Author Archives: Dianne Edelman

The Butlers of Benenden, Kent, England.

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Mary Pallet (Pellet), daughter of William and Mary, was baptised in Benenden, Kent, England on 11 March 1769. Alexander Butler and Mary were married on 16 July 1788 in Benenden.[1] I have identified only two children of Alexander and Mary.  Alexander Junior was born in 1790 and another son, George was born on 5th October 1800.[2]&[3]  George is my GGG Grandfather. When George was nineteen, he married Charlotte Gladwish on 27 March 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex.  The Minister was Henry … Continue reading

Port Isaac: A charming village but I’m not sure I’d like to live there.

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Today everyone recognises Port Isaac in photographs because of its starring role as Port Wenn in the very popular television show, Doc Martin but to me it is much more than that, as my ancestor Elizabeth Couch married Isaac Hawker in Port Isaac on 3 May 1862. They migrated to Australia on the Accrington arriving in Melbourne on 24 August 1862. This couple were my great great grandparents. As a result, I have visited Port Isaac twice and delved into … Continue reading

Badges and Memories.

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Recently I received a reply to one of my blogs asking if I was the teacher at Nanango State School who had started a High School Rural Youth Club at the school back in the early 70s as they were writing the history of Junior Farmers/Rural Youth in Queensland. Of course, that was me! The first thing they asked me to do was to find any relevant badges that I had of that time so I went fishing through all … Continue reading

Joseph and the Tarporley Manor House.

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Did the Burgess Family live in the Tarporley Manor House in Cheshire for hundreds of years? I found an article headed “Our Dairies by Ephorus” on Page 6 of the Brighton Southern Cross dated Sat 3rd November 1917. It tells the story of my Great Grandfather, Joseph Burgess, and the dairies he owned in St Kilda in Melbourne at the time.[1] Joseph was born in Tarporley, Cheshire on 2 Jul 1864 to Joseph Burgess and Lydia Burgess, formerly Brooke as … Continue reading

On the trail of my Alley ancestors in Wiltshire.

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  My birth father was Sydney Herbert Alley, son of Frederick Ernest Alley and Rose York.  I had prepared and laminated a spreadsheet showing all the little villages we wanted to visit and what happened there to whom and when and how they were related to me.  With that, we planned our itinerary to allow us to see as much as possible in our week.  I will just share with you the highlights of our trip.  To see the location … Continue reading