Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
This is the third in my new series of blogs that covers the life stories of my 16 Great Great Grandparents, so let me introduce Elizabeth Lake. Elizabeth Lake was born 14th May 1845 in the Norfolk village of Attleborough, she was eldest of six children born to John Lake and Rebecca Lake nee Dixon. … Continue reading The Life and Times of Elizabeth Lake
We are up to Week 10 and this week's theme, for the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow's #52Ancestors Challenge is, “Strong Woman". I think there is an assumption that a lot of our female Ancestors were strong women, probably because a lot of them look pretty fearsome in the old photographs and the stories that are … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Strong Woman”
I am deeply honoured and humbled to be the new face behind Family Tree Magazine’s general miscellany page, known as ‘Dear Paul’. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my predecessors, ‘Dear Karen’ and ‘Dear Tom’ for all their hard work over the years, making the column such a loved and integral part … Continue reading ‘Dear Paul’
This is the updated 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 … Continue reading The Old Palace School WW2 Bombing Part 2
So far so good, I am keeping up! It's now Week 9, of the wonderful Genealogy prompts from Amy Johnson Crow and this week we are looking at the subject of "Disaster". The first thing that I thought of was; what would happen if I lost all my years of Family History Research, due to … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Disaster”
Week 8's challenge, from Amy Johnson Crow's #52Ancestors in 52 weeks is "Prosperity", how did our Ancestors prosper? Prosperity is normally associated with financial wealth, but not all "prosperity" has to be defined as financial. Initially I struggled to find a subject topic, it wasn't until I looked at "prosperity" from a different perspective did … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Prosperity”
I am really enjoying the weekly challenge from Amy Johnson Crow, to write something about your Family, every week for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. Week 7 is a toughie, as there are so many "favourite discoveries" to choose from. Where do you even begin to start, well the clue’s there, “begin”. I … Continue reading #52Ancestors Favourite Discovery
I have always had a close affinity with the Sea, I am at my most happiest when I am walking along an empty beach, with the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Come rain or shine, Winter or Summer, a walk along the beach is one of the most pleasurable feelings. Even better when … Continue reading “Ship Ahoy”
I am still managing to keep up with Amy Johnson Crow's #52Ancestors in 52 weeks challenge and week 6 brings the subject of "Same Name". So let me introduce you to 10 - Thomas Wootton's! My 7 x Great Grandfather was Thomas Wootton born appx. 1688. My 6 x Great Grandfather was Thomas Wootton born … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Same Name”
I recently shared online some pictures of my Family Tree Filing system and organisation and it proved to be popular amongst fellow Family History Researchers, so I thought I would expand and explain my system in a bit more detail. Rest assured, my workspace and systems were chaotic and I found myself wasting too much … Continue reading Organising Your Family History
The Chiddicks Family Tree 