Tracing Family Branches

Today’s post involves my 4th Great Aunt Tamar Twemlow nee Guymer.  The daughter of David Guymer and his wife Marianne nee Bentley she was born in Great Wratting, England around 1842.  In 1853 she came to Australia with her parents and some of her siblings on board the ship Harriet .  In 1862 she married Francis Twemlow at Goulburn and together they had a large family.  Francis died in 1913 at Goulburn.  Tamar died at her residence in Reynold Street, Goulburn and was buried at the Old Goulburn Cemetery in 1924. Source: Obituary. (1924, December 11). Camden News (NSW : 1895 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133286981 Transcript: Obituary. TAMAR TWEMLOW. A very old and highly respected resident of the Goulburn district in the person of Mrs. Tamar Twemlow, widow of the late Frank Twemlow, passed away at her residence in Reynold St., Goulburn on 2nd inst. Deceased was 82 years of age and may be classed as one of the ...

Today's obituary is for my 3rd Great Grand Aunt Amelia Roots (nee Guymer).  The daughter of David Guymer and his wife Marianne (nee Bentley) she was christened on the 15th June 1834 at Great Thurlow in Suffolk, England .  Together with her parents and siblings Amelia came to Australia in 1853 on board the ship Harriett .  In 1856 she married James Flanagan and they had four known children together. After James death in January 1869, Amelia married Thomas Roots in December of the same year.  Thomas died in 1877, while Amelia died in 1925. Source: Death of Mrs. Amelia Roots. (1925, August 29). Taralga Echo(NSW : 1924 - 1927), p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110087133 Transcript: Death of Mrs. Amelia Roots EARLY TARALGA RESIDENT. With the passing of Mrs. Amelia Roots, the Goulburn district loses another of its notable pioneers.  She was amongst the early arrivals at Taralga, and her recollections of the town ...