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Therese Lynch, Diploma of Family History, UTAS
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Therese Lynch
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Royal Navy : Deaths on board 1893-1950 - Online and free
Was your ancestor in the Royal Navy any time between the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century? If yes, was he killed in action or die unexpectedly while serving on one of Her Majesty's ships? The UK National Archives has digitized the Royal Navy's indexes to registers of reports of deaths on ships from 1893-1950 as well as the registers themselves. The indexes are in their ADM 104/102–108 collection. The registers themselves are in two collections: ADM 104/


Therese Lynch
- Jan 15, 2021
- 8 min
At last, a convict in the family
Having broken through a stubborn brick wall with my Irish paternal grandmother, I was delighted to find her great uncle Mathew Mahide was transported to Van Diemen’s Land. Finally, a convict in the family tree! But why was he transported and what happened to him? Fortunately, many records have survived from Australia’s convict era. [Sponsored] Above: An identikit picture of Mathew Mahide. On a cold March morning in 1841, Mathew Mahide was led from the cells to Clonmel’s crow
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