Experts In Genealogy

Thomas Keith Tellesson (Dr) 8th July 1927 - 9th August 1986 Keith as he was known to all his friends and family, (except of course to his father, he was always addressed as Thomas) was born to George Robert Tellesson and Ethel May Speechley on the 8th of July 1927 in Ashfield, New South Wales.  He was the middle son, of the three boys born to George & Ethel.   His life was typical of the period, until the day his uncle Tom married in the front room of the modest house at 173 Avoca Street, Randwick, New South Wales.  At the same time, elsewhere in the house George Robert Tellesson, (Keith's father) died after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage [stroke] & arteriosclerosis [hardening of medium and large arteries]. Life was a bit of a struggle for the family after this, but the other family members stepped up and assisted Ethel with raising the three boys. Keith went on to study medicine at Sydney University and graduated in the early 1950's along with his...

WELCOME TO THE PARTY Elizabeth O'Neal has put forward this brilliant idea - it's a Genealogy Blog Party - here is her post -  Join the April 2016 Genealogy Blog Party!  (posted on 13th April 2016) on the  Little Bytes of Life   I've never viewed "Doctor Who"...but how could I knock back the invitation...I'm excited to join this party. Who is the ancestor you will meet? I would love to catch up with George TELLESSON an illiterate Norwegian Merchant Mariner who was born in Norway in 1837.  He is the 2xGGrandfather of my partner. What question(s) do you need him/her to answer? What are the names of your parents? Do you have a brother by the name of Thomas? Is there a problem you can help your ancestor solve? Where were you in the 1851 & 1861 UK Census? Will you reveal your true identity to your ancestor? If so, how will your visit impact the future? No...I don't want to change history... Will you bring y...

Major Hugh Quinn - The Man Behind Quinn's Post Gallipoli Turkey WW1 I first became aware of Quinn's Post whilst doing research on Samuel William HARRY whose life was detailed last year. You may read Samuel's story here . Samuel William Harry and Hugh Quinn were boyhood friends...pals in Charters Towers, Queensland. They had many common interests too. This is the story of Major Hugh Quinn - the man behind Quinn's Post Gallipoli . Major Hugh Quinn, eldest son of John Quinn and Mary Jane Irwin Early Life of Hugh Quinn He started out in his working life by taking up a position in Messrs. Cummins and Campbell's office and  worked  himself up to head clerk. He became a prominent athlete and proved himself one of  the best amateur  boxers in North Queensland. He was full of energy, perseverance and initiative, a manly man, and had a host of admirers among the Charters Towers youth.  He  followed up his profession of accoun...

GALLIPOLI HERO  CAPTAIN SAMUEL WILLIAM HARRY  100 YEARS ON Samuel William HARRY Every ANZAC Day there would be a ceremony held at the State School I attended. I would hear about Simpson and his Donkey and his gallant efforts to rescue the wounded soldiers fighting on the narrow peninsula, then known as the Dardanelles . (From, Wikipedia…The Dardanelles, formerly known as Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart, the Bosporus.) I always felt I had a connection…but to my knowledge, as a 7/8 yr old, I didn’t know of any family member, nor extended family member who had fought at Gallipoli. Then in my early 20’s a cousin printed up a family history of the HARRY family. In that, there was mention of a Samuel William Harry who had died in Gallipoli…I was hooked. I had to find out EVERYTHING about Samuel William HARRY, who was my first cousin...

A Perfect School Holiday Activity For The Kids - From An Original Idea By A Genealogist Well right from the geck-ko, that heading doesn't seem right...but when you have children home for the holidays and they are already sick of watching repeats (DVD's or TV), it's too cold to go outside or they are just plain 'bored'.  Here is an ideal activity for them to do, or join in on doing with you. Now, we all know that the kids know more about the computers and software than we do, right?!?! So what better idea than to give them a challenge/activity, whatever you want to call it and see who does the best chart! J Paul Hawthorne, from California, US started it all on facebook the other week with his excel chart of #MyColorfulAncestry, that looked just like the Australian Tennis Open Draw (see below). Australian Tennis Open Draw Source:  http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/draws/ms/ But, I digress.  This is the perfect activity in which to get the ...

Why is it that people think that you can  finish  your family tree? What does a finished family tree look like? Do you want to publish a book?  Do you just write it up on a chart?  Does it get put away, never to be looked at again? Do you find as many people as you can on Ancestry.com in 12 months & then call it quits? Do you fill in as many 'blanks' in a software program? I've gotten back to my 3xGreat-grandfather, so I'm finished? Well, I've got to tell you something...I'm not finished.  Now into my 46th year of research, I don't even feel like I've scratched the surface.  I've got lots of names, dates, pictures, newspaper articles and other details & information - but I don't feel like I'm anywhere near finished.  Just ask hubby, he's waiting for his family history (in a written form) & feels "jibbed" that he hasn't seen anything yet.  Yet, I've discussed his family many, many times over...

DIVORCE IN THE 19TH CENTURY DIVORCE - 1896 Leonard Shelford BIDWELL vs Susannah BIDWELL nee WARBURTON I didn't know a lot about my 2 X great grandfather or great grandmother.  But after a few years I became curious and started searching for information.  Now remember, this was way before the internet and in libraries and research rooms, it wasn't a simple 'push' of the button to find this information.  So I hunted and hunted and eventually found a Divorce Index, which I curiously looked at.  I had no idea, that they had divorced.  In fact, it wasn't that common for people to divorce, one of the reasons given, was because of the expense involved. So I needed to investigate more about the Divorce of the Bidwells. But I couldn't discover any more information other than the Divorce Index.  Susannah BIDWELL nee WARBURTON The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 in England gave men the opportunity to divorce their wife if the wife had committed adu...