Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Blackstone Group Inc. acquired a majority stake in Ancestry.com Inc., the business known for family history research and DNA testing. The deal is valued at $4.7 billion, Blackstone said in a statement Wednesday. It’s the first acquisition by Blackstone’s largest ever private equity fund. Silver Lake and Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC Pte have been the … Continue reading Blackstone Reaches $4.7 Billion Deal to Buy Ancestry.com
Welcome to the ninth in my series of blogs, telling the stories of my 16 x Great Grandparents, so let me introduce Thomas Wootton. Thomas is one of the more interesting characters on my tree, so sit back and enjoy Thomas's story. Thomas was eldest Son of eight children, born to William Wootton and Mary … Continue reading The Life and Times of Thomas Wootton
Welcome to Week 31 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 'Large'. The origins of my Chiddicks family have been well documented in my previous entries, I can track their origins from a tiny … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 31 ‘Large’
Welcome to week 29 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 'newsworthy' and newspapers in my opinion are one of the most under utilised resources for Genealogists, you will hear me say that time … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 29 ‘Newsworthy’
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
Welcome to week 28 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 'multiple'. This week I am keeping it simple as I don't have any Multiple Births on my Tree, so I am going for … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 28 “Multiple”
Welcome to week 27 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 'solo' and I am going to give this a little twist and say that you don't have to go it alone and 'Fly … Continue reading #52Ancestors You Don’t have to Fly ‘Solo’
So here we are, at the half way stage in the year and what a year it's been! Way back in December, when I set myself my Genealogy Goals for 2020, nobody could have dreamed what 2020 was going to bring, we had no idea back then, how the landscape of the world and society … Continue reading My Half-Yearly Report, How Did I Do?
Welcome to week 26 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 'Middle' and my first thought was the most unusual middle name on my tree, that of my great-grandmother Marguerite 'Longland' Lukes. Now you … Continue reading #52Ancestors ‘Middle’ and How to Clutch at Straws
Welcome to week 25 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 'Unexpected' and there can be lots of hidden secrets within a Family and as family Historians, we can uncover secrets and stories, that … Continue reading #52Ancestors ‘Unexpected’
The Chiddicks Family Tree 