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For the Diploma of Family History I have to put together an outline of some family history research that I am going to do. So this seemed like a good time to re-visit my old bug bear ‘What happened to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Over the years I have been searching for the death of Mary Ann Russell nee Gransden and her husband William Russell. To date I have not been able to find them. The records that I do have for them seem … Continue reading
As I wrote two blog posts yesterday and I haven’t put a new family story up for some time I decided to put up a new family story today. So instead of writing up a new blog post I have … Continue reading
I have put up my Eulogy to Linda Bean a number of posts back. It was a post more about how I felt about her life and death than the actual details of her life and death. However, it is … Continue reading
March is National Women’s History Month. So here is a very good article to celebrate Women’s History Month. It is important to realise that women are often not heard in history. They were there and they participated in history but … Continue reading
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So far enjoying the Introduction to Family History course that I am doing. However, there are so many resources coming up that it is impossible to to keep track of them all. So I am putting up a link here … Continue reading
Today I found another branch of the family. Every now and then every Genealogist hits a brick wall. Over the years I have hit many. One that has taken a very long time to break down is what happened to … Continue reading
As a child I remember my grandfather, Ray Bean, telling me about his time during the War. He was unable to join the armed services because he only had one eye, the other was glass, so instead he stayed in … Continue reading
Two in one week. I have come across two Wills this week where a son has been disinherited in their parents Will. Alfred Smith The first was Alfred Smith. His father John Smith, aka Gentleman Smith was born James Sidebottom, probably … Continue reading
I love Death Certificates. Just like marriage certificates and birth certificates they can come up with all sorts of surprises. The most recent one I have found had those lovely words- inquest held and a date on the certificate. Inquests … Continue reading