family history and genealogy
Misfortune seems to have dodged John REED for much of his life. John was born in Monkwearmouth, County Durham in July 1823 (Durham records on line). The 1841 and 1851 Census tell us that he was a brick layer and this is substantiated by his immigration records. Late in life her was either known as... Continue Reading →
When we look through the family tree to see who was lucky, nothing immediately jumps out. Yet, all branches of the family tree had arrived in the colony of South Australia by the mid 1860's. All came seeking a better life. Did they achieve this? One can only assume so, as the family still exists... Continue Reading →
Moira on the left as a young child with her brother Ray, and sisters Kathleen and Ann. Her youngest sister Marion was not born at this time The first person to come to mind when I saw the heading was my mother Moira Joan LOADES née COOPER. Born at Naracoorte in May 1930, the second... Continue Reading →
When Mary GIBBS died the Naracoorte Herald wrote an article called Death of a Nonagenarian[i]. Mary was 92 years of age when she died at the home of her daughter Mary HOCKING[ii]. Family lore tells us that Mary GIBBS was an Irish women and this is substantiated in her obituary[iii] and on her death certificate.... Continue Reading →
The 3 photos above show four generations of the LOADES family riding or playing on motorbikes. A coincidence or a trait, who knows? It is a photo of my grandfather Edward Waller LOADES known as Ted. The photo would have been taken sometime in the latter half of the 1930's. Ted was born... Continue Reading →
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