Introduction

I don't know why it took me so long to start this, but as I found so little on the great big thing that is the internet, I thought it high time to put our little piece of it on-line. Granted, I won't be talking much about those presently alive, but as to those who can no longer speak for themselves, I say it's fair game.

A quick introduction about myself I suppose is in order. I am the eldest of four daughters of the southern house of Cotter in NSW, Australia. As this might suggest, we will one day be quitting the noble name of Cotter and taking on new names (as one of us already has) and I hopefully will do the same, with an even longer surname! But alas, I digress. I have had a keen mind for history and my own family history for many years. After finding so little about our family history to begin with and having come so far in what is only some 5 years, perhaps we might find more of our family far across the sea with this little blog. One can only hope.

Our Cotter ancestors started in Ireland. Which county precisely is yet to be discovered, but I'll try to cover a post per person and any photos available to me.

My mum and I have found some amazing things, letters, photo's, personal treasures, diaries, ledgers and jewellery.

I won't bore you too much now. But this is a start and stay tuned!