Family

George Rankin

September 8, 2024
RANKIN, George – squatter – Bumbowlee –DEATH – RANKIN.– August 10, (2nd building from the left) at Finley’s Hotel, Spencer Street, Melbourne, George Rankin, late of Bombowlee, Tumut.aged 56 yours. Requioscat in Peace. – (Ref- Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 – 1907)(about) Previous issue Saturday 27 August 1881).

Julia McMahon update

July 25, 2023
Previous Post I’ve found her death certificate.Confirms her burial in Kenmore Hospital Cemetery.She was probably working as a ‘Laundress’ in the hospital. Next stage: Hi Peter, Thank you for your enquiry regarding Juila McMahon. From the Hospital Cemetery Index, I can confirm that Julia is buried in the cemetery. The minimal cemetery records we have

Egans

December 2, 2022
My great great grandmother was Roseanne Egan. I believe she may have been born in Dublin in 1824 but have some circumstantial evidence that her family were in or from Gallen (Kings County) Offaly. Rose married Thomas McEntyre in Dublin. Thomas’ parents James and Elizabeth Cummins married in 1818 in Banagher (near Gallen Offaly). It

Surnames Researching

January 18, 2022
Father’s sideMcIntyre (all spellings) Gallen Offaly IrelandRankin ( Tumut NSW Australia )Kelleher ( County Clare Ireland, Grabben Gullen NSW Australia )Carroll ( King’s County, Ireland )Murphy (  Ballycane, Wexford, Ireland Crylough Wexford Ireland )Coughlan (  Ballycane, Wexford, Ireland Crylough Wexford Ireland or Cork )Egan (Dublin Ireland, possibly from Gallen Offaly Ireland )Cummins ( Gallen Offay

Ships they came on

January 15, 2022
Jones, David Gardener aged 26 from Montgomery. Tried at Stafford 24 July 1828. Sentenced to transportation for life for highway robbery. Assigned to John McDougall at Baulkham Hills on arrival. In August 1842 at Patrick Plains his application to marry Jane Bailiff (ship Marchioness of Bute) was grantedDavid Jones, one of 176 convicts transported on

T.S Eliot Autograph

August 1, 2016
I was lucky enough to be given a 1958 autographed paperback edition of T.S Eliot’s ‘Collected POEMS 1909-1935’ . It’s a British edition by FABER. Inside the front cover was an invitation card to a reading where my Aunt attended and got the book autographed on the day. ( Thursday, 27th November 1958). On the

James McEntyre

May 31, 2015
All three of them. Just over a year since I lost my father: James Joseph McEntyre 19th Jul 1931 – 29th May 2014 Miss him dearly. His death prompted me to have another look at the family tree. Had to find out more… James the 3rd (center) (That’s me on the left!) James the 2nd 25th Feb

The Last Samurai…I mean last Sean Performance

January 25, 2009
Sean decided to do his violin recitial with minimum practice. This was the result.