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViNv4sB2YwB0KxzAV9F_PpCAijAbIMztJcQC5ohHZvlqkyMXbtfXy1kqqzfQs014EejEJk5r4InQJ5hapThdC2Qe8ceHywg9Qtf-p7ldlhUqZomcaK1HUFdGM8agloWNqMnRj6DU9J90/s1600/anzac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViNv4sB2YwB0KxzAV9F_PpCAijAbIMztJcQC5ohHZvlqkyMXbtfXy1kqqzfQs014EejEJk5r4InQJ5hapThdC2Qe8ceHywg9Qtf-p7ldlhUqZomcaK1HUFdGM8agloWNqMnRj6DU9J90/s320/anzac.jpg" width="250" /></a>My Great Uncle Hugh O'Brien of 9th Battalion Australian Imperial Force was killed in action 23 July 1916. He is remembered with honour on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial in France.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">His WW1 <a href="http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=7991455">file</a> is available on the National Archives of Australia website.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
Hugh arrived in Brisbane, Australia from Ireland in January 1912 with his sister Bridget. He then nominated his father Hugh, brother Richard and sisters Ellen & Maria who arrived in Brisbane, Australia in December 1913. At the time Hugh was working for the Woodford & Kilcoy Railway.</div><br />
Hugh enlisted 7 October 1915. He embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916. Passing through Colombo, Alexandria & Marseilles he joined the 9th Battalion in France in May 1916. He was killed within 2 months. From the 3rd Brigade Diary available on the <a href="http://www.awm.gov.au/">Australian War Memorial website</a> we learn a total of 15 officers and 348 other ranks from the 9th Battalion were killed, wounded or missing between 19 July and 26 July 1916 in fighting near Pozieres.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Following Hugh's death his father Hugh & his sister Maria (my grandmother) received a pension. I understand he had been supporting them prior to his death. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hugh's Victory Medal was received by his brother John O'Brien in 1923. With the death of my great grandfather Hugh O'Brien in 1922 the medal needed to be claimed by Hugh's eldest brother John who was residing in the USA even though there were 3 sisters and a brother in Australia at that time.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sadly we do not have any photos of Hugh O'Brien.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Lest we ForgetAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-21110970007812346572011-04-03T10:44:00.000+10:002011-04-03T10:44:42.581+10:00My Australian Irish research in words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAD2N44tHmA5CbwRkJBHmhcnVPLMYjtMoyDoy8V5_i3rWlCwjOT__unkQAS5oZFNyrC-f7n5A_tWLY0Ee9a4e93W9SwtTHSQrkG1t3R-WFAVpRjXIJ_Y5oSCbtTtj01jR3zyiydrjS54/s1600/wordlejpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="457" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAD2N44tHmA5CbwRkJBHmhcnVPLMYjtMoyDoy8V5_i3rWlCwjOT__unkQAS5oZFNyrC-f7n5A_tWLY0Ee9a4e93W9SwtTHSQrkG1t3R-WFAVpRjXIJ_Y5oSCbtTtj01jR3zyiydrjS54/s640/wordlejpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Using <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a> to really easily display family names, places and research tools with a focus on my Irish Australian family links. Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-34435934346022631062011-03-24T19:52:00.000+10:002011-03-24T19:52:52.328+10:00Ancestry hint points me in the right directionI was looking at 'people with hints' in my ancestry tree. My great grandmother Margaret HUDSON had a hint to her death record in the Australian Death Index. I've had her death certificate for a while so wasn't too interested. But I noticed<br />
<ul><li>mother's name Jane Fitzsimm* </li>
</ul>and that gave me an idea - to search the Australian Death Index only giving mother (I used the * after fitzs) & father name in the hope I may find any brothers/sisters of Margaret who had also immigrated to Australia. And it paid off for I found:<br />
<ul><li>Annie SKELLY</li>
<li>Mary Jane TATTON</li>
</ul>I thought I had done this type of search before on the <a href="https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m?type=deaths">Queensland births, deaths and marriages</a> search site. <br />
In fact this is how I had already found Annie Skelly and obtained some certificates to verify she was the sister of my Margaret Hudson. So why had I not previously found Mary Jane Tatton? <br />
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Looking back at my records I can now see I was only able to seacrh to 1929 on the Qld BDM site at the time I searched ....Mary Jane lived to 1953. In any case you have to enter a family name now in the Qld BDM site to search for a death which is no use if you don't know the married name.<br />
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So the lesson - whenever a new database becomes available check it, even if you've done a similar check in another database before. And follow through on the ancestry hints, it's not that time consuming to just ignore those that are no use.<br />
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I'm busy now researching Mary Jane TATTON - I have obtained her death certificate and first marriage to Edward SHIELDS so know I'm on the right track.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-87903590027220390932011-03-19T19:26:00.000+10:002011-03-19T19:26:43.266+10:00John Beere, Waterford, IrelandMy great great grandfather John BEERE (1817-1878) was a land steward at Woodhouse, Waterford, Ireland.<br />
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<div> </div>John and his wife Mary (nee EVANS) had the following children <br />
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<div> </div>Policemen:<br />
<ul><li>William BEERE (1845-1968) - member Metropolitan police, London</li>
<li>Richard BEERE (1857-1889) - member Royal Irish Constabulary</li>
<li>George BEERE married Hannah POWER - member Royal Irish Constabulary, then lived in England</li>
<li>Leger BEERE married Katie ROGERS - member Royal Irish Constabulary, then migrated to USA, living Connecticut in 1900</li>
<li>John BEERE - member Royal Irish Constabulary, otherwise no information - speculate may have migrated to USA (Connecticut) but needs some proof</li>
<li>Mary BEERE married Thomas CRANWELL (member Royal Irish Constabulary) - immigrated to USA (Connecticut)</li>
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<div> Navy</div><br />
<ul><li>Henry BEERE married Mary Ann LANGMAID - joined Royal Navy at 15 and then lived in Suffolk, England</li>
<li>Annie BEERE married Thomas LANGMAID (brother of Henry Beere's wife Mary Ann) - lived Suffolk, England </li>
</ul> Other daughters<br />
<ul><li>My great grandmother - Maria BEERE married Hugh O'BRIEN - children migrated to Australia & USA with one staying in Ireland </li>
<li>Jane BEERE married George BATER - lived in England before immigrating to Canada</li>
<li>Martha BEERE - no information following baptism in 1849</li>
<li>Margaret BEERE - no information following baptism in 1843</li>
</ul><div> If you are connected to any of these BEERE children it would be wonderful to get an email from you.</div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-6657599179965102092011-03-11T20:41:00.000+10:002011-03-11T20:41:00.739+10:00One Lovely Blog Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrWAX67rlidEzkpNsUhdyLZmPt9JGwWgdzn0ZPyvBKNMCwv4Bvedm0c2yWhHuvuF7DuWJ9WeMpjETciAksSlnUB0_SyEiMzkbIA2Ap72hcrGiwXUaGa_I1HTmnz9LUB-9sXLGRboUZ2o/s1600/onelovelyblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrWAX67rlidEzkpNsUhdyLZmPt9JGwWgdzn0ZPyvBKNMCwv4Bvedm0c2yWhHuvuF7DuWJ9WeMpjETciAksSlnUB0_SyEiMzkbIA2Ap72hcrGiwXUaGa_I1HTmnz9LUB-9sXLGRboUZ2o/s1600/onelovelyblog.jpg" /></a></div>Thanks to Aillin of <a href="http://ausgenjourneys.blogspot.com/">Australian Genealogy Journeys</a> for nominating this blog for One Lovely Blog Award. Being such a new blog I was most surprised!<br />
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The rules for accepting the award are: <ul><li>Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who granted the award and their blog link. </li>
<li>Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. </li>
<li>Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.</li>
</ul>In starting this blog I looked at many blogs to get inspiration. Here's a few of the blogs that have caught my eye; and for whatever reason be it layout, content, location, blog name, I liked them. <br />
<ul><li><a href="http://kathrynsquest.blogspot.com/">Kathryn's Quest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walkingwithancestors.co.uk/">Walking with Ancestors</a></li>
<li><a href="http://currach.johnjtierney.com/">Currach</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wanderinggenealogist.wordpress.com/feed/">The Wandering Genealogist</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bisnonni.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss">Ancestors Within</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.moughty.com/Site/Blog/Blog.html">Donna's Genealogy Blog</a></li>
</ul>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-41037082811436631612011-03-05T19:25:00.000+10:002011-03-05T19:25:46.493+10:00Fearn JacksonFernie, or Harriet Esther Fearn FLETCHER (nee JACKSON) 1903-1985 was my grandmother Maria O'BRIEN's first cousin. Maria arrived in Brisbane from Tipperary, Ireland in 1913 with her father Hugh, brother Richard and sister Ellen. I understand they stayed with Hugh's sister Mrs JACKSON & family at Spring Hill.<br />
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I was not sure when I first heard it what Fernie might be short for. But it didn't really matter as when browsing the Toowong Cemetery monumental inscriptions in my local library I found <br />
<ul><li>Beatrice JACKSON d 8 March 1914 aged 21, erected by Mother, Willie, May & <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Fernie</span> </strong></li>
</ul>I obtained the death certificate for Beatrice (registered as Britto) & knew once I saw the mother was Mary O'BRIEN that I was on track & this has been further confirmed with <br />
<ul><li>marriage certificate of Mary O'BRIEN and John Thomas JACKSON at Roma, Queensland in 1882 showing Mary's parents as Michael O'BRIEN & Bridget Mackay ( surely the same as the way the Irish say MULCAHY) </li>
<li>more recent release by Queensland Archives of the index to persons nominated as immigrants naming Mary's son-in-law John James MCKEW as nominator for Maria's brother Hugh & sister Bridget who arrived in Brisbane in1912</li>
</ul>It looks like Fernie's name (FEARN) is the maiden name of her father, John Thomas JACKSON's mother Annie Fern. It seems that Fernie had some other cousins on her father's side who also used Fern or Fearn as a middle name including <br />
<ul><li>Annie Easter Fern Jackson who married Thomas Patterson in 1908; and </li>
<li>Harriett Esther Ann Fearn Jackson who married William Farrell in 1905 in Queensland.</li>
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Fernie became a dancing teacher and I have found several articles about her - she seems to be often mentioned in the social and advertising pages. It is her bridal picture in <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page2383033">The Queenslander</a> on 13 June 1935 that is the most impressive:<br />
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<blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEdlGx7IvyYwwdh9wEQ2eXba92QzZm8TUgG91qKBrCE2ACt3tWKKEoJSx4pZxLJqNcxjNtxym0A_dL9fnx3x2Y7gWj7zDr4RBT8brczKZe6aR41dYT0UP_wvdRYcnbTn560_-U-VeLwo/s1600/fearn+jackson+by+self+bridal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEdlGx7IvyYwwdh9wEQ2eXba92QzZm8TUgG91qKBrCE2ACt3tWKKEoJSx4pZxLJqNcxjNtxym0A_dL9fnx3x2Y7gWj7zDr4RBT8brczKZe6aR41dYT0UP_wvdRYcnbTn560_-U-VeLwo/s640/fearn+jackson+by+self+bridal.jpg" width="401" /></a></div>Fletcher- Jackson The wedding took place at St. Brigid's Church, Red Hill, Brisbane, of Mr. Percival Fletcher (youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fletcher. Lerin. Kelvin Grove) and Miss Fearn Jackson(youngest daughter of the late Mr. T. Jackson, and Mrs. Jackson, of Menzies Street, Petrie Terrace), The Rev. Father Masterson officiated. The bride, who was given away by her brother (Mr. W. Jackson), wore a frock of ivory satin cut on classical lines, featuring a cowl neckline, and long sleeves cut to give the cowl effect on the upper arm. Her skirt, which showed side panels of diagonal tucking, finished in a long train, the centre panel of which was studded with flesh coloured seed pearls. Her hand-embroidered veil was worn with a coronet of orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of roses. She was attended by two bridesmaids —Misses Tib Fletcher (sister of the bridegroom) and Beatty McKew (niece of the bride), who were attired in pink mariette tightly-fitting dresses inlet with frilled godets, with hat to tone, and carried bouquets of pink roses. Frances Ubank (flower girl), was dressed in pink organdie, and carried a basket of pink roses. The duties of best man were performed by Mr. Syd. Fletcher, and Mr. Jack McCarthy was groomsman. Mrs.Jackson (mother of the bride) wore a frock of black marocain with hat to match, and carried a posy of carnations. Mrs. Fletcher (mother of the bridegroom) wore a black crepe de Chine dress with hat to tone, and carried a bouquet of red roses. On leaving for the honey moon the bride wore an ensemble of brown crepe de Chine, with hat with shoes to match.</blockquote>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-61842107290837182252011-02-26T14:58:00.000+10:002011-02-26T14:58:59.934+10:00Had he known it was Constable Galligan, he would not have assaulted him<span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="797" pageid="88947" wh="25" ww="30" x="181" y="5841">Continuing my exploration of <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/">Trove</a> I find another article from <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4491137">The Brisbane Courier 7 August 1886</a> detailing an assault on John Galligan </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="797" pageid="88947" wh="25" ww="30" x="181" y="5841">A ROUGH-LOOKING fellow named Frank</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="798" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="120" x="150" y="5878"> Clifford was again brought up at the City Police</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="799" pageid="88947" wh="27" ww="91" x="150" y="5916"> Court yesterday morning, charged on remand</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="800" pageid="88947" wh="24" ww="74" x="145" y="5955"> with having assaulted Constable Galligan, in</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="802" pageid="88947" wh="35" ww="205" x="143" y="5991"> Queen-street, on the 2nd August. The</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="803" pageid="88947" wh="31" ww="139" x="147" y="6029"> prisoner, it will be remembered, was</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="804" pageid="88947" wh="32" ww="129" x="145" y="6067"> "brought up on the previous Friday, but</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="805" pageid="88947" wh="26" ww="64" x="144" y="6105"> "had to be remanded, as Constable Gal</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="806" pageid="88947" wh="32" ww="84" x="144" y="6143">ligan was not considered by Dr. Hobbs,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="807" pageid="88947" wh="25" ww="67" x="145" y="6183"> Who examined the constable, to be in a fit state</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="808" pageid="88947" wh="25" ww="39" x="142" y="6222"> to give his evidence. From the evidence</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="809" pageid="88947" wh="27" ww="131" x="144" y="6260"> adduced yesterday it appears the prisoner</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="810" pageid="88947" wh="19" ww="60" x="145" y="6305"> was creating a disturbance near the Queens</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="811" pageid="88947" wh="26" ww="72" x="144" y="6336">land National Bank, and Constable Galligan</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="813" pageid="88947" wh="24" ww="74" x="148" y="6378"> went to arrest him, when the prisoner struck</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="814" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="59" x="147" y="6413"> him three times in quick succession, causing</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="815" pageid="88947" wh="26" ww="104" x="146" y="6454"> serious wounds about the eyes. While being</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="816" pageid="88947" wh="34" ww="123" x="146" y="6490"> brought to the watchhouse the prisoner slipped</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="817" pageid="88947" wh="27" ww="46" x="146" y="6528"> his arm out of his coat and ran off in the</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="818" pageid="88947" wh="30" ww="135" x="146" y="6567"> direction of Elizabeth-street, but was arrested</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="819" pageid="88947" wh="33" ww="41" x="141" y="6605"> by Constable Roche. When brought up to the</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="820" pageid="88947" wh="33" ww="184" x="143" y="6648"> watchhouse, the prisoner remarked that he</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="821" pageid="88947" wh="20" ww="55" x="144" y="6692"> was sorry, as, had he known it was Constable</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="822" pageid="88947" wh="36" ww="137" x="143" y="6722"> Galligan, he would not have assaulted him.</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="824" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="50" x="141" y="6760"> Dr. Hill stated the wounds were of a serious</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="825" pageid="88947" wh="33" ww="106" x="140" y="6803"> nature, and that the constable was still unfit</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="826" pageid="88947" wh="26" ww="46" x="137" y="6838"> for duty. The prisoner was further remanded</span><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="827" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="72" x="138" y="6879"> until the 13th instant.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="827" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="72" x="138" y="6879">The Brisbane Courier then reports on the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4492546">City Police Court 13 August 1886</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298694342781="827" pageid="88947" wh="28" ww="72" x="138" y="6879">Mr Pinnock severely<span class="displayFix" id="lc155" jquery1298695253375="157" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="139" x="4854" y="5159"> cautioned the prisoner, and said he</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc156" jquery1298695253375="158" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="51" x="4852" y="5189"> had a good mind to send him for trial. On</span><span class="displayFix hovered" id="lc157" jquery1298695253375="159" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="105" x="4852" y="5220"> hearing this the accused began to cry, and </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc158" jquery1298695253375="160" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="55" x="4852" y="5250">said if the bench would let him off this</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc159" jquery1298695253375="161" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="62" x="4851" y="5282"> time he would clear out of the town. When</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc160" jquery1298695253375="162" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="76" x="4852" y="5311"> asked if he had any witnesses to call he replied</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc161" jquery1298695253375="163" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="17" ww="28" x="4851" y="5349"> in the negative, but a young man came forward</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc162" jquery1298695253375="164" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="64" x="4852" y="5372"> from among the spectators and said he was the</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc163" jquery1298695253375="165" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="18" ww="58" x="4852" y="5410"> man whom prisoner was fighting and that</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc164" jquery1298695253375="166" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="43" x="4852" y="5433"> the accused was drunk at the time. The </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc165" jquery1298695253375="167" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="23" ww="114" x="4853" y="5471">prisoner was sentenced to one month's impri</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc166" jquery1298695253375="168" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="23" ww="119" x="4851" y="5496">sonment with hard labour for the assault, and</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc167" jquery1298695253375="169" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="17" ww="50" x="4850" y="5532"> was fined £2 or forty eight hours imprisonment</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-38914251506983845772011-02-19T18:34:00.002+10:002011-02-19T18:48:42.652+10:00Via email : Trove search page<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr6uK8j-BGykSHxSXmSUEbUER9lZWRhvoPXRgH5suu9kVzAYaRCV97r2nhfPuX9uR9NHI7IPVIi_v4jTrxUqbhlBUeCc4c-yucIJv2qYGxUZr_VDYuunoJApqmiQ7aLS3oRk59T384m0/s1600/photo-785524.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575316311739390626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr6uK8j-BGykSHxSXmSUEbUER9lZWRhvoPXRgH5suu9kVzAYaRCV97r2nhfPuX9uR9NHI7IPVIi_v4jTrxUqbhlBUeCc4c-yucIJv2qYGxUZr_VDYuunoJApqmiQ7aLS3oRk59T384m0/s320/photo-785524.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper?q=">http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper?q=</a>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-86276501564751796102011-02-19T17:46:00.000+10:002011-02-19T17:46:30.264+10:00Does the punishment fit the crime?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437">1 month imprisonment for assault, 2 months imprisonment for the uniform, 3 months imprisonment for obscene language - does seem a bit back to front!</span><br />
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<span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437">The sentencing <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19790215">The Queenslander 24 March 1883</a> </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437"><span class="displayFix" id="lc1" jquery1298095776171="463" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="46" ww="106" x="2523" y="1233"><span style="font-size: small;">City Police Court.</span></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="S65,S59"><span class="displayFix" id="lc2" jquery1298095776171="464" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="27" ww="424" x="2543" y="1313">MONDAY, MARCH 19.</span><br />
</div><div class="S18,S57"><span class="displayFix" id="lc3" jquery1298095776171="465" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="110" x="2343" y="1353">JOHN STARCH alias Bourke, was <strong><span style="font-size: small;">fined £5, or</span></strong></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc4" jquery1298095776171="466" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="38" ww="96" x="2294" y="1389"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> three months' imprisonment in default, for using</span></strong></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc5" jquery1298095776171="467" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="148" x="2304" y="1433"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> obscene language</strong>;</span> for <strong><span style="font-size: small;">assaulting Constable Galligan</span></strong></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc6" jquery1298095776171="468" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="31" ww="46" x="2414" y="1469"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> he was sentenced to one month's imprisonm</span></strong></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc7" jquery1298095776171="469" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="189" x="2307" y="1509"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">ent with hard labour</span></strong>, and for <strong><span style="font-size: small;">destroying that</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="displayFix" id="lc8" jquery1298095776171="470" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="35" ww="206" x="2306" y="1548"> constable's uniform he was sentenced to two</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc9" jquery1298095776171="471" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="35" ww="153" x="2306" y="1587"> months' imprisonment with hard labour.</span></span></strong><span class="displayFix" id="lc10" jquery1298095776171="472" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="153" x="2306" y="1630"> Thomas Bohen, alias Irish, was similarly</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc11" jquery1298095776171="473" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="96" x="2307" y="1668"> dealt with for assaulting Constable Galligan,</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc12" jquery1298095776171="474" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="71" x="2307" y="1707"> and destroying his uniform, and for rescuing</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc13" jquery1298095776171="475" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="31" ww="61" x="2307" y="1748"> the previous prisoner he was fined £5, or one</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc14" jquery1298095776171="476" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="150" x="2309" y="1786"> month's imprisonment with hard labour.</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc15" jquery1298095776171="477" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="31" ww="106" x="2309" y="1827"> Peter Clark, charged with assaulting Constable</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc16" jquery1298095776171="478" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="165" x="2309" y="1865"> Galligan and rescuing the prisoner Starch from</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc17" jquery1298095776171="479" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="85" x="2309" y="1904"> him, was remanded till the following morning.</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc18" jquery1298095776171="480" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="192" x="2546" y="1942"> </span><br />
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<span class="displayFix" jquery1298095776171="480" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="192" x="2546" y="1942">Tuesday, March 20.</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc19" jquery1298095776171="481" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="106" x="2351" y="1983"> Peter Clarke, charged with having assaulted</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc20" jquery1298095776171="482" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="35" ww="189" x="2310" y="2022"> Constable Galligan, was discharged on the ap</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc21" jquery1298095776171="483" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="41" ww="170" x="2310" y="2063">plication of Senior-detective Anderson, who</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc22" jquery1298095776171="484" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="115" x="2310" y="2101"> stated he had ascertained he was <span style="font-size: large;">the wrong</span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc23" jquery1298095776171="485" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="22" ww="93" x="2310" y="2151"><span style="font-size: large;"> man</span>. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437"><span style="font-size: small;">And the </span><a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19790257"><span style="font-size: small;">Queenslander 31 March 1883</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> reports finding </span><span style="font-size: large;">the right man</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span class="displayFix" jquery1298096508765="3" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="43" ww="104" x="2502" y="2597">City Police Court.</span></div><div class="S65,S59"><span class="displayFix" id="lc2" jquery1298096508765="4" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="173" x="2532" y="2671">FRIDAY, MARCH 23.</span><br />
</div><div class="S18,S57"><span class="displayFix" id="lc3" jquery1298096508765="5" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="159" x="2321" y="2715">GEORGE Roots, a powerful-looking man,</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc4" jquery1298096508765="6" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="65" x="2287" y="2764"> was charged with having, in conjunction with</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc5" jquery1298096508765="7" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="31" ww="57" x="2287" y="2795"> the prisoners Starch, alias Bourke, and</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc6" jquery1298096508765="8" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="28" ww="131" x="2287" y="2833"> Bohen. alias Irish, assaulted constable Gal</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc7" jquery1298096508765="9" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="94" x="2283" y="2874">ligan last Friday afternoon. Senior-detective</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc8" jquery1298096508765="10" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="186" x="2283" y="2912"> Anderson prosecuted. The prisoner, on being</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc9" jquery1298096508765="11" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="106" x="2283" y="2951"> asked to plead, said, "Well, I was in the</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc10" jquery1298096508765="12" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="169" x="2283" y="3002"> company or the persons who committed the</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc11" jquery1298096508765="13" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="142" x="2283" y="3030"> assault, but I did not strike the constable."</span><span class="displayFix hovered" id="lc12" jquery1298096508765="14" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="35" ww="367" x="2283" y="3068"> Mounted-constable Beatty then gave evidence </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc13" jquery1298096508765="15" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="38" x="2283" y="3112">to the effect that he had arrested the prisoner</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc14" jquery1298096508765="16" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="22" ww="46" x="2283" y="3159"> on warrant, on Thursday morning, at Durun</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc15" jquery1298096508765="17" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="38" ww="77" x="2283" y="3189"> dur, twenty miles from Caboolture. He made</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc16" jquery1298096508765="18" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="22" ww="46" x="2283" y="3238"> no answer when the warrant was read to him.</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc17" jquery1298096508765="19" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="50" x="2283" y="3269"> At this stage Roots was remanded till Tues</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc18" jquery1298096508765="20" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="39" ww="68" x="2283" y="3307"> day for the production of further evidence.</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc19" jquery1298096508765="21" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="33" ww="82" x="2283" y="3345"> Bail was allowed—the prisoner in £10 and one</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc20" jquery1298096508765="22" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="38" ww="118" x="2283" y="3387"> surety of £10.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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I encourage you to check out Trove. I have signed up & now I can tag any articles so I can easily find them again. Some of the OCR (optical character recognition) produces some unusual results but it's very easy to make corrections and once done they stay there for all to enjoy. So get searching.</div></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510532376743227017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729809994529854684.post-42622107365685307762011-02-19T17:37:00.000+10:002011-02-19T17:37:43.202+10:00A most brutal assaultSearching <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/">Trove on the National Library of Australia</a> website for Constable Galligan has produced a number of interesting articles. To make sure that I'm referring to my Constable (John) Galligan I searched the <a href="http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/">Queensland State Archives </a>and found 4 Galligan police staff files with the following service dates:<br />
<ul><li>My John 1882-1913</li>
<li>Unrelated as far as I know</li>
<ul><li>James 1868-1877</li>
<li>Morgan Francis 1886</li>
<li>Another John 1907-1972</li>
</ul></ul><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="591" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="26" x="1103" y="2269">So to the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3416054">Brisbane Courier 17 March 1883 </a></span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="591" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="26" x="1103" y="2269"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="591" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="26" x="1103" y="2269">A most brutal assault appears to have been</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="592" pageid="531705" wh="27" ww="159" x="1072" y="2307"> committed upon Constable Galligan about 3</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="593" pageid="531705" wh="27" ww="102" x="1073" y="2347"> o'clock yesterday afternoon, in Albert-street,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="594" pageid="531705" wh="32" ww="38" x="1071" y="2386"> by three cowardly roughs. From what we</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="595" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="67" x="1071" y="2426"> have been able to gather it seems that the con</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="596" pageid="531705" wh="26" ww="90" x="1070" y="2465">stable had occasion several times during the</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="597" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="145" x="1071" y="2505"> afternoon to caution a well-known character,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="598" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="77" x="1070" y="2543"> John Starch, against behaving in a disorderly</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="599" pageid="531705" wh="23" ww="121" x="1071" y="2589"> manner, and also for using disgusting language.</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="600" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="96" x="1070" y="2622"> About the time mentioned the man Starch was</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="601" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1070" y="2660"> reclining in a yard off the street, and as he had</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="602" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="69" x="1069" y="2699"> been using obscene language the constable re</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="603" pageid="531705" wh="32" ww="113" x="1070" y="2737">quested him to go home. The cowardly fellow</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="604" pageid="531705" wh="18" ww="59" x="1069" y="2784"> rose and dealt the constable a vicious blow in</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="605" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="46" x="1070" y="2815"> the eye. This was the signal for two of his</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="606" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="164" x="1068" y="2854"> pals-Irish and another-and the three ruffians</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="607" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="129" x="1069" y="2893"> attacked the constable, and brutally maltreated</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="608" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="64" x="1070" y="2932"> him. They left him quite in a helpless con</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="609" pageid="531705" wh="29" ww="97" x="1070" y="2971">dition, with the blood pouring from his face,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="610" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="55" x="1069" y="3010"> and blinding him. Galligan was afterwards</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="611" pageid="531705" wh="24" ww="82" x="1070" y="3049"> taken to the police barracks in Roma-street,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="612" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="90" x="1069" y="3087"> where he was examined and prescribed for by</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="613" pageid="531705" wh="26" ww="50" x="1069" y="3125"> Dr. Hobbs. His left eye is completely closed,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="614" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="54" x="1069" y="3165"> and the whole of his face bears strong proof</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="615" pageid="531705" wh="24" ww="30" x="1069" y="3204"> of the scandalous treatment he received. He</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="616" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="55" x="1069" y="3242"> will be unfit for duty for several days at least,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="617" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="55" x="1069" y="3281"> and will probably have to go to the hospital.</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="618" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="63" x="1069" y="3320"> Two policemen were told off in plain clothes,</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="619" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="54" x="1069" y="3359"> and succeeded in arresting two of the offenders</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="620" pageid="531705" wh="25" ww="130" x="1068" y="3398"> -Starch and Irish. Both men have been</span><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437"> punished before for similar.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437">It was even mentioned in the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8504795">Melbourne Argus</a> on 19 March 1883</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="S3" jquery1298094804031="621" pageid="531705" wh="31" ww="135" x="1068" y="3437"><span class="displayFix" id="lc22" jquery1298096260671="24" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="26" ww="136" x="481" y="3605"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Constable Galligan was brutally assaulted</span></span><span class="displayFix hovered" id="lc23" jquery1298096260671="25" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="45" x="459" y="3641"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and seriously injured on Friday afternoon </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="displayFix" id="lc24" jquery1298096260671="26" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="26" ww="28" x="458" y="3676">by three roughs, one of whom he was attempt</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc25" jquery1298096260671="27" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="30" ww="39" x="458" y="3708">ing to arrest.</span></span></span></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And the <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3416140">Brisbane Courier 20 March 1883</a> gives a full account with details such as</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="displayFix" id="lc45" jquery1298096689578="1182" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="27" ww="95" x="1202" y="1858">......struck</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc46" jquery1298096689578="1183" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="22" ww="107" x="1202" y="1893"> witness a violent blow with his fist on the eye,</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc47" jquery1298096689578="1184" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="95" x="1201" y="1927"> saying to his mates <span style="font-size: large;">"Come on and give it to</span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc48" jquery1298096689578="1185" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="54" x="1201" y="1952"><span style="font-size: large;"> him now"</span> The three then attacked him, strik</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc49" jquery1298096689578="1186" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="23" ww="48" x="1201" y="1989">ing him about the head and face, wit</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc50" jquery1298096689578="1187" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="18" ww="60" x="1200" y="2019">ness succeeded in getting Starch down,</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc51" jquery1298096689578="1188" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="33" x="1200" y="2043"> he (Starch) immediately called out to the other</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc52" jquery1298096689578="1189" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="134" x="1200" y="2079"> prisoners to <span style="font-size: large;">" go for him",</span> and prisoners Irish</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc53" jquery1298096689578="1190" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="53" x="1199" y="2103"> and Clark set on to him (witness ), striking him</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc54" jquery1298096689578="1191" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="18" ww="35" x="1199" y="2141"> on the head and face, as quickly as they could</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc55" jquery1298096689578="1192" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="101" x="1199" y="2164"> deliver the blow: Starch said <span style="font-size: large;">"I have</span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc56" jquery1298096689578="1193" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="64" x="1199" y="2194"><span style="font-size: large;"> hold of him are you not able to strangle</span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc57" jquery1298096689578="1194" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="27" ww="89" x="1198" y="2223"><span style="font-size: large;"> him'"</span> Starch had hold of him by the privates </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc58" jquery1298096689578="1195" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="18" ww="29" x="1197" y="2262"> at this time; Irish asked witness to let</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc59" jquery1298096689578="1196" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="27" ww="97" x="1198" y="2284"> Starch up saying he would go quietly with</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc60" jquery1298096689578="1197" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="28" ww="73" x="1197" y="2317"> him, witness did so and Starch said <span style="font-size: large;">"Go for</span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc61" jquery1298096689578="1198" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="57" x="1197" y="2347"><span style="font-size: large;"> him now";</span> the three again assaulted him and </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc62" jquery1298096689578="1199" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="23" ww="80" x="1197" y="2379"> drove him up against the fence he again got</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc63" jquery1298096689578="1200" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="26" ww="97" x="1197" y="2406"> Starch down, but he called on his mates to</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc64" jquery1298096689578="1201" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="32" ww="120" x="1196" y="2437"> strangle him (witness) the others kept beating </span><span class="displayFix" id="lc65" jquery1298096689578="1202" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="24" ww="55" x="1197" y="2469">him until he was obliged to let Starch go,</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc66" jquery1298096689578="1203" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="25" ww="45" x="1197" y="2499"> the prisoners after striking him a few</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc67" jquery1298096689578="1204" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="17" ww="73" x="1196" y="2537"> more blows, ran away</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="displayFix" jquery1298096689578="1204" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="17" ww="73" x="1196" y="2537">And as <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3416095">The Brisbane Courier 19 March 1883</a> reports</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="displayFix" jquery1298096689578="1204" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="17" ww="73" x="1196" y="2537"><span class="displayFix" id="lc660" jquery1298097801859="662" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="26" ww="44" x="5021" y="6334">At the City Police Court on Saturday, before</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc661" jquery1298097801859="663" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="26" ww="49" x="4989" y="6364"> the police-magistrate, ...........</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc676" jquery1298097801859="678" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="38" ww="102" x="4988" y="6804">the</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc677" jquery1298097801859="679" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="32" ww="138" x="4986" y="6845"> prisoners were remanded till to-day (Monday)</span><span class="displayFix" id="lc678" jquery1298097801859="680" onclick="dc2(event);" wh="19" ww="30" x="4987" y="6883"> as <span style="font-size: large;">Constable Galligan was not in a fit state to </span></span><span class="displayFix" id="lc679" jquery1298097801859="681" onclick="dc2(event);" style="font-size: large;" wh="36" ww="209" x="4987" y="6902">give evidence.</span></span><br />
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