
Saturday, 15 August 2015

1869 + - The early Australian years
3rd GGF - Frederick John Hasler, left Liverpool on the 2nd of February 1869, bound for Melbourne, Australia, aboard the S.S Great Britain. He landed on either the 8th or 9th of April, in Melbourne.
His diary of the journey to Australia, depicts some boredom...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

The Galway Years (before 1869) and travel to Melbourne - Australia
Hasler Brother's - Melbourne - After April 1869
Images of people or places, say one thing "A picture tells a thousand words".
Well, this is much more than just the colloquial saying.
It not only depicts a Family of 2 Irish...
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
1700's Dublin Castle - Ireland to Photo Extraordinaires in 150 years
If there is someone in your family lines, that document things by images, you can't go past this photography family. But set in an earlier time, these Hasler's had strong Irish - Dublin Castle links.
This may go into a 2 or 3 page post, as the details of them and the connections they had, were large.
I
mean, it just doesn't stop at the Hasler family, as many people that
graced their presence, were influential people, particularly the Irish, whether it be in Ireland or Australia.
Their connectivity was immense. It even stems...
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Deepest Y-DNA research to date - Part 2 - Names in my DNA (South Irish)
As mentioned in my previous post, my surname is supposed to be atleast a descendant from Mainland Europe. It's not.
So, to break it down, why it's not, I'm going to list the names of the families that show a very close association to my surname.
These names link to ancient times, but going by historical notes, it is expected to be of a later period, after 1169 AD.
However, the Y-DNA may link back further, due to the local Irish Male DNA that is supposed to be there (it is why I connect to the "early Irish" - something...
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Deepest Y-DNA research to date
Well, the deepest test came in on my Father's Y-DNA just a few days ago.
It tested about 50 odd SNP's in the CTS-4466 "South Irish DNA" Haplogroup and proved beyond reasonable doubt, the final destination.
We are now landed at A-155 (R-A155).
This A-155 also contains a Fitzgibbon lineage and also has something to do with an O'Hearn name
(not tested to A-155). I am using an educated guess, that this maybe more of a plausible Limerick connection. But all I know of a Cork City connection via paperwork.
A few Autosomal matches with both myself and my Father, share...
Thursday, 9 July 2015

The Two Faces of Old Cultural Ireland
These 2 images, depict part of my Maternal Family and have taught me so much on a Country, that I knew little about 10 years ago.
They depict 2 types of Irish of the "Old Culture" and they ignite my thoughts on why a country was so hard done by. The years within...
Sunday, 21 June 2015

A 1789 Letter that defines - "Images Tell Stories"
One of the greatest pieces of Family History that I came across, were 2 Photographic Negative Glass Plates and the story of a letter on how it managed itself to Australia.
On these 2 Glass Plates, sat 2 pages of a letter that was photographed, most...

Images can depict so much of a story, beyond our thoughts.
Over the years of my research and being able to get into photography, is that I have learnt that a
Portrait / Photograph of one's Ancestors or any image of any type, depicts not only the person, but defines a snapshot in time to a lost era.
Images...
Sunday, 31 May 2015

Maternal Lineage to the Persse's of Roxborough - Co. Galway
It was explained to me about 18 years ago by a family tree that was supplied by Great Aunt, that we had connection to the Great family of the Persse's of Co. Galway.
At first I didn't know what this meant, but now I do.
A link to help a bit...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Battle of Waterloo 200 Years Anniversary - June 1815 - June 2015
Family history research, gets quite involved when you can dig up stories this far back.
It's even more involved when multiple family members are involved with the same story, albeit a few years apart.
The Battle of Waterloo...
Sunday, 10 May 2015

My Direct Male Lineage to Ireland - Fitzgerald
What is known that 2 Generations (William and son Thomas) were from Cork City, it is unsure where William's Father originated. I'm suspecting he may have traveled from Far West Cork, or from Limerick to be placed in Cork City by the 1800 era.
(image...
Saturday, 9 May 2015

My Direct Female Line to Ireland - Blood/Persse/Newenham/Blakeney/Burton/Davies
Anne Blood is the Daughter of Neptune Blood and Marianne Davies.
They are the Blood's of Applevale - County Clare and distant relatives of the famous Thomas Blood, who went on to steal the Crown Jewels. It isn't known...
Friday, 1 May 2015

Understanding my deep "Irish" connection between Protestant and "Young Irelander-ism".
I am now at a weird, but deep phase on understanding this Irish Family History of mine.
So deep, that I am having trouble with the complexity of 2 'very different' cultural lines of "Irish". One being Protestant...
Friday, 17 April 2015

Maternal connection through my Newenham / Burton Line to the Usher's
In recent weeks, through DNA technology, I have been able to identify, a little bit more of my lineage. Almost of "untold proportions" and this connection, also connects to more of a Lord Mayor of Dublin link than I ever thought...