There are many stories I could tell about my Uncle Bill. I was reminded of one yesterday when I visited a friend who has backyard chooks (chickens). We had chooks at our house also and Dad and Uncle Bill often gave some to each other. I had a pet bantam I named Wobbles because it … [Read more…]
Maurice James Coffey, my 1st cousin 3 times removed, wrote to the officer in charge of base records of the AIF in 1932. I found this letter in his service records held by the National Archives of Australia. A brief transcription is as follows: Dear Sir Please supply me with the Regimental Numbers and units … [Read more…]
A is for Ancestry, B is for Blog, C is for Crochet, And D is for Dog. E is for Excitement, F is for Family, G is for Genealogy, And H is for History. I is for Ilijah, J is for Josiah, K is for Kylie, and L is for Layla. M is for Microfilm, … [Read more…]
When you’re next on a cemetery ramble please let the office or local council know if you see any graves which have significant damage, overgrowth of trees, weeds etc. We need to speak up to protect our cemeteries. This is important the world over as more cemeteries are falling into disrepair, there is greater vandalism … [Read more…]
In my last post http://blog.kyliesgenes.com/2017/04/mary-plunkett-read-carefully/, I wrote about my 2x great grandmother Mary Plunkett. The passenger list that I found is breaking down the brick wall which was Mary. Things I have found: Mary’s siblings – Ann, Luke, James, Susan, Rose, Catherine, Christopher Mary’s parents – Thomas Plunkett and Ann Daly Family possibly from County Cavan, … [Read more…]
I recently started working on my own family tree again instead of just working on other peoples’. I’ve set aside Tuesday nights for this purpose when I attend a local family history group. I hadn’t got anywhere with researching Mary Plunkett, my 2x great grandmother, for a number of years. I knew that she married … [Read more…]