Discovering My Australian Past
In 2013 I started a journey of discovery into my previously unknow Australian Ancestors
Photo: Mashfield Mason and Ann Bailey Moore Marriage Certificate The internet is truly the ultimate source for information and as I continued my research into our past, my excitement grew. It was when I found a marriage notice in the online archives of the Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser dated Monday 17 August 1840 that … Continue reading Marriage of Mashfield Mason and Ann Bailey Moore
Image: Raven Moore Mason, my great-grandfather Elizabeth stayed with us in Sydney for a few days, during her visit to Australia in August 2013. Over dinner, one evening, she mentioned that she had some interesting family photographs of our British ancestors to show me. There was one in particular that caught my attention; a rather … Continue reading The photograph that changed everything
Discovering My Australian Past 