Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to my story.............. After endlessly encouraging my Family History friends to document their own stories—along with those of their ancestors—I figured it was finally time to take my own advice! It actually feels a bit strange, almost like writing my own obituary. But at least by doing it myself, I get to decide what … Continue reading The Life and Times of Paul Chiddicks Part 1 – The School Years
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’
At the grand old age of 102, I can safely say that Henry William Goode is my oldest recorded Ancestor, so let me tell you a little bit more about my 2 x Great Uncle Henry. Henry William Goode was born on 21st April 1874 in Bushey in Hertfordshire, the seventh oldest, of eight children … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 40 ‘Oldest’ The Life and Times of Henry William Goode Aged 102
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
Welcome to Week 39 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 'Should be a Movie'. This one is quite easy, as a lot of my recent research has centred around the Tragic Shooting at … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 39 ‘Should be a Movie’
Welcome to Week 36 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 'Labor' The obvious choice this week is our dear old "Ag.Lab", we all have a few of those on our trees don't we? … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 36 ‘Labor’
Welcome to Week 35 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 'Unforgettable'. I started tracing my Family History in the late 1990’s, back when the Internet was in its infancy and home computers were … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 35 ‘Unforgettable’
Welcome to Week 34 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 'Chosen Family'. When we start of on our Family History many of us choose one line in particular to trace first, it could … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 34 ‘Chosen Family’
Welcome to Week 33 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 'Troublemaker'. We all like the idea of finding a 'Loveable Rogue' on our Family Trees, maybe a bit of a naughty lad ,who's … Continue reading #52 Ancestors Week 33 ‘Troublemaker’
The Chiddicks Family Tree 