Macbeth Genealogical Services

28/01/2024

https://www.aagra.asn.au/meet-sue-mcbeth-probate-genealogist-genealogist-record-agent/

28/01/2024

https://www.aagra.asn.au/meet-sue-mcbeth-probate-genealogist-genealogist-record-agent/

Considering the imperfect family A client, who had happily been researching his family for many years, approached me recently with a dilemma in his family tree. After a DNA test put him in contact with ‘cousins’ an argument ensued. He insisted his great grandfather was Edward Seymour whilst the ...

27/01/2024

By Sue McBeth   In my 40+ years in genealogy mainly in probate genealogy, I have seen many a funny name, circumstance etc. Just thought I would share some funny and interesting anecdotes. Distinctive or amusing names I have come across in my work: May Day Annette Ball Win Mills Justin Case Shek Ubu...

26/01/2024

https://www.aagra.asn.au/funny-and-interesting-anecdotes/

By Sue McBeth   In my 40+ years in genealogy mainly in probate genealogy, I have seen many a funny name, circumstance etc. Just thought I would share some funny and interesting anecdotes. Distinctive or amusing names I have come across in my work: May Day Annette Ball Win Mills Justin Case Shek Ubu...

22/07/2023

Another article mentioning our work written Andrew Rule.

THE worst crime Simon “Hotdogs” Deering has committed is to streak on camera on the set of a reality television show.

07/04/2023

Hampton PO is closing and we are agitating. Too little notice.

07/05/2022

Macbeths also help with background research n this article.

Early on the Monday morning after the big bookie robbery in 1976, Jim Beasley was first in to work at the Col Paige Ford yard in Footscray.

30/04/2022

Macbeths assists Andrew Rule with his article on Mr Cruel.

Normie Lee fought the law once too often. The bent businessman with the dodgy dim sim factory bankrolled by bank robbery couldn’t quit the “takeaway” business and it got him killed.

16/04/2020

Sue McBeth interviewed on Saturday 9pm 13 April 2020 on https://www.3aw.com.au/show/dr-sally-cockburn/
You can listed to the podcast.

Dr Sally Cockburn is already well-known to radio audiences around Australia, with 30 years experience talking health and discussing relationships using her pseudonym, Dr Feelgood. Now, each Saturda…

02/03/2020

Curiously, over the past month we have been approached by many people asking if we could trace his or her biological father (usually name unknown) when the name of the father is either not on the birth certificate, or known to be wrong. In every case the person approaching us has had their DNA tested by one of the many vendors offering the service, but did not know what to do next. In each case those contacting us was over 60 years of age.

We have a little experience in cases such as this and could tell them that we may be able to find their father’s grandparents or great grandparents but it was unlikely we could actually identify their father. And the process was long and costly, usually over $15,000. As time goes on and many more people have their DNA tested this might change.