Welcome to my family history pages
My family tree contains basic details of the genealogy of my ancestors and relatives, but should not include living people.Allen Evans
Irish convicts nearly burned alive on Norfolk Island
I came across this interesting story whilst researching the voyage of the East India Company fleet from England to China in 1804. I've written about it in my blog. I have also written an article about this voyage which can be obtained by contacting me.
Agricultural labourers found in old newspapers
Whilst searching the British Newspaper Archive I found some references to some of the NAPPER family and other agricultural labourers from the South Petherton area. Read more in my blog article.
150th Anniversary of the Departure of the Boanerges
The Boanerges left England in 1862 bound for Australia. Amongst the emigrants were my ancestors Simeon and Fanny IRELAND. See my recent blog article for some more details.
13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry in Adelaide
I recently went to this Congress. I enjoyed many of the talks and met many keen genealogists. I've written about it in my blog article: Back from the Adelaide Genealogy Congress.
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