Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
This is the fifth in my new series of blogs, telling the life stories of my 2 x Great Grand parents and next up is Joseph Keyes, the ninth child of eleven children, born to Joseph Keyes (Senior) and Hannah (Anna) Maria King. Joseph Keyes was born 12th January 1852 in Prittlewell, Essex and he … Continue reading The Life and Times of Joseph Keyes
We have reached week 13, in the wonderful Genealogy challenge set by Amy Johnson Crow, to write something about your Ancestor's for a whole year, hashtag 52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week our theme is "Nearly Forgotten", which we can interpret in lots of different ways. When I was a "novice" Family History Researcher, at … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Nearly Forgotten”
This is the fourth in my new series of blogs documenting the lives of my 2 x Great Grandparents and next up we have the very exotic sounding Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa. (Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa Photo from Cousin Eleanor) Nicolina was the youngest of eight children born to Italian born Father Dominicio Stampa and Mary Hair, … Continue reading The Life and Times of Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa
Welcome to week 12 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 the theme is "Popular", which is defined as "liked or admired by many people". I decided to look away from my tree this time and … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Popular”
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
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”
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’
So far so good, I am keeping up! It's now Week 9, of the wonderful Genealogy prompts from Amy Johnson Crow and this week we are looking at the subject of "Disaster". The first thing that I thought of was; what would happen if I lost all my years of Family History Research, due to … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Disaster”
Week 8's challenge, from Amy Johnson Crow's #52Ancestors in 52 weeks is "Prosperity", how did our Ancestors prosper? Prosperity is normally associated with financial wealth, but not all "prosperity" has to be defined as financial. Initially I struggled to find a subject topic, it wasn't until I looked at "prosperity" from a different perspective did … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Prosperity”
I have always had a close affinity with the Sea, I am at my most happiest when I am walking along an empty beach, with the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Come rain or shine, Winter or Summer, a walk along the beach is one of the most pleasurable feelings. Even better when … Continue reading “Ship Ahoy”
The Chiddicks Family Tree 