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Down Under Series Places and Ethnicities Australia, New Zealand

Shackles, shekels and shrapnel: the exodus to the Southern seas

Michelle Patient
Sep 7, 2022
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Migration Motivations
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About this webinar

Changes in Britain post the 1776 War of Independence, along with Capt James Cook’s mapping of New Zealand (1769) and New South Wales (1770), led to convicts and marines being sent to Botany Bay in 1787. So began British migration to the Southern Seas. Factors driving various waves of migration (economic, political, family ties, adventure) will be discussed, along with the effects the British Diasporas had on the Aboriginal and Māori Communities and their environment. Tips on tracing those missing down-under branches of your tree will also be covered.

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Michelle Patient
Michelle Patient is an Australian genealogist, computer geek, and DNA enthusiast, with qualifications in Chemistry, Geology and Family History. She grew up with a grandmother whose family stories, photographs, and memorabilia sparked her life-long
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    Linda Blackmoore
    2 years ago

    Michelle always has a great presentation

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    Xana Miller
    2 years ago

    Well worth watching. Thank you.

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    Graham Lowe
    2 years ago

    Michelle, thank you for this very informative and detailed presentation. Although I don’t yet know of any of my family lines associated with Australia and New Zealand, this presentation will serve me well as a research starting point should I subsequently discover same.

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    Rona POTIKI
    2 years ago

    There was quite a lot of information that was encouraging and inspiring, making me want to keep going with the research of family. Michelle is a clear concise speaker adding to the pleasure of the Webinar.

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    Gail Albert
    2 years ago

    Michelle is a wonderful speaker and always comes up with interesting facts and places to look. I never think to look in New Zealand, but I will now. Fantastic syllabus, as well.

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    Mauri Collins
    2 years ago

    Good information. I have connected with my Australian cousins (Brisbane) and New Zealand cousins (Wellington) and now know where to search for all the OTHER English cousins who have disappeared from English records…

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    Rhonda Valentine Dixon
    2 years ago

    Michelle’s always easy to listen to. And she knows our part of the world so well.

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    ROZ KUSS
    2 years ago

    Thank you Michelle. Your Webinar was full of information…

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