The Magic of Sixteen
Endless possibilities to gather cousins
I'm exploring the possibility of using Substack for my blogging needs. I’ve been following
for some time and it has been mentioned more frequently in recent weeks, so I'm intrigued by its potential. I already have two blogs going so I’m not sure if this is where I’ll end up.What I see for now is that Substack offers two compelling features: it's free to use and ad-free, which are strong incentives for any blogger. Additionally, it allows for subscribers or followers, enabling engagement with like-minded people or, more beneficially, relatives. This community-building aspect could be particularly valuable for genealogy and family history blogging. I'm considering either cross-posting my content from other blogs to Substack or potentially making it my primary blogging platform. For now, I'd like to share a post that's caught my attention multiple times lately by
Families Reunions: Our Sixteens
My sixteen great-grandparents led remarkably diverse lives, spanning from Welsh pioneers in the mining industry of Northampton, Western Australia, to convicts transported from England to Hobart, Tasmania. Their stories include many hard-working, genuine Aussie battlers.
Below, you'll find the names of my sixteen great-great-grandparents, with links to their stories or factual information available on my jenealogy-scrapbook at WeAre.xyz or at Jenealogy Scrapbook at Wordpress.com
Thomas Joseph Cripps (1822-1861) - Born & Died in Bethnal Green, London, England
Ellen Neale (1824 - ) Born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Owen Williams (1826-1888) Born Merthyr Tydfill, Wales died Northampton, Western Australia
Mary Jones (1831-1909) Born Tredegar, South Wales died Northampton, Western Australia
Adam Lymburner Delisser (1824-1893) Born London, England died Gympie, Queensland
Elizabeth Jeffs (1825-1886) Born London, England died Gympie, Queensland
Neil Campbell (c1836-1891) Born Cape Breton, Nova Scotia died Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Anne Greene (1834-1915) Baptised Dublin, Ireland died Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
James Herbert (1820-1875) Born Maldon, Essex, England died “Lost at sea” off the Western Australian coast
Susanna Barwell (1821-1850) Born Maldon, Essex, England died Essex, England
John Snook (1818-1887) Born Somersetshire, England died Fremantle, Western Australia
Elizabeth Archer (c1828-1898) Born Warwickshire, England died Fremantle, Western Australia
Thomas Edward Caddy (1835-1908) Born Galway, Ireland died Nottingham, Englad
Ellen Ryan (1835-1923) Born Newcastle, Galway, Ireland died Nottingham, England
John Carson (1825-1873) Born Derbyshire, England died Derbyshire, England
Anne Hollingworth (1829-1882) Born West Hallam, Derbyshire, England died Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England
If you're researching any of the names I've mentioned, I'd love to connect with you. My current focus is on my brick-wall ancestor, Neil Campbell. Finding his birth record in Nova Scotia would be a significant breakthrough, as would discovering details about his arrival in either Australia or New Zealand. I've already explored part of this family mystery in my self-published book, "In Search of Orphan Annie," which delves into the story of Neil's 'wife' (though no official marriage record has been found). I've made this book available to family and friends, and you can access a PDF version here.
Great to see you contributing Jenny. I enjoyed reading your Sixteen post. Unfortunately I don't have any of your names on my tree.
Lots of immigrants in this generation - look forward to following along Jenny