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Category Archives: Parramatta
Rydalmere, NSW. Finding the Female Orphans of Parramatta
Who were the children of the Female Orphan School? Joseph Lycett, Female Orphan School near Parramatta, 1825. NLA 135702032 Fortunately, April Collison wrote a booklet on the history of the Female Orphan School (FOS), in 1986, which has been the … Continue reading
Posted in Female Orphan School, Parramatta, St John's Parramatta, State Records of NSW
Tagged All Saints, Ann, bible, Cemeteries, Charlotte, Collison, Garne, George, Healy, Hely, Hosking, Howel, Macquarie, Marsden, Memorial, Mitchell, Parramatta Heritage Centre, scarlet fever, St John's, State Records
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Rydalmere, NSW. The Female Orphan School Survives
Echoes of another time and place Female Orphan School Parramatta, RG 2019. How often have you driven over the Parramatta River on James Ruse Drive? If you are heading north you may catch a glimpse of the Female Orphan School … Continue reading
Posted in Female Orphan School, Parramatta, Trove
Tagged All Saints, Anna Josepha King, Anna Maria King, Betts, Beverley Kingston, Elizabeth Macquarie, George Macarthur, Governor King, Governor Macquarie, Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur, Macarthur, Marnie Bassett, Marsden, Martha, Michelle Scott Tucker, Mrs King, Orphanage, Reverend, Roe, Samuel Marsden, Thomas Arndell, Western Sydney University
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Parramatta, NSW. Exploring Parramatta
Treasuring the Old Amongst the New Parramatta has always been an interesting and historical place. Even though the skyscrapers are now overwhelming, there are still plenty of historical gems hidden away, including Experiment Farm Cottage, Hambledon Cottage, Elizabeth Farm at … Continue reading
ADB: Australia’s First Three Fleets 1787-1791
While having a quite coffee at the National Library of Australia cafe I came across an article in their June 2016 magazine on the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB). My blog on Parramatta Cemetery contained information on first fleeters buried … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, Bowning, Parramatta, Parramatta, Research, St John's Parramatta
Tagged #freeadvice, Alt, Borrowdale, Clements, David Oberg, Dodd, First Fleet, Fred March, Freeman, Herbert, Hughes, Kelly, Killpack, Knight, March, Martin, McManus, Oberg, Palmer, Second Fleet, Third Fleet, Wright
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