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My Reunion software renumbered most people and families while reimporting its own GEDCOM! Links from people and families to photographs, documents, etc. are dependent on these numbers. I have repaired the media links, but links within histories, articles, overviews, etc are still in process of being repaired.

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Featured Photo

Roy (Nevin), Coral and children 1996

Most Wanted

Photos?? Deb and Libby Sara are particularly keen to obtain more information on Jane Elliott Hougham Royes, their maternal grandmother. She died when their mother, Desme Harvey Sara, was a baby, and Desme has not even seen a photo of her and had no contact at all with the Royes clan. Their dearest wish is to track down a photo of Jane before Mum dies. One of Jane's brothers died as recently as 1983 and they are hopeful that there may be some photographs.

Featured Overview

Overview charts set out to provide a broader picture than the ancestor and descendant charts in a person's file. A key chart is that of Solomon Hougham (1475-1518). From Solomon come most of the modern Houghams/Huffams and their branches - Royes, Theoff, Young, etc.

Featured History

Joe Weatherburn was one of a party who were the first to "go up and over" Queensland's highest mountain, Mt Bartle Frere, in 1919. Another member of the party, Dave Imrie, tells the story to The Tableland Examiner in 1939. Read Romance of Bartle Frere.

Also, a new addition to our sister site, The Hougham/Huffam Family Tree, is the original work of Marian Hurley Pratt produced in the 1950s.

Featured Article

Origins of family names is not yet fully developed- you may be able to contribute? - but the plan is to deal with the main surnames in the family tree. The surname Roy is a particular challenge since it can have Gaelic, French or Indian origins. And is Royes a variant or does it have a separate origin?

Featured Report

Reports gather information from the data around certain themes. For example, the Migrations report gathers information from people's stories about their movements and sorts it chronologically. In our data, the earliest migration to Australia is the unwilling transportation of Daniel Jurd in 1802. The first recorded free settler was Robert Campbell jr in 1805. (There may be other migrations but unless there is a date - even approximate - they cannot show in this report.)

News

Don't forget to check the What's New link for new and changed files

Nov: Max Brian Behrens Bolger born to Patrick and Sheena in Dublin, Ireland [Hogan-Russell]

Oct: Ashleigh Renae Royes born to Benjamin and Kathryn (Graham) Royes - their first, and first grandchild for George and Gloria Royes [Royes]

Sep: Lucas Elliott Edwards born in Mackay Mater Hospital, QLD to Lee and Nancy (Fadden) Edwards [Royes-Weatherburn]

Aug: Chloe Nicole first child born to Trevor Roy and Nicole Knight in Townsville, Queensland [Roy]

Aug: Liam Tomas first child born to Benjamin and Yolanda Cade in Melbourne Victoria [Roy]

Aug: Rae Morse died in Nambour, QLD, aged 93. [Green-Cooke]

Jul: Mordaunt Herbert Royes, eldest surviving son of Thomas and Ellen (Crossley) Royes, died in Rockhampton QLD aged 95. His sister Agnes is the last surviving child of eleven. [Royes]

Anniversaries

Check upcoming anniversaries of births, marriages and deaths.
Or use the Anniversaries function (under the Find menu) for any date.

Newsletters

The latest newsletter is #9, October 2008. It features the Royes-Weatherburn connection.