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Ancestors: James Gammell

James Gammell was my great great grandfather, my mother’s father’s father’s father. The photo shows his son James in Belmore Sydney c. 1940. The elder James was born 15 December … Continue reading

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Sunday, 9 August, 2009 · 2 Comments

Ancestors: John Conway

John Conway was my great great grandfather, my mother’s mother’s mother’s father. The photo shows John’s grandson Edward Thomas Conway in about 1914. Both John Conway and his father Edward … Continue reading

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Saturday, 25 July, 2009 · Leave a comment

Ancestors: Alexandre Alphonse Douzans

Alexandre Adrien Alphonse Douzans was my great great grandfather, my mother’s mother’s father’s father. The photo shows his monument in Waverley cemetery in Sydney NSW. Alphonse was born in the … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 21 July, 2009 · Leave a comment

Ancestors: Joseph Knowles

Joseph Knowles was my great great grandfather, my father’s father’s father’s father. The photo shows Joseph’s great grandson Reginald Knowles in 1944. Joseph was the son of a London watchmaker … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 · Leave a comment

Ancestors: Robert Knowles Waters

Robert Waters was my great great grandfather, my mother’s father’s mother’s father. The photo shows Robert’s daughter Susanna in the early years of her marriage sometime in the 1880s. Robert … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 14 July, 2009 · Leave a comment
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