When you research a family story for a person living in the 1800’s and even into the early 1900’s you don’t expect a person to move very far in their life. There are some however that move due to circumstances such as running from the law, running from a family or external events such asContinue reading “The wanderings of John McCarthy”
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Grave Tales – Old Dubbo Cemetery
The tale of a journalist and writer turned man of religion is one of following passions and a true path. Frederick Sydney Wilson was a successful writer and editor of a Sydney newspaper before he turned his back on city life to join religion in the western towns of New South Wales. Frederick was bornContinue reading “Grave Tales – Old Dubbo Cemetery”
Redacted on the 1939 register
There is often confusion about the English 1939 register and whether it is a regular census. The 1939 register is not a census, but a register collated in September, just after the start of World War Two. It is not covered by the Census Act 1920, so not subject to the 100 year closure ruleContinue reading “Redacted on the 1939 register”
