Deaf Dave and the search for his ancestors!

I lost my technical job in 2009 from Altium Ltd (a world leader in EDA software). I was without a job for a while. It was a shock and I became depressed. I remember waking up one morning and I was thinking lots about my ancestors and where they came from. I was also thinking about who I am.

I got started on Ancestry and it was addictive! Every time the weather report came on TV, I always looked at the map of NSW and especially Taree. The attractive feeling from Taree is very strong. I often wondered why. Ahhh my Parker heritage is from Taree... James Parker from England came to Australia as a convict and settled in Taree. The rest is history. I have included up to 5 generations of my family tree on this website. So you are free to check the surnames and see if we match!

My family generations - Surnames
1st Generation: Parker, Radich
2nd Generation: Millard, Boland
Third Generation: Seistrup (Poulsen), Goodwin, Steven, Healey (Healy)
Fourth Generation: McKinnon, Matheison, Lawerence, Rose, Donovan, Thompson, Yates, Dickenson
Fifth Generation: Perry, McDonald, Ingvarsdatter, Lorenson, Pugh, Patmore, Fitzgerald, Lees, Nikoloric, Grace, Wright, Byrnes, Reynolds, Sweeney, Garston, Yuill.

My ethnicity
I often wondered what my heritage make up is. Basically I am 100 percent North West European. I am from roughly 38% Central Southern England, 24% Ireland, 20% Scotland, 9% Sweden, 5% Germanic Europe, 2% Norway and finally 2% Portugal. So I am not a pure bred :)

My ethnicity origins (DNA)
https://www.ancestry.com.au/dna/origins/share/d488abd2-1bb5-4d63-b4cc-fae3a0a441ed

My Convicts
Yes I do have convicts in my family! Check them out » Deaf Dave's convicts

Do I have any deaf people in my family?
Yes! Auslan interpreters as well.