Anne’s Family History

Anne’s Family History Family historian I have researched in each of the Australian states and New Zealand as well as the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

I use the resources in the National Library of Australia, the National Archives and the Australian War Memorial located in Canberra. I hold a Graduate Diploma in Graduate Diploma in Local, Family & Applied History from the University of New England which I followed up with a Master of Letters. In addition to direct clients, I provided professional services through
ancestry.com’s ExpertConnect service from August 2009.

This year I am again participating in the A to Z blogging challenge. My theme is the Victorian gold rushes of the ninete...
14/04/2026

This year I am again participating in the A to Z blogging challenge. My theme is the Victorian gold rushes of the nineteenth century. Today I wrote about Lamplough.

In 1987 Denis Strangman, a member of the Avoca and District Historical Society, published an article in the Familia Ulster Genealogical Review about a goldrush to Lamplough near Avoca in 1859-1860.…

One of my A to Z posts for April
03/04/2026

One of my A to Z posts for April

Goldfields miners did not work on Sunday, which was widely observed as a day of rest and worship. Most miners were Christian; many of them attended religious services. These were initially held in …

Summary of posts of the Avoca and District Historical Society's blog for March. Next month I will be looking at Anzacs f...
31/03/2026

Summary of posts of the Avoca and District Historical Society's blog for March. Next month I will be looking at Anzacs from WW1 and WW2.

In March this year (2026) I wrote about women of the Avoca district: Eliza Crowhurst (1844-1919), a devoted mother Margaret (Smyth) Plowright (1834-1897) Eleanor Meade drowned in a flood at Amphith…

My 13th year of participating in the A to Z challenge
10/03/2026

My 13th year of participating in the A to Z challenge

2026 will be my thirteenth year of the ‘Blogging from A to Z April Challenge‘, where participants post twenty-six times, a letter a day for every day of the month except Sundays. This year I will …

Continuing my father's reminiscences of his 1954 trip to England.
03/03/2026

Continuing my father's reminiscences of his 1954 trip to England.

By Rafe de Crespigny Continuing the journey from Australia to England in 1954. For the previous instalment see Betting on sea horses When the Oronsay docked at Naples, passengers leaving the ship …

Wrapping up the month of February having learnt more about the Avoca district's Chinese heritage
28/02/2026

Wrapping up the month of February having learnt more about the Avoca district's Chinese heritage

This month, February 2026, I have been blogging about the Chinese diggers of the Avoca district. Tens of thousands of Chinese joined in the mid-nineteenth century rush for gold, but when it ran out…

Diana Elder, AG, discusses the importance of asking DNA matches to share their full DNA results, even when using Ancestr...
13/02/2026

Diana Elder, AG, discusses the importance of asking DNA matches to share their full DNA results, even when using Ancestry Pro Tools that allow researchers to see shared matches of their matches. She explains that because DNA inheritance varies from person to person, different relatives inherit different segments of DNA from common ancestors, which means that accessing more matches' complete results reveals additional hints and connections that would otherwise remain hidden.

Diana Elder, AG, discusses the importance of asking DNA matches to share their full DNA results, even when using Ancestry Pro Tools that allow researchers to...

Continuing with Champion de Crespigny Heraldry
13/01/2026

Continuing with Champion de Crespigny Heraldry

Seize Quartiers means “sixteen quarters”. In heraldry this indicates that someone’s sixteen great-great-grandparents all held coats of arms. To prove Seize Quartiers you must show…

An essay by my father on his heraldry
11/01/2026

An essay by my father on his heraldry

Rafe de Crespigny Introduction: The traditional coat of arms comprises a shield, a crest, a motto and possibly supporters, though supporters are generally used only by members of the nobility: duke…

I am thrilled that some cousins have updated a family history book
11/11/2025

I am thrilled that some cousins have updated a family history book

Family history is an engrossing hobby, a fascinating challenge to trace relationships, and an opportunity to discover how a family has experienced historical events. I am fortunate that quite a few…

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