Making it hard by doing things backwards

22/12/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

Not enjoying this..... I would recommend to anybody starting out on their family tree to start of slow and make sure they put all information, especially sources etc. into tree as they go, do not do it all later as I have done. I am going through each person individually and inputting sources manually, what fun. The only bonus I can see is the fact that I will get to check all individuals for mistakes even though it will take me months to do it.

Tree is starting to take on shape now with over 1600 people in it and thats after I pruned a few branches that were a little to far away from main branch. Still have not finished Nevell branches but I am still checking a few things on that side as I go.

Tree Updated 21/11/09

21/11/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

Tree up dated, mainly Archdale/Archdall in this update. Has been interesting reading and most of the material I have gotten off The Peerage Site has matched with information from the Archdall family here in Queensland but has a lot of other branches as well. The name seemed to get changed from Archdall to Archdale and back again on a fairly regular basis. Marrying cousins also looked popular.

A little more to go and then some more checking etc then I will get back to the Nevell side.

Archdall's back to 1550

18/10/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

I have found some information on the Archdall side of the family all they way back to John Archdale who died before 1557. They were from England but Johns grandson moved to Ireland. He obtained by Letters Patent on 13 July 1612 a grant of land at Tallanagh, Lurg, County Fermanagh, Ireland on which the old Castle Archdale was built in 1615.

The name change came about with Venerable John Archdale & Elizabeth Donnellan's children,

Frances Archdale

Elizabeth Archdale

Reverend John Archdall - I do not know why.

This family seem to have everything in it, churchwarden, sherif, balif, chamberlain, merchants, clergy, Archdeacon, vicars, goldsmiths, cheif magistrate etc

There is a lot to get through (at least 300 names) so it will be a few weeks before it will be online,

The Woodens an Australian saga

27/09/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

I have just loaded some pages from a book "The Woodens an Australian saga" on the forum, this is the basis of all my original information. There is some good interesting reading on William and Hannah Barron and thier children, about a gold mine and even a shooting.

It is private area and for family only because of copyright.

John Henry 'Jack' Barron

27/09/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

Now in contact with Margaret who is part of John Henry (Jack) Barron's family. Hopefully Margaret has some new information regarding Jack's shooting etc and some more family to put in the tree.

Is great to hear from you Margaret.

Welcome Chrissie

13/07/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

A voice from the west has joined the forum. Welcome Chrissie and fingers crossed the family gets over to the east for a visit soon.

Recollections of Samuel Atkins Sallaway

14/06/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

These are some pages that my uncle gave to my mother awhile ago, I do not know where they come from but it is certainly some interesting reading. It is account of his life from childhood (born 1872) in Newington and Bowenfells to his marriage in 1896.