William Maher
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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung & Bunurong peoples of the Kulin nation and pay our respects to elders, past, present and emerging. A connection lasting more than 40,000 years.[1]
An avid sports fan, lifelong reader and continual scholar with special interests in Anno Domini history, Anthropology, Royal Pedigrees, Legitimate Individual Heraldry & Traditional Arts (Woodcarving, Classical Painting, Bronze & Marble sculpture & Stained glass artistry).
Supporter of:
Note to self: need to do more of this in future
Musical influences by country (Alphabetical)
AC/DC, Amyl and the Sniffers, Anthony Pappa, Archie Roach, Australian Crawl, Bernard Fanning, Christine Anu, Daddy Cool, Diesel, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters & Collectors, Ian Moss, INXS, James Reyne, Jenny Morris, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, John Williams, John Williamson, Kylie Minogue, Martin Plaza, Masters Apprentices, Men at Work, Midnight Oil, Models, Mondo Rock, Nick Cave, No More Chilli Jam, Painters & Dockers, Peter Allen, Power Supply, Richard Clapton, Rose Tattoo, Ross Wilson, Rufus du Sol, Bic Runga, Scribe, S.I.C, Skyhooks, Spiderbait, Split Enz, Sticky Fingers, Tamara-Anna Cislowska, The Chats, The Living End, The Presets, The Radiators, The Tesky Brothers, The Waifs, The Wrights, Tumbleweed, Tycho, Warumpi Band, Wildfire Manwurrk, Yothu Yindi, You Am I
Sepultura
The Dead South, The Shins
Eddie Silverton, Enigma, Paul Van Dyke, Scorpions
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig Amadeus von Beethoven, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sundayman
Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Giaochino Rossini,
Bob Marley & the Wailers, Damian Marley, Desmond Dekker, Ziggy Marley
Mary Black, Luka Bloom, Jessica Brett, Luke Kelly, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Connor, The Chieftans, The Corrs, The Cranberries, The Dubliners, The Fureys, The High Kings, The Pogues, The Rising Sons, The Wolfe Tones, Thin Lizzy, U2, Meadhbh Walsh
Dmitri Shoshtakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ace of Base, Europe, Roxette, The Cardigans, The Hives
Sonya Lifschitz
Alison Moyet, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Beatles, Bee Gees, Beth Orton, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath, Blur, Breakbeat Era, Carl Cox, Catatonia, Chemical Brothers, Craig David, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, East-17, EMF, Eric Clapton, Eric Hilton, Eurythmics, Everything But The Girl, Faithless, Fat Boy Slim, Fine Young Cannibals, Fleetwood Mac, FSOL, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Jamiroquai, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Kate Bush, Liam Gallgher, Led Zeppelin, Madness, Marc Bolan (T Rex), Mark Knopfler, Massive Attack, Michael Kiwanuka, Motorhead, New Order, Nick Kershaw, Oasis, Paul McArtney, Peter Gabriel, Pet Shop Boys, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Propellerheads, Public Image Ltd., Queen, Radiohead, Richard Ashcroft, Roachford, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Roni Size, Royal Blood, Sade, Seal, Sex Pistols, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Sky, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Stereo MC's, Sting, Supergrass, The Animals, The Clash, The Cure, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Police, T-Rex, The 4Skins, The Smiths, The Spencer Davis Group, The Stone Roses, The Verve, The Who, Underworld
Alicia Keys, Anthrax, Audioslave, B. B. King, Beastie Boys, Beck, Big Daddy Kane, Bill Withers, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Boney M, Bush, Busta Rhymes, Chris Cornell, Chris Isaak, Chris Stapleton, Chuck Berry, Collective Soul, Coolio, Counting Crows, Cyndi Lauper, Dead Kennedys, Diana Ross and the Supremes, D.R.I, Duke Ellington, Earl Scruggs, Eminem, Eric B & Rakim, Ernie K Doe, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Green Day, Guns n Roses, Helmet, Ice Cube, Ice-T, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, John Denver, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz, Ludacris, Madonna, Martha and the Vandellas, Metallica, Miles Davis, Missy Elliott, M.O.D, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, N.W.A, Pantera, Patti Smith, Bob Seger, Pete Seeger, Prince, Ramones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Richie Havens, RUN DMC, Sheryl Crow, Skid Row, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Soundgarden, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Sublime, System of a Down, The Beach Boys, The Cars, The Doors, The Four Tops, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Tupac Shakur, Young MC, Weezer, Willow Osborne, Wu Tang Clan, ZZ Top
Writers whom I respect include:
William has not had many significant health issues in his life to date. The only exceptions are a fractured and dislocated pinkie finger on his left hand from playing cricket at Eltham Cricket Club c. 2006. The only other issue was a fractured left calcaneus which occurred accidentally in 2009 at his home in St Kilda, Victoria[36]
William's paternal ancestry in the direct Maher xy Chromosome lineage is most recently from County Clare in the province of Munster on the west coast of Ireland. In particular, the areas of Kilfenora and Ballyvaughan in north Clare. The town lands of Ballybreen & Ballygoonaun are where my Maher and Slattery lineages hail from. My belief is that the Mahers of County Clare came to be in Clare before the famine; possibly as a result of Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Ireland and dispersal of the native populations to other areas. I have yet to prove this theory[42]
ABRAHAM, ALEXANDER, ALMERSMA, BAIRD, BAITIE, BARNETT|BARNARD|BURNADE|BURNETT, BAVARIDGE, BEIRNE, BERESFORD, BEST, BLACK, BORTHWICK, BOYD, BROUN, BROWNLEE, BRUCE, BYRT, CAMPBELL, CATER, CHAFFEE, CHALMERS, CLARK, CLEARY, CLINE, COEN, CONINCK, CONNAUGHTON, CONWAY, COOKE, CROSLEY, CUNNINGHAM, DEAN|DEANE, DEGRAUW, DE MEPSCHE, DE NEVE, DE SPENS, DICKIE, DOOLAN | DOOLEN, DOUGLAS, DOYLE, DRUMMOND, DUNBAR, DUNDAS, DWYER, DYER, EDMISTONE, EGLINTON, ENTENS, ERSKINE, ESTERBROOK, EVEREDD, FINDLAY|FINLAY, FITZPATRICK, FLEMING, FORBES, FRITTEMA, FRIZZELL, FULLERTON, FURLONG, GAILEY, GARDINE, GAY|GAYLORD, GETTY, GIFFORD, GODDARD, GRAHAM, GRAMAYE, GREGG, HALE, HALLIDAY, HAMILTON, HANAGREVE, HARDING, HARLAW, HARRIS, HARROWER, HAY, HAZLITT, HEGAITE, HEIR, HENDEN, HEPBURN, HOOD, HOOFDELING VAN STEDUM, HOURIGAN, HULL, HUNTER, INDICK, ISAAC, JAMES, JOHNSON, JUWINGA, KATER, KAVANAGH, KAVENEY | KEAVENY, KEEFE, KEITH, KELLY, KENNEDY, KERR, KIRK, KNOX, KOOLS, LAMBERT, LICHTOUN, LINDSAY, LOCKART, LOCKE, LOGAN, LONGMIRE|LONGMUIR, LOVE, LYLE, MACDONALD, MACLAREN|MACLAUREN, MACDOWALL, MACGREGOR, MACLAUGHLAN, MACRUARIDH, MALPAS, MASON, MCCULLOCH, MCDERMOTT, MCDOUGALL, MELLER, MELVING, MENTEITH, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORROW, MOWBRAY, MUIRHEAD, MULRY, MULVAGH, MURE, NARY, NOBLE, NORTH, O'CONNOR, OMPTEDA, PALMER, PATTERSON, PETTIGREW, PYSING, RITCHIE, RUSSELL, SCRYMGEOUR, SEMPHILL, SETON, SLATTERY, SNELL, SOMERVILLE, STARRETT, STEELE, STEWART, TAYLOR, TAYS | TEAS | TEASE | TEESE | TEYS | TEAZ, THEOBALD|THEOBOLD, TUDOR, TURNBULL, UBBENA, VALOIS, VANCE | VANS, VAN DONIA, VAN DULCK, VAN HARINXMA, VAN INGEN, VAN'T HOF, VAUGHAN, WARD, WARCUP, WARREN, WATT, WHITE, WILCOCK, WILCOX, WILHELMS, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, WILSON, WOOLNER, WYLIE, YARDE[43]
CAMPBELL(3), GRAHAM(3), GREGG(2), HALLIDAY(2), HAMILTON(3), HEPBURN(2), HUNTER(3), KELLY(2), NOBLE(2), SOMERVILLE(2), STEWART (3+), WHITE(2)[44]
William's maternal ancestry is an admixture of English & Irish. My mother is three quarters English and a quarter Irish. The Johnson family lived in the north of England for several centuries but were originally Johnstons from Dumfriesshire, Scotland who came to England for reasons unknown. The Johnstons & Johnsons settled in Kirklinton area in Cumberland, England. My O'Sullivan lineage hail from County Kerry, Ireland. The townland of Gurrane where they were numerous[45]
ACTON, ADAMS, ADELEM, ALDERSON, ALLICOCKE, ALLEN, ANDERSON, ANDREW|ANDREWS, APPLEBY, APPLEWAITE, ARCHER, ARDEN, ARMSTRONG, ARTHURE, ARUNDEL, ASKE, ASTLEY, ATKINSON, AUCHINLECK, AUDLEY, AUSTIN, BABINGTON, BACON, BAGOT, BAGSHAW, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALFOUR, BARBER, BARDOLPH, BARLOW, BARNES, BARRINGTON, BARTH, BASS, BASSINGBOURNE, BATTELL, BAXTER, BAYNE, BEALY, BEANE, BEAUFORT, BEER, BELFIELD, BELL, BENSTEAD, BERKELEY, BEST, BIRD, BLACKBOURN|BLACKBURN, BLAKIE, BLANCHARD, BLEDLOWE, BLOUNT, BLUNDEN, BOLD, BOLTON, BONNER, BOOTH|BOOTHE, BOURCHIER, BOURKE, BOWEN, BOYD, BRAINE, BRERETON, BREWSTER, BRETT|BRITT, BROCK|BROCKE, BROCKETT, BRODERICK|BRODER, BROFFAN, BROKENSTONE, BROMLEY, BROMWICH, BROUGHTON, BROWN|BROWNE, BRYCE, BURBAGE|BURBIDGE|BURRAGE, BURLEY, BURYMAN, BUSBY, BYE, BYRON, CALLINS, CALTHORPE, CAMP, CAMPBELL, CAREY, CARMICHAEL, CARNABY, CARR, CARRUTHERS, CARTER, CATLEY, CAVALERY|CLAVERLY, CAVE, CECIL, CHAMPERNOUN, CHARLTON|CHARLETON, CHERINGTON, CHENEY, CHICHLEY, CHISHOLME, CRICHTON, CLARKE, CLAXTON, CLAYTON, CLEA, CLIFFEE, CLIFTON, COLBY, CONANT, CONINGSBY, COOK, COOKSON, COMBE|COOMBE, CORBETT, CORLESSE, CORNES, CORNISH, CORNWALL, COTTON, COULSON, CRACKNELL, CRANSTOUN, CRAWLEY, CRIPPE, CRISPIN, CROFT, CROUCHLEY, CROWTHER, CRUSE, CUDDINGTON, CUMMINS, CURRANT, CURTIS, CUTLOVE, DACRES, DAGGER, DALTON|DOLTON, DANVERS, DARCY, DARRELL, DARKING, DAVIES, DAVIS, DAWSON, DAY, DE BEAUCHAMP|BEAUCHAMP, DE BOHUN, DE BOSTOCK|BOSTOCK, DE BURGH|BURGH, DE CHAMPAGNE, DE CRANFIELD, DE CLARE, DE CONWAY, DE COURTNEY, DE DAMPIERRE, DE ESSEX, DE FELCOURT, DE FERRERS|FERRERS, DE FIENNES|FIENNES, DE FULBORNE, DE GIFFARD|GIFFARD|GYFFARD, DE GREY|DE GREYSTOKE, DE HAUGHTON, DE HESTER|HESTER, DE HOLLAND|HOLLAND, DE LA BROOKE|BROOK|BROOKE|BROOKS, DE LA MERE, DE POLE|DE LA POLE, DE LA ROCHE, DE LUDLOW|LUDLOW, DE MALSTON, DE MANDEVILLE, DE MERCAUNT, DE MONTFORT|MONTFORT, DE MORTIMER|MORTIMER, DE PADILLA, DE SAYE, DE SOMERVILLE|SOMERVILLE, DE STANLEY|STANLEY, DE ST. JOHN|ST. JOHN, DE STOKES|STOKES, SWYNNERTON, DE VAUX|VAUX, DE VERE, DE VERNON, DE WEYLAND, DENHAM, DENNON, DEVERAUX, DIGBY, DIXON, DOBINSON, DODD|DODDS, DOUGLAS, DRAKE, DRAYTON, DREW, DRISCOLL, DRUMMOND, DRURY, DUDLEY, DUNNE, DWYER, DYER, EAST, EDEN, EDMUND, EDWARDS, ELLIOT, ELRED, ENGLAND, ENGLEFIELD, ENGLISH, EPES|EPPS, ERRINGTON, ESSEX, ESTERFIELD, EVERTSEN, EXDEN, EXON, EYRE, FARE, FARROW, FEATHERSTONHAUGH, FENTON, FENWICK|FENWICKE, FERRARD, FETTIPLACE, FINN|FLYNN, FIRKIN, FITZGERALD, FITZHERBERT, FITZHUGH, FITZRALPH, FITZWILLIAM, FLAMBARD, FLAVELL, FORBES, FORMAN, FORREST|FORRESTER|FORSTER|FOSTER, FOX, FRANCIS, FRENCH, FREE, FRERE, FROMENT, FRYETH, FUND, GALBREATH, GARBUTT, GARDINER, GARNER, GARNEYS, GARRARD, GERARD, GIBSON, GIFFARD|GIFFORD, GILBERT, GILSON, GODDARD, GOLD, GOODWIN, GOOSE, GORDON, GRAHAM, GRAUNGER, GREEN|GREENE, GREENSTRETT, GREY, GROOM, HAGGARD, HALL, HALLIWELL, HAMIL, HAMLET, HAMILTON, HAMME, HANNUM, HARBY, HARCOURT, HARRINGTON, HARLEY, HARRISON, HARPER, HARVEY, HATCH, HAUNT, HAWDEN, HAWKER, HAWKWOOD, HEADLEY, HEBBORNE, HEFFERNAN, HEMMING, HEPBURN, HEPPELL, HERON, HERVEY, HESTER, HEVENINGHAM, HEYDON, HEYFER, HIBBERD, HIDE|HYDE, HIGGINSON, HILL, HILLER, HILLYARD, HODGES, HODGELY, HOGAN, HOHENSTAUFEN, HOLDENBY, HOME, HOO, HOOD, HOORDE, HOPTON, HORDE, HORTON, HOWARD, HUDSPETH, HULSE, HUNGERFORD, HUNT, HUSON|HUSTON, HUSK|HUST, HUTCHINSON, HYLLIER, HYNXSTEND, HYSLOP, IBBITT, ILETT, INSTONE, IRVING, IRWIN, JACKSON, JARDINE, JAVERS, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JENNINGS, JERVIS, JESPER, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOHNSTONE, JONES, JORDAN, KEARIN, KEITH, KELLY, KERR, KING, KYN, LADD, LAIDLER, LAMB, LANDELL, LANDSDAILE|LONSDALE, LANGDON, LANGFORD, LAUDER, LAVENDER, LEADBITTER, LE BOTILER|BOTILER|BUTLER, LE DESPENSER, LE FRAUNCEIS, LEE, LEGGETT, LEGH|LEIGH, LEIGHTON, LEONARD, LE ROUS, LESLIE, LEVENTHORPE, LEWIS, LISLE, LITTLE, LITTLETON|LYTTLETON, LLOYD, LOCKHART, LOCKWOOD, LODGE, LOGGYS, LOGIE, LOKIER, LONGBOTHAM, LOVET, LOWBRIDGE, LOWE, LUCY, LUMBLEY|LUMLEY, LYTTON, MACDONALD, MACKENZIE, MAHONY, MAITLAND, MAINWARING, MAKEPEACE, MALTMAN, MANCHETT, MANN, MANNERS, MANNING, MARBURY, MARSH, MARSHALL, MARTIN|MARTYN, MASON, MATTHEW, MAUGHAN, MAXWELL, MAYLE, MCADAM, MCCARTHY, MEAGHER, MELIOR, MELLUISH, MARBURY|MERBURY, MERRELL, METCALFE, MEVERELL, MIDDLETON, MILDMAY, MILLS, MITCHESON, MONTAGUE, MONTGOMERY, MOOR|MOORE, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORTON, MOWBRAY, MUNDAY, MURCOTT, MURRAY, NASON, NATRUPP, NEEDHAM, NELSON, NETHERWOOD, NEVILLE, NEVINS, NEWMAN, NEWPORT, NEWSOME, NISBET, NORTH, NORMAN, NORRISHE, NORTON, OGLE, O'SULLIVAN, O'NEILL, ORAM, ORDE, ORR, PADLEY, PAKENHAM, PAKINGTON, PALMER, PARKER, PARTICE, PAUL, PEMBERTON, PERSHALL, PEVERELL, PEYTON, PHILLIPS, PICKERING, PIPER, PLANTAGENET, POOLE|POOLEY, POPE, PORT, POTS|POTTS, POWTRELL, PUREFOY, QUARTERMAIN, QUINCY, RADCLIFFE, RAILTON, RAMSAY, READE, READE-SHAW, REDDING, REED, REVELEY, REYNOLDS, RHYS, RICHARDS|RYCARD, RIDLEY, RIGNELL, RIPPON, RISLEY, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, ROBSON, ROCHES, ROCHESTER, ROGERS, ROPER, ROWLAND, ROWSE, ROYDEN, RUDD, RUDDOCKE, RUSSELL, RUTHERFORD, SALISBURY, SALWAY, SAUNDERS, SAVAGE, SAVORY, SCOTT, SEARLES, SELBY, SENN, SETON, SHAFTO, SHARPER, SHAW, SHELFORD|SHELVESTRODE, SHELL, SHELTON, SHEPARD|SHEPHERD, SHRUBSON, SIMPSON, SINCLAIR, SKINNER, SKIPWITH, SOUTHILL, SKOLDINGE, SLADE, SMITH|SMITHE|SMYTHE, SIDNEY, SMALL, SMALLMAN, SNOWBALL, SOFTLEY, SPROTTE, STAFFORD, STAPILTON, STEBBING, STEPHENSON, STENTON, STEVENS, STEWART, STILL, STIGHULL, STINCOMB, STONEHOUSE, STORDY, STOREY, STRANGEWAYS, SULYARD, SUMAC, SURTEES, SUTHERLAND, SUTTON, SWAN|SWANN, SWAYNE, SWINHOE, SYERS, TALBOT, TAMWORTH, TAYLOR, TEDSTYLL, THEOBY, THIESSELIN, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THROCKMORTON, THRUSTLECOCK, THURGOOD, THURSTON, TIPPING, TIPTOFT, TOBIN, TODD, TOLL, TOPPING, TOUCHET, TRAFFORD, TREWARTHEN-CALDWELL, TRUMPINGTON, TUN, TURNER, TYLSON, TYRRELL, UFFORD, UMFREVILLE, UNTHANK, UPTON, USHER, VAUGHAN, VAN DER WEYDEN, VAN METEREN, VENABLES, VERNON, VON BABENBERG, VON HABSBURG, VON HOHENBERG, VON RAVENSBERG, VON SASCHEN, WALBURTON, WALDEGRAVE, WALDEN, WALKER, WALROND, WALTHAM, WALTKINS, WANLAS, WARD, WARING, WARNCOMBE, WARNER, WATKINS, WATSON, WAUGH, WAYNEMAN, WEAVER, WEBSTER, WEEKES, WESTGARTH, WHITAKER, WHITEHEAD, WHITFIELD, WHITLEY, WHITTINGTON, WIDDRINGTON, WILBURY, WILCOXSON, WILKINSON, WILLINSON, WILLOUGHBY, WILLSON, WILMORE, WILSON, WIMPLE, WINDSOR, WINGFIELD, WOGAN, WOMBWELL, WOOD, WOODRUFF, WRIGHT, WRITTLE, WYATT, YEOMAN, YONGE|YOUNG, ZAVIDICH[46]
ALLEN(2), ANDERSON(2), ARMSTRONG(3), BELL(3), BEST(2), BLACKBOURN(2), BROWN|BROWNE(2), CHARLTON(2), CLARKE(2), CONWAY(2), CROWTHER(2), DE BEAUCHAMP|BEAUCHAMP(2), DE ST. JOHN|ST. JOHN(2), DIXON(2), DUDLEY(2), ENGLAND(2), FENWICK|FENWICKE(2), FORSTER(2), FRANCIS(2), GIFFARD(3+), GIFFORD(3+), GRAHAM(4), GREEN(2), HALL(3), HAY(2), HEPBURN(2), JACKSON(2), JARDINE(2), JOHNSON(3), JONES(2), LITTLE(3), MASON(3), MATTHEW(2), MOORE(2), MOWBRAY(2), NEEDHAM(2), NEWMAN(2), OGLE(3), PARKER(2), PEMBERTON(2), PICKERING(2), RAMSAY(2), REYNOLDS(2), ROBERTSON(2), ROBSON(3), ROWLAND(2), SAUNDERS(2), SHAW(2), SIMPSON(2), SINCLAIR(2), SMITH(3), SOMERVILLE(2), STANLEY(2), STEWART(2), SULLIVAN(2), SUTTON(2), TALBOT(2), TAYLOR(2), THOMPSON(2), TODD(2), WATSON(2), WIDDRINGTON(2), WRIGHT(2)[47]
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Ancestor | No. | Identified | % Found | Pictures | % DNA confirmed |
Parents | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 | 100% |
Grandparents | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 50% |
Great Grandparents | 8 | 8 | 100% | 8 | 50% |
2x Great Grandparents | 16 | 16 | 100% | 8 | 18.75% |
3x Great Grandparents | 32 | 32 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
4x Great Grandparents | 64 | 57 | 89.0625% | 0 | 0% |
5x Great Grandparents | 128 | 76 | 59.375% | 0 | 0% |
6x Great Grandparents | 256 | 113 | 44.140625% | 0 | 0% |
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Reliable history sources have recorded the Mahers as a cadet sept of the O'Carroll clann of Eile and Ormond in central Ireland from ancient times. The name Maher|Meagher is derived from the Gaelic name O'Meachair.
This translates as "Hospitable" or "Kindly". The original registered Maher CoA (Coat of Arms) bears the Motto In Periculis Audax.
This translates as Bold in Danger. The Mahers were resident centrally at Ikerrin Barony of County Tipperary, Munster.
The Mahers resisted the Norman invasion in the 12th century and fought valiantly to keep their patrimony when Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in August 1649.[48]
Two of William's lineages are families from County Antrim and County Donegal in Ulster. Specifically; Gregg and Tease lineages whom I descend through my Great Grandmother Mary Jane Gregg and Mary's mother Margaret Jane Tease.[49]
Both these surnames are found in Ulster c. 16th|17th centuries.[50]
My genealogy research thus far has shown that I am related to several ancient European Royal|Aristocratic Houses. These include: Arpad ,
Bruce , Capet , de Fiennes , Douglas , Drummond , Hohenzollern , Howard , Huntly/Seton , Keith , Komnenos , Le Botiler , Macgregor , Neville , Oldenburg , Percy , Plantagenet , Valois ,
Stewart , Visconti[51]
My focus on Wikitree is filling out my tree with verified ancestors. My aim is to have at least 256 ancestors added to the Wikitree Big Tree (eight generations) before 2030. Time permitting, I will attempt to find missing pieces of my family history jigsaw puzzle (presuming I am alive in 2030). In the interim, I will devote time to editing profiles in the groups I am involved with (ANZAC, Euroarista & Australia Projects)
In the knowledge that we are all mortal, I hereby request that upon my decease, all my managed profiles of deceased persons including my own profile should be set to full open status. Please add my year of decease. I would welcome any cousin to then become profile manager of any of these profiles. I hereby give permission for all or any of my private profiles to be transferred to any of the following slightly-active WikiTreers related to me, whether or not they are currently on the trusted lists.[54]
After checking the WorkSafe Victoria (Services Victoria) website, both my Forklift Licenses (LF & LO) as well as my Construction Industry White Card are no longer valid or have expired.
Maher-1078 04:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
See also
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William, thanks for your contributions to the project.
Also, please refrain from altering the Find a Grave citation as copied and pasted from the memorials. You may not like the url link at the top of the citation, but that is how FG has it.
If you wish to see a name bolded, please use the correct formatting - three apostrophes - and please refrain from editing correct date formats to something you prefer unless it is on profiles you manage.
Thanks, Melanie Paul, Australia Project Team Leader Profile Improvements, Data Doctors, Sourcerers, Biography Builders.
Thanks for your message. In my defence I am trying to use Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition) as my formatting style default. I understand WikiTree has it's own Style Guidelines so I will try to stick to them from now on. However, when I first started on WikiTree I was of the belief that there was more than "one way of doing things" and that there were no hard and fast rules to follow. After rebukes from Amanda Myers and now yourself; I will tread much more carefully as the 'accepted way of editing' does not seem to be what it was when I started i.e) there was user latitude in editing. The common thread in this message seems to be that the Australia Project has much stricter rules than WikiTree more broadly. Please note that it is not my intention to cause waves in the Australia Project....I have been a member since 2017 and am still learning the ropes. I do feel I have a better understanding now. Kind regards,
William Maher
The WikiTree example for a Find a Grave citation is found on Links in source citations where it says "Source citations are formatted automatically by Find A Grave" and where it explains how to add the template for FG inside the FG-generated citation while showing the FG-generated citation with the link at the top. (Note, use of the template is optional, but heavily encouraged in case of possible future link failure.)
It has also been noted that you moved the "See also" section on some profiles to above the Sources header. This also is incorrect and goes against the layout as designated by the Help Biographies (as linked) where it is to be situated between the Sources/references pair, and the Acknowledgements header if it is used. See also should be in plain text.
Thanks, Melanie Paul, Australia Project Team Leader Profile Improvements, Data Doctors, Sourcerers, Biography Builders.
Please stop reformatting other peoples work. It is unwarranted and unacceptable.
Amanda Myers
Please be more specific WikiTree is a place of collaboration not the exclusive domain of proud dominators of other people. Unless the profiles in question have limited access then anyone may edit as they choose. It is one thing to be compliant to style but unless there are ultra strict rules then I don't believe you can tell me how to edit if the formatting doesn't suit your own tastes
Collabration means helping or adding not reformatting someone elses work to suite yourself
I have already restored 4 profiles that you added no new information today.
You made changes to the profile of William George Hayden AC (1933-2023) which is managed by the Australia Project.
See the section Proper order on the Biographies help page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Biographies, please. As you can see "See Also:" is not used as a header and is located under the "Sources" header as it was already on the profile.
Please be careful how you change other peoples work.
Amanda
You made changes to Michael Slattery (1890-1962) which is a profile that I manage. You will note that the sources and formatting that I had used are as per the Australia Project recommendations for sourcing and WikiTree requirements for formatting. Please check out these pages https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Biographies and https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sources_and_Citations_-_South_Australia
Regards Karyn
Regards, Margaret.
Regards, Margaret
Regards, Margaret
I'm contacting you for the annual ANZACS Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve profiles of ANZACs on WikiTree.
Please could you reply to this profile comment, or send me a private message to let me know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if so, what ANZACs activity you're planning to work on over the coming year. There are some ideas for activities on this page - Project:Anzacs. You could also add or update your entry on the 'Project Members and what we are doing' heading on that page.
If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you as a member of the Project.
The ANZACs Project is a sub-project of the Military and War Project, which has a channel on Discord. If you're not on Discord yet, here's some information - Help:Discord. It's a great way to communicate with other members of the Project and help each other out.
We're always happy to receive any ideas or suggestions that you have to make our project even better.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Gillian ~ ANZACS Project Leader
Thanks for the check in... I have been busy these last few weks working on adding and improving profiles to the Big Tree
Most but not all of the profiles I have been working on are Australian
I am happy with my current level of participation in the ANZAC project
I keep an eye on the Honour Rolls for WWI & WWII in an attempt to correct any formatting issues with newly added profiles
Like the people listed on the rolls themselves, I like to have a disciplined and diligent approach to editing the ANZAC project pages
So to sum up, yes, I will continue as a member in 2024. not looking to make waves in terms of particpation but as someone with a strong interest in all things ANZAC, I want to ensure that profiles I have contributed to or created are well maintained to WikiTree expectations and standards
Best wishes in 2024,
William L. Maher
edited by William Maher
The category Australia, Emigrants shouldn't be added to profiles, it is the top level of the migration structure for categories for people emigrating from Australia. Profile for immigrants to Australia should be added to the lowest possible category. See this change, https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Johnson-51141&diff=189357422&oldid=188184948
This page might help with adding migration categories, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Migration_Categories_to_Australia
Regards, Margaret
Category:Profiles_With_Incomplete_Sourcing is specifically for use by Profile Managers who would like assistance sourcing profiles they manage. It is not needed on orphaned profiles because anyone can work on those without stepping on toes. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Debi - Profile Improvement Project Maintenance Category Team
See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:Estimated_Date
Thanks, regards, Margaret
William
After you add the template to a profile, then save, then just have a quick look at the categories to see if any are red. That template page shows the correct combinations of Birth Death Marriage to use to get the correct category.
Regards, Margaret.
Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!
I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!
On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!
Best wishes,
Joan, England Project Leader
We're contacting you for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve Australian profiles on WikiTree.
Please could you reply to this message, or send me a private message to let us know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if you'd like to make any changes to the teams that you belong to. The teams are listed on Australia Project Teams.
If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you from the membership list.
Over the past year, Australia Project members have been more active on Discord. We're finding it a fun way to communicate as a project. If you're not on Discord yet, here's some information - Help:Discord. If you are already on the WikiTree Discord server, let us know, and we can send you an invite link to the dedicated Australia Project server (WikiAustralia) where all our chat channels are located. It's a great way to communicate with other members on your project team/s, or for any general questions.
We're always happy to receive any ideas or suggestions that you have to make our project even better.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Australia Project Leadership Team ~ Gillian, Margaret and Veronica
Thanks for the check-in on behalf of the Australia Project. I understand there may be some parts of the AP I am not currently involved with such as Discord groups. However, I am satisfied with my current level of participation and see no reason to change my input and/or contributions as they stand. I have done a considerable amount of work adding and editing ANZAC profiles. I have done a small amount of work in the November Sourcerers Challenge but am not aiming for 'big numbers' in that regard. My work in ANZAC project ties in neatly with my editing in the Australia Project. I am always available by email or on my profile page when necessary. All the very best to Gillian, Veronica, yourself and the other team leaders heading in to 2024. I for one, am optimistic about the possibilities as a collaborative genealogist vis-a-vis WikiTree and the wider global family history community. If we don't speak again before Christmas, Merry Christmas and a safe and peaceful New Year. Chinese Year of the Dragon (2024). 🎆🎆🎆🎆☯️☯️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇨🇳🇨🇳❤️💛🖤❤️💛🖤☮️☮️
Thank you too for the seasonal greetings, and we likewise wish you and your family the very best for Christmas and 2024. The year of the Dragon! It's my year!!
Regards, Margaret
WM
edited by William Maher
William, we don't have a section for categories for individual mines, only for mining disasters
The St. Lucia in W.A nay not exist anymore. I live in Victoria so I'm not really sure either way. My mums parents lived there when they announced their daughter's engagement to my father. It may have a different name in the present age.
Thanks! Regards, Margaret
:)
Claire ~ WikiTree Sourcerer, Data Doctor
WLM