The Tree of Me

Previously I have written two posts about where my ancestors are buried. This post gives details of my husband's paternal ancestors. Grandparents      Patrick Brennan and Stella Kerr Armidale, New South Wales Great grandparents                                                                                    William Brennan and Annie Ryan Armidale, NSW Alexander Kerr Glen Innes, NSW  Photo AusCemIndex Harriet Kerr - not an ancestor       Edith Kerr (Squires) Armidale, NSW No photo Great Great  Grandparents                                               ...

I haven't blogged much this year as I seem to be spending all my out of work hours finishing more work. However, I managed to spend some time searching Trove over Easter and found this gem from The Glen Innes Examiner on Thursday 8th February 1923. The Glen Innes Examiner  Thursday 8th February 1923, p. 4 The Early Days First Child on Clarevaulx Drew First Wheat Mr Spatch's Recollections With a surprisingly clear memory and a particularly active body for his seventy years of life, Mr William Spatch sen - father of Mr W. Spatch of Bald Nob - is a very interesting human link with the early days of this district. Mr Spatch was born on Clarevaulx Station, Captain Philip Ditman, stood as his godfather - a distinction he might well have prized, since the baby Spatch was the first white child born on the station. The parents were employed on the property, and so were themselves amongst the very earliest pioneers of t...

Happy fathers's day to all my husbands "fathers" who have lived in Australia. Father James Jeffery Brennan (1930 - 2001) Grandfathers Patrick Brennan (1898 - 1975) Albert Scheef (1876 - 1953) Great grandfathers William Brennan (1851 - 1928) Alexander Kerr (1875 - 1960) Jakob Scheef (1835 - 1904) Robert Waters (1855 - 1932) Great great grandfathers James Ryan (c1840 - 1922) Alfred Kerr (1845 - 1918) Thomas Squires (1855 - 1906) Georg Glock (1806 - 1883) Andrew Silas Waters (c1814 - 1870)  Elis Dawson (1822 - 1888) Great great great grandfathers Robert Kerr (1803 - 1853) William Spatch (c1816 - 1864) Thomas Dawson (1801 - 1863) Great great great great grandfather James Key (c1788 - 1875) My husband's oldest "father" was his great, great, great, great grandfather, James Key who died at Stonehenge near Glen Innes in 1875 aged approx 87. His youngest "father", great, great, great grandfather William Spatch, also d...

After blogging about my great great grandparents I though I should add those of my husbands. Thomas Brennan is presumed to have been born and died in Ireland. He married Margaret Tobin on 18th February 1846 at Leafe Hill, Muckalee, Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Margaret Tobin is presumed to have been born and died in Ireland. James Ryan , son of Daniel Ryan and Anastasia Deeves was born c 1840 at Kilcooley, Co Tipperary, Ireland. He married Catherine Cleary at Uralla, NSW, Australia. James died in Uralla 20th September 1922 at Uralla, NSW, Australia Catherine Cleary , daughter of John Cleary and Catherine Heffernan was born c1846 at Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland. She died on 3rd April at Kentucky, NSW, Australia. Alfred Kerr , son of Robert Kerr and Ellen Smail was born on18th June 1845 at West Maitland, NSW, Australia. He married Mary Ann Spatch on 3rd July 1864 at Glen Innes, NSW, Australia. Alfred Kerr died on 26th March 1918 at Glen Innes, NSW, Australia Mary Anne Spatch , daughter ...