The Life and Times of Tom – son of Third Fleet convict John Pye

© Keri Webb

There were just the four of us as we grew up, and the only relatives we knew of were our two grandmothers, one very reserved aunt and a wonderfully eccentric uncle. We had no cousins, no family stories, no gossip, nothing. I was somewhere in my 40’s before curiosity got the better of me … surely there were more? What about grandfathers? Who were they? Why was there no mention of them?

It was then I found myself on a fascinating journey of discovery.

Annie and Ada

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