Since it helps me get caught up quicker, I am going to make this weeks post really easy on me. I am just going to list all the surnames that I have proven for my lines so far.
Absalom
Anderson
Cain
Carey
Champ
Chaney
Chislett
Clements
Collins
Driver
Edwards
Foster
Gale
Gilmour
Haynes
Howard
Hunt
Hyland
Jowles
Knight
Laird
Lawrence
Lucas
McConnell
McKenzie
Mitchell
Moore
Nelis
Newman
Oak/es
Osborne
Pekin
Reeves
Renwick
Richards
Rose
Russell
Sedgley
Semple
Stagg
Thompson
Virgin
The names below are for my husband’s lines.
Bilodeau
Blanchette
Bolduc
Born
Boutin
Brinson
Buescher
Buteau
Champagne
Dallaire
Daniel
Dore
Dupre
Elliott
Elsworth
Fortier
Gornowicz
Goulet
Grenier
Grondin
Hall
Horseman
Huge
Hughes
Jamieson
Jones
Joos
Keating
Keetley
Krager/Krieger
Legare
Lessard
Nadeau
Parry
Portwig
Quirion
Rancour
Severance/Saverence
Simons
Smith
Talbot
Toussaint
Townsend
Wilson
If you have any of these surnames, feel free to send me a message. Always looking to make new connections and meet new family members!
My biggest brick wall so far for my family research would be my Paternal great grandmother, Ethel Driver.
Ethel was born in 1890 in Hotham, Victoria, Australia. Her birth is listed in the Australian Records Index at Ancestry.com. Her mother is listed as Mary Driver, and no father is named. Is he a Driver? Or was Ethel born illegitimate?
Ethel Driver birth Registration
Ethel married William Hugh McConnell in about 1910. They lived at Mepunga, Victoria, Australia until about the mid 1950’s, then they moved to Otway Road in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
Ethel and William Marriage Registration
William died in 1968 and Ethel in 1991. They are buried together in the Warrnambool Cemetery.
There are a few trees on Ancestry that have a John Driver as Ethel’s grandfather, he apparently died in Warrnambool in 1908. There is also a Rebecca Cole who is listed as John’s daughter living in nearby Terang. She could possibly be Ethel’s aunt, a sister to Mary. Both of these people are worth looking into during my next research session on Ethel.
Neither of these people will help me sort out Ethel’s father, although knowing more about Mary and her family may help pinpoint a time and place for a connection between Ethel’s parents.
If you are connected to these families and might know something to help with my research, please send me a message. I’d love to hear from you.
