So Cecilia Black / Bleck – number two – Could this be the mystery 1800’s ghost who haunts a house in Queanbean, New South Wales – See the ghost story here
Cecilia Margaretha Borchant was born in 1857 in Germany, her father John was 31 and her mother Antya was 27. She married August Friedrich Wilhelm Bleck on 30 December 1877 in Queensland. They had three children during their marriage. She died as a young mother on 2nd July 1883 in Brisbane, Queensland at the age of 26 years.
This is where things get interesting...
7 Jul 1883 The Telegraph Brisbane
9 Jul 1883 The Argus
14 Jul 1883 The Sydney Daily Telegraph
Queensland Police Gazette 21st July 1883
Brisbane Courier 11th Sept 1883
Brisbane Courier 15th Sept 1883
The Queenslander 22nd Sept 1883 p491
Newspaper ?Brisbane Courier 27 Nov 1883
Could this Cecilia be the ghost who protects babies and small children and calls out the name “John”?
With such a tragic end to her life and with her murderer on the loose, is never finding her murderer, the reason she has still not crossed over?
I dont know but the search continues…… Which Cecilia Black haunts the house in Queanbean?
Cecilia Ann Black was born in 1856, the daughter of Charlotte and Thomas. She married James Matthew Dinning in 1880 in Kiama, New South Wales. They had five children during their marriage.
Children born to the marriage were:
Gertrude Florence. Born 1885 Died 11 Feb 1902, Burwood, NSW
Charlotte M. Born May 1887. Died 17 Jun 1888, NSW
Ellen Mary (Nell). Born 1889, NSW
Rose Maud. Born 1892. Died 30 Oct 1897 Burwood, NSW
Elizabeth Alice. Died 21 Sep 1954, NSW
Cecilia Ann Black died on 10 October 1942 in Sutherland, New South Wales, when she was 86 years old. She is buried in the Rockwood Cemetery,
Could this be our Ghost? The location could be right but it feels too close to Sydney. Her husband is James not John. The hunt continues……..
I have been chasing the ghost of Cecilia Black. After meeting a new friend, who was actually my AirBNB host Pamela when I stayed in in Castle Hill for the DNA Downunder Roadshow. Her unit was awesome and I loved my stay.
Pamela was telling me about her friend and how they felt that Cecilia was living in her friends house. Excitedly I wanted to know more and if I could assist with the mystery using my research skills.
Have you a Cecilia Black on your family tree? or do you DNA match to her? Have you heard stories about a Cecilia Black? Maybe she visits your house?
What do we know?
Cecilia is a friendly ghost who likes to open and close doors, sometimes being cheeky and locking them. She leaves footprints in the carpeted areas of the house. She likes to stand beside a white marble fireplace calling out for “John”.
She lived in the 1800’s and she wears a long black skirt with a white shirt with puffy sleeves and a tiny waist. She has her hair pulled back into a bun. Her perfume smells like old fashioned flowers.
We believe that she lived in the Monaro area of New South Wales, Australia.
She is very protective of babies and young children.
Do you know Cecilia or know anything about the Black family from the Monaro Area of NSW? Comment below or email me – mel@thednaconnection.com.au
What a fantastic conference that was!! For the first conference of its type in Australia that was an amazing success. Congratulations to the team at Unlock the Past for creating such a wonderful event. I cant wait for the next one.
Highlights of the last 3 days for me:
* The discussions around informed consent – I know I will be changing my practices, when asking people to take a DNA test
* I have an increased awareness of the need for support, for all who have surprises pop up, when taking a DNA test, and I am more conscious of the ripple effect on families when surprises and secret are discovered
* The exciting changes that are coming for use the DNA testing in the future including the use of DNA to inform about Medical information eg Medications and conditions
* Chromosome Mapping and Visual Phasing – Thanks Blaine Bettinger for allowing the nerd in me, to be excited about this. Linking the ancestoral stories to the chromosomes was a lightbulb moment for me!
* The rise is DNA testing is increasing the awareness of the need for Genealogical societies and showing others the joy of traditional Genealogical research.
I am excited to think that we are going to see many more DNA testers in Australia and that I have potentially have many more cousins to meet.
My 11th Cousin 1x Removed Blaine Bettinger enjoying an aussie meat pie
I made another Cousin connection – Shelley Crawford from Connected DNA
Shelley creates these amazing graphs of your shared cousin matches which look amazing!
I have followed her blog for a little while and wonder what segment of DNA we share that might make us think that this stuff is super fun! Would be cool if we could link it back to our common ancestor.
She is my cousin!!!
I can’t not mention my friend and Mentor Louise Coakley. She has taught me all I know about the world of DNA and I would be lost without her. She was inspiring on this tour and I loved seeing so many people come and say hi as well as, thank her for all she has done to assist and teach others.
Louise, Blaine and Mel
Thanks to all the old and new friends I made – I will be sure to forget someone if I try to list you all, but I look forward to seeing you online or catching you in person at the next DNA Down Under. I am off to get painting some chromosomes!
