Tracing Family Branches

 Today's snippet involves my great grand uncle James Albert Worldon.  James was the son of James Baker Worldon and his wife Flora (nee McDonnell).  He was born on 4th February 1904 and died on the 4th of December the same year.  James was buried in the North Gundagai Cemetery in the Church of England Section (see here ).   Source: Trove. ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. (1904, December 7). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928), p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121738521 Transcript: On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Worldron, Spring Flat, lost a 10-months old child through congestion of the lungs. NSW BDM Birth Index WORLDON JAMES A 3472/1904 JAMES FLORA A GUNDAGAI NSW BDM Death Index  WALDRON JAMES A 13283/1904 JAMES FLORA A GUNDAGAI Source: Birth and Death registration for James Worldon/Waldron.  NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.  Retrieved from  https://familyhistory...

Today's obituary is for my 3rd Great Grand Uncle Alexander McDonnell.  Born in 1841 in New South Wales, to John McDonell and his wife Ann (nee McDonald) who came to Australia from Scotland in 1839 on board the ship Asia .  Alexander married Margaret McInnes in 1871 at Goulburn, New South Wales. Both died at Taralga in New South Wales,  Margaret in 1927 and Alexander in 1931. Source: OBITUARY. (1931, August 28). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 2 Edition: DAILY and EVENING. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99773310 Transcript: OBITUARY. MR. A. McDONNELL. Mr. Alexander McDonnell, aged 90 a well known resident of Taralga died yesterday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Shanahan of Taralga. The late Mr. McDonnell had been a resident of the Taralga district from boyhood, his parents and family being pioneer settlers.  He married Miss McInnes, of Middle Arm, who predeceased him by about four y...