Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
This is the fifth in my new series of blogs, telling the life stories of my 2 x Great Grand parents and next up is Joseph Keyes, the ninth child of eleven children, born to Joseph Keyes (Senior) and Hannah (Anna) Maria King. Joseph Keyes was born 12th January 1852 in Prittlewell, Essex and he … Continue reading The Life and Times of Joseph Keyes
We are living in unprecedented and uncertain times, something that has never happened before in our lifetimes. We are truly "Living History" right now. In years to come we will all look back at these times, but how much will we remember? More importantly, what will we remember? Firstly I now realise how seriously "Fragile" … Continue reading Self Isolation and how to make it work and in other news…..the Cat over the road is called Walter
We have reached week 13, in the wonderful Genealogy challenge set by Amy Johnson Crow, to write something about your Ancestor's for a whole year, hashtag 52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week our theme is "Nearly Forgotten", which we can interpret in lots of different ways. When I was a "novice" Family History Researcher, at … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Nearly Forgotten”
This is the fourth in my new series of blogs documenting the lives of my 2 x Great Grandparents and next up we have the very exotic sounding Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa. (Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa Photo from Cousin Eleanor) Nicolina was the youngest of eight children born to Italian born Father Dominicio Stampa and Mary Hair, … Continue reading The Life and Times of Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa
Welcome to week 12 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 the theme is "Popular", which is defined as "liked or admired by many people". I decided to look away from my tree this time and … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Popular”
It's now Week 11, of the wonderful Genealogy prompts from Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestor's in 52 weeks and this week we are looking at the subject of "Luck". We all need a little bit of "luck" sometimes with our Genealogy and sometimes it can come when we least expect it. I am always going … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Luck”
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
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
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 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”
The Chiddicks Family Tree 