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Beyond 2022 – Irish research

05 Sunday Jul 2020

Posted by Susie Zada in Essentials, Events, Family History, Important news, Uncategorized

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Beyond 2022, Ireland, Irish research, lost records, videos

All Irish records were destroyed in the fire in 1922 – oh my goodness, how many times have I heard this so-called ‘fact’??  Of course that statement is totally wrong BUT there WERE MANY important records destroyed in the Four Courts fire on 30 June 1922.

Here are a few facts:

  • June 1922 to May 1924 – Civil War
  • 28 June to 5 July 1922 – Battle of Dublin
  • Assault by Provisional Government forces on the Four Courts building – garrison of the Irish Republican Army Executive
  • The Irish Public Record Office was located in the western block of the Four Courts
  • It was used as an ammunition store by the Four Courts Garrison
  • Shelling of the Four Courts resulted in the first
  • Fires cause the explosion – 30 June 1922

What was lost?

  • Apart from fragments: Irish Census of 1821, 1831, 1841, and 1851
  • Just over half of the Anglican Church of Ireland Registers deposited there following disestablishment of the state church in 1869 [Church of Ireland families – never more than 25% of the population]
  • Majority of wills and testamentary records that have been proved in Ireland – BUT transcripts of many survive
  • All pre-1900 documents from the legal courts, as were local government records for the same period

What wasn’t available anyway!

  • 1861 and 1871 Irish Census – these records were destroyed shortly after the census was taken
  • 1881 and 1891 Irish Census – these records were pulped during WWI due to a paper shortage

What survived or was elsewhere?

  • 1901 and 1911 Irish census returns
  • All civil registration records (BDMs)
  • Nearly half of all Church of Ireland parish registers
  • Roman Catholic baptism, marriage and burial records
  • Presbyterian baptism, marriage and burial records
  • Methodist baptism, marriage and burial records
  • Griffiths Valuation records and maps
  • Tithe Applotment books
  • Indexes to wills and probate bonds
  • A good number of local muster rolls, poll tax lists and other records dating back to early 1600s
  • Thousands of other records
  • Millions of non-government records

The most important advancement for family history researchers into Irish records –

Beyond 2022 – Vision

June 30th, 2022, marks the centenary of the terrible explosion and fire at the Four Courts, Dublin, which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) and, with it, seven centuries of Ireland’s collective memories. While incomparable with the loss of human life, the destruction of the Record Treasury at the PROI was one of the great tragedies of the Civil War.

Beyond 2022 is an all-island and international collaboration. Working together, we will launch a Virtual Record Treasury for Irish history—an open-access, virtual reconstruction of the Record Treasury destroyed in 1922.

Combining historical research, archival discovery and technical innovation, Beyond 2022 offers a lasting and meaningful legacy from the Decade of Centenaries, democratising access to invaluable records and illuminating seven centuries of Irish history.

Visit the Beyond 2022 website and explore the videos and progress that has already been made.

Finding records on PROV website

27 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by Susie Zada in Database and Indexes, Essentials, Local History, Uncategorized

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PROV, Public Record Office Victoria, Search records

PROV Simple Search 01aPeople don’t welcome change but sometimes the NEW version is better than the OLD version.  That’s the case with the updated PROV website!

There is still more to be added but it’s definitely worth using the new version.

Learn some simple steps and start to really enjoy using it!

How old is history?

19 Thursday May 2016

Posted by Susie Zada in Essentials, Important news, Personal History, Uncategorized

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Hobart, New home, Sunrise

Which bag is it in?I posted a blog a couple of weeks ago [ #sun7 ] lamenting the demise of Hobart on Sunrise in the order of weather on the info strip at the bottom of the screen.

History has been made in more ways than one!  I’m not sure if it happened earlier this week but I definitely noticed it this morning – Hobart is back in it’s rightful place.  I could be forgiven not spotting it earlier this week as Monday morning I picked up the keys to my new home [renting a lovely unit in South Geelong].  Needless to say I’ve been a tad busy but this morning I woke in my own bed in my new home and had a lazy lie-in watching Sunrise … and I nearly fell out of bed – Hobart came after Darwin and before Melbourne – exactly where it should be!  It really felt like all was right with the world … and Hobart.

BUT another bit of history is being made NOW as I type – this if the first blog I’ve posted from my new home.  I confess – the computer is all hooked up and working on my kitchen bench while I sort out the new office [spare bedroom] etc. but I can’t spend too long chatting – the list of chores is LONG.

I have separate pages on my dining room table to write on – complete with pen handy:

  • PU – OG [pick up from Ocean Grove – still emptying and cleaning out old place]
  • PU – Newcomb [while I was waiting 3 weeks to get the keys to here, every trip to Geelong meant a car loaded with boxes and items – the storage unit is only 5 minutes from here, so saving a lot of petrol and packing time]
  • FIND – I remember seeing it in … that bag or that box!  See the image at the top!
  • BUY – either essential items for the unit or perhaps some food!
  • TASKS – essential tasks here – cleaning or re-arranging before I bring in more things to trip over
  • TO-DO – essential things – like ring the Salvos for a pick-up, etc.

OK – TASKS and TO-DO items are yelling very loudly so this is enough blogging for now – I’ve created history so I must move on.

OH – and my pussy cat is yelling loudly – currently locked in the bathroom until I let him explore his new home further – probably tonight when I’ve stopped going in and out the doors every two minutes!  Best thing is that he was allowed to live with me in my new home.

Happy, tired, contented …

Nurses and Midwives in Victoria

29 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Susie Zada in Uncategorized, Victorian Government Gazette entries

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Midwives, Nurses, women

Nurse B.P. Frankston, VictoriaI spotted a post on Facebook and was going to check my files when I realised that I should do a blog with the details for others to research their nurses or midwives.

And while we’re at it, someone might know the identity of the nurse in the photo.  The image is from the State Library of Victoria collection [H2006.188/34] and it states she is a young woman, identified only as “B.P. from – a nurse from Frankston, Victoria”.  The photo was taken in 1900.

The files I mentioned?  Some years ago I spent many hours searching for and finding these files – hence I recorded them in a couple of spreadsheets.

The Victorian Government Gazette included lists of Midwives and lists of Nurses generally annually in the 20th century – it wasn’t always easy finding them hence my reason for keeping a record of them.  The two best places for finding and downloading the relevant Victorian Government Gazette :

  • State Library of Victoria
  • Australasian Legal Information Institute [includes documents for other states and New Zealand – worth investigating from HOME page]

Most of the lists are alphabetical BUT DON’T STOP at “Z” because you may be reading the initial list of those added to the register, then there may be a list of those removed from the register, then those who changed their names [i.e. by getting married], and others who changed their address.  All wonderful information for family historians and researchers.  Now and again the Gazette will include the entire list of everyone registered and year of registration.  Some lists include their date of registration.

I haven’t had the need to search but I presume that all states would have had this type of register in their Government Gazettes.  And of course Nurses and Midwives weren’t the only lists: Railway employees being one occupation that comes to mind.  If they had to be “registered” or were Government employees, then LOOK FOR THEM!  There are Dentists, Doctors … the list goes on and on.

So back to my lists – the reason I looked for them and then downloaded them was to select [with help from some of my wonderful volunteers] any nurses or midwives and therefore add them to my Geelong & District Database.  Women aren’t easy to trace and midwives in particular were some of the women who didn’t have to give up their job when they married.

You also learn what files may contain by being observant – e.g. I included page numbers / ranges – this might give you the clue as to whether it was a yearly register or a complete register.  Have a look at the Nurses board for 31 December 1935 – page range is 2051-2135 – that’s more than 80 pages – whereas 1929 is less than 20 pages.  The 1935 list includes ALL nurses registered at that time.

As the tables didn’t transfer well into this blog, I’ve created a PDF file for each which you can download:

  • Victorian Midwives file
  • Victorian Nurses file

Enjoy researching your nurses and midwives!

Did your ancestor drive for Cobb & Co?

02 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Great Blog with Cobb & Co employees – worth following!

Stories of extraordinary Australians

Lots of Australians ask me about relatives of theirs who drove for Cobb & Co or who they think owned competitor firms in 19th century Australia. Check out the list to see if your relative is there. If there is a Cobb & Co driver missing, let me know!

In the past years dozens of families have written to provide updates to the list below. It has been further enlarged to over 940 through a painstaking review of old newspaper records.

First NameSurnameStateFirms worked forRoleRoutesYearComments
GeorgeAdamsCobb & CoDriver; road manager
FredAdamsQLDCobb & CoDriverMitchell-Bollon1913-1918
GeorgeAh KinNSWProprietorBemboka1900-1903
JamesAisbettVICCobb & CoDriverScarsdale, Pitfield
AmosAlderVICCobb & CoDriverAvenel-Nagambie, Shepparton
JimmyAlderVICCobb & CoDriverClunes
AAldersonNSWCrawfordsDriver
CharlieAlfordVIC

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01 Monday Dec 2014

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