Tracing Family Branches

My 1st cousin 3 times removed Ada Amelia Quigg nee Guymer was buried on Monday the 28th June 1937 at the Methodist Cemetery, Moorefield (see here  and here ).  Ada was born in 1879 the daughter of James Alfred Guymer and his wife Hannah Dolphin nee Jones (see more here  and here ).  In 1892 tragedy struck with first Hannah and then James dying within days of each other leaving Ada an orphan (see here ).  In 1908 she married John O'Hara Quigg and together they had a large family.  Ada died on the 27th June 1937 at her residence 274 Canterbury road, Campsie. Source: Family Notices (1937, June 28). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17384963 Transcript: QUIGG.- The Relatives and friends of Mr. JOHN O'HARA QUIGG and FAMILY are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved WIFE and their MOTHER, Ada Amelia; to leave their residence 274 Canterbury-road, Campsie, THIS (Monday) AF...

I was researching the descendants of my 3rd Great Grandfather Joseph Dolphin Jones (see more here ) and came across this story on Trove involving some of my second cousins twice removed (some of the Quigg girls in the story) through this line. Source: 30 IN BLAZING LAUNCH (1930, November 2). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225344860 Transcript: 30 IN BLAZING LAUNCH ONE LOST ALL LEAP OVERBOARD PICNIC PANIC When a launch caught fire and capsized under Como Bridge last night, 30 passengers leaped into the water, but all were rescued with the exception of Kressler Nicholas, of Nicholas-street, Campsie, who is believed to have been drowned. The launch was owned by a man named Anderson, of Rawson-street, Sans Souci, and it had been hired by a party for a moonlight excursion.  It left Sans Souci shortly after 8 p.m. for Picnic Point, near Lugarno, and was passing under the bridge, about 9 p.m., when there w...

Joseph Dolphin Jones is my 3rd Great Grandfather. He died on the 22nd of May 1885 at Sutton Forest in New South Wales and was buried at the All Saints Anglican Church Cemetery there (see here ). Source: Trove. Family Notices (1885, May 30). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28362094 Transcript: JONES.-May 22nd, at his residence, Sutton Forest, native of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales, from injuries received by a fall from his buggy, Joseph Dolphin Jones, in his 66th year, Home papers please copy. Source:Trove. Family Notices (1885, June 6). The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), p. 1209. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163275226 Transcript: JONES.-May 22, at his residence, Sutton Forest, Joseph Dolphin Jones, in his 66 year. Source: Trove. Fatal Accident at Sutton Forest. (1885, May 30). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 3. Ret...

Today's post is about the wedding of my 1st cousin three times removed Horace Austin Charles Ryan and May (Marie or Maisie) Gertrude Ryan.  Horace was the son of Patrick Joseph Ryan and his wife Louisa Annie nee Jones and was born about 1890 in New South Wales.  While his wife was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryan and was born in about 1891 in Victoria. Source: Trove.WEDDING BELLS. (1913, May 23). Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139568511 Transcription: WEDDING BELLS. RYAN-RYAN. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Columba's Catholic Church on Wednesday by the Rev. Father Lynch, when Horace C. Ryan, of the Railway Department, Cootamundra, was married to Marie Gertrude (Maisie), eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryan, 'Palarna', Yass-road, Cootamundra.  The church was nicely decorated by the girl friends of the bride with roses and crysanthemums.   The br...

My Great Grandfather Michael O'Connor for a period of time had a Billiard Hall at Cobar and the following are mentions of this from newspapers that I found on Trove . The 1903-04 Australian Electoral Roll has him listed as: 1451 O'Connor Michael Cobar Billiard-marker He is also listed in the 1904 Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia as such: O'Connor M., Billiard Saloon, Cobar. The 1913 Australian Electoral Roll has him listed as a labourer however. 1819 O'Connor Michael M Fourteenth-Street labourer Source: Billiards. (1900, September 15). The Cobar Herald (NSW : 1899 - 1914), p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103828703 Transcript: Billiards. Mr. M. O'Connor, of the Grand Hotel Billiard Saloon, has another tournament in full swing.  Entries closed on Saturday, and about 60 players have nominated. Source: Local and General. (1901, June 15). The Cobar Herald (NSW : 1899 - 1914), p. 2. Retrie...

Our family has recently grown once again with the birth of our fourth gorgeous grandchild.  Miss Lorelei Olivia Stuart is a beautiful and much loved addition to the family tree. Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Zac, Tori, Grace, Samuel and Rosalie on the arrival of their precious daughter and sister. 💖 Lorelei Olivia Stuart

Elizabeth Walden is my 1st cousin five times removed.  The daughter of Mary Walden and an unknown father she was born in Suffolk, England in about 1841, with the birth registered at Risbridge, Suffolk. Elizabeth was baptised on the 17th October 1841 at Great Wratting, Suffolk, Entry No. 352. Source: Find My Past Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006 Category Life Events (BDMs) Record collection Births & baptisms Collections from United Kingdom & Record set Suffolk Baptism Index (part 3) Category Life Events (BDMs) Record collection Births & baptisms Collections from United Kingdom http://search.findmypast.com.au/ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915  Name Elizabeth Walden Registration Year 1841 Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district Risbridge Parishes for this Registration District Risbridge Inferred County Suffolk Volume 12 Page 386 S ource: B...