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Immigrant ship names: Laurie Schell, Laura Schell, Lalashelley, La Rochelle

GSQ Blog Posted on February 29, 2016 by Cathie SherwoodFebruary 29, 2016

Laurie Schell, Laura Schell, Lalashelley, La Rochelle – How many different ships were there with these similar names? These were the names for one and the same ship as handed down through families and recorded in bibles, obituaries and other newspaper and magazine articles. The ship was named the La Rochelle, commemorating a seaport in western France. The names took on an added veracity because of the purported origin from the immigrants themselves and frequent repetition. Copyright free, State Library of … Continue reading

Posted in immigrant ship names, La Rochelle, Lloyd's Register, Morialta, passenger lists, State Library of Queensland, Stephanie Ryan, Uncategorised

A Royal Connection?

GSQ Blog Posted on February 22, 2016 by Cathie SherwoodFebruary 22, 2016

Ever encountered someone who is certain of royalty in their pedigree? I’ve always given such notions a wide berth, not only because my family doesn’t seem in the least aristocratic but also because such records as exist are widely accessible online, available for replication in other family trees, even if erroneous. Research rigour flies out the window if one accepts that an entry in Geni or Wikipedia connects one’s family to, eg, Charlemagne. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the … Continue reading

Posted in French genealogy, Huguenot, Louis XI, pedigree collapse, royal ancestry, Uncategorised

Changes at Tapping your roots

GSQ Blog Posted on February 19, 2016 by Cathie SherwoodFebruary 19, 2016

On behalf of GSQ I hope you are enjoying posts by our two new bloggers: Geraldine Lee joined us in January and Meg Carney joined us in February. They will be blogging on the 4th and 3rd Mondays respectively. Many thanks to Lyndall Maag and Tiggy Johnson for their contributions over the past 18 months. As 2016 is a leap year we have a 5th Monday on 29th February. Watch our for our guest blogger. Happy researching!Pauline  … Continue reading

Posted in Geraldine Lee, GSQ, Lyndall Maag, Meg Carney, tapping your roots @gsq, Tiggy, Uncategorised

The importance of checking variations in the spelling of names.

GSQ Blog Posted on February 13, 2016 by Cathie SherwoodFebruary 13, 2016

I joined the Genealogical Society of Queensland just over 2 years ago and immediately started attending all the information sessions and seminars that were on offer. Numerous times I heard the advice, “ Be sure to consider variations on the spelling of names.” I took this advice and considered different spelling for the tricky surnames like RAILL ( Real, Reale, Rail, Raile) and Conor (Connor, Connors, Coner, O’Connor). However, I made one very serious mistake. I did not look at … Continue reading

Posted in Naming patterns, naming variations, Uncategorised

A place in the sun

GSQ Blog Posted on February 5, 2016 by Cathie SherwoodFebruary 5, 2016

Sweltering through the heatwave that recently descended on Brisbane, made me extremely grateful for the benefits of air conditioning. I started to wonder, not for the first time, how early migrants to Australia coped with the heat and humidity. Without electricity, they didn’t even have the benefits of fans, let alone air conditioning. Their clothing was designed more for colder climates than hot ones – think how you’d survive. Rainbow over Currumbin, Qld I remember when I first arrived in … Continue reading

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