About Meet the Ancestors
These pages are a
place to share information about our common heritage. I hope you find something here
that will help you learn more about your own ancestors. The best part of family
history research is sharing it with others. This web site is my chance to share what
I learn.
To get an overview start with the descendants of: - Robert HOLLAND (1829-1893) and Louisa
EDWARDS (1837-1875)
- Alexander CONNOR (1810-
????) and Naomi GOULDEN (1819-1891)
- John COOK (c1812-1862) and Margaret BLAIN (1814-1858)
- George LOWRIE (1837-1896) and Esther Elizabeth
BARNETT (1841-1911)
- John Edye MANNING (1783-
1870) and Matilda Jordan COOK (1777-
1860)
- George
Bowles WOODLEY (1799-1887) and Helena DREW (1817-1873)
- Joseph
CLARKE (1829-1904) and Louisa PICKFORD (1825-
1901)
- Charles
RICH (1817-1873) and Margaret KEATING (1838-
1917)
- William
WALKER (1856-1931) and Patience ARGYLE (1865-1915)
I will try to make it more complete and accurate
with every update. You can help me by letting me know when you come across mistakes
on these pages and by sharing new information you uncover. Please send me copies of
any documents, photos, diaries, old letters - anything you might have that applies
to the families on these pages.
The story of someone's life begins before they are
born: (Click on the ticker)
Family Tree Sites
Below are some links to some websites I have found with direct links to my family.
Some of these are very remote, being about 10th cousins but still related! -
The Ahern Family by Dennis Ahern
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The AULD's of Tizzana by Jonathan Auld
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The Beresford Family Society President: The Marquis of Waterford
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The Bostock Family by Roland and Bill Bostock
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The Bowles of Canada by Tom LaPorte
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Burbury Family History Web Site by Douglas Burbury
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Butterfly's Genealogy by Vivienne Wooster
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Callaway Family Association
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Ancestors from Somerset & Wiltshire, UK by Roger J Clarke
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How the Clennells in Derbyshire start from Cash! by Jonathan Cennell
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The Collins Family by John Webb
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James Cox in UK by Thelma and Matthew Birrell
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Dowintons of Guernsey Researched by Terry Dowinton
- The Drew Family by Nick Reddan
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The Edye Family by Eckart and Christian Edye
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The Caporale-McDouglal Family Trees - John FORDRED born 1741
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Gaylard Name Study Site by Michael Gaylard
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Family Tree of Stephen Philip Pinner - Charles GOULDEN (1855-1939)
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Australian Hubbards by Darren Gough
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Lee Genealogy Page by Frank Lee
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The Manning Family by Adrian Manning
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The McFarlane, Stewart, Crowley, Dray etc of Australia by Jill Jackson
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The Montague Millennium - 1000 years of worldwide family history
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Power Et Al DNA & History Project
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My Families - from Southern England by Hilary Redman
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My Lines, me, my ancestors, and my relations by Robert Brian Stewart
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Spackman Family of Utah and England by Bruce Ernest Spackman
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Swinton Family Society by Gary Swinton
Books, Journals and Articles
Here are some books, journals or articles that have been written by or are about some
of my relatives, I have a few more to add in the future. If you know of any other,
please let me know, and I can add them to the list.-
The Story of Charles and Margaret Rich by John FERRY
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A History of the Family of Holland of Mobberley by Edgar Swinton HOLLAND
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Peter Holland (1766-1855) by Craig Thornber
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Sir Henry Holland (1788-1873) by Craig Thornber
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John Bradshawe - Marple's Most Famous Son by Mark Whittaker
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The Drew Dynasty by Pam Byron
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The Gouldens and their Canterbury Newspapers by R J Goulden
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~GOULDENS~ by T Machado
- Voyage to Australia by Arthur W MANNING
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Views of residences of the Manning family
- Scenes in Europe and New South Wales by Emily Anne
MANNING
Townshends of the Trevallyns by Lewis H Hughes
Genealogy Links-
Ancestry.com - Search for Your Ancestors
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Family Search - Latter-day Saints site
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RootsWeb.com - Search Family Trees at WorldConnect
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RootsWeb Archive Search Engine - Mailing List Archives Search
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Genes Reunited - Search more than 300 million ancestors
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Genealogy.com - Family History Software and Historical Records
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GenCircles - global
tree
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Free BMD - England & Wales
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BMDregisters - The Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service
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Free REG - database is under construction
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Free CEN - Bringing YOUR ancestors to YOU, free of charge
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Ireland's Gravestone Index
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Genealogy Search Australia - Genealogy Search Engine and Directory
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National Library of Australia - a world of information
- National Archives of Australia
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National Foundation for Australian Women
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Colonial Tasmanian Family Links - Search the database
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State Archives of New South Wales - Search the online indexes
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Queensland State Archives
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New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
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Queensland Historical Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
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"Reverse" Western Australia Marriage lookup - A Perth DPS project
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Australian Obituaries - forever remembered
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Funeral Notices, Death Notices and Obituaries for Australia
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Australian Cemeteries Index - Search for Inscriptions
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The Ryerson Index - Death Notices in Australian Newspapers
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Sydney Morning Herald Tribute & Death Notices - Search Notices
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Greville's Post Office Directory - Arranged locally and alphabetically
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New Zealand Obituaries - Forever Remembered
Family History Journals
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The Carillon Chimes - the Family History Group of Bathurst
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Lake Macquarie Family History Group Inc. - monthly newsletter
- SAG-E - Society of Australian Genealogists
E-Books-
Australian Dictionary of Biography
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Who's Who in Australia 1921-1950
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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Welsh Biography Online
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Cornell University Digital Collections
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The Domesday Book Online
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Google Book Search
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Project Gutenberg
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Project Canterbury - out of print Anglican texts
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Historical Directories - Searchable Digital Library
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Online Collections at BYU - Harold B. Lee Library
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Internet Archive - Text
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The University of Adelaide - eBooks@Adelaide
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