George Rankin

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).

水墨画

Another hobby of mine… (more in here) Usually referred to as ‘sumie’ they call it suibokuga in Japan. I joined a community class around November 2021, two days a month with a group of retirees. I was the youngest but after so many years in Japan, I finally decided to test my artistic side and […]

野田市　英会話

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Julia McMahon update

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 […]

Surnames Researching

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

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 […]

Julia McMahon

My new favorite great great grandmother. What a tough life she seems to have navigated. With the help of JC, I’ve discovered so much about Julia within the last year. Born in County Clare somewhere 1836 We first find her arriving on the 1855 Ravenscraig (above) from Plymouth March 10th to Geelong Melbourne arriving June […]

Who is George Mackins? Part two:

Breaking News…. stay tuned… Follow up to Part one The only information we had was on George Mackins junior that his father was George Mackins. This is where I’ve been looking for close to thirty years. Julia has also been a mystery. No wedding records could be found. No sign at all. A few years […]