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Australia / Re: Staff Sergeant William Vivian
« on: Friday 25 April 25 14:03 BST (UK)  »
wow! so that's interesting. My Vivians are not of Cornish descent. Went down that road before. In fact, theirs is an anglicization of the Flemish surname Whiffen. So there was a second unrelated VIVIAN family in the Mannum area!

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Australia / Staff Sergeant William Vivian
« on: Friday 25 April 25 12:07 BST (UK)  »
So, its ANZAC Day, and I'm trying to identify all relatives within six degrees of separation who served in the AIF.

My great-grandfather Victor Rhodes Vivian was a 26-year-old Trooper who embarked aboard the HMAT Seang Bee at Adelaide on 10th Feb 1917. His next of kin was his father John Peter Vivian of Mannum, South Australia.

On the same ship was Staff Sergeant William Vivian, age 31, who's listed next of kin was his father, J. Vivian, of Mannum, South Australia.

are they brothers? or cousins? I am reasonably sure that all the Vivians in Mannum at that time were of the same rather large extended family, yet I can't see how William fits in.

Thanks in advance, all help is always appreciated.

Nudge


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Montgomeryshire / Re: Edward Rees yeoman and Ann Rees Llangurig 1825
« on: Monday 10 February 25 10:24 GMT (UK)  »
Just hopping in on this one to provide clarification

I'm descended from a Richard Rees (b. 1812 Llanidloes), who was the brother of an Edward Rees (b. 1798 Llangurig). they are sons of Jenkin Rees & Elizabth Owen, both of Llangurig. The family relocated to Llanidloes sometime after 1804. My Richard Rees was certainly no yeoman, in fact he was a sheep-stealing convict to Australia!

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The Lighter Side / my ancestors constituencies
« on: Sunday 07 July 24 13:57 BST (UK)  »
Before I began, this post is intended to be apolitical, I'm an Aussie, so have no dog in this fight.

In light of the recent election, I thought it an interesting exercise to see what constituencies my ancestors came from when they migrated in the mid-19th century. I identified 18 in all, mostly in the southwest of England.

before this election, 14 were Conservative, 2 Labour, 1 Lib-Dem, 1 SNP

after this election, 8 are Labour, 5 Conservative, and 5 Lib-Dem

with 10 out of 18 constituencies changing hands, that's quite the change!

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Europe / Re: pre-unification German BDM certificates?
« on: Sunday 07 July 24 13:45 BST (UK)  »
They came from Clausthal.

So it looks like, apart from a few years under Napoleonic occupation, civil registration did not begin until after their migration.

Thanks all

nudge

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Europe / pre-unification German BDM certificates?
« on: Thursday 04 July 24 09:34 BST (UK)  »
I know it's a long shot, but does anyone know if historic BDM certificates are available from the Kingdom of Hanover? I have ancestors from there who migrated to South Australia in the mid 19th century.

thanks

nudge.

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The Lighter Side / Re: President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« on: Wednesday 03 July 24 08:56 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Russkie

Its more the age difference that I'm remarking on! I'll have to dig deeper, but I'm not seeing anything above 165 years in my tree. Still, I don't have the situation of someone fathering a child in his mid-70's that fathers a child in his mid-70's who is still alive in his mid-90's.

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The Lighter Side / President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« on: Wednesday 03 July 24 08:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi all

I'm descended from a James Tyler who may be an unverified distant cousin of US President John Tyler (1841-1845). John Tyler was born in 1790, 234 years ago.

While reading about him I was astonished to find he has a still living grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler (b. 1928) son of Lyon Gardiner Tyler (b. 1853)

That's got to be some sort of a record! a grandchild still alive 234 years after someone's birth!

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The Common Room / Re: generational drift
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 12:40 BST (UK)  »
okay, so decided to apply a bit of math to this topic, as I have the births of all ancestors going back 5 generations and can calculate each generations average birth year.

Grandparents: 1916. Dad's side 1911; Mum's side 1921. Gap 10 years.

Great-Grandparents: 1883. Dad's side 1875; Mum's side 1892. Gap 17 years.

2xGreat-Grandparents: 1853. Dad's side 1842; Mum's side 1863. Gap 21 years.

3xGreat-Grandparents: 1819. Dad's side 1811; Mum's side 1827. Gap 16 years.

So my initial guesstimation was incorrect. the gap is still significant though.

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