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A cousin chart

Have you ever wondered what “a second cousin twice removed” was? This cousin chart from FamilySearch.org will help you understand the connection between cousins. What Is a Second Cousin? The number associated with your cousin has to do… Read More

New Stories of Palmerston

NEW The Lucky Times Vol 6 No 4 (Lucky School’s Newsletter) (19 January 2023) The Lucky Times Vol 6 No 3 (Lucky School’s Newsletter) (6 October,2022) The Lucky Times Vol 6 No 2 (Lucky School’s Newsletter) (5 August,… Read More

Adventurer?

An interesting story is told of William Marsters by Thomas Trood who was at one time the British Vice Consul at Apia, Samoa. Thomas Trood died in 1916 but in 1912, published an article entitled “Island Reminiscences –… Read More

Middle family?

Checking through an interesting discussion on the Genealogy.com Marsters Family Genealogy Forum I found a thread that was debating the issue of who was the “Middle Family” and why were they called the Middle Family when they say… Read More

Rules and regulations

Another significant edict that William Marsters made for his wives and children was that he would only allow English to be spoken on Palmerston Island. It was noted by one of his grandsons that Marsters was often used… Read More