The Family Detective

Trove Newspaper articles have lead me to believe that Joseph Ross was sometimes referred to as John Ross. They had a connection with Sarah Bird and John Ross was noted as his brother in law. Could Ellen Ross have been related to Sarah? I have several posts that cover the relationship between Bird and the Rosses and also theories about Ellen Ross. FREE ACCESS: I am happy to share access to my research for those who request via comment below. Unfortunately I have had a large amount of my research from this blog taken without acknowledgment. It is with sadness I am making my research available "by request".  Also, feel free to use the comments as a place to share with others. I have a private  Facebook Group  where files and research will be posted. Feel free to join to join the conversations. _______________________________________________ It is widely believed that John Ross who was a convict and shoemaker was my fourth Great-Grandfather. I started this post with the intention

All researchers know we cannot all rely on what we find on Ancestry.com.  A number of trees have recorded William Littlewood Snr as the step father of William Littlewood Jnr (father of Rose Littlewood). William Littlewood Jnr it seems was the son of Bridget Kelly. To date I have not found the records that connect William Jnr to Bridget Kelly other than her marriage to William Snr.  Oddly none of the trees seem to have picked up the information that William Littlewood Snr was a convict on Charles Sturt's Second Exhibition. Also, many other vitals seem to be missing.  It seems nice to think William Littlewood Snr is indeed connected to our tree, and there are some interesting factors that I will explore (ironic). For the purpose of this I will continue to call them William Snr and Jnr. ... ____________________________________________________ FREE ACCESS: I am happy to share access to my research on William Littlewood Senior & Junior, for those who request via comment below. Unfor

In 2021, I completed a convict case study on Patrick Dodd for my UTAS Family History course. For some reason the word document has disappeared, but I have a PDF with full intext referencing for those who might be interested. My research looks at Patrick from the time of his crime, his time as a convict, and details of his life after that until his death. A full bibliography is included.  FREE ACCESS: I am happy to share access to my full research for those who request via comment below. Unfortunately I have had a large amount of my research from this blog taken without acknowledgment. It is with sadness I am making my research available "by request".  Also, feel free to use the comments as a place to share with others. I have a private Facebook Group  where files and research will be posted. Feel free to join to join the conversations. __________________________________________________________________________ On 30 August 1828, Patrick Dodd sat down to a meal of roast ham. H