Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
How can we protect the burial sites and graveyards from future developments and how do we ensure that the remains of those loved ones are treated with both dignity and respect? This is a topic that is close to my heart as I have previously lead a campaign myself, against a Developer being granted planning … Continue reading Grave Danger!
Not all family tree stories are filled with happiness and joy, take the tragic incident that occurred in 1920 at The Lower House Farm in Byford and the tragic shooting and killing of a six year old boy. The following incident was reported in the Hereford Journal of 7th August 1920 Terrible Fatality at Byford … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 1
How many different nationalities can you count on your tree? We all will probably have a mixture of English, maybe some Scottish, throw in a bit of Welsh maybe and a possible Irish connections and that's probably it for most of us. I am proud of my English, Irish and Scottish roots, my wife is … Continue reading The Italian Job
Right hopefully you are reading this because you are either, a family history enthusiast, you are a member of my tree, or maybe you just enjoy a good blog and love animals? So what is this all about you might ask? Well I'm sure if you are researching your own family tree, you have more … Continue reading My Family and Other Animals
My dear old Nan, Martha Annie Barnes was born on 21st April 1911 in Stevens Hospital, Dublin, the only child of John Edwin Barnes and Elizabeth Daniels (Lizzie). The family home at the time was 7, Woodfield Place, Dublin. John Edwin Barnes was a soldier in the Essex Regiment of the British Army and was … Continue reading The Dublin Connection
This is the account of the Bombing of the Old Palace School in St. Leonard's Street, Bow during WW2 and the sad loss of 32 Firemen and 2 Fire Women who were tragically killed during this raid. This is still today, the largest loss of Fire Brigade personnel, at one incident, in the History of … Continue reading Old Palace School WW2 Bombing
On a recent visit to Dublin I was fortunate to be able to walk in the footsteps of my ancestors and visit the house that my Nan, Martha Ann Barnes grew up in, 7, Woodfield Place, Dublin which is in the Kilmainham area of Dublin, not too far away from Kilmainham Jail. Attached are some … Continue reading Woodfield Place, Dublin
The grand old gentleman with the beard, on the right, is my 2 x great grandfather, Matthew Chiddicks born 1844. In the coming days I will post a little more info on Matthew's life and extended family and hopefully you will enjoy what you discover about Matthew and the Chiddicks family. https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/expert-blogs/what-is-family-history-the-alternative-guide
The Chiddicks Family Tree 