So many stories of ancestors and relatives are mentioned in the newspapers of the past. During April 2020 for the A - Z blog challenge, I am listing the types of stories or information I have found in newspapers with examples for each letter of the alphabet. My clippings include a variety of articles about relatives of my children's ancestors.
Occupations
Occupations of my children's direct ancestors on the Galvin and Stirling lines found in newspapers online.
David Crosbie - tailor and hotel proprietor
Barbara Crosbie - milliner and dressmaker
Cornelius Gothard - butcher and hotel proprietor
John Walmsley - confectioner
Edward John William Payne - confectioner, mining explorer
John Patrick Galvin - Photographer
Gordon Wallace Stirling - gardener
John Michael Galvin - engine driver, union secretary, Conciliation commissioner
John Dominic Galvin - pilot officer, Wing Cdr, general storekeeper, newsagent and postmaster
Obituaries
Obituaries are some of the best finds I have had as they often provide quite extensive details. In the first of this series at A, I referred to the death of Catherine Galvin in 1923 when an advertisement was placed for all her household goods shortly after her death.Her obituary provided a good background for further research. It details where she was born, the names of her parents and provides a clue as to when she arrived in Australia. Her sons are listed here as well as her sisters.
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| 1923 'THE LATE MRS. J. P, GALVIN.', Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 23 March, p. 9. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167739840 |
Catherine Josephine O'Neill m John Patrick Galvin
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John Michael Galvin m Grace Walmsley Payne
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John Dominic Galvin m Phyllis Yvonne Stirling - my children's grandparents
1, https://archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1884/GRG35_48_1_84-7_Ashmore.pdf
This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
Hungarian obituaries are never this detailed...
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Lengthy ones are few and far between, this one was very informative.
DeleteI love finding obituaries that give a good bio of when they arrived or moved there, what their occupation was, family members names, especially children they outlived which I may have missed. They are few are far between though, most of mine are two-liners.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good one but yes they are often only 2 liners or no mentions at all. .This couple were obviously well known in the Catholic community in Adelaide and their obits were published in the Catholic weekly newspaper.
DeleteI only have a couple of priestly ancestors but seeing the word Ordinations on your graphic is sending me to Trove to see if I can find any mentions for my holy men.
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