I'd like to add my thanks to Carole for sharing the story and photos, and to Shane for posting it in "Facts and Happenings".
Also thanks to Shane for adding the wonderful photo of the Bayliss family to the "Picture Gallery". I often take a look at the wonderful photos that we have there.
What an appropriate weekend to share that story, Shane. As long as people keep telling the stories of such men and their sacrifices, they will not be forgotten. So thank you Shane, and thank you Carole.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them nor the years contemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
With thanks to Carole for sharing some wonderful family pictures/ information I've recently added a new article titled 'Aussie Cycling Champion' into the 'Facts and Happenings' area - thanks for sharing Carole!
Hi Jane Thank you for your welcome - yes, you are correct in assuming 1923 is when they came to Australia. Edward's brother Albert and his mother were already here and they were keen for the rest of the family to join them. It's interesting to hear what the girls did for a living in Birmingham, my grandmother did speak about their life there - unfortunately she never went back although I know that both my grandparents always missed 'home'. I have forwarded some photos to Shane, maybe he will put them on the website. Bye for now Carole
I've just seen the 1901 census for Thomas Oliver and family: have you seen it? The girls all worked in warehouses of various sorts (one for safety pins, another for buttons! And Caroline in a paper warehouse, I think). How different the industrial midlands must have been from Thomas's home town of Stonesfield. And how different again to go out to Australia.
I think I have spotted a marriage for Caroline in England (to Edward Rowe, is that right?) and birth registrations for three children, but then they disappear. Is that when they emigrated?
I look forward to hearing what you know about your family. If there is anything I can help with on the English side of the research, do say so.
Great to welcome you to the website and thanks for joining the messageboard here, really nice to make a current day connection down through Thomas and Caroline.
You'll perhaps have seen that your Great-Grandfather Thomas (b.1847) has appeared briefly in a family tree diagram in another thread on the messageboard titled 'Richard Barratt Oliver'.
Richard Barratt Oliver was Thomas' brother, both son's of Stephen 1801 and Sarah 1808 nee Thornett.
We discovered that Richard Barratt Oliver, his wife and seven out of eight of his children emmigrated to Canada, in this instance Victoria, British Columbia.
No contact with any living descendants made yet unfortunately.
Great to be able to add another dot to the Australian section of the 'Where are we now chart' and I hope we can all help with one another's research.
Hi my name is Carole and my grandmother was Caroline Oliver 1886 daughter of Thomas 1848. Thomas was the son of Stephen 1801 and Sarah 1808 nee Thornett.
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