Tracing Family Branches

 I recently posted about my Great Uncle Harold O'Connor (see here ) and how he died and was buried at Bourke in New South Wales, Australia.  Unfortunately due to circumstances it will probably be some time before I am able to visit and pay my respects at his gravesite and I am unaware of any family member visiting it since his death, as most were unaware of its location until recently.  Thankfully though one of my Mother's and our families dearest friends was recently in Bourke visiting her daughter there and not only paid Harold's grave a visit but also took the time to repaint the cross and took him some flowers.  We are blessed to have Sue and her daughter Leisa in of our lives and are very thankful for their efforts 💓 Harold O'Connor's grave at Bourke Cemetery Harold O'Connor's grave at Bourke Cemetery Harold O'Connor's grave at Bourke Cemetery Harold O'Connor's grave at Bourke Cemetery

Life has been very busy of late and this blog has been rather neglected yet again unfortunately .  Our house renovations have started in earnest and are moving along nicely, in spite of all the wet weather we have had lately!  Our new roof is nearly finished and it is such an improvement.  We have also started Homeschooling the grandchildren recently, which is proving to be very beneficial for all and so much fun! My father's Uncle, Harold James O'Connor was born in Cobar, New South Wales on the 10th May 1897, the fourth son of Michael O'Connor and his wife Elizabeth Phoebe nee Walker.  Dad told me a number of stories about his Uncle Snowy, one of which I have previously posted about Harold here .  According to Dad Harold had ended up in Bourke, New South Wales.   I found a death registration for a Harold O'Connor who died at Bourke in 1971, many years ago and put it on my wish list of BDM certificates.  On Mother's Day this year my son order...

Continuing on from my visit to Wagragobilly Cemetery in 2020 I thought that I would look on Trove to see what other burials I could find occurring there, as many of the burials have no headstone or markings in this cemetery now.  The six people mentioned below were buried at the cemetery between 1902 and 1925, including my 3rd Great Aunt Ann Holt née Quirk.   Wagragobilly Cemetery More posts mentioning this cemetery can be found here ,  here , here , here , here  and here .  There will be more posts on burials at this cemetery to follow in the near future. Michael Burke Died 24th October 1902 (see headstone photograph here ) Source: Trove. OBITUARY. (1902, November 8).  Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) , p. 17. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111072649 Transcript: MR. MICHAEL BURKE. On Friday morning, the 24th October, there passed away an old and highly respected resident of Wagragobilly, in the person of Michael Burke, aged 7...