Posts about Ancestry
With today’s technology, from anywhere in the world, we can stay in touch with our relatives with a steady flow of text messages and Facetime calls. It is hard to fathom the length of time it took to communicate in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the timeframe for the letters between the Whan brothers … More Letters to Canadian Andrew
I have gone down a rabbit hole of posts about Milton’s grand-uncle, James Whan in this blog devoted to June and Milton Wayne; so forgive me. But, we have such a fascinating record of life in the late 1800s via James’ letters. I am compelled to spend one more short post about James. To recap … More Granduncle James
The previous blog post showcased the text of a letter from James Whan (1846-1934) to his wife Elizabeth during his journey back to Scotland. The letter was mailed from Port Said, Egypt as the SS John Elder exited the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea. Thankfully, after he sent off that letter, James kept on … More James Whan’s Diary
Whan stories continue. I probably confused readers of my last post, with the many multiple first names in the Whan family tree. The abbreviated lineage chart below, I hope will help as the Whan letters and stories continue. These letters and diaries are only available because of the remarkable research Milton’s cousin John Wilson accomplished. … More Whan dive – Part 2
Taking a short detour from June and Milton’s missionary journey on this post – this is a continuation of the theme of grandmothers. A few months ago, I posted about June’s mother (my grandmother) and before that in the “Convict story” post, I traced back to her paternal great grandmother. So, this post is a … More Irish/Scottish Grandmother
(First of some posts on grandmothers) In prior ancestry themed posts, both Milton & June talked about their parents. Their accounts were full of details about each of their father’s side of the family but much less information for their mothers. My goal is to fill in some of that missing information and to start … More Grandmothers
From the Land Down Under to the Rising Sun 