Coming from a family of
Cornish miners (on Dad’s side), I didn’t expect to find an ancestor of Dad’s on
the ‘other side’ at the Eureka Stockade.
This brief obituary is of my
3x great grandfather Charles Kelvey PEARSON (1827 – 1909).
I am descended from his eldest son, Frederick Augustus PEARSON (1848 - 1884)
It made me want to find out
more about the military men of the uprising.
Here’s some info about the Eureka Stockade
I found the following
through Pandora – the wonderful collection of archived websites on Trove –
don’t forget to look at what comes up in this section when you do your
searches:
An interesting viewpoint of
a military man (like my ggg grandfather).
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| To read more, go to the link above. |
Another report of the
uprising from Pandora:
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| Again, you can read more if you click the link above. |
And yet another exciting
find, in the Books section of Trove: a book on the Redcoats at the Eureka Stockade – the author: Neil C Smith.
Exciting as I am going on the Unlock the Past genealogy cruise with my mum in
February next year, and Neil C Smith is one of the speakers. I must get hold of
one of these books.
That's a super exciting discovery!
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean that I will have to vote for Abbott ("the mad monk")? I always thought that we were on the other see.
DeleteWow. That opens up a whole bunch of research possibilities for you. How exciting!
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to visit the new Eureka Museum at Ballarat.
Oh, I must look that one up. Maybe I can get Mum and dad to visit in the meantime. Thanks for the tip.
DeleteA great story and happy researching on trying to find out more about your ancestor's involvement in the Stockade.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I have used Trove, but obviously need to explore it more.
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