Interesting Strangers

The death of Sarah Hudson Lade

Sarah Hudson Lade [nee Clark] Family Tree Sarah Hudson Lade [nee Clark] was my father’s 2nd Great Grandmother. The following…

Jane Emma Summers: An Illegitimate Daughter

Jane Emma Summers was just three months old when she died in the arms of her sixteen-year-old mother, Phoebe Summers. Reported to…

The Untimely Death of James Bulman

James Bulman, my 3rd Great Grandfather, was a well-liked, respected, and valued member of the North-Eastern districts of Tasmania. Sadly…

Harlequin Bob

Aliases: Cobourn, Coburn, Coborn, Cowburn, Cockburn, Harlequin Bob I first came across Robert Cowburn while researching my 3rd Great Grandmother,…

Could the real William Harris please step forward!

William Harris, the son of William Harris and his wife Margaret, is my 2nd Great Grandfather on my mother’s side.…

Convict [9698]: Mary Harrington [1822-1896]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Grandmother Aliases: Mary Harrington, Mary Ann Harrington, Mary Anne Harrington, Mary Ann Steward, Mary Stewart,…

A Brutal Husband

George Bromfield brutally beat his wife Ann so badly that she died from the ordeal. George, my 3rd Great Grandfather,…

Convict [255]: Mary Harvey [1791-1877]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Grandmother Overview Looking back through Mary’s timeline, it is evident that she had a distraught…

Convict [1530]: Henry Stewart [1809-1866]

Overview Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Granfather Aliases: Stuart, Steward Description 1 Trade: LabourerHeight: 5 feet, 4 inchesComplexion: DarkHead: SmallHair:…

Convict [1481]: William Stevenson [1811-1876]

Relationship to Self: Direct Ancestor, 3rd Great Grandfather Overview Originally sentenced to death for his part in stealing a horse,…

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