In a
nutshell this is what I learned:
·
On
my mum’s side, much to her disgust, we hail from a wonderful line of convicts –
and I am very proud! Well, better to be
proud than try to hide it like some Australians do – after all, it is history…
·
After
the pardoned my GG grandfather (from the line I hail from) the family were given
500 acres and went on to own a string of public houses in Launceston and
surrounds, but then lost them due to ignoring trading restrictions (i.e. he
continued carrying on like a convict) – my family (then) owned lots of land, so
by rights I should be rich today – well, we should be well off…
·
I
learned our family (on mum’s side) is a mix of Chuggs, Birds, Frosts (well one
hard to find Frost – see below plea), Parminters (originally Parmynter),
Smiths, Hogans, Edwards – the list goes on and on.
But the one
sticking point in my search is my GG Grandmother, whose name was Louisa
Caroline Frost. She was born between 1854 and 1859 – your guess as to where,
what exact year and date, and if even Louisa Caroline Frost was her real
name. No one remembers anything about
her and the only person alive today who can shed any light (my great auntie) can
only remember (and I quote)” she was an old cow”, which I’m sure you will agree, isn’t that helpful. I have searched, tried to get birth
certificates from England, Australia, Wales etc – it has cost me a small
fortune. All to no avail.
My frustration is I can find people back from as far as 1590 – how is one woman from a few hundred years ago alluding me?
My frustration is I can find people back from as far as 1590 – how is one woman from a few hundred years ago alluding me?
So – my plea
is, if anyone is an experienced genealogist or just has a passing interest in family trees and has some spare time to help me
take up the challenge to find out where my GG Grandmother morphed from, I’d
love to hear from you.
http://www.ancestry.com.au/home/lo/index?version=a
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