Grandma Shadbolt’s Christmas Pudding

Grandma Shadbolt's Christmas Pudding

Grandma Shadbolt was born Jane Whitton. She was from Lichfield in Staffordshire. In 1848, when she was 19, she was transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania)  for seven years. In a first offence she had  stolen  the sum of three pounds. Unfortunately we don’t have a photo

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GRANDMA ALICE!

GRANDMA ALICE!

THE MATRIARCH My paternal grandmother was born Alice Maud Singleton, at  rural Sassafras in northern Tasmania (June 20  1884). She was a Victorian through and through.  Just add pride, vanity and  her  strict Methodist faith  and there we have  dear old Grandma. My other three grandparents had

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