Tracing Family Branches

Today’s post involves my 1st cousins four times removed Charles Twemlow and his sister Ada Rigelsford nee Twemlow.  They were the children of Francis Twemlow and his wife Tamar nee Guymer.  Another post involving this family can be found here . Source:  CAR OVERTURNED (1931, April 13).  The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) , p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106849960 Transcript: CAR OVERTURNED Two Injured A small motor car in which were Mrs. Ada Rigelsford, of 2 Clifford-Street, Parramatta, and Mr. Charles Twemlow, 64, of Heydon-street, Mosman, overturned on the Rookwood-road, Bankstown, on Saturday afternoon.  Both were injured. The Canterbury-Bankstown Ambulance took them to the Auburn Hospital, to which Mrs. Rigelsford was admitted suffering from a fracture of the left arm and probably a fracture of the left leg.  Source:  CAR OVERTURNS (1931, April 13). ...

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 ...

My Great Great Grandfather James Baker Worldon for a time ran a grocery store in Gundagai and this was one of the advertisements he had for it.  It is quite an extravagant claim to stock everything you eat except mushrooms, advertising standards were obviously different then!  More posts about him and his business can be found here , here , here , here  and  here . Source: Advertising (1921, April 21). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928), p. 4. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121497924

Today’s post involves my paternal grandparents Mervyn James Phillip Donnelly and his wife Cluna Irene nee O’Connor.  There was one big problem with this marriage in that my grandfather was not legally free to marry her, as he was still married to his first wife Marie Rose Thomson who he had married in Sydney in 1926.  More posts about this can be found here  and  here . Source:  WEDDING BELLS (1928, November 28).  The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938) , p. 7. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237790171 Transcript The marriage of Cluna Irene, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. O’Connor, late of Cobar, with Mr. James Donnelly, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Donnelly, of Mullumbimby, was celebrated by Rev. Father Carlton at the Catholic Church Newcastle on Saturday last.  The wedding breakfast took place at the home of the bride’s parents Roxburgh Street Stockton.

My husband with his Grandparents Rufus and Charlotte Drake in Leeds

Today’s post involves my third great grandmother Margaretta Jane Worldon nee Bell.  The daughter of William Bell and his wife Eleanor nee Sneed she was born at Sutton Forest, New South Wales in 1860.   In 1878 she married James Baker Worldon at Mundarlo, New South Wales.  Together they had eight known children, five of whom tragically died in infancy.  Margaretta died in 1939 at her home in Gundagai and was buried at the North Gundagai cemetery. Source:   OBITUARY (1939, August 4). Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145363798 Transcript  OBITUARY MRS. M. J. WORLDON The death occurred on Sunday morning of Mrs Margarette Jane Worldon at her home in Torr-street, Gundagai, after a short illness. Mrs. Worldon was born at Camden 81 years ago, and was a member of the Bell family, of whom only one now survives, Mrs Ellen Sheather, of Narrandera.  Sixty-one years a...

Today’s snippet involves my husbands grandparents William Allardyce Martin and his wife Violet Helen Marguerite nee Murray. Mr. W.A. Martin, of the Prisons Department Singapore and Mrs. Martin sail for Malaya on October 21. Source:  Untitled, Malaya Tribune, 20 September 1938, Page 13.  Retrieved from  http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19380920-1.2.81