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The Lighter Side / Re: How did you get into researching?
« on: Sunday 28 July 19 02:57 BST (UK)  »
As a curious child I listened to the family stories from 3 of my grandparents who had migrated to OZ from the UK and who had accents different from mine.  Many years later a Family history Society opened where I was living.  I fronted up and on my first foray I was kindly advised to search for the relative who had the most unusual name on their newly purchased microfiche.  I duly placed my great grandfather's name and there he was with most of his forebears in Yorkshire. I became the centre of attention and some envy as the members crowded around me.  I was hooked.

But the forebears of my OZ born great grand mother were proving difficult. On my last day of work after being made redundant from a job I enjoyed, I got a brainwave that perhaps her grandfather was a convict.  I could barely wait for 5pm to arrive so I could scoot across to the public Library before it closed at 5.30pm.  Yep, he was a convict and I have been occupied for the past 30 years fleshing out the story, the hardships putting my redundancy  to the back of my mind.

And special thanks to the wonderful people I have met along this journey.  Gazania

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The Common Room / Re: Advice for when you're snowed under with records?
« on: Tuesday 09 July 19 00:49 BST (UK)  »
I was in a similar fortunate situation when I first started out in pre-internet times with good eyesight.  Luckily, after all this time, I find myself in a similar situation again, after breaking down a very longstanding brick wall.  I now find myself using the same tactics I worked out before. You may find them of some help.

I worked out a colour coded card system for each family grouping and/or parish, I identified.  These days I use coloured sticky notes or pens.  These days, when I identify a family grouping, I place it on my Family History computer data base as a separate tree complete with all my findings and resources. If and when I can identify a tree with links to my main family and where it fits, I can then merge it with my main tree. ( I happen to be still using Brothers Keeper)   

As I live in OZ and not very familiar with county boundaries etc, I had maps of the areas to understand the distances between parishes etc. to plot any likely movements or bride's parishes etc.

I also make a list of what I call Strays, eg people who I find on censuses,  particularly outside the county who may have no obvious links but may come in handy as my research widens. ( It happened several times) Colour code them too.

Finding and contributing to a One Name Study was extremely helpful.  Migration records out of England filled in a lot of gaps, particularly when my ancestors used the same few christian names - Sarah and Mary, William and Thomas.

Also if you have some spare time (and being a bit obsessed helps) make across the board time line for all or for the most relevant events like births, marriages, deaths, addresses etc.  Colour code them too and you may see some patterns or geographic movements.

Have fun,  Gazania

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Australia / Re: Queensland Electoral Roll lookup for address, please
« on: Tuesday 25 June 19 01:07 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, Dawn, for your thoughtful advice. The State Library used to be my favourite haunt pre-Internet days.

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Australia / Re: Queensland Electoral Roll lookup for address, please
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 07:40 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your help. Gazania

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Australia / Queensland Electoral Roll lookup for address, please
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 07:25 BST (UK)  »
Could I have a  lookup on the Electoral roll for Guy Henry Betts who was living in Queensland at Ipswich in the Moreton electorate from about 1908 to 1925.  I would like his address please in Ipswich.  Thank you, Gazania.

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Essex Lookup Requests / Re: Brick Wall - James Fox baptised Walthamstow 14 April 1811
« on: Sunday 09 June 19 06:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dani,

Hey, it is me,J. your DNA match. We have been emailing each other this past week..  Thank you for posting on Rootschat which is just the best site.

Also you just mentioned in your post, Benjamin's marriage to Mary Ann Jones.  This marriage was the one I too thought was the most likely as their witnessess were married and had children bapt in St Mary's Walthamstow.  More than a coincidence.

Thank you again, for informing me of the family links.  I am busy getting to know my Fox family.  Gazania

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Australia / Re: "Food for Britain" 1947 Australia
« on: Thursday 06 June 19 00:19 BST (UK)  »
I was only a kid, but I remember watching my grandmother prepare parcels.  There were tins of food like tinned peaches as well as a cake or biscuits which she made.  The outer packaging was always calico which she stitched up. I was always under the impression she sent the parcels back to her relatives. She migrated as a child with her family.  Her mother died on the voyage out from dysentery. Her father was left to rear the young children and start up his business as a saddler.  He eventually remarried, we think, his housekeeper.

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The Common Room / Re: Off to Oz.
« on: Tuesday 02 April 19 23:31 BST (UK)  »
Do you have the name of the ship on which she travelled?  Often the ship's passenger list details the names etc of all single girls, which may provide some links.  If not, we can search if we know her name and approximate date of migration.

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The Common Room / Re: Off to Oz.
« on: Tuesday 02 April 19 23:14 BST (UK)  »
I am an Aussie descended from a young girl who migrated.  There were a number of organisations supporting young girls to migrate. One in particular was run by Caroline Chisholm.  If you Google her you will find many articles about her.

If you know which State or port where your relative disembarked, we may be able to locate the local organisation.  Also some churches in the local UK and Ireland areas also supported those who intended to migrate.  The local newspapers reported and some times named those departing.

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