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.
Zachery and Zita are just two of Elizabeth's many descendants
Zachery is a young chap so I am not going to share any of his personal details. He is a Great-Grandson of Thorpe Egbert Price and a descendant of Elizabeth Phipps daughter, Ann Westbrook.
Zita, a committed student had a long journey to school each day. I wonder if, like my ancestors in the area, she drove a horse and sulky.
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| 1938 'All ABOUT PEOPLE', The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), 7 January, p. 3. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102505903 |
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| 1940 'TOWN TALK', The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), 26 January, p. 2. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102361577 |
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| 1944 'Family Notices', Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), 6 April, p. 2. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113241968 |
Once I realised this I found a flood of articles about Zeta on Trove. As a child she made regular contributions to the children's pages in newspapers.
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| 1935 'Likes Tennis, Writing and Reading.', The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), 20 February, p. 20. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146015004 |
Zeta married Phillip George Lynch in 1957. Unfortunately I cannot find a report of the wedding as the coverage of most newspapers on Trove ceases after 1954. I would love to hear stories of Zeta's life between 1954 and her death in 2013.
I love to connect with cousins and fellow researchers. Should you find any errors in my post or have additional information please contact me.
How wonderful and useful to have an ancestor named Zita/Zeta! I am sorry there were no photographs of her and no later articles. The ones you shared gave a picture of a very energetic, focused young woman.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing A to Z.
Congratulations on completing the challenge and generating a marvellous family history about the descendants of Elizabeth Phipps.
ReplyDeleteJackpot Jill! Two great Z names in one post
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing the A to Z Challenge! Zita/Zeta is such an unusual name -- yet I have a photo of a nun in my family collection labeled Sister Zita, who may be the sibling of some of my German-American collateral relatives. Thanks for the reminder to try name variations on given names as well as surnames.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing the A to Z Challenge. I have enjoyed reading about the descendants of your ancestor.
ReplyDeleteIf my great great grandfather hadn’t missed the boat in following his siblings to Australia, so took the next ship sailing... to Canada... I could have been Australian! I enjoy researching my cousins there.
How fabulous to have found so many stories about Zita/Zeta, let alone finding the name itself.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all your stories and finishing the series. I know Anne asked about your descendant charts in a comment, but how about doing a post on the process as a learning exercise for us all.
Congrats on finishing A to Z! Sounds like an involved and exciting project.
ReplyDeleteThanks all for your comments. Although I kept up during the challange I am dragging the cahain with my final evaluative post. Must get moving!
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