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Author Archives: rebelhand
Back to Blog – death and renewal
I’ve been away from this blog for several weeks because my mother has died. With the funeral to arrange, relatives from the UK, Australia and New Zealand to contact, and our grief to cope with as well as the usual … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Genealogy, Nicholas Delaney
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Blogging, Convict, family history, genealogy, mother, Nicholas Delaney
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Goodbye to the last Delaney
In memory of Patricia, the last in our family to have the surname Delaney. Died July 24 2012 My beloved mother Rest in peace
Posted in Nicholas Delaney
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Illuminating Blogger Award – is one of your favourites here?
This week has ended in the most wonderful way. Sharn of Family History 4 u has done me the honour of nominating A Rebel Hand for the Illuminating Blogger Award, set up by Food Stories. Thank you so much, Sharn. … Continue reading
Posted in A Rebel Hand, Blogging, Genealogy
Tagged award, Blogging, Geneabloggers, genealogy, Illuminating Blogger Award, Nicholas Delaney, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson, st kilda
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Transports of delight – researching the book about Nicholas
I’m feeling thrilled and very honoured. The Irish genealogy online magazine, Irish Lives Remembered, has just (July 10th) published a two-page article about Nicholas Delaney, the great-great-great grandfather and transported convict whose life inspired this blog and its sister website. … Continue reading
Posted in 1798, A Rebel Hand, Convicts, Ireland, Nicholas Delaney
Tagged 1798, A Rebel Hand, Australia, Blogging, Convict, genealogy, Ireland, Irish Lives Remembered
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Support our archives! Guest post
After talking about International Archives Day recently, I have asked Patricia Owen, who has spent many years hunting down books and manuscripts in libraries and archives, to write a guest post about her experiences of using them. Archives The papers … Continue reading
Deep down in Deptford (and thumbs up for archives)
Deep into Deptford’s history, that is, looking for secrets in the streets. And possibly finding my great-great-great-great grandparents – how exciting! Today, June 9th, is International Archives Day and I’m hugely grateful to all the archivists and the archives, small … Continue reading
When John met Sarah – convict courtship
How did my 3x great grandparents, John and Sarah Simpson, meet? They were quick workers, we know that. John Simpson disembarked at Sydney Cove on January 16, 1818 and Sarah Marshall a week or so after. About a month later, … Continue reading
Would you like to start genealogy blogging?
Have you got fascinating family history tales to tell? Or would you like to write about genealogy – the research, the how-tos, dos and don’ts, the brick walls and frustrations, the gadgets and apps? I’ve enjoyed reading two great blogs … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Genealogy
Tagged Australian genealogy, family history, Geneabloggers, WordPress
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My ancestor was from London – where do I start?
I’ve concentrated mainly on Nicholas Delaney, Sarah Marshall and John Simpson in this blog so far. They are three of my earliest Australians, all convicts. And because convicts tend to be well-documented, they are easier to trace. And I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Genealogy
Tagged Convict, family history, genealogy, James Thomas Richards, London, Londoner, waterman
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Some happy finds
Sometimes I come across a batch of lucky A Rebel Hand-related discoveries on the net and it’s good to share them, so here’s a round-up. The Convict Maid Following on from my last one, about women convicts and the early … Continue reading
Posted in 1798, A Rebel Hand, Australia, Convicts
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Billy Byrne, Convict, Ireland, Irish Rebellion of 1798, Secret River
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The Factory above the Gaol – women convicts in 1818
When my great-great-great grandmother Sarah Marshall stumbled off the convict transport Friendship on January 14, 1818, she emerged from a traumatic journey of confinement and scurvy which became notorious for ‘indecent and licentious intercourse’ to find herself in an … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Convicts, Transportation
Tagged Australia, Convict, Female Factory, John Simpson, Macquarie, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson, Sarah's grave, Transportation, women convicts
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What did Mary do on Monday? Women’s work
Mary doing the washing at Moyne I love this picture of my great grandmother, Mary Maude Delaney (nee Wilson). In all the other family photos, she is posed, poised and very formal, a respectable Victorian matron. But in this one, … Continue reading
The cook, the thieves, the prostitute and the postillion – convicts transported to Australia
My convict ancestors were an unusual lot – but three of them were also really common. That’s the conclusion I came to after looking at a clever take on transportation statistics on one Australian website. Three out of four of … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Transportation
Tagged Convicts in Australia, crime, history, irish rebels, Murder, occupation, tailor, theft, United Irishman, waterman
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Wealth for Toil – Australia Day challenge for 2012
I’ve been scratching my head over this blog post. Shelley from Twigs of Yore has challenged us to write about the work one of our ancestors did and I’ve decided to stick with Nicholas Delaney because I’ve got so much … Continue reading
Family myths, cover-ups – what did Nicholas Delaney really do?
I’m researching my blog post for Twigs of Yore‘s Australia Day challenge. This year it’s about work. Shelley says: Choose someone who lived in Australia (preferably one of your ancestors) and tell us how they toiled. Your post should include: … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Blogging
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia Day, Convict, Macquarie, Nicholas Delaney, trial
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