Family Tree Frog

Thomas Case Ahnentafel Number 54 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 Exploration. Amy says: Where did your ancestors explore? Who moved around a lot? You could also share records, libraries, or archives that you've explored in. Remember, there's no wrong way to interpret the theme! Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments. Thomas was my 3rd great-grandfather on my maternal side of the family. I am ashamed to say that I have written next to nil about the Case family on my blog. “Why is that?”, I wonder. I suspect it is because others had done quite a bit of research already and shared it with me, so I didn’t think any more needed to be done. When I check my vital records for him, I only have a marriage certificate so I think I will order the death certificate.  I have found a baptism on Ancestry which should b...

Orange Grove Public School - Play Day NSW State Archives NRS 15051 School photograph collection Flickr Ahnentafel Number 39 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 "extending the branches" and for this week is "courting".   Margaret was my 3rd great-grandmother. Her life story is one of sometimes courting disaster, courting to seek affection or favour or to deceive, not to mention being in court. Much of what follows has appeared in previous posts on this blog but has been collated together in an attempt to obtain a more complete picture. Birth Date/Place: circa 1808 Caernarvonshire, Wales (from her convict indent and death certificate) Baptism Date/Place:  unable to find/identify Major World Events/Disasters/Wars etc 1815 - Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo 1833 - convict transportation to Australia peaks 1834...