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Convict [22178]: William Harris
Convicts Harris

Convict [22178]: William Harris

Relationship William Harris [aka Smith] was my 3rd Great Grandfather on my mother’s side.
March 17, 2023May 19, 2023
Convict [22178]: William Harris – Overview
Convicts Harris

Convict [22178]: William Harris – Overview

William Harris [aka Smith], originally from Nottinghamshire, England, was, along with fellow accomplice Thomas Wootton arrested and tried at the…
March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
Ringarooma Coronation Ceremony – 1921
Sharp Newspaper Snippets Ringarooma

Ringarooma Coronation Ceremony – 1921

Coronation Ceremony The Druids’ Hall was well-filled on Thursday evening when the Progress Queen (Miss Enid Fry) and her court…
September 2, 1921March 15, 2023
Ringarooma
Lade Sharp Newspaper Snippets Ringarooma

Ringarooma

Active preparations are in progress for the Chinatown Ball, which will eventuate this evening, and everything points to it being…
September 24, 1920January 10, 2023
Derby: Country Courts
Newspaper Snippets Branxholm Sharp

Derby: Country Courts

Derby At the Court of General Sessions on Thursday (before Messrs. B. C. Glover, C. Lucas, and R. J. Shanhun).…
March 16, 1918January 10, 2023
The death of Sarah Hudson Lade
Lade Clarke

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…
May 19, 1886September 9, 2021
Jane Emma Summers: An Illegitimate Daughter
Lade Summers

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…
March 7, 1880September 9, 2021
The Untimely Death of James Bulman
Bulman

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…
November 28, 1873November 8, 2021
Harlequin Bob
Convicts Cowburn Davis Allender Harlequin Bob

Harlequin Bob

Aliases: Cobourn, Coburn, Coborn, Cowburn, Cockburn, Harlequin Bob I first came across Robert Cowburn while researching my 3rd Great Grandmother,…
August 3, 1873September 9, 2021
Could the real William Harris please step forward!
Harris Haynes Richardson Rogers Erskine Farrell

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.…
December 11, 1858January 22, 2021

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