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Alexander Munro departed Aberdeen with his wife on the Barossa in 1823 under assumed names. He was granted a seal hunting permit at Mossel Bay and there he built a house and tavern. Apparently he gambled most of his money away. However, the tavern and Munros remain in the area. ...
“One of our few very old settlers, Mr D. B. Cochrane, has passed away at the ripe old age of 96. He had arrived in Hokianga in the year 1831 and resided in or near Herds point ever since. He was wonderfully hale and hearty until the last few months, but lately his sight and ...
A.People with surnames beginning with N to Z are often ill-treated. B.VIPs in the Western world gain a great deal from alphabetism. C.The campaign to eliminate alphabetism still has a long way to go. D.Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional bias. ...
(where the name regularly appears in the tombstone inscriptions between mid-17th century and the end of the 18th century), or one of the “Portuguese” congregations in Western Europe such as Amsterdam, Livorno, Venice, or Bordeaux (where multiples references to Almeida, Almeda, or d’Almeida...
Surname Origins for -W- surnames from Wade to Wyman. Find the meaning and origin of your surname or last name in this online dictionary of family names. Trace your ancestry and build your family tree.
Many of the Norman armies came via Wales, where they had been settled for some time, and brought Welsh mercenaries with them. As was the way with many invaders of Ireland, a large number of them stayed, intermarried and became, eventually, Irish. ...
Autosomal admixture was estimated using the six most common HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 haplotypes, together with only those HLA alleles not represented on any of those six haplotypes, and the MC1R and ABO SNPs. RESULTS Sampling For the 3865 of the samples that have been geocoded the distances ...
Kia Ora hello is anyone related to a JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY who married ELLEN STONE I’m a descendant from one of his sons JAMES or HEMI ASHBY I’d love to know more about my whakapapa by Farnorth94 1 month, 1 week ago. Not so distant cousinsHow do I start my family research?Malborough...
“complexion darkish;” his eyes dark blue (or bluish grey) and his glance “keen;” his beard “black, with white hairs intermingled” and a “span and a half long.” In his countenance, which was “grave and severe,”“a certain graciousness was united with natural dignity and ...