I grew up on my parents' 25,000 acre sheep and cattle grazing property south of Cunnamulla (about 600 miles west of Brisbane). The property was 45 miles from the nearest town, so I did years 1-7 of school by correspondence, then went away to boarding school. Eventually my parents moved to a 32-acre block (which they named 'Taminga') in a rural area about an hour's drive west of Brisbane. Mum passed away in 1996 and Dad in 2010. I have two sisters: Robyn (a naturopath, registered nurse and midwife) and Margaret (originally a bank officer, but now the receptionist for Robyn's naturopathy clinic).
Until 2008 I worked as a medical scientist in a hospital (in Haematology and the Blood Transfusion section). In the 1980s I switched from full-time to part-time hospital work and established my own part-time business as a professional genealogist.
I have been interested in family history since the 1970s. Most of my personal research involves England, Scotland and Australia (especially Yorkshire, London, Argyllshire, Queensland, NSW and Victoria), but I have recently discovered an Irish ancestor. I also have German and Prussian forebears on my mother's side.
Apart from family history, my interests include reading, travel, gardening, photography, paper-making, collecting postcards, fishing, watching cricket, etc.
My goal for the coming year is to spend more time researching and writing about my own family. That's why I created Jottings Journeys and Genealogy!
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Post: Judy Webster, PO Box 5043, Algester QLD 4115, Australia.
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