tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post6752352310810058069..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Taphophile Tragics - an addictionJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-21399816816538320122015-07-07T20:18:35.019+10:002015-07-07T20:18:35.019+10:00Hrllo Melinda
I am descended from Mary-Ann Pucker...Hrllo Melinda<br /><br />I am descended from Mary-Ann Puckeridge (1839) who married James Thomas Selby. She is the older sister of your Sarah (1842). I have visited some Drennan graves in Rookwood.<br /><br />I would be in contact with you, but cannot find an email address. Mine is easy to find on this blog, so please be in touch.<br /><br />JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-18489478351815791702015-07-07T15:39:13.609+10:002015-07-07T15:39:13.609+10:00Hi Julie,
I am descendant from Amelia and Richard....Hi Julie,<br />I am descendant from Amelia and Richard. Nice to meet another cousin :)<br /><br />MelindaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646984777492254512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-61580708115068098542012-07-16T21:16:20.002+10:002012-07-16T21:16:20.002+10:00Fantastic! I was thrilled when I found one in my ...Fantastic! I was thrilled when I found one in my lot too. And one who arrived as a free man but turned to crime. Might be more yet.<br /><br />What is more fascinating is how in a few generations everyone became upright citizens. <br /><br />My mum was also a tad concerned at what I might find when I started researching family history ... "Remember my family were not Christians" she said with worried voice.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-48065402611216665642012-07-07T11:10:19.326+10:002012-07-07T11:10:19.326+10:00You are a real Aussie, going back so many generati...You are a real Aussie, going back so many generations. Congratulations on your interesting find. You must spend hours researching these histories. I wish I had your tenacity and brains. I love the name 'Emily Amelia Puckeridge" she sounds like a character out of Jane Austin.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-41145471808618035222012-07-06T05:27:30.855+10:002012-07-06T05:27:30.855+10:00Oh far out!
Sooooo jealous.
Convict forefathers!
I...Oh far out!<br />Sooooo jealous.<br />Convict forefathers!<br />I don't have any.<br />Just chinese shepherds, half starved irish and a violin teacher.<br />Sooo jealous you can go right back to the second fleet.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-25611309126648417632012-07-06T02:06:01.736+10:002012-07-06T02:06:01.736+10:00wow, going so far back... finding those graves. am...wow, going so far back... finding those graves. amazing... !<br />i had to laugh that you are proud that you have convicts in your family.. :DCaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-39597138666502893262012-07-05T02:40:49.416+10:002012-07-05T02:40:49.416+10:00Your enthusiasm aka addiction is infectious, Julie...Your enthusiasm aka addiction is infectious, Julie. Looks like you'll soon be striking this one off your bucket list. Well done!Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-19809350650950053272012-07-05T02:35:27.149+10:002012-07-05T02:35:27.149+10:00What a fantastic story and a lot of research. I&#...What a fantastic story and a lot of research. I'm sure my husband has some transported convicts in his ancestry too.<br /><br />Herding CatsSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-22323810944189082222012-07-04T18:34:28.518+10:002012-07-04T18:34:28.518+10:00I agree, and I think that is why it is regarded as...I agree, and I think that is why it is regarded as a badge of honour. It was the well-off getting rid of th hoi-poloi.<br /><br />I am still trying to unearth what my three convicts were charged with. I know Thomas got 7 years, Susannah 14 years and Joseph 7 years. I am now trying to search for the burial place of Susannah who died in 1820. She was married and died within the records of St Phillips CofE, and I suspect she was interred in the Old Burial Ground as one of the last before it closed. But need proof. Totally engrossing this. As though she is on my shoulder egging me on to discover it all and rejoin here to her family. Amela was 5 when her mother died. Cannot get a bead on her father either. Shall have to go through the Convict Musters in at the State Library. Micro Fiche ... yikes!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-1542486039587388822012-07-04T18:23:25.970+10:002012-07-04T18:23:25.970+10:00It is I think rightly regarded as a badge of honou...It is I think rightly regarded as a badge of honour these days. You cannot I think judge others at a very different time and place. John Smith was transported for 7 years in 1801 for stealing one handkerchief when he was 19, today that would most likely not go to court.Leeds daily photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240127660481382397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-9869188247660308912012-07-04T07:21:49.503+10:002012-07-04T07:21:49.503+10:00Delighted your skill and tenacity as a researcher ...Delighted your skill and tenacity as a researcher has paid off on your personal journey back in time.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-28297242088700634822012-07-04T05:22:03.106+10:002012-07-04T05:22:03.106+10:00I think the further one is from the dubious claim ...I think the further one is from the dubious claim to fame, the more one can embrace it.<br />Congratulations on your findings!hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-39486012637648124022012-07-03T21:02:25.303+10:002012-07-03T21:02:25.303+10:00Yes, yes. I know. However, it is now regarded as a...Yes, yes. I know. However, it is now regarded as a badge of honour. HOwever, I know my mother, whose line this is, would have been mortified at the very idea. HOw attitudes change in just a single generation.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-26202946044021132012012-07-03T20:50:54.073+10:002012-07-03T20:50:54.073+10:00I am laughing at your excitement of discovering yo...I am laughing at your excitement of discovering your convict ancestry!!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-5338242498089149832012-07-03T17:42:06.247+10:002012-07-03T17:42:06.247+10:00Good on you Julie. Family tree research is engros...Good on you Julie. Family tree research is engrossing.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-25274979598453029132012-07-03T14:04:46.428+10:002012-07-03T14:04:46.428+10:00Interesting post.Interesting post.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-58722255584131725092012-07-03T13:09:12.607+10:002012-07-03T13:09:12.607+10:00I love walking cemeteries, especially old ones...I love walking cemeteries, especially old ones...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-36550647782866172542012-07-03T08:01:13.099+10:002012-07-03T08:01:13.099+10:00O how exciting! It feels so good to go on a voyage...O how exciting! It feels so good to go on a voyage of discovery and find such incredible connections! There's a real feeling of being an intrinsic part of public history!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-70234070041416894992012-07-03T02:56:12.304+10:002012-07-03T02:56:12.304+10:00I can understand the addiction.I can understand the addiction.Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.com