Saturday Historical Sibsets: The Siblings of the Sea-Born Babe
This is a story I read on Baby Names from Yesteryear, and with Zeffy’s blessing, I have investigated some of the history behind it. On March 21 1857, a baby was born on board a convict ship, two days...
View ArticleSaturday Historical Sibsets: Nine Generations of the Wells Family, from...
This follows the direct family line of Claris Wells, who we met last week, tracing it from his great-great-great grandfather John Wells, who was born around 1660, and ending with his great-great...
View ArticleSaturday Historical Sibsets: Sibsets from the Wells Family Tree
A selection of sibsets from the family tree of Claris Wells. You can see the complete family tree here. Simply click through each page to see all nine generations. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY The Wells Family...
View ArticleSaturday Celebrity Sibset: Poppy Montgomery – A Handful of Flowers and a Rock...
On Wednesday we had Poppy as the Famous Name of the week, in which I mentioned actress Poppy Montgomery, who is 37 and still rocking her name. Poppy is originally from Sydney, and as a girl, was a poor...
View ArticleSaturday Celebrity Sibsets: Clare Bowditch and Katie Noonan – Songstress Sibsets
Clare Bowditch and Katie Noonan are two of Australia’s most respected contemporary female singers. Both began their careers as teenagers in the late 1990s, both have won awards for their work, both...
View ArticleCelebrity Sibset: Nicola Charles
Nicola Charles is a British-born actress who first became famous on Australian television. After working as a model, Nicola came to Australia in the mid-1990s, and scored her first acting job on the...
View ArticleCelebrity Sibset: Dave Clayton
Amongst all the media buzz around Australians who were nominated for Oscars, somehow everyone seemed to forget about Dave Clayton, who was part of the visual effects team on The Hobbit: An Unexpected...
View ArticleCelebrity Sibset: Pete Evans
This year’s series of My Kitchen Rules came to an end last night, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a look at the children of the show’s co-host and judge, Pete Evans. Pete was one of...
View ArticleCelebrity Sibset: Kate Langbroek
Dave Hughes and his family have been on the blog twice now, so I thought we should look at his radio partner, Kate Langbroek (surname sounds like Langbrook). Kate and Dave do the breakfast shift...
View ArticleCelebrity Sibset: Wendy Harmer
Wendy Harmer is a highly successful comedian, who for many years has entertained on stage, television and radio. She was the first woman in Australia to host her own comedy show, The Big Gig, in 1989,...
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