Tip: How to create a font of your own handwriting

Oh how I wish I had found this a couple of weeks ago!  I would have used it to do my Christmas Cards! Read on to learn how to create your own font!

Nowra General Cemetery – Revocation of Rights of Burial prior to 1 January 1946

Today I received my copy of the "Shoalhaven Bereavement Services Newsletter Sept 2009" and wish to draw your attention to the following document, especially if you have ancestors or family buried there before 1 January 1946.

Our Convict Heritage

Here is a quick list of our known convicts to date.  As the tree grows I am sure more will be added :)

Chart is under progress.  It is amazing how much information I am lacking in my program!

NAME	CONVICTED	SHIP	TERM	NOTES	FAMILY
JONES, William	12 JAN 1814	Marquis of Wellington	Life	Conditional Pardon – 8 Sep 1836	Maternal
SULLIVAN, Mary Ann	24 OCT 1821	Mary Anne (1)	Death	Commuted to Transportation for Life	Maternal
HORNE, Samuel Henry	13 AUG 1816	Lord Eldon	Death	Commuted to Transportation for Life	Maternal by marriage
FRITCHLEY, Richard (alias NEWTON)	5 JAN 1835	Marquis of Huntley (4)	14 yrs	Pardoned	Maternal
WOODBURY, Richard	29 OCT 1803	Fortune (1)	7 yrs		Craft
EVERINGHAM, Matthew James	7 JUL 1784	Scarborough	7 yrs		Craft
CRAFT, Joseph	1790	Albermarle	Life		Craft
ROBINSON, Sarah	8 OCT 1799	Earl Cornwallis	7 yrs		Craft
RIMES, Elizabeth	28 OCT 1789	Neptune	7 yrs		Craft

You can’t help but feel for my daughter with all that convict blood!  I only have 3 strands, she has 8!

Life in Australia's Convict Female Factories

Gallery exhibitions - National Archives of Australia.

An estimated one in five Australians has an ancestor who spent time in a convict female factory, but very little material survives from these women. Their contribution has been largely ignored, yet they are the ‘mothers of the nation’ – women with grit who survived the dire conditions of late 18th and early 19th century colonial Australia.

Mundy's at Rookwood

Following is a list of Mundy’s buried at Rookwood Cemetery (NSW), whom I have discovered during my research.

MVHR - Mary Valley Heritage Railway presents The Valley Rattler.

MVHR - Mary Valley Heritage Railway presents The Valley Rattler..

What an awesome Mother's Day :)  The 'Girls' (3 generations) spending a weekend in Gympie!  Went on the Rattler for a day trip to Imbil, had an awesome lunch at the Rattler Cafe as well.

A fantastic day was had, and I would recommend the journey.  The staff on the steam train, especially our host David were absolutely fantastic.  Jorjeena was invited to join the drivers Neville and John on the engine during the return journey.  She had a fantastic time and wanted me to add her thanks and appreciation here.

I might try one of the theme journeys, maybe the Wild, Wild West :)

The George Robert Miller Debate

Is there 1, 2 or 3 of them?

I have created this page in the hope that fellow Miller researcher's will have a read and forward any opinion's or clues they may have on the subject of "George Robert Miller", or better yet add your comments below for other's to see them as well.

Family Connections & Researchers

Helping each other...

This page list's members of the extended family that are currently researching the families found within this website and family member's who have a web presence.


Updated and dead links removed (26/09/2016)

Lucas and Hodges Family

Our Lucas Genealogy incorporates the following major surnames

Bray, Brown, Chapman, Hodges, Leahy, LUCAS, Manly, McLauchlan, Paton, Pinkerton, Pollock, Richmond, Rowe, Speir, Young