miles of irvings

  • ANCESTORS

    ANCESTORS

    Some people can get obsessed by ancestry, by trying to establish links with long-dead relatives. The lineages that always seem to cause the most excitement are those suggesting links to royalty. Sometimes those ancestral links are used to try to establish claims to territory. That can never really work as Read more

  • SARAH (MURRAY) CASSIDY

    SARAH (MURRAY) CASSIDY

    Sarah Murray, born about 1796, was an illiterate country servant from Monaghan Ireland whose husband, Cormic Cassidy, probably died about 1829. Sarah (Murray) Cassidy was convicted of a first offence, the theft of clothing on 24th October 1836 in Monaghan, Ireland and sentenced to seven years transportation. After sentencing, on the 15thNovember 1836 Sarah was sent… Read more

  • A PAIR OF BASTARDS

    A PAIR OF BASTARDS

    How Vicki and Roger are connected to both the Scottish and English Monarchy. JAMES STEWART V KING of SCOTS (1512-1542) Wiki: Stewart-2313 VICKI’S FIRST DEGREE of CONNECTION Jean Stewart (1529-1588): his daughter. Wiki: Stewart-10676 Jean was Mary, Queen of Scots elder half-sister by a dozen years. Both were daughters of James V King of Scotland;… Read more

  • THE ARMY LIFE of NORM PINCH

    THE ARMY LIFE of NORM PINCH

    In October 2024, we caught up with one of Vicki’s 1st cousins, Alison (Miles) Miller in beautiful Melbourne. Vicki and Alison have been communicating for more than a few years so with Karen and Debra in tow, we made the journey to the shores of Port Philip Bay and caught up with cousins that they hadn’t… Read more

  • HUTTON – What’s in a name?

    HUTTON – What’s in a name?

    On the last day of our little trip to Canberra we were invited by the Major to visit the Officers’ Mess in Duntroon for a few libations before our last dinner in the nation’s capital. The Major gave a great tour of the complex, pointing out various buildings and their utilisation during a recruits training.… Read more

  • SARAH: JONES or MILES?

    SARAH: JONES or MILES?

    INTRODUCTION: Sarah Miles.  Born in 1824 in Priston, Somerset England and baptised on the 4th July of that year. Sarah was the ninth child, the third daughter of a Priston farm labourer, John Miles and his wife, Elizabeth Heal who was from nearby Camerton.  On the morning of the 10th April 1843 Sarah and three accomplices were… Read more