good reads
Australia
St John's Church, Gordon, Sydney
Posted 26 Jan 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in Australia.
The cemetery of St John's Church is the resting place of several members of the Bradfield family. The Bradfield graves are located near the gate at the highest point of the cemetery.
Maryborough, (QLD)
Posted 14 Jan 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in Australia.
The Port of Maryborough, Queensland Australia is an important port for immigration of people from the British Isles, Denmark, and Germany. Declared a 'port of entry' in 1859 (shortly after Queensland had separated from the colony of New South Wales) it was the first regional port in Eastern Australia to serve as an immigration port for free settlers.
Information on immigrants arriving at this port may be available from Queensland State Archives or local family history centres and libraries.
Victoria (VIC)
Posted 14 Jan 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in Australia.
Capital city : Melbourne
Chapman county code : VIC (complete list of codes)
The state of Victoria covers an area on the south east of the continent. The Bird family have lived in various places around Victoria over the years.
New South Wales (NSW)
Posted 14 Jan 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in Australia.
Capital city : Sydney
Chapman county code : NSW (complete list of codes)
The state of New South Wales covers a large area on the east of the continent. The Bird family have lived in various places around New South Wales over the years, including Grafton, Lismore and Sydney.
Queensland (QLD)
Posted 13 Jan 04 by Scott Andrew Bird. Filed in Australia.
Capital city : Brisbane
Chapman county code : QLD (complete list of codes)
The state of Queensland covers a large area on the north east of the continent. The Bird, Ash and Atkins families have lived in various places around Queensland over the years, most notably Maryborough and Townsville.
Resources
Queensland Family History Society
State Library of Queensland Family History Information & Research Service
Resources for Family History Research at Queensland State Archives
Maryborough District Family History Society
Central Queensland Family History Association
The book 'The Early History of Rockhampton' by JTS Bird is available through the association.
Family History Association of North Queensland
Welcome to the Family Tree of noted Australian writer and photographer Scott Andrew Bird. Here you'll find a number of fascinating aspects to this ever-growing database, including :
- the tree itself (currently produced using Reunion and The Next Generation)
- Scott Andrew Bird's Ahnentafel (the first 20 generations, anyway)
- links to various genealogy articles by this site's authors
- an index of surnames found in the abovementioned tree, and their origins
- overviews of the key locations lived in by the families in this tree
- overviews of the key occupations held by people in this tree
- photographs of many family members
Additionally, there are a great many certificates, grave photos and other source material which is freely available to other people researching the same family lines. Send me an email or leave a comment on this site.
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