Meryl has made the first post on her new genealogy blog "Ongoing search for lost or missing stories".
It is her response to the GeniMates profile questions. Please hop on over to the post to meet my Google+ mate Meryl.
Congratulations on your entrance to the world of geneablogging, Meryl.
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Sue Wyatt
Our latest Genimates profile is from one of my newer social media contacts. As she has just recently retired from teaching and will have a lot of time on her hands I expect we will hear a lot from Sue Wyatt.
Thanks, Sue, for your prompt response to my plea for profiles.
Date: 4 Jan 2012
Name: Sue Wyatt
Hometown: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist?
Hobbyist but have done convict research for people overseas and within Australia
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
No formal studies but have done database inputting for the Female Convicts Database in Tasmania.
How long have you been chasing ancestors?
A bit over 35 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
Doing some research in high school but then starting to ask questions from relatives who knew very little.
What is your day job?
Just retired but doing some Tasmanian eSchool teaching using blogs for global collaborative projects with schools around the world.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
Probably researching convicts sent to Tasmania in particular.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups:
I was a member of the Tasmanian Genealogy Society but with so much online now, I rarely visit and have let my membership stop.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Mostly United Kingdom particularly England.
What Family Names are you Researching?
Wyatt, England, Jackson, Chandler, Colgrave, Watkinson, Dixon, Davey, Smith, Swain, Tedman, Boyd
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
John England because he deserved to be sent out as a convict but he turned his life around once he was a free man again.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
Whenever I go on a long holiday, I visit U.K and have looked at churches and record offices in many of the counties where my ancestors came from.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
At the moment, I am enjoying using Trove, the online newspapers in Australia. I have just added more people to my database and am finding some interesting articles about their lives in Australia.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper?
Some parts such as emails or snail mails from relatives.
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer?
Yes, I use ‘The Master Genealogist’ but I have yet to update to a newer version.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet?
I have some pages of my tree posted on a personal website and some on GenesReunited but as yet, not the whole database on the internet.
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Twitter, Google+, Looking4Kin
Do you have a blog?
I have about 8 blogs but none of them relate to genealogy. I am thinking of creating one especially as I have just retired and have more time to give to genealogy. Here is the link to my image blog which also has all other blogs on it.
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
My main hobbies and interests are genealogy, using the computer, blogging, reading and travelling .
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
Since travelling around USA/Canada in 2011, I have started reading books by Tony Hillerman about a Navajo detective.
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
Sources, sources, keep those sources. Otherwise ‘Live life to the fullest’.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Kylie Willison
When she participated in my recent meme challenge to Australian geneabloggers I realised that I had not yet asked Kylie to submit a profile to Genimates.
I thank Kylie for her support of my efforts and for responding so swiftly to my plea for a GeniMates profile.
Date: 7/9/2011
Name: Kylie Willison
Hometown: Flaxley, South Australia now live in Adelaide, South Aust
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I haven't undertaken any genealogical studies.
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 6 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
I found an online family tree site and started filling in my tree and then wanted to know more, and more, and more.
What is your day job? Student
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
I love helping others with using their computer and the Internet.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups:
I'm a member of the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Australia
England
Scotland
Prussia
Cornwall
Ireland
What Family Names are you Researching?
Buring
Buehring
Wigley
Willison
Scadden (Scaddan or 'on')
Chapman
Boyd
Reid
Hayward
Welsh
Rubeni
Heeps
Tyrrell
Plunkett
Moon
Burnet
Muir
Bodger
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
One of my favourites is Ellen Mary Patten, formerly Welsh, nee Chamberlain. Ellen came to Australia with her sister when they were quite young, she survived a shipwreck, insolvency, living in city and country areas, the death of several of her children and her first husband and living hundreds of miles away from her family. What an amazing woman.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
Scotland because I have ancestors from both sides of my family there.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
My favourite resource would have to be Trove. There is so much information to find there besides the cold hard facts of births, deaths and marriages.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
I use ancestry.com to record my family tree. My sister and I work on it together from time to time and this way we both have access. I also download a gedcom file of the tree to take with me on my Android phone. I use Family Bee on the phone.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Facebook, Other
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://kyliewillison.blogspot.com
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
I'm currently studying Cert IV in Textile Arts so this keeps me very busy.
What is your favourite leisure time activity apart from genealogy?
Crocheting
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
Currently Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
I follow Jesus.
I thank Kylie for her support of my efforts and for responding so swiftly to my plea for a GeniMates profile.
Date: 7/9/2011
Name: Kylie Willison
Hometown: Flaxley, South Australia now live in Adelaide, South Aust
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I haven't undertaken any genealogical studies.
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 6 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
I found an online family tree site and started filling in my tree and then wanted to know more, and more, and more.
What is your day job? Student
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
I love helping others with using their computer and the Internet.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups:
I'm a member of the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Australia
England
Scotland
Prussia
Cornwall
Ireland
What Family Names are you Researching?
Buring
Buehring
Wigley
Willison
Scadden (Scaddan or 'on')
Chapman
Boyd
Reid
Hayward
Welsh
Rubeni
Heeps
Tyrrell
Plunkett
Moon
Burnet
Muir
Bodger
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
One of my favourites is Ellen Mary Patten, formerly Welsh, nee Chamberlain. Ellen came to Australia with her sister when they were quite young, she survived a shipwreck, insolvency, living in city and country areas, the death of several of her children and her first husband and living hundreds of miles away from her family. What an amazing woman.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
Scotland because I have ancestors from both sides of my family there.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
My favourite resource would have to be Trove. There is so much information to find there besides the cold hard facts of births, deaths and marriages.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
I use ancestry.com to record my family tree. My sister and I work on it together from time to time and this way we both have access. I also download a gedcom file of the tree to take with me on my Android phone. I use Family Bee on the phone.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Facebook, Other
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://kyliewillison.blogspot.com
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
I'm currently studying Cert IV in Textile Arts so this keeps me very busy.
What is your favourite leisure time activity apart from genealogy?
Crocheting
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
Currently Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
I follow Jesus.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Rosemary Jones
I stumbled across Rosemary's blog earlier this year and have since noticed her efforts in the Australian and British Groups on Facebook where she provides assistance to fellow genealogists.
I am grateful to this expat Aussie for sharing her profile on GeniMates.
Date: 5/9/2011
Name: Rosemary Jones
Hometown: Sydney, NSW living in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Retired
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I attend local seminars and watch any webinars that strike my fancy.
I attend local seminars and watch any webinars that strike my fancy.
How long have you been chasing ancestors?
5 years or so.
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
After my father died I found that he had sent for the index entries for his aunts and uncles in Victoria. He also had a brief note from his sister stating what she knew of their grandfather.
After my father died I found that he had sent for the index entries for his aunts and uncles in Victoria. He also had a brief note from his sister stating what she knew of their grandfather.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
I'm most familiar with English and Australian Genealogy and within those areas I'm pretty much of a generalist.
I'm most familiar with English and Australian Genealogy and within those areas I'm pretty much of a generalist.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups:
I'm a member of the Tulsa Genealogical Society and participate in the Facebook Groups for English and Australian Genealogy.
I'm a member of the Tulsa Genealogical Society and participate in the Facebook Groups for English and Australian Genealogy.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
England on both sides of the family, with perhaps a little Scotland and Ireland thrown into the mix.
England on both sides of the family, with perhaps a little Scotland and Ireland thrown into the mix.
What Family Names are you Researching?
My direct lines are Tissott, Sutherland, Bull, Brothers, Reeder and Barnard but I'll happily delve into the in-laws and shirt-tail cousins.
My direct lines are Tissott, Sutherland, Bull, Brothers, Reeder and Barnard but I'll happily delve into the in-laws and shirt-tail cousins.
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
This week it has to be Isaac Williamson, a particularly bad lot out of Aberdeen, Scotland, transported to Van Diemen's Land for Assault and Battery. I always find the bad boys of interest because they leave a lot of documentation of their doings.
This week it has to be Isaac Williamson, a particularly bad lot out of Aberdeen, Scotland, transported to Van Diemen's Land for Assault and Battery. I always find the bad boys of interest because they leave a lot of documentation of their doings.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
This would probably be Great Ellingham in Norfolk where my grandmother Sarah Reeder and her family lived for a number of generations.
This would probably be Great Ellingham in Norfolk where my grandmother Sarah Reeder and her family lived for a number of generations.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
Ancestry, followed by FindMyPast and FamilySearch.
Ancestry, followed by FindMyPast and FamilySearch.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? No
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
Family Tree Maker 2011
Family Tree Maker 2011
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Facebook, Other
Ancestry, Facebook, Other
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://rosebushclimbing.blogspot.com/
What is your favourite leisure time activity apart from genealogy?
Reading
Reading
Friday, September 2, 2011
Helen V Smith
Hopefully some day soon our paths will cross. Maybe someone in Sydney will invite Helen down to give some of her medically flavoured genealogy talks.
Thanks to this very busy lady for sharing her profile on GeniMates.
Date: June 2011
Name: Helen V Smith
Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Both
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
Halfway through a Certificate in Genealogical Studies-English Records with National Institute of Genealogical Studies,Informally I read everything I can and subscribe to most family history magazines. There is so much information available now reading people’s blogs. I listen to as many podcasts as possible (my iPod Touch is my great friend while driving) and while travelling for work. I learn from webinars. I attend as many conferences and presentations as work and finances will allow. I know you never stop learning and it is so much fun!
How long have you been chasing ancestors?
Since 1986
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
My Mother lamented the fact she had never known her Grandfather, George Howard Busby. I decided to see what I could find out, found some information and a newspaper photo of him, became hooked and have been addicted ever since.
What is your day job?
Molecular epidemiologist
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
Queensland, Kent, Oxfordshire, England, Medical History and One Name Studies
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups:
- I have been a member of Genealogical Society of Queensland since late 1980’s and have been a Committee member.
- I have been a member of Southern Suburbs Branch of Genealogical society of Queensland since round 1998 and have been a committee member for many of those years.
- I am currently a member of Queensland Family History Society, Oxfordshire FHS Society, Kent FHS, Society of Genealogists and the Guild of One Name Studies (registered name Quested) and am currently the Queensland Regional Representative for the Guild.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Australia, England and Ireland
What Family Names are you Researching?
Quested, Amos, Busby, Carter, Courtenay, Culley, Cullicoat, Drury, Evans, Feeny,Filmer, Hamer, Howard, Jelley, Joy, Lewis, Longley, Meridith, Millen, Morgan, Moyle, Nicholls, Philpott, Plumridge, Robinson, Rollason, Smith, Spargo, Spear, Weeks, White, Wills
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
Depends who I am researching at the time but I always have a soft spot for George Howard Busby, first because he was the cause of my starting family history so we started this addiction together and secondly because he did so many interesting things. He joined the Cape Mounted Rifles in the Boer War, was in the 15th Battalion at Gallipoli, as well had served in the Ambulance Brigade and the Fire Brigade. He also worked as a Press photographer in late 1920-early 1930s.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
I have been lucky enough to visit most of my ancestral areas except the family areas in Ireland. Ancestral memory may linger as I felt instantly at home in Coombe , Oxfordshire where the Busby family pretty much were related to everyone in the village.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
Hmm very hard to pick just one. Trove in Australia, GENUKI in England,FamilySearch and then there are the pay sites for many of which I have subscriptions.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
The Master Genealogist and also use Legacy
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? Currently on Ancestry
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
• Ancestry• Facebook• GenealogyWise• LinkedIn• MyHeritage• Twitter
Do you have a blog? Several
What are your blogs' URLs?
http://helenvsmithresearch.blogspot.com
http://historicalmedical.blogspot.com
http://kentresearch.blogspot.com
http://questedonenamestudy.blogspot.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Writing, reading, playing with new tech toys, social history, medical history
What is your favourite leisure time activity apart from genealogy?
Reading
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
Have too many to list. Books have been favoured companions for many years and have over ten thousand at home. I read everything except horror.
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
Do your best, live life to the fullest. Pay it forward.
If you have anything else to share please add it below.
Life is a journey linked from the past to the future. Live it, enjoy it.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Kathleen Fanning
We move back downunder for our next GeniMates profile.
Kathleen also completed her profile about the time I was setting off overseas so I apologise to Kathleen for sitting on it for quite a while.
I have been following Kathleen's blog for some time now and really enjoy her well-researched and thoughtful posts.
It is an honour to be able to publish Kathleen's profile.
Date July 2011
Name Kathleen Fanning
Hometown NSW Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Teacher
How long have you been chasing ancestors? About four years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
My father used to tell us about his family when I was growing up and I gradually got more and more interested in my ancestry. I was lucky in that I knew exactly where in Ireland the Fannings came from. A second cousin of mine had also done a family tree and her family still live in the original homestead in Bulla Victoria. They held a family reunion there and had lots of original documents and photos. This kindled my interest. Although thinking about it ,probably the main factor has been the internet. It is now so easy and quick to trace a family history compared with a few years ago. This is especially true with Victorian ancestry.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I have taught myself using internet resources and some books.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
I have specialized in Ireland and particularly North Tipperary around Thurles where my ancestors came from.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
On my father's side they all came from Ireland: Co Tipperary, Co Limerick, Co Galway, Co Down.
On my mother's side they came from England, Scotland and Ireland.
What Family Names are you Researching?
Fannin, Fanning, Sheehan, Hayes, Darmody, Skeehan, Gormley, Collins, Gribben, Dell, McSweeney, Cook, Collier, Knighton, Ledwidge, Ryan, Canavan, Mackey, Glass and more.
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
One ancestor I am fascinated by is my ggrandmother on my mother's side. Growing up I was told both my ggrandparents had died during the Spanish Flu Epidemic. I had always imagined these very old fairly dowdy people in sensible coats. Then I discovered a photo of my ggrandmother, Annie McSweeney, and she was a stunner ! Nothing like I had imagined. I discovered she had an interesting and wild life having two husbands and having a child to the second while still married to the first. I wish I knew more about her.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
I would like to visit Thurles Co Tipperary as this is where my Fanning ancestors were born and lived and I would also like to visit Cobh which is where they left for the colonies in 1841. I am planning a trip to Ireland in 2012.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
Apart from the internet I use two books a lot: A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell and the Index to the Townlands, and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland 1851. For starting out in Irish ancestry research I recommend John Grenham's Tracing Your Irish Ancestors.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
Family Tree Maker 2011
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Twitter, Google+
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? www.fanningfamilyhistory.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Bush regeneration, gardening, kayaking, yoga, reading, photography
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy?
Reading
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
If you have anything else to share please add it below:
I have two trees on Rootsweb World Connect:
My maternal side, Knighton Family Tree
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/wcus?db=knighton_torpey
and my father's ancestry, Fannings From Tipperary
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/wcus?db=fanning-tipp
I also have these trees on Ancestry.com
Kathleen also completed her profile about the time I was setting off overseas so I apologise to Kathleen for sitting on it for quite a while.
I have been following Kathleen's blog for some time now and really enjoy her well-researched and thoughtful posts.
It is an honour to be able to publish Kathleen's profile.
Date July 2011
Name Kathleen Fanning
Hometown NSW Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Teacher
How long have you been chasing ancestors? About four years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
My father used to tell us about his family when I was growing up and I gradually got more and more interested in my ancestry. I was lucky in that I knew exactly where in Ireland the Fannings came from. A second cousin of mine had also done a family tree and her family still live in the original homestead in Bulla Victoria. They held a family reunion there and had lots of original documents and photos. This kindled my interest. Although thinking about it ,probably the main factor has been the internet. It is now so easy and quick to trace a family history compared with a few years ago. This is especially true with Victorian ancestry.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I have taught myself using internet resources and some books.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
I have specialized in Ireland and particularly North Tipperary around Thurles where my ancestors came from.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
On my father's side they all came from Ireland: Co Tipperary, Co Limerick, Co Galway, Co Down.
On my mother's side they came from England, Scotland and Ireland.
What Family Names are you Researching?
Fannin, Fanning, Sheehan, Hayes, Darmody, Skeehan, Gormley, Collins, Gribben, Dell, McSweeney, Cook, Collier, Knighton, Ledwidge, Ryan, Canavan, Mackey, Glass and more.
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
One ancestor I am fascinated by is my ggrandmother on my mother's side. Growing up I was told both my ggrandparents had died during the Spanish Flu Epidemic. I had always imagined these very old fairly dowdy people in sensible coats. Then I discovered a photo of my ggrandmother, Annie McSweeney, and she was a stunner ! Nothing like I had imagined. I discovered she had an interesting and wild life having two husbands and having a child to the second while still married to the first. I wish I knew more about her.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
I would like to visit Thurles Co Tipperary as this is where my Fanning ancestors were born and lived and I would also like to visit Cobh which is where they left for the colonies in 1841. I am planning a trip to Ireland in 2012.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
Apart from the internet I use two books a lot: A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell and the Index to the Townlands, and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland 1851. For starting out in Irish ancestry research I recommend John Grenham's Tracing Your Irish Ancestors.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
Family Tree Maker 2011
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy?
Ancestry, Twitter, Google+
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? www.fanningfamilyhistory.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Bush regeneration, gardening, kayaking, yoga, reading, photography
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy?
Reading
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
If you have anything else to share please add it below:
I have two trees on Rootsweb World Connect:
My maternal side, Knighton Family Tree
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/wcus?db=knighton_torpey
and my father's ancestry, Fannings From Tipperary
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/wcus?db=fanning-tipp
I also have these trees on Ancestry.com
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sally Shine
Thanks, Sally, for so willingly agreeing to complete a GeniMates profile.
Date 22 June 2011
Name Sally Shine
Hometown Trafalgar East, Victoria, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Merchandiser
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Abt 22 yrs
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
I remember in the first few months going to a talk and hearing the words "You need to know where you came from to know where you are going"
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I started like most others, in a town library with micro fiche. To save all the travel I purchased my own fiche, then cd versions, then books, maps and then travelled. I volunteered as a Librarian for abt 15 years at the LDS library in a local town. Answering questions makes you learn very quickly. I have done Genealogy talks to local group. An expert - no but the feedback from helping others is amazing and so rewarding. All queries make you look outside the box to find the answers.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
An expert - No. A puppy after a bone - yes. Latter Day Saints library work tought me to prove things more than 1 way and work backwards always.
I love working with Census pages and altering the search criteria.
Newspapers are also an amazing source of data. I set up a new database for each family that I help and need to fill in ALL the places, Bth, Mar, Dth & Burial. Did they travel, what is their occupation etc.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups.
My membership with Societies has changed over the years depending on what area I am researching, but the GSV is a long standing favourite. Volunteer work in a local LDS library was the most rewarding but is now closed. My years going to DPS (Dead Person Society) days were full of sharing idea. My volunteer work now is from home.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Gosh, before Australia & New Zealand, England, Ireland,Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & Germany
What Family Names are you Researching?
ALLEN - DUNLOP _ GOULD - ARMSTRONG ... Northen Ireland.
BOASE - MURRAY - PAYNTER ...England
FISHER - New Zealand & Germany .
Mc GACHEN - MERCER - MAITLAND - FERGUSSON ...Scotland.
ROBINSON - BURGES ... England.
AUST / AUSTIN - PARROTT ... England & Wales
Mc CRAE - FRASER - ADAIR ...Scotland.
ROULSTON - OSBORN Ireland.
HOGBEN - KEMBER - BAX - WEEKS ... England.
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
I have some scallywags, several convicts. Also William Howard BOASE left a wife and chn in Eng and came to Aus with Elizabeth Mc GACHEN. The Mc GACHEN family has always had a pull on my thinking. I now sit researching with Alexander Mc GACHEN my GGG Grandfather 1791-1850 looking down on me. This picture was bought in a car boot sale then years later offered to me over the net. It took a year to get him here and yes he cost more than the car boot price.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
I have been lucky to have been to most already. The cobble stones of Edinburgh to trace the steps of the Mc GACHEN's, Edinburgh Castle to learn more on the Military lines. The Ancestral home of the Mc GACHENS at Dalwhat, Dumfriesshire. After 6 years I found the ALLEN home in Northern Ireland, and my cousin still lives there. In Aus, Blackwood is a favourite. To hear the family home was dragged from one side of the road to the other, as yes it sat lopsided.
Where else is there to go? Hunting Headstones - To photograph for later generations.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
All areas but I guess Census pages. They tell a tale of employment, relationships, areas of travel.
Newspapers online fill in amazing tit bits, bth, dth and marriages. Burials and where and by whome. Financial status. Who wore what to a wedding. It is endless.
Then the official registrations online to confirm data.
The sites I visit ofter are, Find My Past, Ancestry.com, TROVE, Papers past, and more.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
I have used Generations for years. I should upgrade but I now have this programme jumping hoops, so changing sound really hard.
I have an old versions of Family Tree Maker that I sometimes need to use to view another persons Gedcom.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genes Reunited, Geni, Twitter
Do you have a blog? No
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Being a domestic Goddess, Genealogy.
Gardener, Genealogy.
Country Women's Ass., Genealogy.
As you can see I love to seek and find :-)))
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Cooking
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Murder mystery
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
When you give it out it always comes back 10 fold.
Treat people that way you would like to be treated.
Good air in Bad air out.
If you have anything else to share please add it below.
Smile, Be happy, Remember those that have past, that is why I am here.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Cassie Mercer
Sitting behind a trade table at an Unlock the Past event last year in Sydney I found Cassie Mercer selling subscriptions to her newly launched magazine "Inside History". I immediately subscribed to the mag and have not been disappointed with that decision. I love finding in my letterbox the latest edition of this snappily designed publication that has content of great interest to Australian genealogists.
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Date 11th June, 2011
Name Cassie Mercer
Hometown Sydney
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Editor of Inside History magazine
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Since 1998
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I was well and truly hooked when my mum told me that one of our Irish ancestors, Edward Turley, was a highwayman in Dublin. His grandson was Harry Readford, aka Captain Starlight, who became notorious in outback Australia for his highway-thieving antics as well.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?I hope my expertise lies in being able to write and edit people's research and help them craft their family history into a terrific story. I co-founded Irish Wattle, which publishes books on Irish convicts, and have edited six books to date (see http://www.irishwattle.com/).
Since 2010 I have edited and co-published Inside History magazine, which is a bi-monthly magazine focused on genealogy, history and heritage in Australia and New Zealand (see http://www.insidehistory.com.au/)
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I regularly liaise with family history and local history societies around Australia and New Zealand as part of my work for Inside History magazine. We are about to launch a new section in the magazine where we will profile a society in each issue, so it's exciting to hear about what records a society holds, and the events they are planning.
What are the lands of your ancestors? Ireland, Scotland, England, Denmark
What Family Names are you Researching? Turley, Maher, Gullidge, Sweatman, Perry, Futcher, Battle
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I can't go past my g.g.g.g.g grandmother, Jane Maher, because she showed to me that she was pretty savvy and resilient. In Dublin she ran a brothel, then when she was transported for receiving stolen goods, she managed to survive the journey to Sydney on one of the most brutal convict ships of the 1790s, the Britannia. Once in Sydney she applied for and was granted a baker's licence at the Rocks, and ran it for a number of years.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? I've never been to Denmark, and I would like to visit to find out more about my family tree on my paternal grandmother's side
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Irish newspapers published in the late 1790s. They've been a goldmine for our Irish research.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?I don't use any at the moment, but I am investigating options!
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genes Reunited, LinkedIn, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://insidehistorymagazine.blogspot.com/
A young Australian genealogist that I would dearly like to meet is Shelley. It seems as though I have known her for quite some time but our relationship has only developed via social media in the last couple of years. Shelley consistently gives me encouragement through comments on my blogs and responses to my tweets.
We are both fans of TNG, a program developed by another GeniMate, Darrin Lythgoe and are proud new owners of Galaxy Tabs.
I am honoured to present Shelley's profile. Thanks Shelley for your ongoing support and for sharing your profile to GeniMates.
Date 28 May 2011
Name Shelley
Hometown Canberra
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Public servant
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 20+ years, on and off
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I think I was always interested. Perhaps it's partly because my middle name, and those of my siblings, have family connections that I was always aware of and curious about.
More specifically I remember asking my grandfather about who his parents were when I was 13. He drew up a pedigree for me showing his grandparents, and my grandmother's grandparents as well and gave me a copy of some correspondence he'd had with his sister about the family. What a great head start on that branch! Then in high school one of my friends was given an assignment to research her family tree. I was jealous of her homework! It opened my eyes though that it was possible to research your family. I'm not sure I realised it before then.
I started researching in my final year of high school. By then I had my driver's license so I could get to the library, and a part-time job so I could pay for certificates.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I'm currently doing the basic level Australian Records courses with the Institute of Genealogical Studies. No relevant studies prior to that.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? No particular area of expertise. I am most familiar with records from Victoria, Australia
What are the lands of your ancestors? Various locations in the British Isles.
What Family Names are you Researching? Allen, Allsop, Baker, Barnes, Bennett, Black, Carrey, Chaplin, Collins, Couper, Darcy, De La Roche, Donnell, Fearn, Forbes, French, Halliday, Hardy, Hay, Isaac, Keogh, King, Lee, Lewis, Mack, Martin, McFarren, McKeogh, McKough, McMahon, Mee, Miller, Morrison, Oakham, Penhallurick, Perrot, Robotham, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Stannus, Sutherland, Sweyne, Tregonning, Willoughby, Wood
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? Whoever I have a new lead on at the time.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? All of them! I hope one day to travel to the UK and Ireland and follow an itinerary based on where my ancestors lived. I wouldn't even have to fit in research to make the trip worthwhile, just getting off the beaten track with a purpose would be fascinating.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? TROVE newspapers
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Genbox
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://www..twigsofyore.com/
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, GenealogyWise, Genes Reunited, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? Between part-time work and full-time young children, genealogy is one of the few interests I am still able to pursue. I'd like to get out and see live theater more often, do an art class here and there, read a book, go to the gym... The activity I miss the most is tap dancing.
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Our newest GeniMate, Carmel has recently joined Twitter, to see what she has to say follow @CarmelReynen . Carmel was one of the first people to join the Australian Genealogists group on Genealogy Wise and has offered some good advice to members there. Since she joined up I have been keeping up with her via GenealogyWise and her blog..
Thanks to this very busy lady for submitting her profile to GeniMates.
Date 21 May 2011
Name Carmel Reynen
Hometown Haddon, Victoria, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Enquiry officer in a call centre
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 33 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?I believe it started at primary school when we did some study on the gold rush and I found I had gold mining ancestors. Also my grandmothers told stories.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? No formal studies.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? I often think I am not an expert. That is until I help someone with obvious things and they are so happy and cannot believe I was able to find things.
I find Victoria Australia is where most of my experience lies, but cemeteries, and looking at things in an ordered way. I have had people come to me saying so and so was a family member can you help me find out how? Well it is not starting at that person but yourself.
I guess it is all the experience that makes me an "expert" in many areas but definitely not all.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I am involved with the Ballarat and District Genealogical Society, in fact was an original member but left for a number of years because of work and family commitments. Now Editor of the quarterly newsletter "Link"
I have also been involved in the digitisation of Smythesdale Cemetery.
Have photographed many cemeteries now on line.
Have done a lot of Data Entry of Records for on line.
Helped many people, and attend Family History Days to assist.
Given talks at family history days.
I am also involved in a number of genealogical lists that are slowing now in popularity
What are the lands of your ancestors? England, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark,
my husband is Dutch
What Family Names are you Researching? Barwise, Woodhead, Walkeden, Nolan, Murphy, Butler, Johnson (Swedish!) Petersen,(Danish) Reynen (Reijnen, Dutch) Strybosch (Strijbosch Dutch) Royle, Fox, Mossop. just to name a few!
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I have a number of very interesting ancestors, from convicts, councillors, pioneers, bigamists, etc. I could not really name a favourite but love it when I can find things on their lives which will bring them to life.
Newspapers are coming on line and it can be surprising what you can find.
I can say there are a couple I don't really like but think maybe there is something that will redeem their faults.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? All of them. I would like to go to St Bees in Cumbria, there is a house there that is still in the family and has been since at least 1548!
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Birth Death and marriage indexes, newspapers, census, electoral rolls, wills, inquests.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? I use Family tree Maker and have done for years, my husband bought it for me for my birthday one year and I have continued to update it.
I also use Ancestry.com as I can easily share it all with Family and have found a number of others related either directly or with some who married into my family. They often have records I have not got and visa versa
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? Ancestry.com
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs?http://www.google.com/url?q=http://myfamilyhunt.blogspot.com/&usd=2&usg=ALhdy2_E2qfvFc-Nwk3wVdUuEbxALGjHOw
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? I have 5 children, 6 Grandchildren (so far) and work 2 hrs travelling time from home. I do not really get time for other things, but want to travel at some stage.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Family get togethers
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Mysts of Avalon
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?To treat everyone as an individual and as they would treat me. I am not going to like everyone but I will most people I meet.
You never know who you may find you are related to.
If you have anything else to share please add it below.
Thanks, Cassie, for submitting your profile to GeniMates, our readers will be fascinated by your colourful ancestors. I'd like to read more about them.
Date 11th June, 2011
Name Cassie Mercer
Hometown Sydney
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Editor of Inside History magazine
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Since 1998
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I was well and truly hooked when my mum told me that one of our Irish ancestors, Edward Turley, was a highwayman in Dublin. His grandson was Harry Readford, aka Captain Starlight, who became notorious in outback Australia for his highway-thieving antics as well.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
Since 2010 I have edited and co-published Inside History magazine, which is a bi-monthly magazine focused on genealogy, history and heritage in Australia and New Zealand (see http://www.insidehistory.com.au/)
What are the lands of your ancestors? Ireland, Scotland, England, Denmark
What Family Names are you Researching? Turley, Maher, Gullidge, Sweatman, Perry, Futcher, Battle
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I can't go past my g.g.g.g.g grandmother, Jane Maher, because she showed to me that she was pretty savvy and resilient. In Dublin she ran a brothel, then when she was transported for receiving stolen goods, she managed to survive the journey to Sydney on one of the most brutal convict ships of the 1790s, the Britannia. Once in Sydney she applied for and was granted a baker's licence at the Rocks, and ran it for a number of years.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? I've never been to Denmark, and I would like to visit to find out more about my family tree on my paternal grandmother's side
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Irish newspapers published in the late 1790s. They've been a goldmine for our Irish research.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genes Reunited, LinkedIn, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://insidehistorymagazine.blogspot.com/
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Shelley
We are both fans of TNG, a program developed by another GeniMate, Darrin Lythgoe and are proud new owners of Galaxy Tabs.
I am honoured to present Shelley's profile. Thanks Shelley for your ongoing support and for sharing your profile to GeniMates.
Date 28 May 2011
Name Shelley
Hometown Canberra
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Public servant
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 20+ years, on and off
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I think I was always interested. Perhaps it's partly because my middle name, and those of my siblings, have family connections that I was always aware of and curious about.
More specifically I remember asking my grandfather about who his parents were when I was 13. He drew up a pedigree for me showing his grandparents, and my grandmother's grandparents as well and gave me a copy of some correspondence he'd had with his sister about the family. What a great head start on that branch! Then in high school one of my friends was given an assignment to research her family tree. I was jealous of her homework! It opened my eyes though that it was possible to research your family. I'm not sure I realised it before then.
I started researching in my final year of high school. By then I had my driver's license so I could get to the library, and a part-time job so I could pay for certificates.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? No particular area of expertise. I am most familiar with records from Victoria, Australia
What are the lands of your ancestors? Various locations in the British Isles.
What Family Names are you Researching? Allen, Allsop, Baker, Barnes, Bennett, Black, Carrey, Chaplin, Collins, Couper, Darcy, De La Roche, Donnell, Fearn, Forbes, French, Halliday, Hardy, Hay, Isaac, Keogh, King, Lee, Lewis, Mack, Martin, McFarren, McKeogh, McKough, McMahon, Mee, Miller, Morrison, Oakham, Penhallurick, Perrot, Robotham, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Stannus, Sutherland, Sweyne, Tregonning, Willoughby, Wood
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? Whoever I have a new lead on at the time.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? All of them! I hope one day to travel to the UK and Ireland and follow an itinerary based on where my ancestors lived. I wouldn't even have to fit in research to make the trip worthwhile, just getting off the beaten track with a purpose would be fascinating.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? TROVE newspapers
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Genbox
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://www..twigsofyore.com/
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, GenealogyWise, Genes Reunited, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? Between part-time work and full-time young children, genealogy is one of the few interests I am still able to pursue. I'd like to get out and see live theater more often, do an art class here and there, read a book, go to the gym... The activity I miss the most is tap dancing.
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Carmel Reynen
Thanks to this very busy lady for submitting her profile to GeniMates.
Date 21 May 2011
Name Carmel Reynen
Hometown Haddon, Victoria, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Enquiry officer in a call centre
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 33 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? No formal studies.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? I often think I am not an expert. That is until I help someone with obvious things and they are so happy and cannot believe I was able to find things.
I find Victoria Australia is where most of my experience lies, but cemeteries, and looking at things in an ordered way. I have had people come to me saying so and so was a family member can you help me find out how? Well it is not starting at that person but yourself.
I guess it is all the experience that makes me an "expert" in many areas but definitely not all.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I am involved with the Ballarat and District Genealogical Society, in fact was an original member but left for a number of years because of work and family commitments. Now Editor of the quarterly newsletter "Link"
I have also been involved in the digitisation of Smythesdale Cemetery.
Have photographed many cemeteries now on line.
Have done a lot of Data Entry of Records for on line.
Helped many people, and attend Family History Days to assist.
Given talks at family history days.
I am also involved in a number of genealogical lists that are slowing now in popularity
What are the lands of your ancestors? England, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark,
my husband is Dutch
What Family Names are you Researching? Barwise, Woodhead, Walkeden, Nolan, Murphy, Butler, Johnson (Swedish!) Petersen,(Danish) Reynen (Reijnen, Dutch) Strybosch (Strijbosch Dutch) Royle, Fox, Mossop. just to name a few!
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I have a number of very interesting ancestors, from convicts, councillors, pioneers, bigamists, etc. I could not really name a favourite but love it when I can find things on their lives which will bring them to life.
Newspapers are coming on line and it can be surprising what you can find.
I can say there are a couple I don't really like but think maybe there is something that will redeem their faults.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? All of them. I would like to go to St Bees in Cumbria, there is a house there that is still in the family and has been since at least 1548!
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Birth Death and marriage indexes, newspapers, census, electoral rolls, wills, inquests.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? I use Family tree Maker and have done for years, my husband bought it for me for my birthday one year and I have continued to update it.
I also use Ancestry.com as I can easily share it all with Family and have found a number of others related either directly or with some who married into my family. They often have records I have not got and visa versa
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? Ancestry.com
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs?
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? I have 5 children, 6 Grandchildren (so far) and work 2 hrs travelling time from home. I do not really get time for other things, but want to travel at some stage.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Family get togethers
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Mysts of Avalon
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
You never know who you may find you are related to.
If you have anything else to share please add it below.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cheryl Bailey
Cheryl was one of the enthusiastic Australian genealogists with whom I conected on Google Wave. I was impressed by the amount of energy she put into that doomed project. It is wonderful to see the Australian genealogy websites that she has produced for the benefit of others.
Cheryl is one of our quiet achievers.
Date 22/5/2011
Name Cheryl Bailey
HometownToowoomba now living on the Mornington Peninsula
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Retired
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 30 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? A cousin showed me a hand drawn family chart with only names on it and there was no father attached to my grandfather. After 30 years we still do not have 100 percent proof of the father.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Tasmania
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. Past member and indexer of the Tasmanian Family History Society, Genealogical Society of Queensland and the Queensland Family History Society.
What are the lands of your ancestors? Orkney Isles, England, Australia
What Family Names are you Researching? Armstrong, Batey, Coombs, Cottenham, Curd, Dalton, Davison, Ellam, Embrey, Gammon, Gent, Heppel, Husthwaite, Irvine, Kaye, Kirsop, Leatheard, Louttit, Mellie, Metcalfe, Morley, Parsons, Pratt, Raspin, Ratcliffe, Raymant, Scarth, Skaife, Spence, Stokan, Varo, Winsby, Wood
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? James MORLEY because he has left a wealth of descendants who take a keen interest in the family history.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Withyham, East Sussex because I would like to get that same spiritual feeling as when I visited Buckland Cemetery, Tasmania in the 1970's before I was interested in Genealogy.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Family Search
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?IFamily for Leopard, PAF
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://aussiemandas.familytreeguide.com/tree_index.php
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise, Geni, LinkedIn, Twitter, Other
Do you have a blog? Several
What are your blogs' URLs?http://sites.google.com/site/aussiemandas/, http://aussiemandasancestry.wordpress.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? Photography, Reading, Internet Researcher, Scrapbooking
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Facebook
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ? To help and encourage others and to be grateful for all blessings that come my way.
If you have anything else to share please add it below. Also have the following:
a website devoted to the passengers of the "Oriental" which landed at Hobart, Tasmania in 1859. http://sites.google.com/site/oriental1859immigrants
a website "Tasanclin" dealing with resources and help. https://sites.google.com/site/tasanclin/
Shauna is another of my virtual Aussie GeniMates whom I first met on Twitter a couple of years ago and then, in person, in Sydney last year. In her profile Shauna says she is semi-retired. It's a hectic semi-retirement - Shauna seems to have a very busy time flitting all over Australia and NZ giving presentations on many areas of interest to genealogists. I have attended a couple of her well-prepared and information-rich talks.
Thanks, Shauna for sharing your profile on GeniMates.
Date May 1, 2011
Name Shauna Hicks
Hometown Currently Melbourne, from Brisbane originally
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Bit of both
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? Diploma in Family Historical Studies from Society of Australian Genealogists but as a mature age student I also did a BA in Australian History & Anthropology, an MA on female philanthropy in colonial Queensland (inspired by my gg grandmother) and so that I could work in archives and libraries I also did a Grad Dip in Library Science. All studies were part time while I worked full time and did the family thing!
What is your day job?Semi retired but have a small business doing research and consultancy work, still in the genealogy area.
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Since 1977
How did you get hooked on genealogy? My first husband and I sat down to watch Roots on television and I was hooked from the first episode. At the same time, I saw an ad in the local paper from someone who was running a How to Trace Your Family History and by the end of the series I was finding my own ancestors. I've never stopped and it's great that it is one of those hobbies that you can do when time/resources permit.
As indicated by my studies above, I went on to actually work in areas where I could indulge my genealogy passion and have been fortunate to work in archives and libraries since 1981 until I retired from working in government for just over 35 years.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Australia especially Queensland and Victoria but have researched my ancestors in all Australian States. I have a particular interest in archives, asylums, prisons, military, mining and religious records driven by my own ancestors' backgrounds.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I first became involved with the Genealogical Society of Queensland back in 1977, and particularly with the North Brisbane and Southern Suburbs branches. I was also a founding member of the Queensland Family History Society and served on the Council in various positions. In the ACT I was also on the Council of the Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra and since moving to Melbourne I have also been on the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria and am also a member of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies and the Cornish Association of Victoria. At various times I have also been a member of the Society of Australian Genealogists and when in Sydney try to give talks to members.
What are the lands of your ancestors? I have families in all Australian States excluding the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Overseas I have New Zealand, Norway, Scotland (Angus), England (Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire and Cornish interests), South Africa, Canada and the USA.
What Family Names are you Researching? Just looking at the first 5 generations - Carnegie, Fegan, Finn, Gunderson, Halvorsdatter, Jeffers, Johnston, Judge, Price, Rosewarne, Silk, Titt, Trevaskis, White
On my son's side - Atkinson, Bullen, Carradus, Evans, Hansen, Potter, Thomsen, Walker
On my partner's side - Adkins, Barwick, Brooks, Burstow, Crow, Dean, Eldridge, Hill, Horne, Jarvis, Oakley, Pilbeam, Pyers, Spencer
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I have quite a few favourites mainly because they have left behind records that allows me to know them a bit more. One gg grandmother had an illegitimate son, married and lived out in far western Queensland, went on to have a bit of a drinking problem and spent quite a bit of time in and out of gaol for vagrancy and prostitution before she met and ran off with a bloke she then lived with for over 20 years before marrying him. In the end she died a respectable old lady in her 80s.
Another gg grandmother also had a hard life as her husband seems to have been also fond of a drink and beating up his wife and their adventures in various courts have given me wonderful insights into the family. Despite having 9 children and living in a tent, this gg grandmother still found time, and I hope happiness, in having an affair with another man and even in her old age, she still had a younger gentleman friend.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? I really want to go to Cornwall and see the mining areas where my ancestors were from. This seems to be a quite different area from the rest of England. The West Bromwich area of Staffordshire is another area I would like to visit and also Wiltshire. We are talking of going over in 2012 so I really need to give this more thought.
I would also like to go to Minnesota in the US where my Norwegian ggg grandfather is buried and I have another ggg grandfather buried in Canada (still tracking him but possibly Nova Scotia).
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? These days the Internet and it is hard to think how we did any research back in the late 1970s and 1980s. I have managed to break down a number of my old brick walls with the ability to search census records online. However it is important to remember that not everything is online.
I don't think you can really go past BDM certificates as a favourite resource as they give so much information that allows you to really prove your research. Of course with my ancestors backgrounds I would also have to say court and prison records are also a big favourite.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Legacy Family Tree - used to be Brothers Keeper before I made the change.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise, Genes Reunited, LinkedIn, MyHeritage , Twitter.
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/shhe-genie-rambles/&usd=2&usg=ALhdy2_uT45RxbaT-vzxA47g-MyiiD67hQ
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? I like fishing, gardening, reading, cooking and travelling. We have family all over Australia and now that we are both (sort of) retired we are doing more of those activities. I have all our genealogy on the laptop so I can still do that away from home.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Reading
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? The Poldark novels
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?Life is too short and you need to make the most of every day - doing things that you really enjoy and are passionate about will keep you young and involved with life.
If you have anything else to share please add it below. I need to scan more of my paper based records and photographs so that I always have them with me but more importantly, I have backups of those paper based records and photographs. While I have draft family histories for most of my families, I need to finalise them so that the knowledge I have on the families is not lost to future generations.
Everyone who is researching their family should think about how they are going to leave their family history records and who to - before it is too late!
Cheryl is one of our quiet achievers.
Date 22/5/2011
Name Cheryl Bailey
Hometown
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Retired
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 30 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? A cousin showed me a hand drawn family chart with only names on it and there was no father attached to my grandfather. After 30 years we still do not have 100 percent proof of the father.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Tasmania
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. Past member and indexer of the Tasmanian Family History Society, Genealogical Society of Queensland and the Queensland Family History Society.
What are the lands of your ancestors? Orkney Isles, England, Australia
What Family Names are you Researching? Armstrong, Batey, Coombs, Cottenham, Curd, Dalton, Davison, Ellam, Embrey, Gammon, Gent, Heppel, Husthwaite, Irvine, Kaye, Kirsop, Leatheard, Louttit, Mellie, Metcalfe, Morley, Parsons, Pratt, Raspin, Ratcliffe, Raymant, Scarth, Skaife, Spence, Stokan, Varo, Winsby, Wood
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? James MORLEY because he has left a wealth of descendants who take a keen interest in the family history.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Withyham, East Sussex because I would like to get that same spiritual feeling as when I visited Buckland Cemetery, Tasmania in the 1970's before I was interested in Genealogy.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? Family Search
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://aussiemandas.familytreeguide.com/tree_index.php
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise, Geni, LinkedIn, Twitter, Other
Do you have a blog? Several
What are your blogs' URLs?
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Facebook
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ? To help and encourage others and to be grateful for all blessings that come my way.
If you have anything else to share please add it below. Also have the following:
a website devoted to the passengers of the "Oriental" which landed at Hobart, Tasmania in 1859. http://sites.google.com/site/oriental1859immigrants
a website "Tasanclin" dealing with resources and help. https://sites.google.com/site/tasanclin/
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Garry Raffaele
I met today's GeniMate, Garry, in the Australian Genealogists' Group on Genealogy Wise. Thanks Garry, for respondong to my invitation there for members to submit profiles to GeniMates. I hope some others from Australia and elsewhere will follow suit.
Date May 19, 2011
Name Garry Raffaele
Hometown Melbourne, Canberra
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Retired
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 5 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? Brother visited family's hometown in Sicily - Pantelleria - and took notes
What are your areas of expertise in genealogy? Novice
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? None
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. None, apart from the website (Genealogy Wise)
What are the lands of your ancestors? Ireland, Scotland, Italy,
What Family Names are you Researching? Raffaele, Dunsby, Kilmartin, Parnell, Mundy, Campbell
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? John Dunsby, transported to Australia from London for stealing a shirt
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Panelleria, home of the Raffaeles
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? The Web
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Reunion 9 (Mac)
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Facebook, GenealogyWise
Do you have a blog? No
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Field hockey, photography, jazz drumming, cycling, gym work
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Practising drums
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ? Try to walk in the other person's shoes (I don't do it too well)
Date May 19, 2011
Name Garry Raffaele
Hometown Melbourne, Canberra
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Retired
How long have you been chasing ancestors? 5 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? Brother visited family's hometown in Sicily - Pantelleria - and took notes
What are your areas of expertise in genealogy? Novice
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? None
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. None, apart from the website (Genealogy Wise)
What are the lands of your ancestors? Ireland, Scotland, Italy,
What Family Names are you Researching? Raffaele, Dunsby, Kilmartin, Parnell, Mundy, Campbell
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? John Dunsby, transported to Australia from London for stealing a shirt
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Panelleria, home of the Raffaeles
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? The Web
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Reunion 9 (Mac)
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Facebook, GenealogyWise
Do you have a blog? No
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Practising drums
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ? Try to walk in the other person's shoes (I don't do it too well)
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Shauna Hicks
Thanks, Shauna for sharing your profile on GeniMates.
Date May 1, 2011
Name Shauna Hicks
Hometown Currently Melbourne, from Brisbane originally
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Bit of both
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? Diploma in Family Historical Studies from Society of Australian Genealogists but as a mature age student I also did a BA in Australian History & Anthropology, an MA on female philanthropy in colonial Queensland (inspired by my gg grandmother) and so that I could work in archives and libraries I also did a Grad Dip in Library Science. All studies were part time while I worked full time and did the family thing!
What is your day job?
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Since 1977
How did you get hooked on genealogy? My first husband and I sat down to watch Roots on television and I was hooked from the first episode. At the same time, I saw an ad in the local paper from someone who was running a How to Trace Your Family History and by the end of the series I was finding my own ancestors. I've never stopped and it's great that it is one of those hobbies that you can do when time/resources permit.
As indicated by my studies above, I went on to actually work in areas where I could indulge my genealogy passion and have been fortunate to work in archives and libraries since 1981 until I retired from working in government for just over 35 years.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Australia especially Queensland and Victoria but have researched my ancestors in all Australian States. I have a particular interest in archives, asylums, prisons, military, mining and religious records driven by my own ancestors' backgrounds.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I first became involved with the Genealogical Society of Queensland back in 1977, and particularly with the North Brisbane and Southern Suburbs branches. I was also a founding member of the Queensland Family History Society and served on the Council in various positions. In the ACT I was also on the Council of the Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra and since moving to Melbourne I have also been on the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria and am also a member of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies and the Cornish Association of Victoria. At various times I have also been a member of the Society of Australian Genealogists and when in Sydney try to give talks to members.
What are the lands of your ancestors? I have families in all Australian States excluding the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Overseas I have New Zealand, Norway, Scotland (Angus), England (Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire and Cornish interests), South Africa, Canada and the USA.
What Family Names are you Researching? Just looking at the first 5 generations - Carnegie, Fegan, Finn, Gunderson, Halvorsdatter, Jeffers, Johnston, Judge, Price, Rosewarne, Silk, Titt, Trevaskis, White
On my son's side - Atkinson, Bullen, Carradus, Evans, Hansen, Potter, Thomsen, Walker
On my partner's side - Adkins, Barwick, Brooks, Burstow, Crow, Dean, Eldridge, Hill, Horne, Jarvis, Oakley, Pilbeam, Pyers, Spencer
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? I have quite a few favourites mainly because they have left behind records that allows me to know them a bit more. One gg grandmother had an illegitimate son, married and lived out in far western Queensland, went on to have a bit of a drinking problem and spent quite a bit of time in and out of gaol for vagrancy and prostitution before she met and ran off with a bloke she then lived with for over 20 years before marrying him. In the end she died a respectable old lady in her 80s.
Another gg grandmother also had a hard life as her husband seems to have been also fond of a drink and beating up his wife and their adventures in various courts have given me wonderful insights into the family. Despite having 9 children and living in a tent, this gg grandmother still found time, and I hope happiness, in having an affair with another man and even in her old age, she still had a younger gentleman friend.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? I really want to go to Cornwall and see the mining areas where my ancestors were from. This seems to be a quite different area from the rest of England. The West Bromwich area of Staffordshire is another area I would like to visit and also Wiltshire. We are talking of going over in 2012 so I really need to give this more thought.
I would also like to go to Minnesota in the US where my Norwegian ggg grandfather is buried and I have another ggg grandfather buried in Canada (still tracking him but possibly Nova Scotia).
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? These days the Internet and it is hard to think how we did any research back in the late 1970s and 1980s. I have managed to break down a number of my old brick walls with the ability to search census records online. However it is important to remember that not everything is online.
I don't think you can really go past BDM certificates as a favourite resource as they give so much information that allows you to really prove your research. Of course with my ancestors backgrounds I would also have to say court and prison records are also a big favourite.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? Legacy Family Tree - used to be Brothers Keeper before I made the change.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? No
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, GenealogyWise, Genes Reunited, LinkedIn, MyHeritage , Twitter.
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/shhe-genie-rambles/&usd=2&usg=ALhdy2_uT45RxbaT-vzxA47g-MyiiD67hQ
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? I like fishing, gardening, reading, cooking and travelling. We have family all over Australia and now that we are both (sort of) retired we are doing more of those activities. I have all our genealogy on the laptop so I can still do that away from home.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Reading
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? The Poldark novels
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
If you have anything else to share please add it below. I need to scan more of my paper based records and photographs so that I always have them with me but more importantly, I have backups of those paper based records and photographs. While I have draft family histories for most of my families, I need to finalise them so that the knowledge I have on the families is not lost to future generations.
Everyone who is researching their family should think about how they are going to leave their family history records and who to - before it is too late!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Merron Riddiford
For a short time I have been following our latest GeniMate on Twitter and thought that I would like to know more about her.
Thanks, Merron, for submitting a profile to Genimates.
To learn even more about Merron take a look at the About Me page on her blog.
Date April 26, 2011
Name Merron Riddiford
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Extreme Hobbyist
What is your day job? Tourism Industry
How long have you been chasing ancestors? About 17 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I enjoyed stories from my Nana about her childhood and family and looking at her old photo albums full of photos which I never tired of looking at. I started researching my family history to fulfill my own curiosity but also to give Nana an insight into her ancestors. I know she was proud of her Scottish bloodlines. Nana passed away only three weeks ago at almost 92 years and I will miss sharing my discoveries with her.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? I have previously completed two units of study with the National Institute of Genealogical Studies and I am almost finished the unit Social Media for Genealogists.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Social Media...or is just because I am always using it?
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I am a member of the Society of Australian Genealogists.
What are the lands of your ancestors? Most of my ancestors are from England - Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Kent but I do have some Scottish and Irish ancestry
What Family Names are you Researching? Bishop, Diwell, Gamble, Hadden, Harman, Riddiford
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? That is a difficult question and the answer changes continuously. Apologies to my other favourites, but at the moment it would have to be Ellen Barry (Gamble) my wild Irish great, great, great grandmother. She is my earliest Australian arrival in 1840 and I recently read court records from Colac, which record numerous charges against her of swearing and drunkenness. She eventually died in a house fire in 1882 age 56. The coroner found she was most likely drunk and knocked over a candle. While she met a sad end, Ellen is a colourful character in my tree who would have shocked some of my staunch Methodist ancestors.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Cuddington in Buckinghamshire, England to visit The Crown Inn a pub where my great grandfather Thomas William Cooke Riddiford was born in 1875. His father was the publican at the time. Many English pubs are closing but The Crown Inn is still operating and the exterior looks unchanged since the Riddifords where there.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? It is with no doubt the National Library of Australia's Trove. I mostly use the digitised newspapers and they have given me a much better understanding of life in early Victoria and the activities my ancestors participated in. I also find the Family Notices fill in many gaps particularly from the 1920s onwards.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? I began with the The Master Genealogist which I really liked. When it was time to upgrade I went for Family Tree Maker because I was interested in the interface with Ancestry.com. However I do prefer the reports generated by TMG and I recently downloaded a trial of the most recent edition which I did like, so it looks like I will be buying more software!
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/11478638/recent?pg=42 (It is a private tree)
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genealogy Wise, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.com/
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? Animals, Sport, Australian Comedy and the Media.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Gardening
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? All That Happened at Number 26 - Denise Scott
Thanks, Merron, for submitting a profile to Genimates.
To learn even more about Merron take a look at the About Me page on her blog.
Date April 26, 2011
Name Merron Riddiford
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Extreme Hobbyist
What is your day job? Tourism Industry
How long have you been chasing ancestors? About 17 years
How did you get hooked on genealogy? I enjoyed stories from my Nana about her childhood and family and looking at her old photo albums full of photos which I never tired of looking at. I started researching my family history to fulfill my own curiosity but also to give Nana an insight into her ancestors. I know she was proud of her Scottish bloodlines. Nana passed away only three weeks ago at almost 92 years and I will miss sharing my discoveries with her.
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research? I have previously completed two units of study with the National Institute of Genealogical Studies and I am almost finished the unit Social Media for Genealogists.
I am looking forward to starting a Certificate of Genealogical Studies with the Society of Australian Genealogists soon.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy? Social Media...or is just because I am always using it?
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups. I am a member of the Society of Australian Genealogists.
What are the lands of your ancestors? Most of my ancestors are from England - Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Kent but I do have some Scottish and Irish ancestry
What Family Names are you Researching? Bishop, Diwell, Gamble, Hadden, Harman, Riddiford
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why? That is a difficult question and the answer changes continuously. Apologies to my other favourites, but at the moment it would have to be Ellen Barry (Gamble) my wild Irish great, great, great grandmother. She is my earliest Australian arrival in 1840 and I recently read court records from Colac, which record numerous charges against her of swearing and drunkenness. She eventually died in a house fire in 1882 age 56. The coroner found she was most likely drunk and knocked over a candle. While she met a sad end, Ellen is a colourful character in my tree who would have shocked some of my staunch Methodist ancestors.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why? Cuddington in Buckinghamshire, England to visit The Crown Inn a pub where my great grandfather Thomas William Cooke Riddiford was born in 1875. His father was the publican at the time. Many English pubs are closing but The Crown Inn is still operating and the exterior looks unchanged since the Riddifords where there.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy? It is with no doubt the National Library of Australia's Trove. I mostly use the digitised newspapers and they have given me a much better understanding of life in early Victoria and the activities my ancestors participated in. I also find the Family Notices fill in many gaps particularly from the 1920s onwards.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree? I began with the The Master Genealogist which I really liked. When it was time to upgrade I went for Family Tree Maker because I was interested in the interface with Ancestry.com. However I do prefer the reports generated by TMG and I recently downloaded a trial of the most recent edition which I did like, so it looks like I will be buying more software!
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
If Yes What is the URL? http://trees.ancestry.com.au/
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genealogy Wise, Twitter
Do you have a blog? Yes
What are your blogs' URLs? http://mywdfamilies.wordpress.
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests? Animals, Sport, Australian Comedy and the Media.
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Gardening
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? All That Happened at Number 26 - Denise Scott
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