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…]
Since publishing this two part post on Ellen’s life I now have photos of Ellen and her husband James. I don’t know how old either of them are in these photos or where they were taken. Ellen had only been married ten years when her husband, Captain James Welsh, became sick. The newspaper said … [Read more…]
This post was first published in December 2010. I have updated and republished it as part of Women’s History Month. I am amazed by the things Ellen went through in her life. Born in Westminster, Middlesex, England in 1833 Ellen had five siblings. It is believed she came to South Australia in 1848 on the … [Read more…]
I’ve followed the making of the film The Legend Of Ben Hall right from its beginning as a proposed short film in 2014. I’ve been interested in Matthew Holmes’ films because he filmed part of one, Twin Rivers, near my old home in Murray Bridge, South Australia which had a number of my friends and … [Read more…]
Whilst doing some research for someone else today I was thrilled to find this baptism record because it gave more clues than just the baptism and I haven’t seen one with this extra information before. On the second row from left to right it has the date of birth, 5 Feb 1865, date of baptism … [Read more…]
Not far from where I live in Felixstow, South Australia is the River Torrens. I have always loved rivers and spent many hours watching the River Murray when I lived at Murray Bridge. The recent flooding in South Australia has provided for some interesting viewing and photography. I’m no great photographer and I use my … [Read more…]