Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to Week 49 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 'Oops'. How many mistakes have you made in your Family History research? If like me you have made your fair share of 'Genealogy … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 49 ‘Oops’
Welcome to Week 48 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 'Gratitude'. I have always had a passion for History and probably like a lot of people in their mid 20’s, I hadn’t really … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 48 “Gratitude’
Welcome to Part 3, of the truly remarkable story of the Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm, if you haven't read Parts 1 and 2 the links are here: Part 1 Part 2 From one original newspaper report, I have managed to uncover an extraordinary story, that has continued to grow and amaze me, as … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 3
Welcome to Week 43 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 'Quite The Character'. So let me tell you a little bit about ‘Uncle Albert’………….. People always use the term ‘He’s the Life and … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 43 ‘Quite the Character’
When I studied history at school I was introduced to the concept of sources. There were exactly three types: Primary Source “An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.” Primary source, […]Understanding … Continue reading Understanding Genealogical Sources — Seeing the Wood for the Trees
Welcome to Week 41 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 'Newest'. An easy one for me this week, the 'Newest' Twig on my Tree is my Cousin's Daughter Sophia, shown here with proud … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 41 ‘Newest’
This year sees the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the decisive campaign by Fighter Command to defend Britain from invasion by the Nazis, held in the skies above southern England between July 1940 and October 1940. My own uncle, Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was a Battle of Britain pilot and one of “The Few” […]The … Continue reading The “Dunkirk Warriors” of 54 Squadron – Battle of Britain – July 1940 — Genealogy Jude
2020 Has been like no other year in my lifetime and probably in your lifetime as well. When the impact of the Corona Virus started to take off, earlier in the year, I like probably many of you, thought this would probably be a short lived thing, some short term pains and it would be … Continue reading ‘I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends’- #SelfIsolation Part 3
Every Writer or Blogger will tell you that you should know your 'Target Audience' and who you are Writing for and I totally agree and I get that, but sometimes you just need to Write for 'you'. I Write because I enjoy it and I get a real sense of pleasure from sharing my stories, … Continue reading It’s Good to Write……..
This is the 10th in my series of blogs recounting the lives of my 2 x Great Grandparents and next up is Louisa Hallsey. Louisa Hallsey was the 7th and youngest child born to Daniel Hallsey and Harriet Hallsey nee Simmons. She was born in January 1836 and Baptised at St. Peter and St. Paul … Continue reading The Life and Times of Louisa Hallsey
The Chiddicks Family Tree 