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William Henry Clark and his hotels – a new chapter

by Jenny Coates | 2 Dec 2017 | Family Tree, Hotels, Wangaratta

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...

Ancestral Places Geneameme

by Jenny Coates | 19 Aug 2017 | Family Tree, Surnames I am Researching, Wangaratta

A few weeks ago Alona Tester asked bloggers to join in her Ancestral Places Geneameme. I had only recently published a post on the names and associated places I was researching and didn’t want to just regurgitate that list in a revised format. Instead I set...

Who Was … Eliza Armstrong?

by Jenny Coates | 12 Jun 2017 | Family Tree, Wangaratta

In history there are many souls assigned to oblivion, due mainly to circumstances at their death, and a lack of connecting information with their living past. One such person is Eliza Armstrong. Eliza was a partner to George Clark (1818-1854) who was a brother of my...

My Family Surnames

by Jenny Coates | 18 Mar 2017 | Family Tree, North East Victoria, Surnames I am Researching, Wangaratta

Below are my family surnames. If you think you may be connected, I would love to hear from you! ABERLINE – Germany & Oswestry, Shropshire, England – Victoria, Australia ALLARD – Tenterden, Kent, England – 1700s ALLEN – Denver & East Dereham,...