Lilian's Tree

I have been doing some research into my Great-Grandmother and her death in the Hospital of the Insane, Stockton. I commented on this on Facebook and several of you asked how to go about accessing any records and I have decided to write up how to go about it. Once you have the death certificate or transcript of the persons death, you need to contact NSW State Archives. They are wonderful in pointing you in the direction you need to follow. As Mental Health and Asylum records have a 110yr access period you will most likely need permission from NSW Health, to see the records, Archives will point you in the right direction. Looks at these two Archives in Brief for more details on what is held at the Archives, Archives in Brief  - 85 - Mental health facilities - Patient records  and Archives in Brief - 86 Infirm and destitute asylum - Inmate records.  Both of these can be found at; www.records.nsw.gov.au   and look under Quick Links. Having made contact with the relevant department,

Morning, For those of us in Sydney, it is  raining and has been all night, something we haven't had for awhile. Being wet it is a perfect day to stay inside and do family tree research. I don't know if this will show up as a link, but if you had ancestors that lived in the Holroyd area, you might be able to help them out. Call for submissions of Holroyd pioneers www.parramattasun.com.au If your ancestors lived in Holroyd prior to 1927, these ladies want to hear from... This link is to the new Discovering ANZACs site and I'm going to spend some time searching through it. http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/ www.FamilySearch.org   is another good site to search. There are family tress on it but remember they are only as good as the information the person had. The indexes that you can search are great. If you are trying to use the NSW BDM's and are having problems here are a couple of tips, 1) If you don't know all the details you can use

Fingers crossed, I have just been given permission to view any records relating to my great-grandmothers time in Calan Park, Sydney. Might answer some questions, most likely give me more questions to answer.  I have also finished a subject except for the exam. One more to go and then a break until October.

I should be doing assignments and I did sit outside in the sun and study but searching for ancestors is much more fun! (I will do my assignments, really I will) I have been looking for both my great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers deaths. Two posts ago I mentioned that I was waiting on great-grandma's death certificate. It has arrived and I cried. She died in a hospital for the insane at Stockton after being moved from Calan Park. While it was liver cancer that killed her I am now waiting for permission to view her medical records at NSW Archives.  Why was she there and has it go anything to do with why I can't find her husband?  Will all be revealed or will I still be in the dark? Today I decided to spend time on Scotland's People as he was from Scotland. It looks very promising as I have found a death for an Arthur Galbraith in 1894 with the district give as Marine Return. It is a death at sea, which ties into the family stories that he died at sea. I will now buy

After weeks of trying, today I have accessed the blog from my iPad. Now I can do updates on the go.