George Oliver Jackel
Some intrepid bloggers are participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 2018 “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” blogging prompt. Fellow Australian blogger Lilian Magill realised that this might just over commit her so she came up with “12 Ancestors in 12...
Of Jurors and Blue Bottles
I’ve been reading early local inquests in an effort to solve a few minor but nonetheless interesting questions. My first question was about the location of Samuel Cheek’s Bridge. This existed in the 1860s and was not much more than a log across the One...
‘Glen Ashley’ – 1 Chisholm Street
I have been asked to look into the history of a house named ‘Glen Ashley’ situated at 1 Chisholm Street Wangaratta, on the north east corner of Ely Street. Due to changes in land records, and subdivisions, researching this block and house has proven...
George Clark and his unfortunate end
I have written previously about the inquest into George Clark’s death in June 1854 and how it allowed me to put together information to come up with the location and name of the Grape Inn which was owned by George’s brother William Henry Clark (WHC)....
William Henry Clark and his hotels – a new chapter
It’s not often that one is thankful that a person died in such gruesome circumstances that an inquest was held. This is one of those exceptions and I apologise to my four times great uncle George Clark for the happy excitement his inquest generated. George died...
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