family history and genealogy
Arnold Leland SIVIOUR the grandson of Mary Ann Harriet LOADES was killed in action on the 14th June, 1918 in Palestine. His grave is the second on the right in the featured image. Arnold was the second child of Thomas Moses SIVIOUR and Adelaide Lavinia MASTERS, born on 30th December 1897 at Redhill in South... Continue Reading →
It is in Shudy Camp Saint Mary's Church that I have found some of the earliest family history records. The family members are members of the COOPER family. The PRECIOUS family marry into the COOPER through a long and winding path. The first mention of the family is in 1680's Thomas and Magdalen have nine... Continue Reading →
In my inbox this morning up popped a notification for a new DNA Circle along with links to two additional trees to further support the search With one of the members i share 13.8 centimorgans across 2 segments. With the other the match is higher 33 centimorgans across 3 segments. The common ancestors we have... Continue Reading →
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
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 →
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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