The Journey

  Discovering my grandmother's name  Joseph Iris and Ida  After many months and months of piecing together bits and working out a lady only known as "Aunty Polly" as my father's Joseph Wright had known her. From the photos Raine had put on Ancestry.  Also after slowly unraveling the intricate threads of my family history finding out my father had also been Adopted way back in 1928 in Victoria by Les & Ann Wright ( Raine is their grand daughter) and this was a year before the Adoption Act had come in Victoria, so records and  information was hit and miss, even the way adoptions were carried out in some cases was more of a anything goes. So Aunty Polly is Ida Mary Pulz, Ida was born in 1905 and I found out she lived to the ripe old age of 97 passing in 2001.  She had also got married later in life and had a daughter. This is another one of the many other things I'm working on now. But more on that later. Also Ida and her Sister in law were the Licensee's o

  Finding Joseph Wright, His father, My Grandfather   After finding Joseph Wright and the location where he is buried and visiting Fawkner Memorial Park near Melbourne in June 2023. The search continued to find out who was Josephs Mother and Father after lots of research the Tuck side of the family. I knew through DNA that Charles Tuck 1850-1942 and his Wife Ellen Mary Tuck nee Hill 1860-1936, that it was highly possible they were my Great Grandparents.     My attention turned to finding the link between Joseph and the Tucks. As Joseph was adopted at a time when records of adoption didn’t need to or weren’t kept this had some challenges within itself.   So, the research continued to work through the Tuck family and who would be the link to Joseph. Working through the family and possibilities it come down to 2 of Charles and Ellens sons, Leslie Joseph Tuck, and Charles Fredrick Tuck. Now Leslie Joseph Tuck 1901-1981 had 2 children Elizabeth (Betty) Tuck and William (Bill) Tuck.

  POD CAST  The Adoption Chronicles  Is where I talk to Mick Sheppard about my story of Adoption " John has a very interesting story told in a way that will captivate you and hold you in till the very end. What starts out a feel-good story about a young man connecting with his birth mum, evolves into a story of lineage and uncovering old secrets long thought buried. The historical detective work is worthy of an ABC special!" "I hope you enjoy John's story as much as I did talking with him! Mick Sheppard " Follow the Link below https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kRLZve0JdovjTiczvD9r5?si=3vQQkXEjSsGIOT7NwcJUww

  Aunt Polly   Who is this Lady? Is this Josephs Mother? Is this the mystery lady that begged the Wrights to adopt her baby at the orphanage.    Well that’s all we know about you so far  Will we ever find anything more on  who Aunt Polly is ? that is the next one of the mysteries to try and uncover. If you have an old photo that matches Aunt Polly or even a theory on who Aunt P{olly is drop me a note  Regards John 

  Who was Aunt Polly? Joseph Wright was adopted out in 1928. The thing about it was the story goes the Les and Anne Wright had a biological daughter Iris and had adopted a girl Joan unfortunately she passed away at 12 months old.  They had gone to an orphanage to adopt another baby girl. There was a lady there in the waiting room with a baby and this lady begged them to take her baby. That baby was Joseph.  The Wrights at the time lived in Carlton Victoria and had property at Kinglake Victoria which they visited many times and on different occasions there are photos of "Aunt Polly" with Joseph there and other places on special occasions like birthdays and times when Joseph was away at College at Kilmore Victoria.   Aunt Polly with Joseph Anne Wright holding a baby and Iris at Kinglake  Aunt Polly with Iris and Joseph on bike  As Joseph got older he was sent to Assumption College at Kilmore Victoria which is an private boarding school. Who would of paid for Josephs educati

  The Life of Joseph Wright  Wow what a last week or so has been after receiving new information  and working with the wonderful helpers I have.  The Mystery of Joseph Wright I believe may be solved or at least some of it.   I’ve had Josephs name for at least 29years but he had been quite elusive many trips all those years ago to State Library’s and Archives trying to find the clues that would led to Josephs whereabouts.  And after all those years it was of searching, it was some new information that had appear recently that led to the discovery of Joseph Wright for me  The follwing is an Extract from a story found on Ancestry, It was placed on there by Raine who is the  daughther of the Wrights biological daughter Iris Wright,  "Joseph Wright’s Two Families The story was that Joe was transferred to Sydney (without Joyce?) with his work and that Dot followed him there. At the time of Jo-Anne’s birth in February 1960, Joe was a listed as a Foreman Can Maker living at 111 The Boulev