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2104 Christmas genealogy meme
Ah, the Christmas holidays. Time off work and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the radio (a Christmas Eve tradition for many in the UK). What better time to catch up with my geneapals around the world and … Continue reading
Christmas memories
Christmas is a time for memories – making new ones as well as revisiting the past. Walking along the street today and looking at the decorated trees in people’s windows, I found remembered images of Christmas Eve and the day … Continue reading
On the twelfth day of Christmas
So the decorations are down and the cards are ready to be recycled. It’s a flat sort of day. Especially since the next day is a Monday this year, and Real Life starts up in earnest for everyone. Until the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Delaney, Delany, family, family history, Little Christmas, Twelfth Day
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Merry Christmas!
A century or two ago – the time I’m blogging about – Christmas celebrations began on the 24th or 25th of December. The feast went on until Twelfth Night (January 6th). So I’ll be blogging more about Christmas past over … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Delaney, Delany, family, family history, family tree
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Calling all Delaney cousins!
I’ve got a question for you. Would you like an online forum for descendants of Nicholas Delaney where we can meet and share research, ask questions, swap stories, post photos or just get to know each other? I’ve just had … Continue reading
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Tagged A Rebel Hand, cousin, descendant, family, family forum, family history, genealogy, Nicholas, Nicholas Delaney, relative
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2011 – what a year it’s been!
What a year – and what a lot I’ve learned in this first full year of blogging. When I started this blog in November 2010 I knew I wanted to talk about topics related to the life of my great-great-great … Continue reading
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Tagged 1798, Australia, Blogging, family, genealogy, history, Ireland, Macquarie, Sarah Simpson, trial
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How’s your family tree?
Flourishing? Many-branched? Or lop-sided (mine is a bit, at the moment)? A seedling? Not yet started? If yours needs a bit of nourishment and care, now is a good time to start looking after it – It’s Start Your Family … Continue reading
My first Christmas – a link with the past
I treasure this photograph. It’s of my grandfather, Laurence Thomas Delaney, holding me on his knee on my first Christmas Day. He’s my link to all the generations of Delaneys (and Marshalls, Simpsons, Wilsons and Henleys) in Australia over two … Continue reading
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Tagged Delaney, family, genealogy, Laurence Thomas Delaney, Moyne, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson
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Was Sarah murdered? Is she a famous ghost?
For a change from thinking about Nicholas, I typed Sarah Marshall into Google. She’s my g-g-g grandmother, a convict who arrived in New South Wales on the Friendship in 1818. She married* John Simpson (Ocean II, arr 1818) and later … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Convicts
Tagged A Rebel Hand, family, genealogy, Heritage, history, Murder, New South Wales, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson, Sarah's grave, Transportation
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On board the convict ship (for Australian National Family History Week)
It’s National Family History Week in Australia (until August 10). So I’m going to leave the Irish history theme for now and pick up some of Nicholas Delaney’s story in New South Wales. Starting with his arrival. Human cargo On … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Transportation
Tagged Atlas II, Australia, Bridget Dolan, Convict, convict ship, family, genealogy, Major George Johnston, Nicholas Delaney, Thomas Musgrave, Transportation
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New look
Have you noticed? Did you wonder if you’d come to the right site? After using a custom (very attractive) header, I’ve changed it to match the header on the website for A Rebel Hand: Nicholas Delaney of 1798. Images used … Continue reading
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Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Blogging, book, family, genealogy, history, Ireland, Nicholas Delaney, trial, Website
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Australia Day ‘earliest document’ challenge
I know, it’s not Australia Day (Jan 26th) yet, in fact it’s still Burns Night here… But I’ve been a bit caught up in Real Life and horribly neglected this blog. Luckily, I was inspired by Inside History magazine and … Continue reading
Posted in Nicholas Delaney, Trial
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Bridget Dolan, family, genealogy, history, Ireland, Nicholas Delaney
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Talking family, talking history…
I’m the great-great- (breathe) great-grandchild of an extraordinary man. Nicholas Delaney was a landless peasant caught up in the bloody uprising of 1798 in Ireland. Accused of murder on the word of a notorious liar, he was sentenced to death. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1798, Australia, book, family, genealogy, history, Ireland
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… talking to strangers
So. I find out I’ve got a fascinating family story. I want to tell people about my ancestor, Nicholas Delaney. I write (well, co-write) a book. Then I want to tell people about the book. Plus I’d love to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, book, family, genealogy, history, Ireland, Nicholas
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