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  Ahnentafel Number 26 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.  You can join in too here. The theme for this week is "Help” Amy says: This week's theme is "Help." When did an ancestor give or receive help? My first thought is of the neighbours who brought meals to my great-grandparents and their children while they were sick with the Spanish Flu. Another route you could take is when you've received help in your genealogy research. Who helped you and what did they help you discover? John Thomas Taylor was my 2 nd great-grandfather on my mother’s side.  This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I previously wrote about my great-grandfather. Murrumbidgee river Yass Mitchell Library State Library of NSW    Childhood Birth Date/Place : John Thomas Taylor was born 24 December 1845 at Murrumbidgee River near Yass, New South Wales, Australia. [i] ...

John McLoughlin 1867-1953   John McLOUGHLIN – 1867-1953 Ahnentafel Number 12 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.   You can join in too here. The theme for this month is Check It Out and this week is Document. Amy says: "Document" can be a noun or a verb and, as genealogists, we should be using it as both! Perhaps this week you share a neat document you've found or write about your efforts to document an ancestor. .” John was my great-grandfather or my mother’s grandfather.   He died when my mother was eighteen but sadly I have no memories of her telling me about him or what he was like. McLOUGHLIN as a surname has its own challenges as you can imagine in terms of spelling.   I have found it spelt the following way in various documents: McLAUGHLIN, MacLAUGHLIN, McLOGHLIN, McLOUGHLAN or McLACHLAN. I'm sure there are more variations yet to discover! Dates w...