Discovering My Australian Past
In 2013 I started a journey of discovery into my previously unknow Australian Ancestors
Photo: Professor Robert Ouvrier, his wife Margo and me - 23 January 2017 In October 2016, I was on the internet once again hoping to find another Moore thread to follow on my Australian Past journey. I found a leaflet which piqued my interest that described an illustrated talk given by Professor Robert Ouvrier about … Continue reading Meeting Sydney Bailey Moore’s great-grandson
Photo: No 37, Lower Fort Street, Dawes Point, Sydney circa 1961 (Courtesy of millerspointcommunity.com.au) Dawes Point is situated north-west of Sydney's CBD next to Miller's Point and just below the Harbour Bridge. During the early to mid 1800s it became a thriving maritime metropolis and it's where both my second and third great-grandparents established their … Continue reading Moore/Mason Homes in Lower Fort Street, Dawes Point, Sydney
Image: Mr and Mrs Henry Moore of Carrara (Strickland House), Rose Bay, between 1880-1888/ photographer Freeman & Co. courtesy of State Library NSW What a treasure trove of information! We took copies of the ship's logs and other documents in the box, and the box was weighed by the librarian when we handed it back. Clearly, … Continue reading Henry Moore, a 2nd great-uncle (1815-1888)
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
Discovering My Australian Past 