The story of Isaac Mepstead comes from a tree I’m researching for a customer. Isaac lived in Hythe, Kent, England and was a fish hawker. At the age of 19 he stole some lead and iron and was convicted and sentenced on 13 Apr 1846 at the St Augustine’s Quarter Sessions. There isn’t any more … [Read more…]
I was browsing through Facebook today and came across this picture in a genealogy group I’m part of. Thanks to Karen for posting the photo. This piqued my interest as a number of my ancestors moved from South Australia to Victoria, Australia and sure enough my 3x great grandfather James Heeps is in the picture. … [Read more…]
I’ve been interested in the Digitise The Dawn project from the time I first heard about it. This newspaper is a historian’s and genealogist’s delight. “The Dawn” was published monthly in Sydney, Australia from May 1888 until it’s final issue in July 1905. Touted as a journal for the Australian household, it was filled with … [Read more…]