My presentation is complete and has been sent off to the Convenor of the Conference. An outline of the presentation is below:
Presentation
One Leaf of the Shamrock
Using Historical Land Records to Enhance Your Family Research
Bernard Cavanagh arrived in Australia with his brother James and sister Anne in 1841 as Assisted Immigrants from Ireland. They were sent to work for Andrew Lang’s Dunmore Estate, near Maitland. Bernard’s story was put together using TROVE articles but the more important part of the story came from the property that Bernard and his brother purchased in the area. With the absence of British type Census records, land records can assist us to track family movements and status in Australia.
This talk will show how land records accessed from the Historical Land Records Viewer (HLRV) allowed the story of Bernard Cavanagh of Dunmore and Knockfin, near Maitland, to be expanded after initial articles found in Trove provided the basis for their family story.
Land Records can provide a great deal of information to the family researcher, including
- when transaction took place
- who was involved in the transaction
- occupations and location of the parties
- specific details of the property location
- cost of the transaction
Hear how information was obtained from the Historical Land Records Viewer (HLRV) and from other sources to create the story of Bernard Cavanagh in New South Wales.
A copy of the completed story of Bernard Cavanagh will be available for download as well as a copy of the presentation.