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June 23, 2003
We apologise ...
Returning to your regular scheduled programming as at 9:00 AM this morning. I have been away from home (and a net connection) since Friday afternoon on a "Family History" weekend. This involves searching through photo albums, old books (especially bibles), old records and lots of handwritten notes to find "evidence" for the family history. All this needs to then be scanned and/or typed up into Reunion.
Found some interesting bits and pieces relating to some of the individuals migrating to Australia especially one rogue who changed his age at every opportunity. He was born in Sydney, Devon, Sussex, Kent or London (depending on which form he was completing) and he was born sometime between 1830 and 1840 (again depending on the form). He had at least three wives (at different times) and lots of kids but the last wife filled in his death certificate with 'No living issue' (he had grandkids at that point in time).
Reputed to have been a "nice bloke", but "James No-Middle-Name Ashdown" is a real pain to decode!
P.S. Just in case any readers are family history buffs and they happen to find the name Ashdown, this James died in 1895 in Balmain (Sydney), parents were George Ashdown and Jane Carmen. The wife we are interested in was Julia Morey.
Posted by Ozguru at June 23, 2003 08:06 AM
