Where are my ancestors buried?

Where are my ancestors buried? - Part 2

This is the second post highlighting photographs of the headstones of direct ancestors on my mother's line. I've included links to any relevant previous posts.

Grandparents

Donovan Dawson and Elsie Ryan

Kyogle, New South Wales

Great Grandparents

William Henry Dawson

Yan Yean Cemetery, Whittlesea, Victoria

Bridget Dawson (Mylan)

Casino, New South Wales

Michael Ryan and Sarah Ogden

Kyogle, New South Wales

Great great grandparents

Dr William Lee Dawson

Franklin, Tasmania

Earlier image - Louisa Spinks collection

Emma Seabrook

St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne

Her tree.

John Mylan and Matilda Mylan (Agnew)

Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, New South Wales

John Ryan and Mary Halloran

Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales

Peter Ogden and Elizabeth Harrison

Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia

3G grandparents

Henry William Seabrook and Sarah Seabrook (White)

Cornelian Bay, Hobart - moved from New Town, Hobart, Tasmania

Thomas Moylan

Cootamundra, New South Wales - moved from Devonshire Street, Sydney

James and Ellen Agnew

Cooma

Robert Cuming Dawson - Ireland

Eleanor Dawson (Giles) - Ireland

Anne Flynn - Sydney - unknown

John Ryan and Catherine Ryan (Crawley) - Ireland - unknown

Michael Halloran and Mary Halloran (Lyons) - Ireland - unknown

Samuel Ogden and Ann Ogden (Hope) - Lancashire, England

William Harrison and Ann Harrison (?) - Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Caroline Chisholm

I am currently in England visiting my daughter who is working in London. Naturally I decided I would have to spend some time on genealogical pursuits. The problem was where would I choose for a few day's retreat from London? In the end I decided to go to Northampton to visit the grave of Caroline Chisholm. Caroline is known as the immigrant's friend. She was a well known social reformer of her day. Why is Caroline significant to me and my family? You may recall that Caroline Chisholm was on the original $5 note in Australia. As well as her image there was a picture of a ship. That ship was the Waverley . Caroline agitated at the Home Office to reunite the wives and families of convicts with their husbands and fathers. On 22 June 1847 she wrote that she ‘had just left the Home Office and had obtained a passage per Waverley for forty-nine souls.’ SMH 9 August 1847, extract from letter 30 March 1847. My great great grandmother Matilda Agnew, her older siblings James, Joh

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