User:JeffreyRLehrer/The stories people ask about

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This page is dedicated the characters in my family tree

When talking about family trees and genealogy a lot of people ask a few reoccurring questions;

  • What interesting stories have you found while researching your family tree?
  • Are you related to any celebrities or famous historical figures?
  • Have you found any skeletons in the closet?

Rogues, Royals and Scandal

Henry Price Henry is a direct ancestor who was possibly a convict and either way he was an character who didn't want to get old.
King Edward III of England The first King in Mykaela's direct pedigree
Christian Seberger Christian married three times, his second wife was also his step-daughter

Notable Australians

Fr Patrick Hartigan A priest and poet
Samuel Andrews and Harriet Judge Early Western Sydney family whose heritage home, Rose Cottage, still stands in Werrington and are ancestors of my cousins
Frank Hurley Photographer and grandfather to my uncle
Edward "Weary" Dunlop Prisoner of war and war hero
Thomas Arndell First fleet assistant surgeon
Peter Lalor Eureka Stockade and MP

Selected Deaths

John and Margaret O'Sullivan. Information I have is contradictory but it appears these siblings died from burns after an accident with a fire
Alice Hobson (Dinsdale) A cousin of a direct ancestor, Alice died in a steamboat explosion
George Roney WWI - MIA, Fromelles, France
David MacArthur WWII - Lost off Newfoundland, Canada