Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to Week 38 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'On The Map'. This Week I just wanted to mention the value of The Tithe Maps and how much they can help you … Continue reading #52 Ancestors Week 38 ‘On The Map’
Not all the stories that we uncover, whilst researching our Family Trees, are happy ones, take this incident involving the fatal shooting of a 6 year old boy and the part that my Ancestor, William Wootton played. This is the second part of the story surrounding the fatal shooting, Part 1 of the story can be … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 2
Welcome to Week 37 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Back to School.' Nothing too complicated from me this week, here are a few of my School Pics and if you're brave enough, … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 37 ‘Back to School’
Welcome to Week 36 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Labor' The obvious choice this week is our dear old "Ag.Lab", we all have a few of those on our trees don't we? … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 36 ‘Labor’
Welcome to Week 35 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Unforgettable'. I started tracing my Family History in the late 1990’s, back when the Internet was in its infancy and home computers were … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 35 ‘Unforgettable’
Welcome to Week 34 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Chosen Family'. When we start of on our Family History many of us choose one line in particular to trace first, it could … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 34 ‘Chosen Family’
Welcome to Week 33 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Troublemaker'. We all like the idea of finding a 'Loveable Rogue' on our Family Trees, maybe a bit of a naughty lad ,who's … Continue reading #52 Ancestors Week 33 ‘Troublemaker’
Welcome to Week 32 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Small'. Last week I introduced you to my largest Genealogical Family, so the obvious thing would be to look for the smallest, right? … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 32 ‘Small’
Blackstone Group Inc. acquired a majority stake in Ancestry.com Inc., the business known for family history research and DNA testing. The deal is valued at $4.7 billion, Blackstone said in a statement Wednesday. It’s the first acquisition by Blackstone’s largest ever private equity fund. Silver Lake and Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC Pte have been the … Continue reading Blackstone Reaches $4.7 Billion Deal to Buy Ancestry.com
Welcome to the ninth in my series of blogs, telling the stories of my 16 x Great Grandparents, so let me introduce Thomas Wootton. Thomas is one of the more interesting characters on my tree, so sit back and enjoy Thomas's story. Thomas was eldest Son of eight children, born to William Wootton and Mary … Continue reading The Life and Times of Thomas Wootton
