Writing Your Own Book

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Writing Your Own Book

• Theme person/ family
• Gather genealogy data certificates, family
  tree, authentic sources, photos, other documents
• Arrange into chapters origin, trip, settlement,
  family
• Collecting data on spousal lines also elicits
  some unexpected information to help build your
  own family file
• Visit the suburb/town where your ancestor lived
  museum, antique shops (old photos), library,
  neighbours etc
• Sub-themes may emerge sporting / war heroes,
  family businesses / occupations, prominent
  citizens

Its Easy !
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Putting it all together

• Disclaimer cover yourself legally
• General acknowledgement wont miss anyone
• Sources for every fact, back it up
• Contents at front Alpha Index at back
• Proof reading several helpers
• Secure orders in advance - expenses
• Notify people again about your intention to
  publish Daily Telegraph / mail
• ISBN International Serial Book Number people
  worldwide will be able to find
• Lodge copy with National State Library and
  relevant family history groups
• Do not include family tree keep separate,
  either printed or CD can be added to /changed
• Best website Rootsweb met relatives

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MY ITALIAN DISCOVERY TOUR A Labour of Love
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Emanuel Sebastiano DANERO, born 20th January
1807, San Marco, Genova, Italia Parents, Pietro
Antonio DANERO and Angela GARDELLA
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Birthplace of Emanuels mother, Angela Gardella
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Joined Marina Mercantile aged 12
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Emanuel told his family he came to Australia in
1826. There is also a newspaper article in 1919
indicating same. This is the alley near where
Emanuels family lived in 1827 he was at home
in 1827 when a census was taken. Researcher Dott.
Ricardo de Rosa, via Negroli 55 20133
Milano derosri_at_libero.it Euro 24 / hour
Home near Piazza de Ferrari
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After sailing to Mauritius on the Lord Rodney,
Emanuel boarded a ship bound for New
Holland. He bought the license to a pub at The
Rocks called The Black Dog but was cheated out
of a lot of money. He vowed he would always, in
future, consult a solicitor before setting up a
business. Continued sailing the Pacific as 2nd
in command, on the Dart. He did a lot of
trading and some of these artefacts are still in
the family. Naturalised 1852.
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Whales tooth
Collected by Emanuel during his voyages around
the Pacific ocean around 1830 on The Dart and
Lord Rodney
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Emanuel was 27 Mary Comer 15 when they married
in Sydney on 20th January 1834. Her father handed
over the Bath Arms and 14 acres surrounding the
hotel at Burwood when they married. They had 14
children. Marys family owned 650 acres, called
Comerton Park Estate, 5 miles from Mittagong,
which sold in 1928 for 42 pounds per acre. Mary
died in 1863 at the age of 44 after the birth of
the last child. There is a ghost.
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• The Sun newspaper 23 May 1931-
• Before Burwood had a name,
• when it was a straggling settlement between coach
  routes
• on the Parramatta and Liverpool Roads,
• Rowleys farm and Faithfuls farm gave their
  names to the district.
• The settlement kept pace with other developments
  on Parramatta rd,
• and a seal was set upon its importance when it
  became a changing
• station for coaches from Parramatta, Bathurst,
  Windsor and other inland towns.
• The Bath Arms, that ancient hostelry at the
  corner of
• Burwood and Parramatta Rds
• no longer will the dusty coaches from out-back
• clatter into its courtyard and disgorge weary
  travelers,
• thankful to be on their last lap to Sydney.
• Imagine all the colorful colonial history Emanuel
  became part of!
• Opposite the Bath Arms was where English soldiers
  flogged convicts.
• Emanuel deplored this cruelty, and would often
  visit and help
• the Canadian rebels who were detained in the
  stockade at

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Licensees James Comer 1829 - 1836 Emanuel
Neich 1836 1893 Mary Ann Jane Neich 1893
1909 Burwood Neich 1909 1919
Original building sold to a brewery for 8,000
pds, demolished 1932
The Bath Arms Hotel, corner Burwood Parramatta
Roads James Comer, a convict, came from Bath, so
presume this is where he got the name.
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Bath Arms stableshoused HRH Prince Alfreds
elephant in 1867
Extract from Burwood Jubilee Book 1874-1924
Emanuel Neich was one of the oldest of Burwoods
citizens having taken up residence in the
district in 1834 as licensee of the Bath Arms
Hotel on Parramatta Road. He conducted this
hotel until the time of his death in 1893 a
period of 60 years. He was intimately associated
with all progressive movements and played a
great part in the early life of the district.
His hotel was always admirably conducted and he
retained the respect and esteem of all who knew
him.
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Extract from Burwood Jubilee book, by George
Simpson, Burwood Councillor from 1888
Emanuel Neich, an Italian, I see him now - a
dark, handsome dapper man, who always wore a
tall, black silk hat while about his avocations,
always courteous and obliging - I heard many a
tale of olden days. An honourable, courteous
gentleman.
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Lansdowne House Burton Street Concord Built c.
1853 Classified by NSW National Trust as
significant
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Melaleuca Clewer, Burton St, Concord Terraces
built by Emanuel
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Emanuels eldest child, Susannah, and husband,
Richard Hutchinson Roberts (MLA 1864-1903)
Susannah Roberts - first to be operated on by Dr
Walter Brown in 1878. She was 50yrs of age and
taken by dray from her home at Bowral to
Parramatta. She was operated on at Old Government
House Parramatta. The doctor removed an ovarian
tumour which was large enough to fill a wash
basin, and weighed 14 ozs.
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Richards two grandfathers prominent colonists

• William Roberts,
• the road builder,
• publican and grazier

He started a stage wagon service between Sydney
and the Hawkesbury
He constructed, inter alia, George St, Sydney,
Old South Head Road and the Liverpool Road
He was the first official landholder at Bondi
William Hutchinson, Superintendent of Convicts
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Roberton Park, Bowral NSW
Currawong, Harden NSW
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Emanuels second child, Mary Ann Neich, married
Richard Wynne. They became the first Mayor
Mayoress of Burwood (inaugurated the Wynne Art
Prize)first settlers at Mt Wilsonnear Lithgow,
a descendant still lives at the house, the
Turkish bath house was donated by the family to
the Mt Wilson historical society
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Angelina Hynardgrand-daughter of Emanuel
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Emanuel Mary Cupittgreat-grandparents of Sir
Donald Bradman

• During his marriage to Mary Comer, he had an
  affair with Mary Cupitt, a barmaid from the
  Southern Highlands.
• They had one daughter, Sophia Jane Neich, born
  1846, between the births of his 6th and 7th child
  to Mary Comer.
• Sophia went on to marry William Whatman and they
  were the grandparents of Sir Donald Bradman.

Courtesy of Library of South Australia
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Emanuel and Mary Parkinson had 10 children
Total for Emanuel 25 plus possibly more
Emanuel died 14th October 1893 at the Bath Arms,
he is buried at St Johns Anglican Church,
Ashfield together with Mary Comer and 7 other
family members.
Mary Parkinson-Neich is buried at Rookwood with
some of her children.
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This family history in honour of my
father Graham STUNDEN
Dads mother, Sadie McDonald, grand-daughter of
Emma Jane Neich who married Edward McDonald. Emma
was Emanuel and Mary Comers 6th child 1845 - 1907