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Just a few of the many Websites that we have found useful in our research
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Welcome to the Family History Web Pages of Murray and Julie Gosney. Along with our immediate family (except for our eldest son who is currently in Russia), we reside in the northern tropics of Queensland, Australia, a region of the world with a brilliant climate, a beautiful and varied natural environment, and many interesting outdoor pursuits. However one of the indoor hobbies, which Julie and I both share, is doing our Family History Research, known variously as genealogy, or tracing our family tree. Pioneer Families Our
relations have been living at various localities throughout New
Zealand and Australia for several generations now. As we traced back
our family trees, we found that our ancestors arrived here from the
European countries of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, The Channel
Islands, France, Sweden, and Germany, at various times between 1821 and
1893. Making it about 180 years since the earliest known one arrived on
the shores of Tasmania. Compared to Europe, and even North America,
western style civilization is relatively recent here in this corner of
the South Pacific. Consequently, our ancestors came here as pioneers in
their culture, arriving sometimes as the first citizens of new towns
and farming districts that were still in the process of being cut from
the bush and forests.
A total of 39 different direct family lines made the long and sometimes perilous three-month sea voyage across the world to settle here, arriving as individuals or in family groups. Those ancestors arriving in the later part of the 1800's would have came to towns that were already partly established, however, like the earlier emigrants, they too would have found life in the colonies to be different from that which they had left behind. Consequently, I consider that they were all pioneers, establishing new lives, new livelihoods and new homes in a new country. Life in the young colonies of New Zealand and Australia would have offered new hopes, and new opportunities for these adventurous emigrants. However they undoubtedly, soon found that these new aspirations came at the price of hardship, sacrifice and isolation from loved ones 'back home'. These pages are dedicated to the courage of those early pioneers and their descendants, and also to the discovering of the roots from which they came. Organisation of InformationThis web site is organised around the six major branches in our family lines. The links on the left each connect to a hub page (or sub-home page) for each of these family lines. On each of those sites you will find links to two types of information.
You can assume that for most cases, we may have more information about a particular individual or family, than what we have currently displayed on these web pages. So interested people are welcome to contact us for more details. You can email us manually at mgosney@optusnet.com.au or you can click the link at the base of any page. Enjoyment in Researching Genealogy Both
Julie and myself have enjoyed our hobby of family history research for
many years now, we are both amateur genealogists like the majority of
people who trace their family trees, but we are very interested, and
definitely hooked. Unfortunately, our opportunities to devote time to
genealogical research come and go during the years, and throughout any
particular year, depending on other family responsibilities and
interests. But we find that we seem to be able to consistently add a
little to our store of knowledge over each year. Regardless of our
circumstances, however, we always find it exciting to discover new
information.
We have also enjoyed the associations and contacts that we have formed through genealogical research. We have formed pleasant associations and friendships both with people who are actually related through our family lines, and also with those who simply share a mutual interest in researching their family trees. Often these contacts are solely through correspondence, because of geographical distance, and frequently the relations contacted are very distantly related indeed. However in these days of modern communications there are no barriers for people who share an interest in genealogical research, and so we look forward to continued contacts. Making Contact and Sharing Information I
have placed this information on the world-wide-web because for several
reasons the Internet has become a major means of genealogical research,
and it is increasing in popularity and use every year. We have already
personally found it to be a means of making contact with others who
have a common interest in our family lines, and for this reason I have
decided to improve and upgrade our web site. I am aiming to try and
increase the chances of searchers finding this site and trying to
present the information in a way that makes it easier to recognise if
they have any connections with our lines. Hence we invite any inquiry
or contact regarding these families. And we would definitely appreciate
any corrections, comments or information regarding these web pages or
the families recorded here.
When our ancestors left their homelands in Europe to emigrate to Australasia, they often lost contact with other family members who stayed behind, emigrated to other countries, or even those who moved to other parts of Australia and New Zealand. Hence many if not most family members who descend from a common line have never met or even heard of each other. They are often widely separated by distance around the world. The Internet is a wonderful tool in bringing these long dispersed branches of a family back into contact. Consequently, we see that the process of separation that began when our ancestors emigrated is beginning to reverse. Contact is extremely important to the genealogist, most people who research their family trees soon realise the advantage in doing it collaboratively and in sharing information. Sharing information amongst the family also increases the chances that it will survive the passage of time and be disseminated to future generations. Gratitude and Recognition for the Help of OthersWe wish to thank and acknowledge the help of the many relatives who have enabled us to increase our knowledge of our ancestors. Some individuals have shared and exchanged with us the results of their own research, while others have kindly passed on information that has recently become available to them or has lain in their care for many years. Many have shared stories about ancestors, or been able to direct us to sources of information. We especially recognise the hard work that has gone into various family trees and family publications that have come into our hands, and thank those involved in producing those, and for the many hours of research that will have gone into them.
We look forward to contact from anyone who comes across this site, who feels they may have some sort of connection. We would definitely appreciate any corrections to errors that anyone finds here. So please let us know if you find any or you are just suspicious that some-thing is inaccurate. Good Luck with your research, even if you didn't find any connections here. Regards Murray and Julie Gosney |
To Julie and myself,
every glimpse of an old family bible, every photocopy of a marriage or
birth certificate, and every scan of an old family photo adds immensely
to our sense of discovery and our pleasure in doing research. And
importantly, every story that an elderly relative recounts or writes
about, adds rich detail to the picture of the lives of those who have
gone before, and helps bring them to life in the minds of their
descendants. Thank you to those who have kept journals or written
biographies, no matter how brief, they give us a window into your
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