Tracing Family Branches

 Today's throwback photograph is of my Great Grandmother Ada Louisa Stevens nee Jones (b.1891 -d.1961). I have been told that she was a very good dancer and taught many young people to dance in her day. More posts mentioning her can be found here and here . Ada Louisa Stevens nee Jones I used MyHeritage.com MyHeritage.com to colour enhance the photograph and got the result below. Ada Louisa Stevens nee Jones It also allowed me to enhance her face.  I can definitely see echoes of her in some of her descendants!

 Thirty two years ago today my wonderful Grandfather Roy Thomas Stevens died in Cootamundra, New South Wales.  He was a wonderful man and I have many precious memories of him.  He loved fishing and Batemans Bay was a favourite holiday destination for him and my Nan. He is greatly missed and dearly loved. Roy Thomas Stevens (b.1923 - d.1989)

Today’s photograph is of my Mother and my Father’s sister taken in 1967.  Mum would of been twenty years old and Aunty Nita thirty at the time.  Aunty Nita, who was the last surviving sibling of my Father’s family sadly passed away last month. From left: Judy Donnelly née Stevens and Nita Longstaff née Donnelly

My Father would have turned 77th this month and so I thought I would post this photograph of him from his birthday party ten years ago.  With him is our beautiful dog Toby who is also no longer with us. Forever loved and greatly missed. Mick Donnelly and Toby

Today's family photograph is of my parents on their Wedding day in 1966.  Dad is no longer with us but love remains 💕

Today’s photograph is another of the priceless treasures that Barbara Cooper was wonderful enough to send to us after reading my blog and getting in touch with me.  This is the only photograph I have seen of my husbands paternal Grandmother Violet Helen Marguerite Martin nee Murray together with her sons William Allardyce James Martin (1929-1934), Ronald Kingsley George Martin (my husbands father) and Alan Edward Raymond Martin.  Violet was the Granddaughter of Baron Raimund Von Stillfried Rathenitz and his Japanese partner Nishiyama Haru through their daughter Helen (see more posts on this here , here  and  here ). We are extremely grateful to Barbara and her Mother before her for keeping this photograph and the others safe and in such wonderful condition since the 1930’s, especially as everyone in the photograph is now deceased.  With William dying not long after this (see here ) and Alan being raised by Violets sister Molly and her partner, the photograph is ...

Today's photograph is of my husbands Uncle William Allardyce James Martin, who was known as Jimmy and it has quite a story attached to it! Jimmy was the oldest son of William Allardyce Martin and his wife Violet Helen Marguerite nee Murray.  As I have written about previously (see here ) I spent nearly twenty years researching the wrong William A. Martin and his family due to being given an incorrect primary source document.  This year thanks to Barbara Cooper discovering my blog post and getting in touch with me I am finally researching the right family and working on some fascinating new leads!  More than this however Barbara has sent me three absolutely priceless, precious photographs of my husbands family that will be treasured by our family for generations to come.  This photograph of Jimmy is one of the three and has been in Barbara and her family's, especially her late Mother's, safe keeping since the 1930's in England.  Thanks to Barbara, it has now tra...

My husband with his Grandparents Rufus and Charlotte Drake in Leeds

Today's photograph is of my Great Grandparents Leo Francis Battye and his wife Stella Jane Christina nee Worldon. Leo Francis Battye and his wife Stella Jane Christina nee Worldon with one of their granddaughters.

Today's photograph is of my father and his eldest sister on my parents Wedding Day in 1966.  Unfortunately both my father and Aunt have passed away, Dad five years ago and Aunt Eve in 1988.

It would have been my father's 75th birthday this month, so I thought that this old photograph of him would be fitting to post.  Dad was and is dearly loved and greatly missed.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Fathers out there,especially my husband and son-in-law! My Dad is no longer with us to celebrate the day with but he lives on in my heart, thoughts and memories.  The photograph below is of my Dad, sister and I and was taken in the 1970's at Batemans Bay. From left: Myself, Dad and Kelly.

Today's photograph is of my husbands Opa, Everhardus Cornelis August Filip Noya who I have made a previous post about here .  The photograph was apparently taken in the 1940's.  The original was damaged but luckily for us our daughter is very good with photograph restoration and was able to repair it.

Today's photographs are to celebrate the fact that this month would of marked my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Unfortunately my father passed away a couple of years ago and is no longer with us but love remains.

This photograph is of my Grandfather Roy Thomas Stevens, my Grandmother Glennie 'Marie' Stevens (nee Battye) and four of my Grandfathers siblings. Back row from left: Roy Thomas Stevens, Robert Keith 'Bob' Stevens & John Raymond 'Ray' Stevens Front row from left: Glennie Marie 'Marie' Stevens (nee Battye) , Eunice Mary Price (nee Stevens) & Ada Josephine 'Josie'     McDonnell (nee Stevens)

Below is a photograph of my husbands Great Grandfather James Harvey Murray, more than likely taken in Singapore in about 1917.  More information can be found on him from other posts I have published here and here .

Today's photograph is of my Great Grandparents Leo Francis Battye and Stella Jane Christina (nee Worldon) with their oldest daughter Glennie 'Marie' (my Nan).  The photograph is likely to have been taken in the Gundagai area around 1926/7 as my Nan was born in 1924 and her parents married in 1927.

This a photograph of my Great Aunt Dorothy Jean Briggs nee Stevens.

My Nan, Glennie 'Marie' Stevens (nee Battye)

My Great Grandmother Ada Louisa Stevens (nee Jones) with unknown child.  Unfortunately those who could tell me more about the photograph have all gone and nobody wrote the information down for future generations.