TheBanyanTree: Family matters

[Janice Money]

You're right about turning up ancestors with embarrassing stories.  But
what's embarrassing changes as societies change.  

People here used to be ashamed of having convict ancestors but things are
different now.  Now there can be a certain cachet attached to having
descended from a convict, especially one who arrived with the First Fleet.
So for me, having at least 5 convict ancestors is pretty good, especially
since one of them, the counterfeiter, arrived in Van Diemen's Land (how
evocative is that?) in 1829, only 41 years after the First Fleet arrived. 

Janice


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com] On Behalf Of spoonoid
Sent: Tuesday, 18 October 2011 10:24 PM
To: thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com
Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: Family matters

Janice:

I have a cousin who is into genealogy and has done extensive research into
our past. She tracked down my grandmother's father, who abandoned his wife,
and ran off to Australia to establish a new family. If anyone looks hard
enough, they will turn up ancestors with embarrassing stories. But
unraveling the mysteries can be fun.

Later, John.
   




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From: Janice Money <pmon3694 at bigpond.net.au>
To: thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com
Sent: Sat, October 15, 2011 5:35:48 AM
Subject: TheBanyanTree: Family matters

It's hard now to remember why I started.  Probably, like most people, I just
wanted to know where I came from and, . . .