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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Records of Medals awarded by the queen 1850s
« on: Saturday 30 August 08 21:53 BST (UK) »
Thankyou Ken I will try this.
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Suffolk / Re: William and Eliza TAYLOR - Post 1851
« on: Friday 29 August 08 23:53 BST (UK) »
Hi jw I am descendent from Carolyn and George Thistleton daughter Eleanor Leah Thistleton and husband Alexander Jacob Dolsen. I have seen the Monaro site and I live just south Port MAcquarie NSW.
Unfortunately Eleanor died quite young shortly after the birth of her last child and my grandfather and siblings were placed with other relatives or in boarding schools.
I have been trying to find how Alexander met Eleanor as his father came from Canada for the goldrush and also died quite young and I can only presume he went to Braidwood perhaps with a Victorian gold company.
Interestingly I found a George Thistleton in San Francisco around goldrush time who was a developer and perhaps distantly related to the Thistletons from Braidwood.He also had something to do with newspapers and printing and one of my ancestors brothers who was a newspaper man was in San Francisco around same time.Makes me wonder whether there was a connection between the families as a result.
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Unfortunately Eleanor died quite young shortly after the birth of her last child and my grandfather and siblings were placed with other relatives or in boarding schools.
I have been trying to find how Alexander met Eleanor as his father came from Canada for the goldrush and also died quite young and I can only presume he went to Braidwood perhaps with a Victorian gold company.
Interestingly I found a George Thistleton in San Francisco around goldrush time who was a developer and perhaps distantly related to the Thistletons from Braidwood.He also had something to do with newspapers and printing and one of my ancestors brothers who was a newspaper man was in San Francisco around same time.Makes me wonder whether there was a connection between the families as a result.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Records of Medals awarded by the queen 1850s
« on: Friday 29 August 08 23:20 BST (UK) »
Thankyou Ken and Stan. My Isaac Matthew Dolsen was part of the Kent Corps a militia group from Chatham in western Ontario on the River Thames.
The other Isaac Dolson was a Munsee Indian nation Chief who came from the same area. References to these medals has come from old historical books but my ancestors had a long relationship with the Munsee Delaware and the Moravian missionaries particularly around the time of the 1812 wars.
My family were United Empire Loyalists(American Revolution) and the 1812 Battle of the Thames was to take place on Matthew Dolsens farm(Isaacs father)but continued upstream to take place adjacent to the moravion mission at Fairfield on the Thames.
I can only presume the medal roll would be for the capture of Detroit or the Kent Militia perhaps John or Isaac Dolsens Rifles.
Isaac was also involved in three other battles including the River Raisin led by Tecumseh of the Shawnee.
If there were two separate medals issued I can presume they were not the same person.
Steel Eyes1
The other Isaac Dolson was a Munsee Indian nation Chief who came from the same area. References to these medals has come from old historical books but my ancestors had a long relationship with the Munsee Delaware and the Moravian missionaries particularly around the time of the 1812 wars.
My family were United Empire Loyalists(American Revolution) and the 1812 Battle of the Thames was to take place on Matthew Dolsens farm(Isaacs father)but continued upstream to take place adjacent to the moravion mission at Fairfield on the Thames.
I can only presume the medal roll would be for the capture of Detroit or the Kent Militia perhaps John or Isaac Dolsens Rifles.
Isaac was also involved in three other battles including the River Raisin led by Tecumseh of the Shawnee.
If there were two separate medals issued I can presume they were not the same person.
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Family History Beginners Board / Records of Medals awarded by the queen 1850s
« on: Friday 29 August 08 00:34 BST (UK) »
I am from Australia but my ancestors where from Canada.My dilemna is that around 1850s my ggg grandfather was awarded a medal by the queen for the recapture of Detroit.
There were said to be two Isaac Dolsens or Dolsons that received these medals and Im trying to figure if they were the same person.
Is it possible to find records in England for the medals awarded and to who.
steeleyes1
There were said to be two Isaac Dolsens or Dolsons that received these medals and Im trying to figure if they were the same person.
Is it possible to find records in England for the medals awarded and to who.
steeleyes1
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Suffolk / Re: William and Eliza TAYLOR - Post 1851
« on: Friday 29 August 08 00:26 BST (UK) »
Hi I am a descendant of Eleanor Leah Thistleton and Alexander Jacob Dolsen. Im not fully conversant with the Thistleton,Taylor genealogy but our family has been researching for a while.I stumbled across this message board when looking for info about Braidwood which I hope to visit sometime soon.
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