Genealogically Speaking.

Alexander Croal, my 1st cousin 3 times removed. He was my Great Grandmother Elizabeth Croal’s cousin.

Born: 1878, Scotland.
Arrived: 1883, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Aged 5.
Died: 1916, Sydney. Aged 38.

He was part of the 19th Battalion of Newtown, NSW. He enlisted on 14 May 1915 (see enlistment form above). He left Australia for Egypt with the 2nd Reinforcements in June 1915. After 4 months at Gallipoli, Alexander was hospitalized with jaundice but later contracted pulmonary tuberculosis whilst in hospital at Helopolis. He was sent back to Australia in January, but died at the 4th General Hospital in Randwick, NSW on 14 July 1916.

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My Grandfather, William D. D. Gow, on the right, with one of his RAAF mates. 1940s.

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The Mystery Of Jeannie Gow

Here it is! My story of how I discovered & solved the 100 year mystery of what happened to my Great Great Aunt Jeannie Gow.

I plan on scanning and uploading images of the documents I used later.

Enjoy! :D

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"Family Ties - How to unlock the secrets of your ancestry."

Here’s the link to the Courier Mail’s article about family history which I was interviewed for in 2012.

I just realized I hadn’t posted it here. I shall endeavor to take a photo of the actual newspaper clipping and post it here soon.

I was so lucky & fortunate to have this opportunity. I never thought my passion for genealogy would result in something like this. It was amazing. And hey, I’d never been in the newspaper before! I would love love love to have another opportunity like this. If it wasn’t for Ancestry.com.au contacting me via Twitter, I would not have been able to have this wonderful opportunity. THANK YOU ANCESTRY.COM.AU! :D

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76th Squadron, RAAF, World War 2.

My Poppa’s in there…somewhere.

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My Poppa!

William D. D. Gow (1910 - 2003).

He was part of the 76th Squadron of the RAAF in World War 2.

He was a very handsome man!

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todayinhistory:

April 14th 1865: Lincoln shot

On this day in 1865, the US President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC while attending a performance of ‘Our American Cousin’. Lincoln died the next day. He was shot by Confederate sympathiser John Wilkes Booth who escaped but was later tracked down and killed. Lincoln is often considered one of the greatest American presidents for his pivotal role in leading the Union to victory during the American Civil War and ending the practice of slavery. Lincoln was the first President to be assassinated and his death was widely mourned across the nation.

(via gravesheadrevisited)

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Thoughts.

ANZAC Day is coming up. I have a few ancestors who were in World War 1, World War 2 and the Civil War. Keep your eyes peeled for some posts about them in the coming weeks.

I’m also starting to think about doing a Genealogy Vlog (Video Blog). It would be so much easier to tell people & show people how I solved the 100 year mystery of what happened to my Great Great Aunt Jeannie Gow. I’m halfway through writing it up, but I would just love to turn it into a video! Hmm…

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gravesheadrevisited:

Pretty accurate

YES!

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You get so excited when you find your family in a census….and then…oh look…the handwriting. Lovely. Haha. Everyone experiences some sort of trouble with old handwriting.

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