Sabina Birch Trethewey and Alison Still Artwork

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A chatty podcast that brings to life stories of a Helen Begley's family whose ancestors arrived in Australia as immigrants in the mid 19th century. In each episode we meet different members of the extended family and chat about their story. Then we pair them with an ancestor to see if we can draw a connection from the past to the present.

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Sabina Birch Trethewey and Alison Still

November 16, 2020 • Helen • Season 1 • Episode 1

In this episode, host, Helen Begley, pairs her cousin Alison Still with their Great Great Grandmother, Sabina Birch Trethewey from Cornwall. They compare Alison and Sabina's life from birth to marriage and discuss the moments leading up to when Sabina hops on a boat from Plymouth to Melbourne in 1856.

Find out more about Cornwall: https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON#Archives
Royal Staffordshire Pottery: https://www.royalstafford.co.uk/
Richard Trethewey's Music: https://www.richardtrethewey.org/
Music featured in the episode: https://youtu.be/u7dxM5NwpWg
Poldark : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poldark_(2015_TV_series)
Author Patrick O'Brian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian
Heaps of Cornwall Family tree info: https://trethewy.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I941&tree=Trethewy (Big thanks to Musician, Richard Trethewey for this info!