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Jessie Miriam Van Cooten

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 21, 2023 by rodneyFebruary 22, 2023

Jessie Miriam Van Cooten was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, on 30 December 1890. She was the youngest daughter of John Hughes Van Cooten and Elizabeth (nee Berry). John Hughes Van Cooten arrived in Brisbane aboard the “Indus” on 20 … Continue reading →

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William Berry Photograph

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 14, 2023 by rodneyFebruary 14, 2023

I’ve had an autosomal DNA test on Ancestry since 2019, although I tested earlier with FamilytreeDNA and the Geneographic Project. I find the Ancestry ThruLines feature very useful in exploring matches, and I’ve been gradually trying to confirm the relationships … Continue reading →

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John Attrill Van Cooten

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 30, 2023 by rodneyJanuary 30, 2023

A recent blog posting I came across recently listed some sources of free online genealogy and history books. I had a search for “Van Cooten” at The Digital Public Library of America and came across this cartoon contained within the … Continue reading →

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William Berry origins

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 2, 2023 by rodneyJanuary 6, 2023

William Berry is a very common name, and at first glance we have very few clues as to his origin in Scotland. His death certificate says that he was born in Burse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and that his father’s name was … Continue reading →

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William and Margaret Berry

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 2, 2023 by rodneyJanuary 6, 2023

I referred in an earlier post to the sale of the Berry House. Elizabeth Berry married John Hughes Van Cooten at her father’s residence, Berry House, Ipswich, on 22 Jul 1880. The marriage certificate lists her parents as being William … Continue reading →

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Henry William Hewes

Van Cooten Voices Posted on December 27, 2022 by rodneyJanuary 2, 2023

In an earlier post I mentioned that I had lost track of Emma Hewes‘ first husband Henry William Hewes. Subsequent research revealed that he had been a baker or confectioner, had become bankrupt in 1848, and died in 1858. Ancestry … Continue reading →

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Hewes family update

Van Cooten Voices Posted on December 27, 2022 by rodneyJanuary 2, 2023

I posted some years ago on John Lucius Van Cooten‘s partner Emma: https://vc.id.au/blog2/2007/07/emma-hughes-conundrum-solved/ https://vc.id.au/blog2/2007/07/emma-hewes/ https://vc.id.au/blog2/2007/08/hugheshewes-update/ https://vc.id.au/blog2/2007/08/hugheshewes-update-2/   A lot has happened since then. Building on information supplied by descendants of Margaret Hughes Van Cooten I have been able to extend … Continue reading →

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Berry House

Van Cooten Voices Posted on September 18, 2022 by rodneySeptember 19, 2022

In February 2022, my cousin Judy alerted me to a real estate advertisement that she had seen in the local Ipswich newspaper concerning the sale of “Berry House.” Berry House was built by William Berry, father of Elizabeth Berry, who … Continue reading →

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Who was Alexander Cameron?

Van Cooten Voices Posted on September 16, 2022 by rodneyDecember 27, 2022

In my post “Van Cooten Jail Keeper”, I talk about finding a reference to H. Van Cooten, Keeper of the County Prison in Berbice, in the application of Alexander Cameron for a position in the Public Service of Queensland. Who … Continue reading →

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Van Cooten Jail Keeper

Van Cooten Voices Posted on September 11, 2022 by rodneyOctober 12, 2022

One of the first things on checking out Tim Sherratt’s GLAM workbench was to search for Van Cootens in the name index. I found the expected references to William John Fraser Van Cooten in the Queensland teaching archives, to Van … Continue reading →

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