Category: Family History
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A: 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…
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A: THE SYDNEY SWANS – 2. LETITIA
The name Letitia derives from its Latin counterpart Laetitia, which directly translates to joy in English. With its roots in the ancient Latin language, Letitia has a rich historical background. In ancient Roman mythology, Laetitia was the goddess of celebration and mirth, known for her cheerful and lively nature. The…
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A: THE SYDNEY SWANS – 1. WILLIAM
One of the most interesting branches on the Family History tree is the descendant line of Sarah Murray and Cormick Cassidy who were from the Irish border town of Monaghan. They were my 4th great grandparents and Sarah Murray’s story can be found in another entry in this history blog…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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THE GALLANT SOMERSETS
It was an article about Archibald Miles in the Bath Chronicle just ten weeks after the start of the “Great War” that initially attracted Frances Nelson’s attention. During the four-year conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain & its Empire, France, Russia, Italy,…
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WSR HAMBLY RETURNS TO THE USA IN 1876
WILLIAM SAMUEL RAWLINGS HAMBLY 31st March 1823 ~ 1st December 1898 WSR Hambly sailed from San Francisco on the 29th September 1853 on the “Destruzione”, a 238-ton Italian barque captained by a Genoese, Giacormo Gazzolo. The “Destruzione” with a crew of 13 carried 48 adult passengers & 6 children and sailed via Tahiti…
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