11/09/2020
A LEAD! AND EMAILS OF FRUSTRATION!
I’m revving up the hunt for Rose, as I’m heading to Yalgoo in a few weeks.
I’m trying to tee up people in town to speak to about the Black Widow and have rung the pub, the shire president’s wife (the very kind Cindy Payne), and a relative Roxanne Morrissey, a cousin who lived on a station in Yalgoo until relatively recently.
Everyone has been friendly, happy to chat, and I’ve really enjoyed piecing together the family tree. Major drawback - no one has heard of old mate Rose.
BUT.
I’m wondering if we might have better luck in Leeds, UK. Another researcher found a John McDonnell, who for various reasons, I suspected was related to Hector, the poisoned husband.
Sent a message in ancestry.com, and GOT THIS BACK... and a strange email with just one letter from a Lois McDonnell, who I’m presuming is related to John and perhaps pressed send too early?
Please John and Lois, check your emails and tell me more. I hope you’re both OK.
I also had a chat with possible descendent of one of Rose’s (many) other partners, which has given rise to another theory ... which I’ll talk more about later.