Family History Mysteries

Amy Maud Bock was a female confidence trickster, who committed her misdemeanors from the late 1800s through to the 1930s in both Australia and New Zealand. References and acknowledgements ⁠ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alfred-bock/biography/ ⁠ ⁠ https://thomasnevin.com/category/19th-century-photographer-cohort/alfred-bock/⁠ The following ancestry.com.au public tree owners: David Kent, Lyn Baker, An...

Amy Maud Bock was a female confidence trickster, who committed her misdemeanors from the late 1800s through to the 1930s in both Australia and New Zealand. References and acknowledgements⁠ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alfred-bock/biography/⁠ ⁠ https://thomasnevin.com/category/19th-century-photographer-cohort/alfred-bock/⁠ The following ancestry.com.au public tree owners: David Kent, Lyn Baker, Anne...

Amy Maud Bock was a female confidence trickster, who committed her misdemeanors from the late 1800s through to the 1930s in both Australia and New Zealand. References and acknowledgements ⁠ https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alfred-bock/biography/ ⁠ ⁠ https://thomasnevin.com/category/19th-century-photographer-cohort/alfred-bock/⁠ The following ancestry.com.au public tree owners: David Kent, Lyn Baker, An...

Amy Maud Bock was a female confidence trickster, who committed her misdemeanors from the late 1800s through to  the 1930s in both Australia and New Zealand. References and acknowledgements https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alfred-bock/biography/ https://thomasnevin.com/category/19th-century-photographer-cohort/alfred-bock/ The following ancestry.com.au public tree owners: David Kent, Lyn Baker, Anne Str...

Although Englishman Lewis Solomon's time in Australia was brief, his untimely death in August 1856 was widely covered in the newspapers.

King O’Malley’s name popped up when doing the Episode 165 on J T Walker . O'Malley was an Australian politician with dubious origins.

King O’Malley’s name popped up when doing the Episode 165 on J T Walker . O'Malley was an Australian politician with dubious origins.

I came across an article in 1925 titled ‘The Super Crook’ - I was intrigued to know more about this man! He was known by a range of aliases and after all my research, there is still mystery that surrounds this man's birth name and birth year!

I came across an article in 1925 titled ‘The Super Crook’ - I was intrigued to know more about this man! He was known by a range of aliases and after all my research, there is still mystery that surrounds this man's birth name and birth year!

I came across an article in 1925 titled ‘The Super Crook’ - I was intrigued to know more about this man! He was known by a range of aliases and after all my research, there is still mystery that surrounds this man's birth name and birth year!

I came across an article in 1925 titled ‘The Super Crook’ - I was intrigued to know more about this man! He was known by a range of aliases and after all my research, there is still mystery that surrounds this man's birth name and birth year!

Barbara Turner Taylor was in a newspaper article in 1921 that stated Sydney detectives had discovered a book written by her titled ‘The Life and Adventures of Barbara Taylor’. Barbara Turner Taylor was born Florence Evelyn Forrest in 1877 at Branxton, neat Maitland, New South Wales.

Barbara Turner Taylor was in a newspaper article in 1921 that stated Sydney detectives had discovered a book written by her titled ‘The Life and Adventures of Barbara Taylor’. Barbara Turner Taylor was born Florence Evelyn Forrest in 1877 at Branxton, neat Maitland, New South Wales.

James Maiden, a convict from Lancashire England, set up a punt on the NSW side of the river across from Echuca. He is well known as the founder of the town of Moama. He became a wealthy man but died a pauper.

James Maiden, a convict from Lancashire England, set up a punt on the NSW side of the river across from Echuca. He is well known as the founder of the town of Moama. He became a wealthy man but died a pauper.

In 1936 I came across a newspaper article titled 'Australian Millionaire', stating the late Harry Bellingham Howard-Smith left an estate in England and Australia valued at over 1 million pounds. I was intrigued to know more about his family and how he amassed a fortune. *Caution - there is graphic information included in this episode* References Martin Welch's Public Family Tree on anc...

William Ernest Albert Edwick, known as Billy, was coined by some as the 'King of the Riverina'. This is his story and the story of his family. *Please note there are sensitive themes in this episode*

George Redman built Cranford House in Moama NSW that still exists today. This episode covers George and his family and subsequent owners of the home.

Lieutenant Thomas James of the Royal Navy died in 1857. In 1937 the hunt was on to find his children to claim an estate. Articles were placed in Australian papers as the solicitors handling his estate believed some of his children and wider family members had emigrated to Australia.

Frederick Ogle featured in court cases in both Sydney and Melbourne from 1887 on conspiracy charges, swindling and contempt of court.

In this three part episode, I delve into the life and family of James Thomas Walker, Thomas Walker's cousin from Episode 164. James was a prominent banker and financier and a Federation Father, who served as an Independent Freetrader in the first Federal Parliament. He was the administrator of Thomas Walker's estate.

In this three part episode, I delve into the life and family of James Thomas Walker, Thomas Walker's cousin from Episode 164. James was a prominent banker and financier and a Federation Father, who served as an Independent Freetrader in the first Federal Parliament. He was the administrator of Thomas Walker's estate.

In this three part episode, I delve into the life and family of James Thomas Walker, Thomas Walker's cousin from Episode 164. James was a prominent banker and financier and a Federation Father, who served as an Independent Freetrader in the first Federal Parliament. He was the administrator of Thomas Walker's estate.

Thomas Walker died a rich man and his daughter Eadith, was the beneficiary of his will. When Eadith died in 1937, unmarried, there was an investigation into who was his closest next of kin to claim the riches.

I found an article about an elderly man living in povertywho was actually a rich man – equivalent to $4 million in today's money. The Public Trustees had to advertise for next of kin as none were known. This truly is a family history mystery!