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Family History Mysteries

Family History Mysteries

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 Stories uncovered when researching your family tree - the unexpected stories of everyday people. Subscribe to my podcast - the subscription offers extras to episodes and early access to my weekly podcast episodes! If you wish to subscribe, click on the following link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/familyhistorymysteries/subscribeFamily History Mysteries World
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  • Shorts Episode #24 - Eric Homer

    Shorts Episode #24 - Eric Homer
    Dec 21 2025

    Eric Matthew Homer was born on 22 Dec 1907 at Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales. He was the son of Ernest Homer and Florence Pritchard.

    He was a bigamist three times and married at least six times and used several aliases.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 238 - J W Browne

    Episode 238 - J W Browne
    Dec 21 2025

    James Warwick Browne was born on 18 Nov 1864 at 'Kirgunyah" Station, near Yackandandah, Victoria to Wallace Browne and Emma Kilminster.

    He became a wealthy grazier and a processor and exporter of the giant maiden hair ferns that grew prolifically around the Woy Woy district. He exported to the botanical industry to Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA. He built a commodious timber residence at the foot of Blackwall Mountain and named it "Patonga".
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    37 mins
  • Shorts Episode #23 - The Countess of Portarlington

    Shorts Episode #23 - The Countess of Portarlington
    Dec 17 2025

    On 2 February 1907 Australian Winnafreda Yuillmarried Lionel Arthur Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, the 6th Earl of Portarlington at Trinity Church, Chelsea, London. Upon the death of his father in 1900, Lionel became not only the Earl of Portarlington (Ireland Peerage), but also the 7th Lord Dawson and the 7th Viscount Carlow. Lionel served as one of the King's train-bearers at the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902.
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    19 mins
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Love listening to this podcast while doing my own family history, some very interesting stories.

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