Surname Saturday – Wood

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Elizabeth Wood.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Elizabeth Wood was born 7 September 1753 and christened 9 September 1753 at Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.  She was the daughter of Francis Wood. Elizabeth married Adam Wilson on 11 November 1775 at Stevenston, and they had 5…

Surname Saturday – Wilson

The first ancestor in my tree with the surname Wilson is Rachel Hamilton Wilson.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Rachel Hamilton Wilson was born 18 September 1813 and christened 19 September 1813 at Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.  Her parents were William Wilson and Jean Banks. She married Thomas Smith on 4 March 1837 at Stevenston,…

Surname Saturday – Wills

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname is Elizabeth Wills.  Her relationship to my  ex-husband is as follows: Before today, the only information I had for Elizabeth was that she had married John Laver on 17 April 1750 at South Petherton, Somerset, England.  I therefore decided to do some more research using Ancestry.com.au.…

Surname Saturday – Willis

My ex-husband’s surname is Willis.  His ancestors are: Murray Irwin Willis was born 17 March 1931 at Kerang, Victoria, Australia.  He was the son of Thomas Arthur Willis and Dorothea Isabella Sinclair Smith. Murray died 1 July 1964 at St Andrew’s Hospital in East Melbourne. Thomas Arthur Willis was born 24 January 1900 at Sydney…

Surname Saturday – Water

The ancestor in my tree with this surname was Hellen Water.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is:   Hellen Water married John Meiklejohn on 27 October 1732 at Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children: Donald Meiklejohn christened 29 May 1734 at Thurso, Caithness, Scotland John Meiklejohn christened 11 Nov 1736 at Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.…

Surname Saturday – Theisinger

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Elizabeth Theisinger. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Elizabeth Theisinger was born 14 May 1865 at Hurd Street, Portland, in the colony of Victoria.  She was the daughter of Jacob Theisinger and Catherine Lepper. Elizabeth married Patrick John Theodore Mulder on 22 September 1883 at…

Surname Saturday – Styles

The ancestor in my tree with this surname was Mary Ann Styles.  Her connection to my ex-husband is: Mary Ann Styles was born about 1820, probably in Carlow, Ireland. She married Andrew Marshall on 3 April 1848 in Carlow, Ireland. The marriage record lists her as Mary Ann Styles or Hayes, and her father’s name…

Surname Saturday – Smith

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was my ex-husband’s grandmother, Dorothea Isabella Sinclair Smith. Dorothea Isabella Sinclair Smith was born 3 June 1904 at Boisdale, Victoria, Australia.  She was the daughter of Thomas Smith and Louisa May Clyne. She married Thomas Arthur Willis on 3 June 1929 at the Eaglehawk East Methodist…

Surname Saturday – Sinclair

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname is Elizabeth Sinclair.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is:     Elizabeth Sinclair was born 9 Aug 1803 and christened 14 Aug 1803 at Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.  She was the daughter of James Sinclair and Elizabeth Meiklejohn. She married David Clyne on 26 Nov 1824 at…

Surname Saturday – Reiss

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Maria Philipina Reiss. The relationship to my ex-husband is: Maria Philipina Reiss was born 8 November 1808 in Katzweiler, Pfalz, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Jacob (or Jakob) Reiss and Maria Barbara Kipp. Maria married Jacob Michael Theisinger on 1 January 1831 at…