family history and genealogy
Phyllis Moira NOSWORTHY was born on 9th May 1904 at Reedy Creek in South Australia to Rose Elania Tilbrook COOPER and Herbert George NOSWORTHY. As my maternal grandmother she loomed larger then life and was the matriarch of the family. To a child she always seemed to be in control and making the decisions. Ros... Continue Reading →
This week we are getting up close and personal with the BELL Family. The BELL Family are a maternal line of the LOADES family, but not one that has been studied much. The BELL line merged with the LOADES line in 1819 in Great Yarmouth. Harriot BELL married Edward Waller LOADES on January 3rd, 1819... Continue Reading →
This two storey stone Victorian Gothic building features a central gable, topped with a cupola. There is decorative brickwork around its doors and windows, and a small balcony over its front door. A large ground floor verandah has carved wooden detail including an archway. Funds were raised for this building by William Townsend, M.P., the founder of South Australian Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb. Building commenced in 1876 and was completed in 1878 at the cost of £4,289. [On back of photograph] 'Blind, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Brighton / 1878-86'. This image has no known copyright restrictions. Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use
Edward Waller Loades 683A enlisted at Keswick Barracks on July 14 1915[i]. He was single, 26 years and 8 months old, 5 feet five and a quarter inches tall, a labourer with brown hair and grey eyes[ii]. Edward commonly called Ted was born 16th September 1889, the youngest of six children to Edward Waller Loades... Continue Reading →
As ANZAC Day approaches we take the time to reflect on those who fought, who returned and those who died fighting for king and country. The National Archives of Australia http://www.naa.gov.au are the repository for service records, allowing the family historian the opportunity to access the service records of personnel from the Australian Defence Forces. ... Continue Reading →
Week 17 "52 ancestors 52 weeks" Visiting the cemetery is not a high priority. Yet when we travel we often by chance or desire visit a cemetery. Gallipoli - The poignant row upon row of graves that mark the burial of the youth of Australia at Lone Pine and Anzac Cove. An there among them... Continue Reading →
Week 16: #52 Ancestors Storms The Caroline arrived in Port Adelaide on 25 April, 1855. The journey of the Caroline from Southampton to Port Adelaide took 104 days. Light winds had chiefly been present throughout the voyage. But, disaster struck on the 8th February when lightning struck the vessel and carrying away the fore and main... Continue Reading →
Edward Waller LOADS was made a Freeman of the Borough of Great Yarmouth on the 8th day of June 1826. Having been a carpenter's apprentice one would expect to find him in the lists on the tax of Apprenticeship Indenture 1710 - 1811. So far no record has been found. The stamp duty on apprenticeship... Continue Reading →
When one sees the words "maid aunt"one thinks of the NOSWORTHY family. A number of maiden aunts are found in different generations of the family. Like the photos above not much is known about the maiden aunts. The photos above are a selection of photos of young girls and women found in a photo album... Continue Reading →
The term "homestead" conjures up a rolling property with land for miles and miles rather than a house in suburbia. When I picture this in my head I think of my great grandfather Herbert George NOSWORTHY. His obituary in the Naracoorte Herald Thursday 29 Jul 1954 provides a picture of many homesteads rather than the... Continue Reading →
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