by Rosemary Kopittke | 15 Jul 2019 | Harris family, Newspapers
Sarah was a much travelled lass, born in Lidgett Town, Pietermaritzburg in 1853. When her family decided to try their fortunes in Australia, she sailed with them in a small schooner for Sydney, where they arrived in 1855. Teaching was clearly an important focus of the...
by Rosemary Kopittke | 14 Jul 2019 | Ainsworth family, Newspapers
There were exactly thirteen bakers in the family – early mornings, hot ovens, and flour dust everywhere![1] Three left their Cheshire village where fine footwear was the family trade and established themselves as bakers in the booming metropolis of Manchester in the...
by Rosemary Kopittke | 8 May 2018 | Beeston family, Migration, Newspapers
The Bristol Channel 24 January 1863 “My new start almost ended today. How I wish we had not decided to follow Robert’s cousins to Brisbane. I don’t even know where Brisbane is. James’ letters promised such a bright future but so far nothing is as we thought it would...
by Rosemary Kopittke | 2 Mar 2018 | Beeston family, Insolvency, Newspapers
Insolvent. Nowhere to live and no tools to gain an income. This was a devastating moment for Robert Beeston and his two small sons. He had lost his beloved wife Elizabeth to heart problems in May 1866 and now just two months later everything they had worked for was...