Family History

[Pensioner]

Anyone else researched their Family history, I loved it when I found I have hundreds of Australian cousins living in that awful place. For example.



· William Golding from Convict to Market Gardener and Dairy Farmer

· · Midsummer 1849 No 42

The Queen V Golding

Sheep stealing True Bill Guilty Ten Years Transportation.

At the sessions an Indictment was preferred by Thomas Kent- against William Golding late of the Parish of Fenditton in the County of Cambridge
Butcher for sheep stealing Which said indictment was found by the Grand Jury to be a True Bill And the said William Golding being present here in court and having heard the said Indictment read pleaded Not Guilty:

/ thereto and put himself upon the County but upon Trial was convicted Whereupon it was considered by the Court and agreed the the said William Golding be transported for the term of ten years to such place beyond the Seas as Her Majesty by and with the advice of Her Most Honorable Jury Council shall be pleased to direct. and other Description of convicts belonging to the Convict Establishment,Western Australia.

age 25 years height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches; hair- light brown; eyes-grey; visage- long; complexion- fresh; marks on right arm W.G.A.G.E.G.
These letters probably stand for William Golding. Amy Golding. Emily Golding) as William was noted as married and having one child at time of transportation

convict No 191 arrived in Fremantle on board the Mermaid 07/05/1851 Religion Protestant,Sentenced 05/07/1849 Ticket of Leave 17/02/1852 and a Full Pardon October 1859.Comments Worked for self 1852,1858,Son of William.

In the 1860's he had a contract to supply milk to the government for 16 years and was also a Market Gardener at Freshwater Bay 1853-1883 were William and his son William employed 20 T/L men

1870 The Horticultural Show comment in the Perth Gazette & W.A.Times 11/02/1870 Reads as follows." As regards the second prize for potatoes we cannot agree with the judges, Mr Backshell's Teds were beyond all doubt much superior to the parcel to which the second prize was awarded". Second prize for Best Potatoes, 1 kind, not less than 1 Peck, W.Golding.Prize money of 2Shillings 6pence. William also Won First prize for Best Chillies.Prize money 5Shillings.

1871 Perth Horticultural Society comment in Perth Gazette & W.A.Times " The display of Vegetables was not numerous but those exhibited were of superior samples of their kind.The four kinds of potatoes shown by Mr F. Backshall, and those by Mr Golding, were samples rarely seen.Best Potatoes 4 kinds not less than 1 peck, Second Prize W. Golding. Prize money 5Shillings. Best Potatoes 1 kind not less than 1 peck,Second Prize W. Golding. Prize money 5Shillings 6 pence.Best Capsicum or Chillies Second Prize,W Golding,Prize money 2Shillings 6 pence,Best Tomatoes Second Prize W. Golding 2Shillings 6pence.

After Williams death in 1872 Son William ran both the market garden and the Dairy wich moved from Dyer Street West Perth to Duke Street in 1894. The Dairy No longer appears in the Postal directories after 1901.
Buried East Perth Cemetery Western Australia L36 Plot No 453. with Father in-law Thomas McMullen and Thomas's wife Ann. Religion Church of England

[riddlemethis]

Ah Pensioner, glad to know some of the family drew the long straw! ;-)

Mum & I have spent 8 years on our family tree, intensely for the last 2 since foreign electronic records became broadly accessible. We've cracked a few family mysteries (one I'll link to when I'm not mobile) & added nearly 2000 people to our tree. It's insanely addictive research & often intensely emotional. We love it!

[c2105026]

Mum has spent a bit on hers.....nan spent a bit on the other side of family. Here are some interesting things we found.....

- Great grandma lied about her age from mid-age onwards
- Great grandad was a gigolo
- Great Great Great Uncle was actually a world record long distance runner (must be where I got it from LOL...)
- Someone on mum's side was born on the ship coming over here
- I had a great great uncle who was apparently an official in the Soviet Communist Party
- Mum googled her maiden name and all she got were Jews. Ergo I have every right to call people a shmuck or a schlemile LOL.....

[gruber]

My dad had a printout about the first of male side of family that came out to australia, worked in Raymond terrace on the vineyards.

Mums side first one came out on First Fleet for being caught stealing lead from a church

[wolty]

Originally Posted by gruber

Mums side first one came out on First Fleet for being caught stealing lead from a church

That's quite cool gruber, a first fleeter.

[crocoduck]

Originally Posted by gruber

My dad had a printout about the first of male side of family that came out to australia, worked in Raymond terrace on the vineyards.

Mums side first one came out on First Fleet for being caught stealing lead from a church

Gruber, I had already decided that I liked your mum lots..

It's now rather romantic to discover your ancestors being sent to the colonies for stealing a loaf of bread, so it was a bit confronting to find I had an ancestor who came out to WA as a convict for stabbing someone with a knife. He gave his occupation as "table knife grinder".
On the other side of the family I had a pensioner guard come out to supervise the convicts on the ship. Wasn't the same ship as the convict ancestor, or it would have been a nice symmetry.

I've gotten a little cynical tho about lineages and actual parentage vs purported, and I think I will wait til we can dig up the bones and test for DNA before I spend time and money tracing back very far.

[gruber]

Gruber, I had already decided that I liked your mum lots..

and they have been farmers for about 7-8 generations now

[Xeno]

Originally Posted by The Irreverent Mr Black

History is written by those who survive (especially if they're on the winning side of a conflict).

Some genealogical stuff has been written on my family members by one member with an obsession for that kind of thing. If the distance between the depiction of those I have known and my experience of them is any indicator, future generations will be reading unadulterated bullshit.

Ooh, yeah. Been there. We have a book on the male line of our family in the National Library. Why? Because someone could afford to research it and publish it (never offered for sale). Content? Trivial. Seriously, I have never managed to read it even though I have an interest in one or two of the characters and I contributed research.

Our (me and spouse) view of genealogy is to find something interesting to do.


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[gruber]

also on dads side the Burgs, the ones still in germany are quite wealthy vineyards winers thingy

[kazzaqld]

I've been researching my family tree for nearly 20 years. I am officially obsessed - just ask my husband and son, they'll tell you!

I have 3 convict ancestors, sadly no first fleeters.

A family reunion for my largest Australian branch was held in 2001 and we're doing it again in 2013. Back then we had traced about 17,000 descendants, now it's nearly 45,000.

On my Mum's side I have a possible link to royalty, if true the Queen and I are 13th cousins 3 times removed. I'm expecting my invitation to high tea anyday now.

If anyone would like any tips, advice, help, just ask.