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Shipwreck Survivor, Ellen Mary Chamberlain, An Incredible Woman – Part One

March 4, 2017 by kira0030 7 Comments

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…]

Posted in: genealogy Tagged: Adelaide, Chapman Family, family history, Women's History Month

Headstones & Memorials

January 18, 2013 by kira0030 5 Comments

I went to the West Terrace Cemetery this morning looking for the grave of James and Mary Chapman but had no luck finding it. I was thrilled, though, to find the following plaque commemorating Mary and Robert Thomas. This is what is says: Mary and Robert Thomas were among the first South Australian colonists, arriving with … [Read more…]

Posted in: genealogy Tagged: Adelaide, Headstones, South Australia, West Terrace Cemetery

Victorian Funeral Re-enactment

May 28, 2012 by kira0030 2 Comments

Sunday I went to the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority and Victoriana Society of SA‘s re-enactment, at West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, of John Luke Monck‘s funeral in 1880.  With a lot of pomp and ceremony the horse drawn hearse made its way up West Terrace and into the cemetery.     I was pleasantly surprised by the size … [Read more…]

Posted in: genealogy Tagged: Adelaide, SA History, West Terrace Cemetery

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