Family Tree Frog

    Eye colour Have you ever thought about the eye colour you've inherited?  Robert and I were discussing this the other day.  Where did we get our blue eyes from?  I think I got them from my Dad on the Conner side (English).  My mother had hazel eyes.  After meeting the McLoughlins (Irish) a few years ago, I realise I could have got my blue eyes from them too.  And a bit of research into military records shows the Forfars (Scottish) and Carretts (English) could be candidates too.   Robert thinks he got his blue eyes from his paternal grandmother.  She was a HINDE (English) but her father was a DUNCAN (Scottish) so maybe it's from that side.  Robert's eyes are a pale blue which you can see in my daughter Isabel's eyes.  My eyes are a darker blue which my son inherited from me. I remember both my maternal grandfather Tom and my paternal grandmother Ethel had brown eyes.  I didn't meet the other two grandparents and am ...

Today marks the 89th anniversary of Walter Hinde's death.  Walter Hinde was my husband's great-grandfather.   He was born in Brisbane on 22 August 1875 in Arthur Street Fortitude Valley.  His mother was Emma LORD and, while he took the surname of George HINDE, Emma and George did not marry until 1878. Identifying Walter's father is one of our BRICKWALLS! :) George Hinde had come out to Queensland with his brother James on the Derbyshire in July 1874.  The Hindes were from Olney in Buckinghamshire, as were the Lords. To find out more about the Lords and their pub-owning in Olney go here. I have an account of the Hinde brothers from Jess Zimmerman which was passed on to me from other descendants. This is a small extract: "My father, James Hinde and brother George were born in the town of Olney in Buckinghamshire, England.  They decided to emigrate to Australia hearing of plenty of gold here.  They arrived in Brisbane by a sailing ship "Derbyshire" on 15...