A couple of weeks ago we extended our investigation into the immigrant Kelly family with the assertion that "Mrs Susan Kelly was the daughter of James Landsdowne. ... this information can now be used to begin to search for details of her marriage, and the birth of her two children before departing England."
Have you had any success in identifying UK records that provide more details of this young family before they made the desion to relocate across the world to Queensland. Bob has prepared a video of his research and uploaded it to YouTube (https://youtu.be/u10NN7Kaysg). At this stage the only access to that page is to use the link here, so feel free to ask any questions or make a comment on YouTube or at the end of this post.
At the end of the video, Bob claims that there is now sufficient information to track down the births (and the parents) of John Kelley and Susan Lansdown. That task will form Part IV of the Challenge. Are you prepared to take it on? How do you plan to start?
If you prefer to focus on Australian records, Part V of the Challenge (and possibly Part VI) will be to investigate the life of the Kelly family (or is it Kelley) in Queensland. We have their date of arrival, and that of Susan's death. Where did they live? Where is Susan buried? Were there more children born here? Which of the children married? Where and when did they die? John senior said he was a gardener when boarding the ship, what occupations did he actually follow in Queensland? Did he remarry after Susan's death? Did they have grandchildren?
Have you had any success in identifying UK records that provide more details of this young family before they made the desion to relocate across the world to Queensland. Bob has prepared a video of his research and uploaded it to YouTube (https://youtu.be/u10NN7Kaysg). At this stage the only access to that page is to use the link here, so feel free to ask any questions or make a comment on YouTube or at the end of this post.
At the end of the video, Bob claims that there is now sufficient information to track down the births (and the parents) of John Kelley and Susan Lansdown. That task will form Part IV of the Challenge. Are you prepared to take it on? How do you plan to start?
If you prefer to focus on Australian records, Part V of the Challenge (and possibly Part VI) will be to investigate the life of the Kelly family (or is it Kelley) in Queensland. We have their date of arrival, and that of Susan's death. Where did they live? Where is Susan buried? Were there more children born here? Which of the children married? Where and when did they die? John senior said he was a gardener when boarding the ship, what occupations did he actually follow in Queensland? Did he remarry after Susan's death? Did they have grandchildren?