DESCENT. SAGS Winter 2023 This is an old journal that turned up in the room resorting!!!
Biography– Carlo Pisani (1853-1942) …. “Musician, teacher and band/orchestra leader – born 33/9/1853 in the town of Viggiano, Italy. He was the fourth child born to farmers…poverty face by the Viggianese farmer of the time…. Carlo eventually followed his older brother…. to Australia in1881…. Carlo established an orchestra for the Bowraville Orchestral Society in 1911…. WWI Carlo assisted with fundraising for the Belgian Relief Fund…. Carlo and his wife retired to Bondi, where he taught thill his death in 1942.”
Huguenot Descendants in New South Wales…. Augustine Soubeiran (1858-1933); Minard Crommelin (1881-1972); Henry Carter Perdriau (1817-1892). A list of their descendants follows with convict listings and other Huguenot descendants
A Medical Tourist Turned Wine Grower – connecting Madeira, Portugal & New South Wales
When not in Rome (or the Vatican City) … some websites for Catholic historical events and records
A Journey into Sicilian Ancestry…. Italia Assunta Palayan nee Romeo
Searching for Family in Portugal… My Italian Ancestors…. Research over 50 years beginning before the internet information was available…. this journey some of us may have done ourselves!!!
DESCENT. SAGS. Summer 2023 Another discovery!
Biography– Helen Brownlow Cruickshank nee Dixon (1827-1898) … “publican and boarding house mistress, was born in Hobart, – the second of seven children- in 1827…her father, Thomas was the publican of the Hope and Anchor Hotel in Hobart…. moved to Sydney…. married Frederick…. after Frederick’s bankruptcy in 1848 the couple ran the Woolpack Inn at Bendemeer….
DNA Testing: Why Would I? using genetic genealogy (DNA) in your genealogy. An interesting article…. including a genetic genealogy basic glossary.
A Family Mystery Solved Using DNA…. “At Summer Hill Station….an unusual discovery was made by a railway porter…. he noticed a carry-all basket…on opening it he found two baby girls about six weeks old….”
A Problem I didn’t know I had…. a simple name search amongst my Ancestry DNA “matches” showed there were no people bearing my maiden name….
Who was Julia? A question peppered with possibilities….
How Ancestry DNA tests reunited Irish “orphan” Jane Feeney with her family…. “Genetic genealogy proved an invaluable toll to reunite Jane with her family.”
Another Life: The Power of DNA & Archives…. “Were Frances Galloway and Ann Stewart the same person?
DNA Corner…. How Strong is your Proof? … One 7cm match does not prove a great-great-grandparent relationship….
DESCENT SAGS JUNE 2024
Biography: Edward Purses (1803-1888) … “orchardist, leatherworker, teacher, and lay preacher, was born 1893 Sevenoaks, Kent, in a village long known for tanning, his father’s trade brought steady work…. Edward was an avid reader of literature and science….
Harnessing the power of Chat GPT: A versatile tool for family historians…
Principle 1: Probability, Not Facts.
Principle 2: It’s Not a Google Search.
Principle 3: It’s All About the Prompt.
Principle 4: Choose your Verbs Wisely.
Principle 5: New Chat for Each Task.
Principle 6: Edit and Check.
Principle 7: Massage, Manipulate and Refine.
“I put the petticoats around its shoulders” – Mary Ann Morey. “The first official record of Mary Ann Morey is in 1797 from the Old Bailey court documents…. Mary Ann had been convicted of grand larceny on 25 October 1797…
The Twisted Olive Branch. “The only photograph I have of my maternal great-grandmother Olive was taken on the day of my baptism in 1966…. nine months after that photo being taken Olive died of stomach cancer aged 77…
The GENEALOGIST. AIGS Family History Connection Spring 2024
Samuel Crook, cabinet maker, entrepreneur and undertaker.
“During the early years of Melbourne’s settlement, just being an undertaker was not sustainable as an occupation, this many began as cabinet maker, joiners and upholsterers. Samuel Crook was one such person…born in NSW in 1813…to Rev. William Pascoe Crook and Hannah Crook (nee Dare) …
Thomas Mackrell (1787-1860) “Swing” rioter. Born in Berkshire, he played a small roll in three historical events… the agrarian revolt in rural England, working as a convict shepherd/shearer for the Macarthur family in the establishment of Australia’s merino wool industry, and eventually becoming a free settler in Van Diemen’s Land.
Heritage Series: Characters in Genealogy…. “Toby” mugs…. “Granny”, W G Grace(cricketer), Dick Turpin…. i
nformation and photos
Gustave’s Enterprises. “In the 1870s, the sailing ship SV Reichstag made several journeys between Hamburg and Australia, bringing German migrants to the new Australian colonies. Reichstag was a 3 masted iron hulled sailing ship of 722 tons built in 1867 on Scotland’s River Clyde. Robert and Gustave were two children (on board) …. the brothers continued for a while in Brisbane until in 1875 Gustav decided to travel to New South Wales…In Grafton, Gustav was welcomed into the German Community.
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