I am a happily married Aussie mum and granny.I have 4 children and I have 5 grandchildren.I love country music ,guitars,and all things country but also old classics from the good old days along with all things vintage/retro.Reading is a favourite pastime of mine (all sorts of things) I love history and thats one of the reason I enjoy searching for past family and connecting with others who do the same.
I have been doing family reaesrch on and off for many years and one day hope to be able to compile my research into mini books for different areas of my family then a larger one for my own direct family so they have something to go to and look back on.
Arent our future generations lucky to have us doing all this research for them? LOL
I was inspired by Genealogy Wise to create a ning site for all the Australian researchers so please if you from Australia come and join.
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May you all have your dreams come true and remember the wise words of Monty Python "Always look on the bright side of life
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So far I have mainly been on online researcher. I got some help from Graham Jaunay in SA with the 'Freak' family mystery and made a Freak family contact through Ancestry.com. I've made a couple of visits to PROV in Melbourne, and visited many cemetary's - much to my kids disgust ;-), as most of my ancestors were Victorians. Planning a visit to Echuca early in Feb to do some research there on the Kelly family that started in Kyneton, Victoria, moved to Echuca and then to Cobar, NSW. Where are your research interests?
I take it we are related through the Jarrett family. How is your search going? Let me know if I can help in any way.
Sue
It appears we do have a link Priscilla Jane Jarrett was the daughter of Edward Jarrett and Sarah Eales. Edward was my GGG grandfather's brother. I have that Priscilla married Thomas Benjamin in 1889. They had 7 children and I have that she died in 1943.
Does this match what you have?
Debby
I like have a passion for Country Music, BlueGrass , Banjo's,( as a lad b4 my teen I was taught how to play a 17 string Banjo Mandelin, that was hard) Mainly American but Aussie is gettin just as good. My lad is a heavy metal nut but would you believe he also loves country music what a combo a.
My interests are as above but have a love for speed on land and water and have a vehicle that helps me keep that alive( sensibly that is)
All the best Wayne
Cheers, Pete
I have found there were (at least) three different Jarrett families that came to Australia. Mine, from Brede Sussex, settled around the Shoalhaven region in the 1850s. My branch of the family moved up to Bangalow near Lismore in the early 1900s. There was a John Jarrett who also settled in the Shoalhaven region. I believe his family were from Shropshire. The last group of Jarretts were Cedar cutters who settled around the Lismore / Casino area. They were from Kent but given the proximity of Sussex and Kent may be distantly related to mine but I haven't been able to prove that. I would definitely be interested to see if your friend is related to me.
Maybe we will be able to match up the Knights too, do you know where yours were from?
Debby
Here's hoping you find lot's of Taylors to connect with : )
Chris
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