Frederick Richardson had four marriages, six children, a fling with a fifteen-year-old that led to a seventh child, two divorces, one bigamy prosecution, a charge for wife desertion, and another charge for child maintenance!

Thank you to Mélanie Méthot who allowed me to use her blogas a basis to this episode.

https://www.thebigamyproject.com/

The eldest of 15 children, William Eric Hamilton was born inDecember 1907 in Emmaville NSW. His father was a tin miner until 1928 when the family moved to Surry Hills. He was the only child who seemed to have trouble with thelaw.

Thank you to Mélanie Méthot who allowed me to useher blog as a basis to this episode.

https://www.thebigamyproject.com/

Daniel Doran had a string of small offences in SA and NSW, but his biggest offence was bigamy – several times!!

The title of this episode indicates this story is about royalty – it couldn’t be further from the truth!

Lilian Grace Dorothy Gibson was born in 1886 in India to James and Julia Gibson.

Lilian used a number of aliases: Charlotte Gibson, Grace Gibson Herbert, Charlotte Grace Tyrer, Lilian Grace Tyrer and The Heiress!

In 1926, Emily Claughton left an estate worth nearly 130,000 pounds to charities and churches.

Who was Emily Claughton, how did she come to be sowealthy and why did she not leave anything to her family members?

Between 1879 and 1882, His Royal Highnesses Prince Albert Victor and Prince George (the future King George V), sons of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward 7th), served as a midshipman on-board HMS Bacchante, an ironcladscrew-propelled corvette of the Royal Navy.

The princes’ tutor, John Neale Dalton, accompanied them as tutor and chaplain for the duration of the journey. During their time time on HMS Bacchante, the ship toured many territories of the British Empire, including colonies in the Caribbean, South Africa and Australia. They also visited South America, the Mediterranean, Egypt and East Asia.

*Warning - this episode contains reference to deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders*

Billy Jonas was a buckjumper and roughrider with Martini’s Buckjumping Show in the early 1900s.

Anne Hanson got in touch as she not only uncovered mysteries in her family research but wrote a fantastic book on her discoveries! It is a gripping journey into forgotten history, identity, and the power of family.
This true story will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered what mysteries might lie within their own family tree.
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