Gold Handled Sword – Loss, Search and Dirty Tricks
The story of search for and rediscovery of Captain William McDonald’s sword has been commented on...
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Author: lauriewilson
Robert Stevenson Baden-Powell Smith: A Marrying Man, and Usurper of Swords
Just who was this bloke with the super fanciful name – and how does he come to become an associate of our otherwise upstanding Wilson family. Well, it’s a long story which has taken some 56 years to unravel....
Read MoreThe Story of Agnes Smith and her daughter Agnes Eliza McDonald Smith
One of the several gaps in the lore of our Bonnie William’s family is that of the origin of Agnes Smith and her childhood family. Agnes was spouse (in defacto law) of our illustrious Captain William McDonald. Our earliest...
Read MoreAbout our Research and Researchers
The stories of family which are presented here have derived from extensive research undertaken, firstly by a hardcore of a dozen or so amateur but collectively experienced family member devotees of family history research which...
Read MoreMargaret in her middle age – and now as she looked in her early 20s
Thanks to Mike Wilson and Mike’s associate, artist Sue Hourigan, we are now able to see our forebear Margaret Wilson nee Williamson, so much clearer than ever before. Mike and Sue put their heads together and closely...
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