Karyn Homburg
Honor Code SignatorySigned 28 Dec 2018 | 66,282 contributions | 2,194 thank-yous | 2,751 connections
Signed 28 Dec 2018 | 66,282 contributions | 2,194 thank-yous | 2,751 connections
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Karyn Homburg
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
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[private sister (1960s - 1990s)]
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Biography
Karyn Homburg has English ancestors.
Karyn Homburg has Irish ancestors.
Karyn Homburg has German Roots.
Karyn Homburg is a member of the Tonkin Name Study Project.
Karyn Homburg is a member of the Ellison Name Study Project.
Karyn was featured in a Meet Our Members Post on the G2G Forum!
Karyn Homburg competed with the
Magnificent Magnolias in the 2023 WikiGames.
Karyn Homburg achieved the 16 For 16 award for completing 16 missions in our 2024 16 For 16 Challenge.
It all began with an album of old family photographs given to me for a 21st birthday present.
I started a small tree with my mum, names she knew (turns out her family went by mostly nicknames!) and rough dates, I only started really researching after she passed away, and the things I have found!
Did she know her grandfather was not born an Amos?!
He must have lived with the Amos family practically from birth, as he was baptised at the age of 7 months as the son of Thomas Amos and Ann Moyston on the same day as their daughter Janet. His baptism record has his name written as John Henry Hickley Amos.
He obviously grew up knowing this, as it is written on his marriage certificate that he was the foster son of Thomas Amos! Originally the marriage was registered under the name John Henry Amos Vickery, but a correction was made to that when Jack enlisted in the AIF, and changed to John Henry Amos.
I have tested my dna with Ancestry (user name KarynnotKaren).
I have also uploaded my dna results to FTDNA, MyHeritage and GEDmatch.
I have a couple of brick walls I would love to break through!
I would love to find out about the birth parents of my great grandfather John Henry Amos and discover the "Hickley/Vickery" connection.
On the 98th anniversary of John's death (20 Dec 2022), I believe that I have discovered his birth mother! And her name was not Hickley or Vickery - it was Heatley!!
Sarah Emma Heatley was 18 when she had a son she named John Henry born 9 Sep 1874 in Sandhurst, no father was recorded on the birth certificate. She also had a son born in 1872 Thomas William Heatley. DNA matches for myself and 3 other descendants of John Henry Amos with descendants of Sarah's other son Thomas, and also descendants of Sarah's brother's Joseph Heatley and William Henry Heatley would confirm she was the birth mother of John Henry Amos. At this time the relationships are greater than 3rd cousin, and as they are with Ancestry, I do not know if they triangulate, so cannot change John's mother's relationship status to confirmed with DNA (yet)!
2 days later I think I have found the birth father of John Henry Amos! This I have worked on for years, with DNA matches for myself and 3 other descendants of John Henry Amos to a McNamara family, but I did not know if I was looking for a possible birth mother or father, until now! I believe John's birth father was John McNamara born c1854 in Adelaide, he was the son of James McNamara and Catherine Guerin. The family lived in Chewton, Victoria from about 1869, where Sarah Heatley was born and lived. With the highest DNA match being a half 2nd cousin 1x removed (that's complicated!) I was able to change John's father's relationship status to confirmed with DNA.
My paternal great grandfather Herman Samuel Neumann. It has been suggested that he was a sailor that may have jumped ship when it docked here in South Australia. His certificate of naturalisation says that he was born in a place perhaps called Clien Lukto in Germany, and arrived on the ship Bertha in 1892. The Bertha was not a passenger ship, so that might be where the theory of a sailor jumping ship comes from. He did not marry my great grandmother for almost another 10 years, so there is a story to discover here!
My maternal 3 great grandmother Elizabeth (Webb) Clayton. I thought I had solved this one, then (as I tend to do!) kept researching, and actually dis-proved what I had! DNA connections for descendants of Elizabeth's children William, John and Agnes suggest that she is the sister of William Webb (abt.1805-) but baptisms for both Eliabeth and William are still to be found.
You will find me working on :
Tonkin Name Study
If you are interested please say hi! I have a few research pages started, and can think of a couple of new ones that could be interesting.
My most recent Tonkin ancestor is my 2 Great Grandmother Hannah Tonkin.
She married her cousin William Opie, whose grandmother Elizabeth Tonkin is the sister of Hannah's father Stephen Tonkin.
West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
I am a volunteer on FindAGrave taking photographs at West Terrace Cemetery, and hope to add them also on WikiTree. My FindAGrave user name : KarynnotKaren (ID 50145815).
Tonkin South Australia Cemeteries
To-do list of Tonkin graves to photograph.
South Australia Team
Leader of the South Australia team, sourcing, connecting and working on Data Doctor suggestions for South Australia.
12th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements
My grandfather Stanley Russell Carter embarked with the 11th reinforcement, 12th Australian Infantry Battalion on the 27 Oct 1915 on HMAT Benalla A24. I have a photograph from his collection of what appeared to be the 11th reinforcement before they embarked. I have been researching this photograph for years now, attempting to identify some of the other men in the photograph, and have decided to add what I have found here on WikiTree.
Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree
Currently working on Australian soldiers commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial.
My Table of Known Ancestors as at Apr 2023 : looks like I have a bit of work to do!
| Gen. # | Direct Relation to Self | Matches | # | # Identified in WikiTree | % Identified in WikiTree |
| 1 | Parent | siblings | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2 | grandparent | 1st Cousins | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 3 | great grandparent | 2nd Cousins | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 4 | 2nd great grandparent | 3rd Cousins | 16 | 15 | 94.0% |
| 5 | 3rd great grandparent | 4th Cousins | 32 | 28 | 88% |
| 6 | 4th great grandparent | 5th Cousins | 64 | 45 | 62% |
| 7 | 5th great grandparent | 6th Cousins | 128 | 52 | 38% |
| 8 | 6th great grandparent | 7th Cousins | 256 | 35 | 14% |
| 9 | 7th great grandparent | 8th Cousins | 512 | 19 | 4% |
| 10 | 8th great grandparent | 9th Cousins | 1024 | 9 | 1% |
Sources
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karyn Homburg and R.D., her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Herman Neumann and Sabina Opie, the great grandparents of Karyn Homburg and grandparents of R.D.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 316 cM across 17 segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karyn Homburg and J.G., her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Goodwin and Ann Munyard, the great great grandparents of both Karyn Homburg and J.G.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 125 cM across 5 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karyn Homburg and S.M., her 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Samuel Carter and Sarah Barnett, the great grandparents of both Karyn Homburg and S.M.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 252 cM across 11 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karyn Homburg and H.A., her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Amos and Rachel Clayton, the great grandparents of Karyn Homburg and great great grandparents of H.A.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 205 cM across 11 segments.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Karyn's formal name
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (3)
- private siblings' names
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karyn:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karyn:
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100.00%
100.00%
Karyn Homburg:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EH8529459 [compare], Ancestry member KarynnotKaren
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Coral (Barnett) Gardiner
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BY8544711 [compare]
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Karyn:
- Karyn Homburg is a Wonderful WikiTreer Apr 3, 2024.
- "Karyn Homburg is a Wonderful WikiTreer" Sep 12, 2023.
- Meet our Members: Karyn Homburg Dec 12, 2022.
- Karyn Homburg is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 28, 2022.
- Karyn Homburg is a Wonderful WikiTreerthanksmformsommuchntimemgiven Mar 30, 2022.
- Karyn Homburg is a Wonderful WikiTreer Mar 10, 2022.
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Karyn, thanks for your contributions to the project.
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
I would like to stay with the Anzacs Project and get back to working on the Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree Project in particular men commemorated at Menin Gate. Regards Karyn
edited by Staci (Hadsell) Golladay
We are 19th cousins. Nice to connect. Terri
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.
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
I would like to continue with the Australia Project and the teams that I am working on. Regards Karyn
Regards, Margaret
Regards, Martin Gannoni (Melbourne).
Karyn, thanks for your work to improve our shared tree.
Karyn, thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.
Are you happy with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?
Also, we would really like to hear which team is currently your highest priority. If you are a member of more than one team, could you please rank them from highest priority to lowest? Thank you! If you don’t see yourself as being part of a team, please let us know.
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!
Kind regards,
Maddy, England Project Leader
Thanks for the check-in. I am happy to continue with the Cornwall team if that's ok. Working on the Tonkin name study, Cornwall is where the majority of the Tonkin's originate, and I will work on those profile's mostly, but also take an interest in Cornwall emigrants to South Australia. Regards Karyn
Best regards,
Maddy
Karyn, thanks for your efforts in sourcing this month.
Hi Karyn. Thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
Karyn, thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
Karyn, thanks for your work to improve the tree.
We appreciate your consistent work in improving WikiTree through the Sourcerers Project in 2022!
Thanks for all your work this month and in 2022 for the Sourcerers Project! Happy New Year!!!
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.
On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.
Best wishes,
Amelia, England Project Leader
It's time for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. Thank you so much for contributing to the project and Australian profiles on WikiTree during the last year. We really appreciate you!
If you would like to stay in the project, please reply to this message or send me a private message to let us know that you would like to stay on. Alternatively, if your WikiTree and research interests have moved away from Australia, please let us know and we can remove you from the membership list for the moment. You will, of course, be very welcome to rejoin the project down the track whenever you want to.
We are also keen to know if you want to make any changes to the team or teams that you want to focus on. Take a look on Australia Project Teams to see what teams there are to choose from. If you want to discuss this, or have any questions or suggestions about the Australia Project we'd love to hear your ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to get back to us! Oh, and welcome to your new role as team leader for South Australia!
Kind Regards Margaret Haining Membership Coordinator
Regards Karyn
Regards, Margaret
Fantastic effort on your sourcing additions during the Source-A-Thon on the weekend. Well done. Next time we will beat the "Kiwi Crew"! Ha ha! Take care and keep on having fun on WikiTree . kind regards............Nigel Clark
Hi Karyn. Thanks for your efforts in improving our shared tree.
Karyn, thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
edited by Bill Feidt
Thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
On behalf of the leader of the Military and War Project, I am doing the six month check-in with Anzac members.. Have you been active in the Anzacs project in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the Military and War Project that you respond to the check-ins. To make bookkeeping easier, just click Reply to this message on your own page, add your reply, then Post the Reply. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
I have been active, but only on the occasional Anzac profile. I understand if you need to remove me from the project. Regards Karyn
Thanks for your contributions to the monthly Sourcerers Challenge. We appreciate your work!
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Many thanks!
Joan, England Project Leader
I am currently a member of the Cornwall team, and continue to work on Cornish profiles, mostly Tonkin's. I would like to stay in the Cornwall team. Regards Karyn
Thanks for all you are doing.
Joan
Thank you for your sourcing contributions in May!
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Yes I am quite active on WikiTree, but most of my time is spent on the Tonkin name study so if you need to remove me from the Military and War Project I understand. Regards Karyn
thanks
Mary
I noticed you recently chose our Integrators Project Challenge for this month (May 2022), thank you!
Could you go here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1412205/wikitreers-join-the-fun-join-the-integrators-challenge-2022 to sign up officially please. And if you can please add your question that you will be working on or the profile marked "needs profiles created" for the challenge, Thanks!
Got a question, see this page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Integrators_Challenge#How_the_Challenge_Works
Thank you and Good Luck!! Dorothy, Integrators Project Coordinator.