My inlaw, Joseph Ainsworth, who married my cousin, Martha Blackman, was reported in the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal of bringing[…]
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The Death of James and Elizabeth Blackman
My third great grandfather, James Blackman died before his wife Elizabeth Blackman but only by a short time. Theirs was[…]
Read moreJury Cramp's Unclaimed Letter
My great great grandfather, Jury Cramp appears in the Sydney Herald Tuesday 24th August 1841 on page 4 in a[…]
Read moreSale of Ewes at Robert Blackman's Place
My Second Great Grandfather, Robert Blackman, had a sale at his property. The Sydney Herald Wednesday 29 May 1839 Page[…]
Read moreSalem Vale
Well one of my relatives and another were involved in property dealings in Bigga. Salem Vale later was renamed Markdale[…]
Read moreTrouble on the Layton
The Layton was the first of the ships arranged to bring women out to the colony of NSW. My third[…]
Read moreCharles Kemp Dove – Surveyor
Charles Kemp Dove, a great-great-great-great-great-grand uncle of Krysta and Teresa appears to have started out life as a Surveyor .[…]
Read moreHannah Stanley's day in court
Well, my great… grand mother, Hannah Stanley, spent a day in court as a witness. I wonder how she felt[…]
Read moreJury and Mary Ann Cramp Arrive in Australia with their children
As seen in the Sydney Herald – Monday 18 November 1833 Page 2, my great great grandparents Jury and Lydia[…]
Read moreOf the falling price of Opium
This is Charles Kemp Dove, a great-great-great-great-great-grand uncle of Krysta and Teresa, discussing the falling price of Opium that was[…]
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