Family History Mysteries

Frederick Richardson had four marriages, six children, a fling with a fifteen-year-old that led to  a seventh child, two divorces, one bigamy prosecution, a charge for wife desertion, and another char...

22 Maalis 30min

The eldest of 15 children, William Eric Hamilton was born inDecember 1907 in Emmaville NSW. His father was a tin miner until 1928 when the family moved to Surry Hills. He was the only child who seemed...

18 Maalis 31min

Daniel Doran had a string of small offences in SA and NSW, but his biggest offence was bigamy – several times!!

15 Maalis 29min

The title of this episode indicates this story is about royalty – it couldn’t be further from the truth!Lilian Grace Dorothy Gibson was born in 1886 in India to James and Julia Gibson. Lilian used a n...

11 Maalis 23min

In 1926, Emily Claughton left an estate worth nearly 130,000 pounds to charities and churches. Who was Emily Claughton, how did she come to be sowealthy and why did she not leave anything to her famil...

7 Maalis 21min

Between 1879 and 1882, His Royal Highnesses Prince Albert Victor and Prince George (the future King George V), sons of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward 7th), served as a midshipman on-board HMS ...

7 Maalis 26min

*Warning - this episode contains reference to deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders*Billy Jonas was a buckjumper and roughrider with Martini’s Buckjumping Show in the early 1900s.

4 Maalis 19min

Anne Hanson got in touch as she not only uncovered mysteries in her family research but wrote a fantastic book on her discoveries! It is a gripping journey into forgotten history, identity, and the po...

4 Maalis 27min