Last week, Bob posted a challenge that had originally been set for QFHS members to use immigration records to identify the age and occupation of a man named John Kelly who arrived in Brisbane with his young family by ship in 1865.
For those who may like to check their own progress on this task, here is a downloadable pdf file that demonstrates one approach to the task. It is by no means the only way to do this. As you would expect, an experienced researcher like Troppo came up with the answer very quickly through some unexpected and creative techniques including a detailed investigation of aspects of the life of the family in Queensland.
This prompted thoughts of a supplementary challenge. What can you discover about the lives of John, Susan, John and Elizabeth Kelly before they sailed from England and after they arrived in Queensland?
You do not need to work on this alone. If you have part of an idea on how to proceed, why not send a short message to the list and see if anyone would like to collaborate with you?
Although you could address these questions purely through free online sources, this might be an opportunity to test out the at-home access to Find My Past that the Library has arranged for us.
For those who may like to check their own progress on this task, here is a downloadable pdf file that demonstrates one approach to the task. It is by no means the only way to do this. As you would expect, an experienced researcher like Troppo came up with the answer very quickly through some unexpected and creative techniques including a detailed investigation of aspects of the life of the family in Queensland.
This prompted thoughts of a supplementary challenge. What can you discover about the lives of John, Susan, John and Elizabeth Kelly before they sailed from England and after they arrived in Queensland?
You do not need to work on this alone. If you have part of an idea on how to proceed, why not send a short message to the list and see if anyone would like to collaborate with you?
Although you could address these questions purely through free online sources, this might be an opportunity to test out the at-home access to Find My Past that the Library has arranged for us.