Monthly Archives: November 2014

New Genealogical Database now available

We’ve now added a fully functioning family database to the site. It will enable you to get information about any person (not living) in our records. You can access by clicking on the “Genealogical Files” tab at the top of any page on the site or you can click here

Take him down….

Daniel Blyth

Daniel Blyth

Agnes Blyth

Agnes Blyth

Melbourne was a tough place to be in the early 1850’s.  Daniel Blyth was married to Agnes Staley, her father being Jonathon Staley (born 1794). Daniel and Agnes were married in Whitburn, Scotland in 1838.  They arrived in Port Phillip in October 1848.

Please check out the article from The Argus which details an awful incident at Agnes’ home in Brunswick, Vic in June 1852. Agnes was 35 years old when this incident took place. Continue reading