Lilian's Tree

 I'm undertaking a One-Place Study, of the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Range Road, Mummell. I've set a time period of 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, found 39 deaths in that timeframe, buried there. Well I thought there were 39, then it became 38 and now today it COULD be 37. My Problem. 16 December 1893, James McAleer died, he was buried 17 December 1893. Now here is where it gets confusing. I have four different transcripts of his headstone and a photo of the headstone, and they all say he was buried in Mummell R.C. Cemetery. BUT,  His death certificate, the book of burials I have  and his obituary all say Crookwell. I've yet to physically walk around the cemetery, to check the records but the photo is from the local family and historical society, so it should be correct. The other details, on the headstone regarding his wife Eliza, are all correct. A problem that will require some more researching and the asking of interesting questions, like; "Was he really buried in Cr...

 While I was away, this week, I purchased a wonderful book, Burials in County of Argyle, NSW, 1856 - 1918. Compiled by The Goulburn District Family History Society, Inc. I'm using it in my One-Place study and have found it fascinating, to browse through. Gruesome, you might think but not really.  Having found the ones relating to my study, I then turned to those who had died in the area, not just the ones buried in the cemetery. Now Mummell is a small area and in those years the population would not have been very large, today it is tiny. It is a farming area. I found 149 deaths in this 1856 -1918 time frame.  A quick breakdown gave me 84 deaths between the ages of 0 and 20, 65 deaths between the ages of 21 and 90.  There were none over 90. Then my husband asked for under 40 and over 40, that worked out to be 102 deaths under 40 and 47 deaths over 40. I will break it down further, into sex for each of the age groups as well. It is very interesting to study these figu...

 Last week I sent four days in Yass. It was a girls week away to celebrate a birthday. Rain and flooding had us revising our plans, to visit different small towns but that didn't stop us enjoying ourselves. On Tuesday, after wandering around the interesting shops in Yass, (and spending some money), we went into Canberra, and browsed the little quirky shops in the Gold Creek area and enjoyed a lovely lunch.  Wednesday saw us on a full day wine and chocolate tour. Disappointment from the start as we weren't informed that the chocolate shop wasn't open on a Wednesday. The wineries were lovely and being mid-week, the staff had time to spend with us and explain their various wines. I stocked up on some I had tasted before and also bought a nice wine for Christmas. Lunch was a disappointment, with all three meals being lukewarm to cold.  Thursday saw us explore more of Yass, walking beside the flooded Yass River, safely, then finding a high hill and seeing a different part of t...