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We’re all related and quite possibly mad too: Counting ancestors!

Posted on August 19, 2019 by guestbloggerAugust 19, 2019

This article was published in Generation Vol 7, No 1 (September) 1984 – thirty-five years ago. At this time, GSQ was based at Stones Corner and the President was Mr David Larkin. A single membership cost $20 while a family one could be had for the princely sum of $25. This article illustrates the numerical challenges in researching all of our ancestors. TO ALL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS AND OTHERS by Jim Rogers Dear Fellow Sufferer, I now don’t care when … Continue reading

William White – A country lad, railway worker and diary keeper

The bush diggings of a goldfield would not be the ideal place to be giving birth but that was the situation faced by many women in the early days of our Colony. Being Mary White’s eighth babe may have assisted in the prompt arrival of William White on Friday 27 March 1863 but conditions would have been primitive.[1] William’s father, Henry, was trying his luck in the area near Nerrigundah in Southern New South Wales. This region is part of … Continue reading

My Webster ancestors: Part two

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Bobbie EdesMarch 11, 2019

This story is a continuation of my blog of 28 January 2019 The Websters in ‘Oz – Sibling James Webster Travelling to New South Wales from their home in Fife was David & Euphemia Webster’s eldest son James, born in 1829. Shortly after he married Elisabeth Redpath in January 1853, the couple emigrated to Sydney onboard the ‘Empire’ arriving on 27 July 1853.[1] [2] Elisabeth had been given a tiny bible prior to her marriage, which was embossed ‘ER’ on … Continue reading

My Webster ancestors: Part one

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Bobbie EdesFebruary 19, 2019

Tales of a Pagan Den, stone carvings and an ancient Druid’s Well were told to me when I first visited the area that our Webster family from Fife, Scotland came from. My husband and I were staying in nearby Crail township and while chatting to the host, I told him about my purpose in visiting Dunino, the birthplace of my Webster ancestors. He relayed the local folklore, and as my visit was in 2008, it was many years prior to … Continue reading

Stay interested and persevere

Posted on October 30, 2018 by guestbloggerOctober 30, 2018

by Meg Carney It has been quite a while since I have written a blog for the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ). During that time my family history research has had to be put on hold on many occasions to make way for work, family issues, holidays, time with friends and all the other things that make up life in this busy world we live in. Nevertheless, at various times my interest and passion for family research has made its … Continue reading