Life Experiences: 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy
Sometimes the challenges in life provide the best learning experiences. Can you find an example of this in your own family tree? Which brick wall ancestor are you most thankful for, and how did that person shape your family history experience? George Birrell - Sea Town My first blog was called Luvvies Musings...and I have been musing long and hard about this question ...so much so that I'm now late...terribly late and need to get on with it! The ancestor that I will posit for discussion today is not really a brick wall but she's a good example. My ancestor's name is Isabella Sinclair (nee Birrell). She was my 3rd great-grandmother and came out to Melbourne, Australia with her husband Peter Sinclair in 1857 on the " Horizon " with their six children: Isabella, Margaret, Ann, James, Ellen (Helen) and Emma. Somebody sent me a message on Ancestry this week asking me a bit more about the family and so that motivated me to have a play with Scotlands...