The Johnsons of Castle Hill: The Story of a Tasmanian Family
The story of Joseph Johnson (1774-1852) and his nephews’ descendants in Van Diemen’s Land / Tasmania by Edith and Lois Calvert. This was originally published in 1996 and reprinted in 1997. This online version has revised formatting and some minor corrections. Part 7 New Generations and Appendix 2 Extracts from Edith Calvert’s scrapbook have been deleted from this online version, as it was not possible to update Part 7 or reproduce the scrapbook for online publishing. An index to the original published version (1996, 1997) is available on request to loiscalvertmemoirs@gmail.com
A Tangled Web
This is Lois’s own interpretation of the story of her convict ancestor Joseph Johnson (1774-1852) and his ill-fated second marriage to Jane Baird Hadden (1800-1867). It is a companion piece to Part I of The Johnsons of Castle Hill which was recounted by Lois’s mother, Edith Calvert (1900-1992).
In Living Memory—My Great Grandmothers
In Living Memory—My Mother’s Sisters
This is Lois’s tribute to her aunts, Linda Muriel Maxwell nee Johnson (1903-2000) and Freda Zera Webster nee Johnson (1904 –1994), both raised at Castle Hill, Kempton. They were the younger sisters of Lois’s mother Edith (1900-1992). Freda’s story is also featured in Alison Alexander’s book (with Prue Torney-Parlicki), A Wealth of Women: The Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary Australian Women from 1788 to Today (2001).
Discovering Great Aunt Mary: Communication Across the Generations
Trail Blazers from Kempton
‘Congratulations! It is a model of its type, authentic and impressive. You must feel very happy to have it in print, and so honour your forebears and especially your mother. We pass through your ancestral territory quite often…’
