Wordless Wednesday – Castle Combe, Wiltshire
A visit to Castle Combe in Wiltshire, for my Great Aunt Joy in 1950. Advertisements Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Castle Combe, Wiltshire
An Unexpected Family Birthplace Mystery Solved!
When I found my 3x Great Grandfather William Freeman in the 1851 census, I was surprised to see that his eldest son, John, was born in Stockport, Cheshire. The family had no connections there and their ancestry seemed well rooted in the Netherseal/Overseal area of South Derbyshire. I’d not been able to find a marriage for William and his wife Elizabeth around the Derbyshire … Continue reading An Unexpected Family Birthplace Mystery Solved!
Wordless Wednesday – Happy Days at the Seaside, 1950s Style
More vintage photos from my Great Aunt Joy’s albums. A very happy chap at the seaside in August 1952! Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Happy Days at the Seaside, 1950s Style
Interesting Ancestry at the Derbyshire Record Office
I spent a day at the Derbyshire Record Office last week with the intention of searching for the Freeman side of my family tree in the non-conformist registers. From my memories of my Grandparents I knew they were Methodist and had their genealogical roots in Overseal, South Derbyshire. The relevant registers have not been filmed or digitised so I was able to browse through the … Continue reading Interesting Ancestry at the Derbyshire Record Office
Wordless Wednesday
Visiting Bath, Somerset in 1952. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday
Motivation Monday – Filling in the Blanks
I keep a spreadsheet which helps me see at a glance which records I am missing for my direct ancestors. I’ve found it helpful in motivating me to make sure I have as much documentation of my ancestors as possible – this (hopefully!) ensures that I’m on the right track with the right family. As I’m concentrating on my Freeman side from South Derbyshire at … Continue reading Motivation Monday – Filling in the Blanks
Wordless Wednesday – Surveillance In Chesterfield
The first surveillance footage to be used as evidence in court was shot in Chesterfield in 1935. It has just been made available online by the British Film Institute. Watch for free here – spot any relatives?! (Note: I couldn’t get this to play in Chrome.) Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Surveillance In Chesterfield
Black Sheep Sunday… Larceny
In my previous post I had found my 3x Great Grandmother Elizabeth Wood (nee Cope) languishing in prison, with her young daughter, in 1851. I was pretty keen to find out how she’d ended up in prison. I turned to the British Library newspaper collection at Find My Past to see if I could find any court appearances for Elizabeth. I found not one, but two, both … Continue reading Black Sheep Sunday… Larceny
Wordless Wednesday – A Great Read
This amazing book relates the history of the author’s family in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire. I think it would be of interest to any family historian and especially to those who lived around this area. The period covering the miner’s strike brought back such memories – not good ones. As this is a Wordless Wednesday post I’m not going to go into detail, but … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – A Great Read
Black Sheep Sunday – An Interesting Discovery…
I’ve been trying to find some of the resources I’ve been missing for my 3x Great Grandparents, Mark Wood and Elizabeth Cope – one of these is the 1851 census return. After trying some different search techniques and filtering I finally found Mark Wood living on his own, but still noted as married, in Two Gates, Warwickshire. So where were his wife and children? … Continue reading Black Sheep Sunday – An Interesting Discovery…
