The children of Agnes Woodlands (nee Cahill)
I admit to being a family history tragic and getting hooked very quickly. Much of this is down to my picking the right relative to research first up! My choice was James Oswald (Jim) Woodlands, my paterna l grandfather. He was the only grandparent that I didn't know and it seemed like an opportunity to get closer to him. Even for a novice, it was easy to find Jim's 1946 death details but, after many weeks and knowing that he was born about 1891 in Newcastle, I couldn't locate his birth registration! I only have four group photos including Jim and this is the best - circa 1944, two years before his death. Much searching and purchasing of transcripts of birth, death and marriage registrations, led me to the conclusion that, while Agnes Woodland (nee Cahill) was James Oswald's mother, it was improbable that James Woodland was his father - he was too young - and Agnes and James snr were not married until 1901 in West Maitland. A brick wall..... I'...