Mervyn Percival Hasler 1920-1990

This morning in a private Facebook Group for descendants of our convict ancestor, Elizabeth Phipps,  one of my cousins, a fellow genealogist, posted some photos of her father to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth.

On seeing these beautiful photos of Mervyn Percival Hasler (my 2nd cousin twice removed) I asked my cousin if I could share them in a post to mark this special anniversary. She wrote on Facebook:

"This is my Dad Mervyn Percival Hasler (1920-1990). Great great grandson of Elizabeth Phipps. He was born in Leadville, NSW, 4 August 1920. Today would have been his 100th Birthday."

Below are the photos of a dapper Percival. Thank you to my cousin for her Genearosity.

GeniAus - #AtoZChallenge - K is for Konza or Conza

During April 2020 the month of this #AtoZChallenge I will be sharing short posts on some of the  2,000+ descendants I have identified of my 3x Great-Grandmother, Elizabeth Phipps. 

Elizabeth Phipps 1785-1869 was a convict who was transported from England to New South Wales in 1814 per Wanstead. 

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The Konza surname entered the family tree after Janet Hogden married Joseph Norman Konza in 1916.

1916 'District News', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 17 February, p. 10. , viewed 05 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156944860

With the birth of their offspring the Konza name joined our cousin's list.  Janet's death notice from 1928 tells us she  "leaves, besides her husband, three children, one girl and two boys." 

Joseph Norman Konza remarried a few years after Janet's death and had several more children with his second wife. 

Researching this branch has been made a little more challenging because the surname had variously been spelt Konza and Conza or Conzer. I'm hoping that some Konza descendants can help me expand on my list of Konza descendants.

Janet's Descendants

I love to connect with cousins and fellow researchers. Should you find any errors in my post or have additional information please contact me.