Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to Week 17 of my Genealogy Challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks, week 17's prompt is "Land". I struggled a bit with an appropriate subject, I come from humble stock, there are no known Land Owners amongst any of my Family, so I settled on "working the Land", I … Continue reading #52Ancestors ‘The Farmlands of South Fambridge’
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
I am deeply honoured and humbled to be the new face behind Family Tree Magazine’s general miscellany page, known as ‘Dear Paul’. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my predecessors, ‘Dear Karen’ and ‘Dear Tom’ for all their hard work over the years, making the column such a loved and integral part … Continue reading ‘Dear Paul’
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”
Yes it's that time of year again already! I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by, but I guess that's a sign of getting old! So the first thing we should do, before setting any new Genealogy goals, is to see how we did on last year's goals and targets. So let's see … Continue reading What are your Genealogy Goals for 2020?
I just wanted to wish all my Family History friends a really wonderful Christmas and an amazing New Year! Thank you, to each and every one of you, for all your help and support of my Family History exploits and adventures and for encouraging me with everything that I do. Without your support, I could … Continue reading “Merry Christmas”
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Family Secrets and what to do with them? When we set off on our Family History journey and start delving into the past and the lives of our Ancestors, I’m sure that we all envisage some idyllic moments mixed in with some harder times, but … Continue reading The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
So what do you remember from your childhood?? This is not in any chronological order, it's just my ramblings from my childhood...............see how many you remember from yours. The smell of freshly baked cakes in the Kitchen, the smell always filled the house with inviting aromas and made you feel constantly hungry. Even now, every … Continue reading Childhood Memories, My Trip down Memory Lane……..
This is the second of my series of blogs on the mammoth challenge of documenting the lives of my 2 x Great Grandparents, next up is Thomas Elisha Day, and what a very interesting and enterprising Ancestor he was! Thomas was born on 1st February 1836, at St.Pancras, London, the youngest child born to Thomas … Continue reading The Life and Times of Thomas Elisha Day
Wow, where did those three days go!! A bit like when you were a child looking forward to Christmas, the build up and expectation are enormous and it takes forever to arrive, then before you know it, wham its gone! Can you believe it's a week ago? So firstly can I say a huge massive … Continue reading RootsTechLondon Round Up
The Chiddicks Family Tree 