WAB Greaves

[Nebraska]

Hi
My ancestor is WAB Greaves of Staffordshire, UK.  I have gleaned a lot of information over the years from various sources about his exploits in Australia, particularly in the Grafton district where he was District Surveyor, and am interested in expanding on this information prior to compiling the many pages of hard copies of information into an electronic format.

Information I have includes the family lineage back to the late fifteen hundreds beginning at the family seat at Beely, and then onto Mayfield, Staffordshire and Ashbourne,  Derbyshire, noting these locations are about 5 km apart separated by the River Dove (which is the County border).

Nebraska

[Arranroots]

Hi Nebraska

Welcome to Rootschat! 

You already seem to have more information than many of us have when we give up, lol! 

How can we help?  You need to be more specific about what you need and what you have already tried in order to find that information: this lets us be more targeted in our assistance.

Kind regards, Arranroots 

[julier]

Hi Nebraska,

My Great great grandfather was WAB Greaves.  I have some information on him, but you may have more than me. What other info do you require?. What relation are you to WAB. nice to find a distant relation to talk too.


Julier

[Nebraska]

Hi Julier

Like you WAB was my great great grandfather.  I am a descendant of WAB's daughter Annie Elizabeth.  How about you?  Some of WAB's siblings came out to Australia as well.

Yes, I do have lots of information, including newspaper clippings, historical society data, etc and a 70 page document that is missing the last few pages on the history of the The Greaves, Beeley.  I am trying to trace the last few pages of this document which would have the completion of the history and the author's name. 

This document has the coat of arms on the front and a picture of the 2 story house which I presume is The Hermitage??? It appears to have been written by a descendant of WAB's as it returns to chronicling WAB's life in Australia on the last few pages I have of the document.
 

Of course I am always looking to trace relations as well.  Do you wish to communicate outside this forum?  If so how?


Nebraska

[julier]

Hi nebraska,

I am a descendant of his son Albert Edward who married Susan Sicily. I have some old newspaper clippings also (I should say copies) my father has the originals, and some historical society info also.
I'm not sure what the large document is you have. Not seen it unless its info from the graves.org site.  The picture may be of the hermitage which a drawing is on this site, but I also have a photograph of a lovely house WAB lived in, in Bondi called Braylesford it could be this. I will send you a message. would love to communicate also and gather some more family info

Julier

[julier]

Hi, I was just going over some old rootschat info and i couldn't remember if i did send you my email address and wold love to correspond with you re our family history. my email is (*)
 
regards,


Julie ritchie

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[Nebraska]

Hi Julier
Found your reply which I hadn't seen and have sent you an email last Friday.  I would love to correspond and swap info.
Regards
Nebraska