Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Killed in the Line of Duty Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass Service Number 2210433........... Edward Joseph Greengrass was born on 15 April 1907 in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the eldest of two children born to Edward William Greengrass and Elizabeth Augusta Jones. Edward and Elizabeth also had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Greengrass who was born on … Continue reading Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass
Something a little bit different from me this time..........whoever said history was boring? Somebody recently sent me a very interesting story regarding the origins of some well-known phrases associated with graveyards and burials and as you can imagine, this piqued my interest a little. I have more than a passing interest in the past and … Continue reading Never Let The Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story….
William Chiddicks is my 1st Cousin 4 x removed and for whatever reason, he was not one of those ancestors that I was immediately drawn to. I had his Baptism record, he was baptised on 8th March 1835 in South Fambridge, Essex, I had his marriage record, he married Mary Ann Waite Watson on 18th … Continue reading The Great Fire of Baddow
So that's it for another year! In the blink of an eye, RootsTech2024 is over and as the dust settles, or should I say snow settles, let's look back on the last three days and see what caught my eye. I should add at this point that I only attended the show on-line, sadly I … Continue reading RootsTech2024 Roundup
Whilst carrying out the research for the story of Adelaide Springett, see the link below, Who Was Adelaide Springett I discovered that Adelaide had lived at 12, Millers Court which I soon found out, held a grisly secret. Next door at number 13, Millers Court, Jack the Ripper murdered his fifth and last victim, Mary … Continue reading The Worst Street in London
Another iconic picture and another innocent life captured forever behind a lens, but who was the poor little girl whose life was perpetually framed in this picture and what was her story? The little girl in the picture was Adelaide Springett and she was captured in this beautiful photograph by Horace Warner who captioned the … Continue reading Who Was Adelaide Springett?
The spirit of our ancestors lives on in each and every one of us, whether it's common family traits, inherited talents and skills or just family likeness, our ancestor's DNA is represented in all of us. Family History is more than a series of documents and certificates, it's a living, breathing entity and it's the … Continue reading We All Carry Inside Us The People Who Came Before Us
After recently moving house, I was absolutely delighted to discover that there is a vast amount of history that surrounds the market town of Nantwich in Cheshire, where I live, and as someone with a keen interest in local, as well as family history, I felt compelled to tell you about “The Battle of Nantwich” … Continue reading The Battle of Nantwich
Sometimes we discover some fascinating stories whilst we are researching our family history and sometimes the stories find us. Now ordinarily you might wonder what my connection is to the story of an American Fighter Pilot who tragically died in WW2. So let me tell you about Arthur Leslie Brown and how his story found … Continue reading The Pilot’s Grave
Another iconic image and another tragic story that tells of a mother's love for her son and her blind obsession with "Bringing Him Home". But who was Anna Durie and what was the story behind her picture...... Anna Bella Peel was born on 13 November 1856 in Thornhill in Upper Canada, the second daughter of … Continue reading Bringing Him Home
The Chiddicks Family Tree 