Lilian's Tree

The last 10 days have been busy, with four days in Canberra and then the four day Easter weekend. Canberra was wonderful and James enjoyed himself and so did Grandma and Granddad.                                          The Big Merino, Goulburn. The National Zoo.                                                    Telstra Tower, Black Mountain. A few visitors, the other side of the fence, where we stayed. We were on the go everyday, with the zoo, Questacon and the National Arboretum being the main places. Easter was quiet, with a family barbecue on Easter Sunday and a trip to Bunnings, (local hardware store), on the Monday. I've started organising what I want to see, in Galway and Glasgow. Galway, I'm lookingh at hiring a ...

Trooper, 3337,  Leslie John ABBERTON Born 1898 Died 30 November 1917 Regiment, Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron.*                                                      Private, NX28567 Thomas Joseph ABBERTON                                                           Born  26 June 1910                                                           Died 29 February 1944                                                 ...

50 days out and we are heading to Canberra, with our grandson, James, 5, for some fun. It is a tradition, we started 13 years ago, we take the child, who has started school, that year, to Canberra for four days.  Watch this space for what we get up to! The last 12 days have been a mixed bag. Unexpected visits to our GP. Me with suspected DVT, it wasn't and for my flu shot. Paul with an ear infection. One specialist visit is done, one to go. We have had our youngest turn 40! We celebrated with a family lunch and then we had both children, for a couple of nights. All the meals are done! All up I did nine different meals and most made five servings. All packed into the freezers. I've also booked theater tickets, for the West End.  I'm seeing Mousetrap and Aladin. Lunches and coffee with friends have rounded out the days. We did have one day, where the water pressure was drasticly reduced, due to a broken water main. We were fine but others had no water for the 12 h...

www.dnadownunder.com    This web address is the portal to a DNA Adventure, especially in Sydney! There are earlybird specials, for those who book before 30 April. Three days for $275,  after 30 April it goes up to $335. It's a no-brainer, $60 to spend on goodies! For those doing the full three days, or coming from interstate, why not look at staying nearby?  Jennie Fairs and I are doing this. It will give you so much extra time, with likeminded people, to have dinner  and continue the discussions. You can also DNA TO THE MAX  and do two cities!  You get four days, 10+ speaker, 50 topics. Do Canberra and Sydney;  Brisbane and Sydney; Melbourne and Sydney; Adelaide and Sydney. For the really dedicated Perth and Sydney and then after, spend time exploring Sydney and the surrounds! So will I see you in Sydney?  Hope so. Bye for now, Lilian.

I suppose this post should have been the first one but I realise that some of you might not know what it takes to organise a trip to Birmingham. First I can't just get in my car and drive as I am in Australia, some 17,030km, (or 10,582miles) away. Air travel is required and this involves a stop-over, somewhere. So on Tuesday 4 June 2019, I'll leave my home at around 11.00am, so I can take a train to the airport, around a 20min fast train trip. Then at 15.55, (3.55pm) my flight leaves, for Singapore, according to my ticket  a journey of some 3,907 miles, taking 8hs20mins, arriving 22.15, (10.15pm) Singapore time.  Singapore is 2 hours behind Sydney. At 23.55, (11.55pm) Singapore time, the next leg starts, to London, 13hrs 30mins away, according to my ticket, 6,764 miles. We arrive bright and early at 6.25am, London time, Wednesday 5 June.  Some 25hrs, since I left home! From London I have to get to Birmingham, which I don't expect to make until lunchtime, even gett...

Tuesday 4 June I fly to England to attend The Genealogy Show and am now starting to feel that I haven't got enough days left to do all that I need to. So, what, you are thinking, just pack your suitecase and go! Well it isn't that simple because life is still happening and it is ONLY 62 days away! I've been cooking meals for Paul, as he is blind and can't see to cook. Yep, 42 meals have to be done. 30 down 12 to go.  Feeling good about that. Two speciatist appointments, one ultrasound and three blood tests haved to be done. Two short trips are also in that mix. Bills have to be paid, that are due while I'm away. Outlines for the Writing Discussion Group have to be done and submitted. You know what, the above will be sorted out, I will leave on the day, life will still happen and I'm going to England! I'm going to do odd blogs about getting to the 62nd day, so watch this space. Bye, Lilian.

This was an indulgence, of mine, when I saw this secondhand copy, of the second edition, published in 1995. It is, as it says an atlas of Parish Registers, for England, Wales and Scotland. Wonderful for finding, exactly where my ancestor's  parish is situated and what the neighbouring ones are, has lead looking just a bit further, on the chance that I might find them. Now up to the third edition and also avaliable as a PDF, but I'm not sure if it is the full book.  It can also be searched on Ancestry and Trove has listings of which libraries, in Australia, have copies to use. To quote, " For each region, listed below, the Atlas contains (unless otherwise stated) a map of the pre-1832 parishes, and a topographical map from James Bell's A New and Comprenhensive Gazetteer of England and Wales  of 1834. " The Index, at the back lists all parishes and information about, deposited original registers, local marriage indexes, etc and the years that ...