Grandad’s Story

May 31, 2020April 28, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 36 Comments

I debated and deliberated for a long time whether to share Grandad's story with a wider audience, it was written over 20 years ago and sadly there is nobody around who would know who he was writing it for. I had a slight pang of guilt sharing his own words in a public forum, but … Continue reading Grandad’s Story

#52Ancestors “Close to Home”

January 28, 2020March 6, 2020 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 3 Comments

One of my Genealogy goals this year, is to try and complete the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow’s wonderful challenge of writing about 52 Ancestors over 52 weeks. This week’s topic is “close to home”. My first thought was to my own Grandfather Horace Frank Chiddicks. There is so much to my Dear old Grandads story … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Close to Home”