James WINTER (c.1806-1882), a brother of my great-grandfather, Edward WINTER (c.1812-1869), emigrated to Australia from Ireland with his wife Tirzah (nee DELMEGE) in 1851. The couple headed for the goldfields. They found gold, made some money, spent it on drink. How do I know this? Here’s my trail… In my internet ramblings for WINTER clues READ MORE
Month: January 2016
Tracing the LEE brothers, George, Edward and Charles, in Australia
Like a ‘good’ genealogist I sourced primary documents to trace my great grandfather Edward LEE (1840-1898) back to his birthplace. Edward was the first in my direct LEE line to emigrate to Australia. I have previously referred to him in a post ‘The Locket’. On the discovery that Edward LEE was born and raised in READ MORE