This section covers Alice Presland's family history and ancestry, including ancestors with the name Bullen, thought to be a variant of Boleyn; Gladys Skelton's use of the pen name John Presland; others with the name John Presland; Alice Presland's anecdotes concerning her youth and family history; her various suitors; and events leading up to her marriage to John Frederick Williams and opposition to it. The manuscript finishes 'And that is how I came to be born in Australia'. The pages are numbered 1-23.