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The Incredible Journey………….

May 1, 2022 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 16 Comments

That's it, I have finally made it to the end, this is the last of sixteen blogs telling the life stories of my 2x great-grandparents!  The very fact that Elizabeth McCormack is the very last one, will tell you that Elizabeth's story was maybe a little harder to tell, than some of the others, primarily … Continue reading The Incredible Journey………….

The Life and Times of John Daniels

July 12, 2020February 5, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 9 Comments

This is the eighth in my new series of blogs, telling the life stories of my 2 x Great Grand parents and next up is John Daniels. In my last blog I wrote about the sad life of Emma Sophia Lukes and I mentioned about an instinct that we can get about a particular Ancestor, … Continue reading The Life and Times of John Daniels

#52Ancestors ‘Handed Down’

June 10, 2020August 23, 2020 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 13 Comments

Welcome to week 24 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 weeks prompt is 'Handed Down' and like many Genealogists, I seem to be the family collector and hoarder of all things history related. All these things are … Continue reading #52Ancestors ‘Handed Down’

#52Ancestors “Strong Woman”

March 7, 2020March 9, 2020 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 12 Comments

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”

The Life and Times of John Edwin Barnes

August 17, 2019January 27, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 4 Comments

This is the fourth in my biographies about the lives of my eight great-grandparents, next up is John Edwin Barnes. John Edwin Barnes was one of the first Ancestors that I researched, in real detail and he is someone who will always hold a special place in my heart, due to the fact he was … Continue reading The Life and Times of John Edwin Barnes

The Life and Times of Lizzie Daniels

August 3, 2019January 23, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 10 Comments

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

My Family Reunion thanks to #Ancestryhour

February 23, 2018December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 11 Comments

    Recently I was fortunate enough to meet up with some long lost family members and reconnect with my Daniels ancestors from Dublin. This part of my family has been my “Brick wall” for a long, long time.   Thanks to the kind help of my friends on, #Ancestry Hour on Twitter, with a special  … Continue reading My Family Reunion thanks to #Ancestryhour

The Dublin Connection

August 21, 2017December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 7 Comments

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

Helles Memorial Gallipoli

August 21, 2017December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 1 Comment

The attached pictures are of the Helles Memorial, Turkey and show the name of my 2 x Great-grandfather John Edwin Barnes. John Edwin Barnes served as a Private in the First World War in the Essex Regiment, 1st Battalion, Serial number 8987. He was killed in action in Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915. His … Continue reading Helles Memorial Gallipoli

Woodfield Place, Dublin

August 12, 2017December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ Leave a comment

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

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