Genealogy
"A genealogy is like a sex life. Mine is fascinating,
yours is a bore. Unless of course, yours crosses mine".
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Ghosts in Sunlight.
How strange it seems,
That this little photograph
On common paper lightly cast,
Will look into your eyes and laugh,
When I myself am wholly past.
When I am but a ghost in sunlight ...
 Author
unknown.
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Henry Lipscomb and family. C1860
The following links take you to my family tree.
You can start the search of my database by clicking here
to see the list of 'surnames' I am researching. For an overview of the 'person' index
click here. Once inside you can select individuals
and navigate up the down the family tree.
I'm primarily interested in the Lipscomb (paternal) and Adams (maternal) lines.
I've traced the Lipscombs back to Ewell, Epsom - Surrey, England. It was from here
that my GGGrandfather emigrated to Australia in 1850. In England he was a Brickmaker,
in Australia he became a successful businessman who owned his own brickpits. He went
on to become the Lord Mayor of Burwood.
My mothers line (Adams) goes back to John Adams the Bounty Mutineer. Among
my 5G Grandfathers I can also list Fletcher Christian, John Mills, Willian McCoy
and Mathew Quintal. My Grandfather, John Phillip William Adams left Norfolk Island
in 1914 to serve in the 1st World War. After the war he settled in Sydney. We've
been here ever since.
Most of the early information I have on the Pitcairn mutineers was culled from
the Lareau
Web Parlour which is maintained by Paul Lareau. It's well worth a visit.
It has lots of excellent links to Bounty related material. One of these is George Snells home page
where you will find a zipped file containing information on most of the Bounty descendants.
The names included on this web page (some 360) are basically direct descents
from early ancestors on the Adams and Lipscomb lines. Mail me if you would like a
copy of my complete file (some 1200 people) comprising of the following surnames.
My next project will be the Barrons (My wifes maiden name). Any info you can
provide would be greatly appreciated.
I use (and recommend) the Leister Productions software package "REUNION"
to record my family history. Using the free REUNION player program I can send you
a copy of my family file which you can view on either a Mac or Windows computer.
The player program can be downloaded directly from Leisterpros web site. For links
to Leisterpro and other genealogical sites, be sure to visit my links page.