Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
So its almost here, the first ever #RootsTechLondon Conference is less the one month away...................am I excited.................................you bet I am! October 24-26th brings the first ever RootsTech Conference to be staged outside of Salt Lake City and I am so grateful that they have chosen London as the venue. My expectations are sky high, so … Continue reading #RootsTechLondon
This is a brand new series of blogs, telling the life stories of my eight Great-Grandparents. I have previously documented the biographies of my eight great-grandparents, but this is a fully updated version that includes some additional pieces of information. I have decided to start with my great-grandmother, Caroline Rosina Keyes, or as she was … Continue reading The Life and Times of Caroline Rosina Keyes
If you are a regular Twitter user, you might have caught site of a truly wonderful new Genealogy Community called Walk My Past. The site and online community is run by owner Abbie and has quickly built up a great online following and a growing list of Genies and followers. Like the best ideas, this … Continue reading Walk My Past
This is the fifth in the series of biographies, telling the lives of my eight great-grandparents, next up is Marguerite Longland Lukes. Now with such an exotic name, you must be thinking that there must be a story behind the name and you are certainly right, there is. Marguerite Longland Lukes was born on 25th May 1883 at … Continue reading The Life and Times of Marguerite Longland Lukes
This is the latest and recently updated biography of my great-grandfather, John Edwin Barnes. It's always good practise to periodically review and revisit your work and I have included here some new information and some additional records, plus I have been able to add some new photographs to my collection, all of which help to … Continue reading The Life and Times of John Edwin Barnes
This is the third in my series of eight blogs, telling the life story of my great grandparents, next up is "Granny Ens". This story covers the very tough life of my Great-Grandmother Elizabeth (Lizzie) Daniels, who was born on 21st July 1889 in the North Dublin Workhouse. Elizabeth Daniels Birth Record The mere mention … Continue reading The Life and Times of Lizzie Daniels
Next up for my eight Great-Grand parent blog is Frank Day who was born 28th January 1878 at 11, Peacock Street, Gravesend, Kent, the youngest of seven children, born to Thomas Frederick Day and Louisa Day nee Hallsey. (11, Peacock Street, Gravesend, Kent) At the time of Frank Day’s birth his Father, Thomas Elisha Day … Continue reading The Life and Times of Frank Day
This is the first in a series of blogs that will tell the tale of my eight Great-grandparents, first up is William Chiddicks. William Chiddicks was born on 18th March 1866, the first born child of seven children, born to Matthew Chiddicks and Elizabeth Chiddicks nee Lake. William was born in South Ockendon, Essex and … Continue reading The Life and Times of William Chiddicks
I recently wrote a blog for Family Tree Magazine all about the visual imagery of family history, and the many creative ways in which we can present and share our research. Family history does not have to live only in documents, charts, and files; it can be expressed through art, objects, places, and deeply personal symbols. With … Continue reading The Girl With The Family History Tattoo
So further to my previous blogs covering my DNA journey (see links below), I have recently received an updated version of my ethnicity estimate from my test with Ancestry. The question is how much notice should we take of these ethnicity estimates? There are definitely similarities between the estimates that I have received from Ancestry … Continue reading Ethnicity Estimates, Should we take them seriously?
The Chiddicks Family Tree 