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TravelGenee Surname ResearchThe surname research I focus on is the tracing of my direct family line of ancestors. My grand parents names were DAWSON, KITTO, SHEPHERD & IRELAND (as in name not the country). These families resided in New Zealand and prior to this England and Scotland.
My grandparents main branches include the following names: Aldrige, Bice, Brettel/Butele, Collis, Edmonds, Ellery, Gibson, Harper, Ireland, McDonald/MacDonald, Monger, Rice and Scott.

B is for BICE

TravelGenee #atozchallenge B – BICE

Posted onApril 2, 2016April 4, 20245 Comments

TravelGenee #atozchallenge B – BICE Day 2 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge and the letter is B for BICE.  Sarah BICE was an addition to my family tree early on when I started. Read More …

CategoriesMy Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsatozchallenge2016, BICE, KITTO, one-name-study

A is for Amelia #atozchallenge

TravelGenee #atozchallenge A – Amelia

Posted onApril 1, 2016April 4, 20199 Comments

TravelGenee #atozchallenge A – Amelia In April I am taking on the A to Z challenge. It began back in 2010. It’s a challenge to post a blog every day in April except Sundays. You Read More …

CategoriesMy Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsatozchallenge2016, BRETEL, DIMOND, immigration, KITTO, Paperspast

Trove Tuesday: Ancestor a Murderer?

Posted onFebruary 22, 2016February 15, 20242 Comments

From my research, I am wondering if an ancestor a murderer.  I have been researching my paternal grandmother’s family,  Olive Constance Beatrice IRELAND DOB 1887. I am trying to connect up the links back on Read More …

CategoriesSurname Research Category, TroveTagsHARPER, IRELAND (Surname not country), MACDONALD / MCDONALD, Trove-Tuesday

Kitto Intestate Estate Great Sale

Trove Tuesday: Kitto Intestate Estate Great Sale

Posted onJanuary 12, 2016October 26, 2024

A quick check on Trove produced another piece referring to Richard John KITTO (DOB1859) who by this time was deceased. The piece about the Kitto Intestate Estate great sale appeared in the Illawarra Mercury on Read More …

CategoriesMy Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsKITTO, Richard-John-KITTO, Trove-Tuesday

Empire Games 1938

1938 Empire Games #TroveTuesday

Posted onOctober 13, 2015September 25, 20162 Comments

Adventured into Trove again for #TroveTuesday to discover a picture of my Grandfather Charles Adolph KITTO (DOB 1883) in a Sydney paper called The Referee, for February 3, 1938. Again Trove shows its value as Read More …

CategoriesGenealogical Research, My Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsKITTO, sport, Trove-Tuesday

TroveTuesday: Richard John KITTO

Richard John KITTO late of Albion Park (Trove Tuesday)

Posted onSeptember 29, 2015October 27, 20152 Comments

Searching around Trove I found information on Richard John KITTO late of Albion Park. He was a recently deceased storekeeper. His is my Great Grandfathers (Francis KITTO DOB 1853) brother. I already knew that Richard Read More …

CategoriesGenealogical Research, My Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsKITTO, Newspapers, NSW, Richard-John-KITTO, Trove-Tuesday

Trove Tuesday: Headline SCOTTISH BAN RIDICULED

Posted onSeptember 15, 2015October 26, 20242 Comments

As instruction by the GenieMate Jill Ball I am doing a Trove Tuesday so I can share on social media with the #TroveTuesday. I have read a few over Trove Tuesdays over recent years but Read More …

CategoriesMy Family History Year, Surname Research CategoryTagsKITTO, rugby, Trove-Tuesday

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