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Two boys played under a tree in front of the house. Diana Roser watched them through the window until a shower of rain sent them scurrying home. Diana turned back into the room reluctantly, her eyes adjusting to the darkness, straining to focus on the […]
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Battye’s History of Western Australia contains this description of the convict system in Western Australia. It is a helpful document for those studying family history in the State. APPENDIX 3. THE CONVICT SYSTEM. Recognising it to be the duty of the historian to record facts […]
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Mary Sinclair’s brother Henry also came out on the Tartar with the Sinclair family. Henry was 14 years younger than Mary and while she was married with a family, he was still single when they left Shetland. He was later to marry Mary Butler, one of the […]
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Welcome to the Taylor Family History Blog! This site is a dedicated resource for anyone interested in exploring the Taylor family and all its offshoots. It is focused primarily on the history of the Taylor family in Perth, Western Australia. The blog explores the family’s […]
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Every now and then you come across a little gem on the internet. I was delighted to find Karli Florisson’s podcast “Wild: Stories from Western Australia’s Past” the other day. It is a wonderful collection of podcasts about various aspects of WA’s history, with a […]
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