Family Tree Frog

Having possibly bored everybody (including myself) to death with the last post, you will be pleased to know I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. I've decided to list all the rivers that might have a connection to my ancestors (oh and me too - why not?) And here is a suitable literary quote... “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”  ― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Here they are in alphabetical order with pictures wherever possible and the surname/s of the family/ies I am researching afterwards: Afon Seiont, North Caernarvon, Wales - JONES (Afon  means river in Welsh) Welsh Countryside by Nelo Hotsuma from Flickr - some rights reserved Aray River, Inverary, Scotland - SINCLAIR Inverary Castle and River Aray by David Jones on Flickr - some rights reserved Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - DAW, CONNER Grey Street Brid...

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...